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Psychology 101 Quiz sobre PSY 101-Chapter 2, criado por Emily Fox em 22-09-2017.

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PSY 101-Chapter 2

Questão 1 de 20

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The axons of certain neurons are covered by a layer of fatty tissue that helps speed neural transmission. The tissue is...

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • Dopamine

  • The Myelin Sheath

  • Acetylcholine

  • An Endophin

Explicação

Questão 2 de 20

1

A strong stimulus can increase the...

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • Speed of the impulse the neuron fires

  • Intensity of the impulse the neuron fires

  • Number of times the neuron fires

  • Threshold that must be reached before the neuron fires

Explicação

Questão 3 de 20

1

The pain of heroin withdrawal may be attributable to the fact that...

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • Under the influence of long-term heroin use the brain ceases production of endorphins

  • Under the influence of long-term heroin use the brain ceases production of all neurotransmitters

  • During heroin withdrawal the brain’s production of all neurotransmitters is greatly increased

  • long-term heroin use destroys endorphin receptors in the brain

Explicação

Questão 4 de 20

1

Which is the correct sequence in the transmission of a simple reflex?

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • Sensory neuron, Interneuron, Sensory neuron

  • Interneuron, Motor neuron, Sensory neuron

  • Sensory neuron, Interneuron, Motor neuron

  • Interneuron, Sensory neuron, Motor neuron

Explicação

Questão 5 de 20

1

In a resting state, the axon is...

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • Depolarized, with mostly negatively charged ions outside and positively charged ions inside

  • Depolarized, with mostly positively charged ions outside and negatively charged ions inside

  • Polarized, with mostly negatively charged ions outside and positively charged ions inside

  • Polarized, with mostly positively charged ions outside and negatively charged ions inside

Explicação

Questão 6 de 20

1

Which of the following is typically controlled by the right hemisphere?

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • Language

  • Learned voluntary movements

  • Arithmetic reasoning

  • Perceptual tasks

Explicação

Questão 7 de 20

1

The part of the human brain that is most like that of a fish is the...

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • Cortex

  • Limbic System

  • Brainstem

  • Right Hemisphere

Explicação

Questão 8 de 20

1

Voluntary movements, such as writing with a pencil, are directed by the...

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • Sympathetic nervous system

  • Somatic nervous system

  • Parasympathetic nervous system

  • Autonomic nervous system

Explicação

Questão 9 de 20

1

A neuron will generate action potentials when it...

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • Remains below its threshold

  • Receives an excitatory input

  • Surpasses its threshold of receiving more excitatory than inhibitory inputs

  • Is stimulated by a neurotransmitter

Explicação

Questão 10 de 20

1

Which is the correct sequence in the transmission of a neural impulse?

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • Axon, Dendrite, Cell body, Synapse

  • Dendrite, Axon, Cell body, Synapse

  • Synapse, Axon, Dendrite, Cell body

  • Dendrite, Cell body, Axon, Synapse

Explicação

Questão 11 de 20

1

Following a head injury, a person has ongoing difficulties staying awake. Most likely, the damage occurred to the...

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • Thalamus

  • Corpus callosum

  • Reticular formation

  • cerebellum

Explicação

Questão 12 de 20

1

An experimenter flashes the word FLYTRAP onto a screen facing a split-brain patient so that FLY projects to her right hemisphere and TRAP to her left hemisphere. When asked to say what she saw, the patient will...

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • Say she saw FLY

  • Ssay she saw TRAP

  • Say she saw FLYTRAP

  • Say she saw TRAPFLY

Explicação

Questão 13 de 20

1

Which of the following is typically controlled by the left hemisphere?

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • Making inferences

  • Word recognition

  • The left side of the body

  • Perceptual skills

Explicação

Questão 14 de 20

1

Which of the following are governed by the simplest neural pathways?

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • Emotions

  • Physiological drives, such as hunger

  • Reflexes

  • Movements, such as walking

Explicação

Questão 15 de 20

1

Melissa has just completed running a marathon. She is so elated that she feels little fatigue or discomfort. Her lack of pain is probably the result of the release of...

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • ACh

  • Endorphins

  • Dopamine

  • Norepinephrine

Explicação

Questão 16 de 20

1

I am a relatively fast-acting chemical messenger that affects mood, hunger, sleep, and arousal. What am I?

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • Acetylcholine

  • Dopamine

  • Norepinephrine

  • Serotonin

Explicação

Questão 17 de 20

1

The neurotransmitter acetylcholine (ACh) is most likely to be found ...

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • At the junction between sensory neurons and muscle fibers

  • At the junction between motor neurons and muscle fibers

  • At junctions between interneurons

  • In all of these locations

Explicação

Questão 18 de 20

1

The gland that regulates body growth is the...

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • Adrenal

  • Thyroid

  • Hypothalamus

  • Pituitary

Explicação

Questão 19 de 20

1

Jessica experienced difficulty keeping her balance after receiving a blow to the back of her head. It is likely that she injured her...

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • Medulla

  • Thalamus

  • Hypothalamus

  • Cerebellum

Explicação

Questão 20 de 20

1

Moruzzi and Magoun caused a cat to lapse into a coma by severing neural connections between the cortex and the...

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • Reticular formation

  • Hypothalamus

  • Thalamus

  • Cerebellum

Explicação