Alterations in activity at dopamine synapses have been implicated in the development of: April 27, 2025 by admin A. anxiety B. schizophrenia C. Alzheimer’s disease D. nicotine addiction
Neurons convey information about the strength of stimuli by varying: April 27, 2025 by admin A. the size of their action potentials B. the velocity of their action potentials C. the rate at which of fire action potentials D. all of the above
The highest form of learning is: April 27, 2025 by admin A. Imprinting B. Latent learning C. Insight learning D. Conditioned reflex type I
Jim just barely avoided a head-on collision on a narrow road. with heart pounding, hands shaking, and body perspiring, Jim recognizes that these are signs of the body’s fight of the body’s fight-or-flight response, which is controlled by the: April 27, 2025 by admin A. empathetic division of the peripheral nervous system B. parasympathetic division of the autonomic nervous system C. somatic division of the peripheral nervous system D. sympathetic division of the autonomic nervous system
Pervez has profound difficulty producing spoken language. if his problem attributable to brain damage would probably be found in: April 27, 2025 by admin A. the cerebellum B. Sperry’s area C. Broca’s area D. Wernicke’s area
The __________________ lobe is to hearing the occipital lobe is to vision: April 27, 2025 by admin A. frontal B. temporal C. Parietal D. cerebellar
Akhtar is watching a basketball game the neural impulses from his eyes will ultimately travel to his primary visual cortex, but first they must pass through the: April 27, 2025 by admin A. amygdala B. hypothalamus C. thalamus D. pons
The hindbrain consists of the: April 27, 2025 by admin A. endocrine system and the limbic system B. reticular formation C. thalamus, hypothalamus and cerebrum D. cerebellum, medulla and pons
In people whose corpus callosum has not been severed verbal stimuli are identified more quickly and accurately: April 27, 2025 by admin A. when sent to the right hemisphere first B. when sent to the left hemisphere first C. when presented to the left visual field D. when presented auditorily rather than visually
Sounds presented to the right ear are registered: April 27, 2025 by admin A. only in the right hemisphere B. only in the left hemisphere C. more quickly in the right hemisphere D. more quickly in the left hemisphere
