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AP. Psychology

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 1hrs 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
chemical messager, released into the bloodstream, slow but long lasting
a)
neurotransmitter
b)
hormones
2.
part of autonomic nervous, calms you down
a)
Parasympathetic 
b)
sympathetic 
3.
inside of the neuron is negatively charged relative to the outside of membrane
a)
polarization
b)
depolarization
4.
electric charge on the inside and the outside of the cell membrane and is when the cell becomes positively charged
a)
polarization
b)
depolarization
5.
electrical charged particles found both inside and outside neuron 
a)
ion
b)
vessicles
c)
synapes
6.
sending end of a neuron
a)
dendrites
b)
axon terminals
7.
receiving end of a neuron
a)
dendrites
b)
synapatics
8.
Soma
a)
cell body
b)
vessicles
9.

Which structure in neural communication passes messages through its branches?

a)

Neuron

b)

Dendrite

c)

Axon

d)

Myelin

10.
Which neurotransmitter affects mood, hunger, sleep, and arousal?
a)
Acetylcholine (ACh)
b)
Serotonin
c)
GABA
d)
Dopamine
11.

Peter was diagnosed with a disorder of the nervous system. His doctor explained that his brain is releasing neurotransmitters, the neurotransmitters are not being received. This means that his neurons most likely have which of the following malfunctioning?

a)

myelin sheath

b)

axon

c)

terminal buttons

d)

dendrites

12.

In a neuron, the _____ conducts information to other neurons, and the _____ receives information from other neurons?

a)

axon/dendrite

b)

dendrite/axon

c)

axon/soma

d)

soma/axon

13.

Heart rate, digestion, pupil dilation are involuntary processes controlled by the ____ nervous system

a)

autonomic

b)

automatic

c)

peripheral

d)

somatic

14.

The fatty layer of cells that is wrapped around many axons is called the

a)

terminal button

b)

synapse

c)

nodes of Ranvier

d)

myelin sheath

15.
If you raise your hand, which is a voluntary action, which subsystem would most closely control this behavior?
a)
Somatic NS
b)
Autonomic NS
c)
Peripheral NS 
d)
Sympathetic NS
16.
In which direction to messages travel through the neuron? 
a)
Terminal to dendrite 
b)
Dendrite to terminal 
c)
It depends on the neuron 
d)
They carry messages both directions
17.
 the scientific study of behavior and mental processes
a)
psychology
b)
biology
c)
morality
d)
behavior
18.

private, unmeasurable mental processes such as dreams, perceptions, thoughts, and memories

a)

behavior

b)

action initiative

c)

cognitive activities

d)

psychology

19.
What is psychology? 
a)
The study of behavior. 
b)
The study of mental processes.
c)
The study of the mind.
d)
All of the above. 
20.
What is "applied research"? 
a)
Research a psychologist does on their patients to help them. 
b)
Research a psychologist does to find a reason for person's behavior. 
c)
Research a psychologist does to find solutions to a person's problems. 
d)
All of the above.