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PSYS 367 Assignment 1

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The visual system bases its perception of motion on a comparison between movement of the image on
Group of answer choices
the retina and the neural commands sent from the brain to the eye muscles.
the cornea and its movement on the retina.
the retina and contractions of the lens.
the retina and movement of the eyes.
the retina and movement of the eyes.
A major purpose of Chapter 2 of Biopsychology is to teach you not to think about the biology of behavior in terms of
traditional dichotomies
Asomatognosia typically
typically
results from damage to the right parietal lobe
All behavior is the product of
all of the above
Darwin suggested a mechanism for evolution:
natural selection
Fitness is the Darwinian sense refers to an organism's ability to
survive and contribute large numbers of fertile offspring to the next generation
Which of the following are chordates?
all of the above
Unlike old-world monkeys, apes
do not have tails
During the course of human evolution, there has been a general increase in the
all of the above
The two major divisions of the nervous system are the
PNS and the CNS
The first two cranial nerves are
Olfactory and optic
From the outside to inside, the three meninges are the
dura, arachnoid, and pia
The blood brain barrier impedes the passage into the brain neurons of
proteins and other large molecules
The cone-shaped structure at the boundary between the cell body and axon of a multipolar neuron is the
axon hillock
The midbrain is
the mesencephalon
Which component of the limbic system thought to play a role in the rewarding effects of addictive drugs and other reinforcers.
Group of answer choicesthe substantia nigra.the caudate.Delgado's canon.the globus pallidus.The nucleus accumbens.
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The human brain weights about
1.3 kilograms (2.9 pounds)
The hypothalamus and thalamus compose the
diencephalon
Deterioration of the pathway from the substantia nigra to the striatum is often found in cases of
Parkinson's disease
Which of the following is a major theme of your text?
all of the above
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