Questão 1
Questão
Which of the following is NOT a concern regarding animal research?
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Approval from a review board
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Protection from unnecessary harm
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Demonstration of substantial benefit to humans
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Following ethical practices
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Informed consent
Questão 2
Questão
An emphasis on early childhood experiences and our unconscious are major characteristics of which school of psychology?
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Gestalt
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phychodynamic
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behaviorism
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empiricism
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structuralism
Questão 3
Questão
Which of the following relationships would most likely have the weakest correlation?
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A school child's age and vocabulary
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Air temperature and number of air conditioners in use
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A building's height and weight
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Amount of snowfall and number of skiers
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number of fingers on a person's hand and intelligence
Questão 4
Questão
A psychologist keeps a very detailed record of a series of interviews with an individual who is suffering from a rare brain disorder. This is an example of which research method?
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Case study
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correlational
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random
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survey
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experiment
Questão 5
Questão
In a drug study, one group of participants receives an inactive pill and another group receives a pill that is believed to be effective in treating depression. The first group is referred to as the
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Experimental group
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Control group
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Dependent group
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Random group
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Independent group
Questão 6
Questão
Which "wave" of psychology might study how humans process information?
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behaviorist
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humanist
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physiological
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Neo-freudian
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cognitive
Questão 7
Questão
In drug studies, the inactive pill that some participants receive is referred to as a
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placebo
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pretender
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prevention
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panacea
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control
Questão 8
Questão
All of the following are steps in the scientific method EXCEPT
Questão 9
Questão
An experiment investigates the effects of the medication on symptoms of schizophrenia. In this case, the symptoms of schizophrenia represent the
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Manipulated variable
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Control variable
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Independent variable
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Dependent variable
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Random variable
Questão 10
Questão
Which of the following is the most complete definition of psychology?
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The science of observable behavior
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The science of behavior and mental processes
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Writing about relationships and mental processes
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The science of mental processes
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The science of behavior
Questão 11
Questão
You see a journal article entitled "Injection of Happystuff causes a reduction in symptoms of depression in adult males." This tells you that the independent variable is
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Adult males
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Symptoms of depression
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happystuff
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Depression
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unknown
Questão 12
Questão
A correlational coefficient of +.95 means
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The variables are independent
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There is no relationship between the variables
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As one variable increases, the other variable increases
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As one variable decreases, the other variable decreases
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As one variable increases, the other variable decreases
Questão 13
Questão
Which of the following is critical for survey research?
Questão 14
Questão
You have been assigned to write a report on Wilhelm Wendt's contributions to psychology. A useful term to use to search the internet would be
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introspection
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Psychodynamic
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association
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behaviorism
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humanism
Questão 15
Questão
WHen neither the researcher nor the participants knows who is receiving the active drug and who is receiving the placebo. It is referred to as
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A single-blind study
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A double-blind study
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Control factor
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Placebo effect
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Random sampling
Questão 16
Questão
Women account for what proportion of undergraduate degrees and doctorates in psychology?
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one-half
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Two-thirds
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Three-quarters
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one-third
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one-quarter
Questão 17
Questão
A statistical measure of association between two variables is a(n)
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Random assignment
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Independent variable
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Correlation coefficient
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Dependent variable
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Control variable
Questão 18
Questão
Cognitive psychologists would be interested in all of the following EXCEPT
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Language processes
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Concept formation
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instincts
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Decision making
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problem solving
Questão 19
Questão
Who was the first woman to receive a PhD in psychology in the United States?
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Mamie Phipps-Clark
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Mary Whitson Calkins
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Margaret Floy Washburn
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Gilbert Haven Jones
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Francis Sumner
Questão 20
Questão
Humanistic psychologists stress all of the following EXCEPT
Questão 21
Questão
In doing research on John Watson what term would you expect to come across?
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behaviorism
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structuralism
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humanism
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psychodynamic
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Functionalism
Questão 22
Questão
Who is credited with founding the functionalism school of psychology?
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James
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Hall
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Titchener
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Wertheimer
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Wundt
Questão 23
Questão
Empirical research
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Is no longer used by psychologists
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Was replaced by scientific method
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Uses introspection
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Set the standards that psychologists must follow
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Is based on intuition
Questão 24
Questão
Which of the following is not a benefit of correlational research?
