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IB Psychology Biological

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

An fMRI scan allows psychologists to see...

a)

Brain activity when performing tasks

b)

Only the structure of the brain

c)

How Neurons are connected to one another

2.

Brain Plasticity refers to the process of...

a)

Removing neural connections that are not used.

b)

The formation of new neural networks.

c)

The birth of new Neurons

d)

Calming Your Brain.

3.

When Neural Networks are not used they are removed through the process of...

a)

Brain plasticity

b)

Neurogenesis

c)

Erasing

d)

Pruning

4.

The part of the brain associated with memory consolidation

a)

Frontal Lobe

b)

Amygdala

c)

Striatum

d)

Hippocampus

5.

The part of the brain associated with Decision Making and Social Judgments

a)

Frontal Lobe

b)

Amygdala

c)

Striatum

d)

Hippocampus

6.

Localization of Function refers to the idea that...

a)

We only use 10% of our brain.

b)

Our brains are always changing and developing throughout our lives.

c)

Different parts of the brain are responsible for different behaviors.

d)

Our brains learn by forming neural connections that are strengthen through repeated use.

7.

A MRI scan allows neuroscientists to see...

a)

The activity within the brain.

b)

The structure of the brain.

c)

The individual neurons in the brain.

d)

The electrical pulses in the brain.

8.

Every time we learn a skill or experience something new, the brain changes. This is an explanation of

a)

brain localization

b)

neuroplasticity

c)

excitation

d)

inhibition

9.

When I learn new things, my brain's neural connections

a)

stay the same

b)

get stronger

c)

get weaker

10.

HM is a good case study to use for what topic?

a)

localization of function

b)

neuroplasticity

c)

hormones

d)

pheromones

11.

What happens to the neurotransmitters after they are released into the synapse?

a)

They are broken down by enzymes or reabsorbed by the terminal buttons.

b)

They are absorbed into the bloodstream

c)

They are eventually replaced in the receptor site until another action potential happens.

d)

They continue to flow through the next neuron.

12.

Research by Rogers & Kesner supported the theory that acetylcholine plays a role in

a)

The ability to solve a puzzle or maze

b)

The onset of Alzheimer's disease

c)

The transfer of memory from short-term memory to long-term memory

d)

The aging process of rats

13.

Which type of neurotransmitter activates a neuron, like stepping on a gas pedal?

a)

synaptic

b)

inhibatory

c)

excitatory

d)

dendrite

14.

____________ are drugs that block the receptor site and do not allow the neurotransmitter to do its job...

a)

Antagonists

b)

Agonists

c)

Inhibatory

d)

Excitatory

15.

All neurotransmitters are ___________ for their receptor sites. They activate the receptor to produce a bio response.

a)

scopolomine

b)

agonist

c)

antagonist

d)

action potential

16.

What are non-identical twins also known as?

a)

Dizygotic

b)

Monozygotic

c)

Monolithic

d)

Disomatic

17.

Name a type of study used to test for a genetic basis to behaviour.

a)

Observation

b)

Repeated measures

c)

Case study

d)

Twin study

18.

A hormone that control blood sugar levels, regulates metabolism, reduces inflammation and assists with memory formation

a)

Scopolomine

b)

Cortisol

c)

Dopamine

d)

Acetylcholine

19.

This study of cortisol can be used for the study of hormones, reliability of memory and emotion in a cognitive process.

a)

Antonova

b)

McGaugh and Cahill

c)

Rosenzweig, Bennet and Diamond

d)

HM

20.

This study about spatial memory can be used to cover questions on antagonists, agonists and excitatory neurotransmitters

a)

Caspi

b)

McGaugh and Cahill

c)

Ronay and von Hippel

d)

Antovova

21.

This study can be used for brain tecnology, FBM and localization of function.

a)

Draganski

b)

HM

c)

Sharot

d)

Antonova

22.

What is standing in as "the pheromone" in Wendekinds Tshirt study?

a)

Amount of sweat

b)

MHC

c)

AND

d)

EST

23.

What term refers to the correlation between twins and a behavior in a twin study?

a)

Cause and effect

b)

correlation rate

c)

concordance rate

d)

experimental rate

24.

Ronay and von Hippel aimed to find out of men would take greater risks because of ...

a)

intrasexual selection

b)

Intersexual selection

c)

Natural selection

d)

Sociocultural selection

25.

Maguire showed that the________played a role in spacial navigation

a)

posterior hippocampus

b)

medial temporal lobe

c)

frontal lobe

d)

basal ganglia

26.

Acetylcholine plays a role in...

a)

sleep regulation

b)

encoding spatial memories

c)

encoding auditory memory

d)

sexual selection

27.

If there was damage to the amygdala, which symptom might we observe?

a)

Difficulty recognizing faces

b)

Addictive behaviour

c)

Inability to form emotional memories

d)

Inability to solve a problem

28.

The theory that our genes make us vulnerable to certain behaviours that may develop as a result of environmental stimuli is called ...

a)

Diathesis Stress Model

b)

Reductionism

c)

Behavioural genetics model

d)

Phenotype

29.

The field of epigenetics studies ....

a)

how genes and behaviour evolve over time

b)

genetic inheritence in animal samples

c)

the interaction of genetic inheritence and environmental stimuli

d)

the inheritence of learned traits

30.

What conclusion did Caspi et al draw from their study of the 5-HTT gene?

a)

They were not able to draw any conclusions from their study.

b)

Depression was the result of the combination of genetic inheritence and negative life experiences.

c)

Depression is the result of environmental factors.

d)

Depression is genetic.