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chapter 3 psych test

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damage to the cerebellum would most likely result in which of the following problems
D- A loss of motor coordination
emiko's cat often meows for food...
D- It will increase due to a variable schedule of reinforcement
which of the following is the best example of the mere exposure effect?
C- Hal begins to like a certain sports car after seeing it frequently on the road, even though he did not like the car at first
an individual with damage to the Wernicke's area is most likely to have difficulty
D- Comprehending a spoken request for information
Curare blocks acetycholine synapses and causes paralysis. This drug is an example of an
B-Antagonist
During a psychology experiment a researcher uses a probe to lesion the ventromedial nucleus of a rat's hypothalamus. After the procedure, the rat most likely will
C- Eat more and gain weight
When a person is suffering from severe pain, the type of drug that will best help alleviate that pain is
A- Opiate
Damage to the occipital lobe would most likely affect a person's
C-Vision
an image projected to the left visual field of a split-brained person will be processed in the
B- Right Visual Cortex
Damage to which of the following brain structures may cause the inability to detect the emotional significance of facial expressions, especially those demonstrating fear
E- Amygdala
In which of the following techniques do researchers inject a harmless, radioactive substance into the living human brain to examine activity
D-PET
Which of the following brain regions is indicated by the arrow
E-Pons
What is the primary function of the brain region indicated by the arrow
B- Sleeping, waking, and dreaming
The section of the brain considered the most vital to the initiation of feeding behaviors is the
B- Hypothalamus
A bundle of nerve fibers that interconnects the two brain hemispheres is the
C-Corpus Callosum
Which gland of the endocrine system controls the activity of other glands
D-Pituitary
Stimulation of the sympathetic nervous system most frequently results in which of the following?
A- Acceleration of heart and breathing rates, and dilation of pupils
In neurons, neurotransmitters are released at the
E- Synaptic vesicles
In an emergency situation, the adrenal glands secrete hormones that cause all of the following except
D- Reduced Mood Swings
Which of the following scatterplots depicts the predictive negative correlation
C
Which of the following is a hormone that is most directly related to human sex drive?
B-Testosterone
A young couple was having a picnic outdoors when a sudden rainstorm approached. They became soaked, because they did not think of using their plastic picnic tablecloth for protection. Their oversight illustrates
D-Functional fixedness
Noam Chomsky hypothesized that humans learn language through
B- An innate language acquisition device
Which of the following correlational coefficients most likely represents the relationship between length of sleep deprivation and level of alertness
D- -0.4
Computer-generated color images of the brain that provide information about glucose metabolism are produced by which techniques (tests/scan)?
D-PET
The area of the brain stem that is important in controlling breathing is the
D-Medulla
WHich of the following systems produces circulates and regulates levels of hormones in the body
B- Endocrine System
The brain scans of people with amnesia are most likely to show damage to the
A- Hippocampus
Neurotransmitters are typically stored in which of the following parts of a neuron
C- Terminal Buttons
Which of the following provides info regarding brain function by monitoring the brain at work through metabolism of glucose
E-PET
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