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It can help increase understandings of relationships
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It can offer causes to underlying causes
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It can establish definite cause-and-effect relationships
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It can identify high-risk individuals
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It can allow prediction
Questão 25
Questão
This type of imaging technology uses magnetic fields to manipulate the protons inside of the water in our bodies, which allows us to see images without surgery
Questão 26
Questão
Axons are responsible for
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Producing neurotransmitters
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Carrying signals to other neurons
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Receiving signals from other neurons
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Controlling metabolic functions
Questão 27
Questão
Phineas Gage showed severe personality changes following an accident that damaged the
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Prefrontal cortex
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Temporal cortex
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hippocampus
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Hypothalamus
Questão 28
Questão
For most people, Wernicke's area is located in the
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Left temporal lobe
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Right frontal lobe
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Left frontal lobe
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Right temporal lobe
Questão 29
Questão
This type of imaging technology involves attaching electrodes to a patients head in order to measure their brain waves
Questão 30
Questão
This type of imaging technology combines xray technology with computer technology. It is used to investigate the brain from multiple angles and at any depth
Questão 31
Questão
Which component of a neuron contains genetic material
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Synapse
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Soma
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neurotransmitter
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dendrite
Questão 32
Questão
This imaging technology involves injecting the patient with a radioactive substance, which will release gamma rays and allow researchers to see how active certain areas of the brain are
Questão 33
Questão
Which component of a neuron receives signals from other neurons?
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Synapse
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axon
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soma
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dendrite
Questão 34
Questão
All of the following are considered main research methods in the biological approach of analysis EXCEPT
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Correlational studies
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Case studies
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surveys
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Laboratory experiments
Questão 35
Questão
For most people Boca's area is located in the
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Left frontal lobe
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left temporal lobe
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Right frontal lobe
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right temporal lobe
Questão 36
Questão
The tiny gap between neurons is called the
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dendrite
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synapse
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soma
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axon
Questão 37
Questão
All of the following are principles of the biological levels of analysis EXCEPT
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Introspection is key to understanding behavior
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patters of behavior can be inherited
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Animal research may inform our understanding of behavior
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Emotions and behavior are products of the anatomy and physiology of the nervous and endocrine systems
Questão 38
Questão
The inherited (innate) instructions of an organism are called its
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Phenotype
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Genotype
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DNA
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Glial cell
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monozygotic
Questão 39
Questão
An organism's observable traits are called its
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Phenotype
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Genotype
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genomes
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Disposition
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Chromosomes
Questão 40
Questão
The brain is divided into ________ parts
Questão 41
Questão
Which of the following is part of the hind brain?
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cerebrum
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thalamus
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Corpus callosum
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amygdala
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Medulla
Questão 42
Questão
States of wakefulness and sleep are modulated by
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Pons
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Cerebellum
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Hippocampus
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Medulla
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Cerebrum
Questão 43
Questão
The fact that alcohol often causes problems with balance and coordination suggests that it may have an effect on
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Cerebrum
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Corpus callosum
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Cerebellum
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Thalamus
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Reticular formation
Questão 44
Questão
The forebrain contains all of the following EXCEPT
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Thalamus
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Basal ganglia
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Hypothalamus
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Cerebellum
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Cerebral cortex
Questão 45
Questão
All of the following senses are routed through the thalamus EXCEPT
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Touch
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smell
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taste
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Vision
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Hearing
Questão 46
Questão
Vision is processed by which lobe?
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Occipital
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Temporal
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Frontal
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Parietal
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somatosensory
Questão 47
Questão
Damage to which portion of the cerebral cortex would most likely interfere with hearing?
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Somatosensory
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Occipital
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Temporal
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Parietal
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Frontal
Questão 48
Questão
Following brain damage, Takumi cannot feel sensations in her arms. She probably suffered damage to which portion of her brain?
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Frontal lobe
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Cerebellum
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Parietal lobe
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Temporal lobe
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Occipital lobe
Questão 49
Questão
Which part of the nervous system controls internal bodily processes as heartbeat, respiration, digestion, and dilation of the pupils?
Questão 50
Questão
The tiny gap between neurons is called the
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axon
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dendrite
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synapse
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interneuron
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soma
Questão 51
Questão
Glial cells do all of the following EXCEPT
Questão 52
Questão
Which of the following is not controlled by the medulla
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Heart rate
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Breathing
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swallowing
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Vision
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coughing