ap psych unit 3 test bank questions and
answers
the nineteenth-century theory that bumps on the skull reveal a person's abilities and
traits is called
a. evolutionary psychology
b. behavior genetics
c. molecular biology
d. biological psychology
e. phrenologyANSWERS-e. phrenology
who believed that bumps on the skull reveal mental abilities and character traits?
a. sir charles sherrington
b. stephen kasslyn
c. franz gall
d. candace pert
e. solomon snyderANSWERS-c. franz gall
professor seif conducts research on the relationship between the limbic system and
sexual motivation. her research interests best represent the psychological specialty
known as
a. behaviorism
b. biologicial psychology
c. psychoanalysis
d. myelin
e. behavior geneticsANSWERS-b. biological psychology
your friend is taking her first psychology class. she comes to you saying, "i dont
understand why we are studying the brain; i thought this was a psychology class."
because of your background in psychology, your best response should be
a. "its been known since aristotle's time that the brain is the center of intelligence and
thought."
b. "phrenologists established the importance of studying the physical brain to
understand mental abilities."
c. "science has demonstrated that plato's belief in the heart as the origin of emotion is
correct."
d. "everything psychological is simultaneously biological."
e. being able to name the parts of the brain helps us to understand the basis of
behavior."ANSWERS-d. "everything psychological is simultaneously biological."
which type of psychologist most directly investigates the links between biological activity
and our thinking and behaviors?
a. behaviorist
b. psychotherapist
,c. biological psychologist
d. cognitive psychologist
e. psychometricianANSWERS-c. biological psychologist
dendrites are branching extensions of
a. neurotransmitters
b. endorphins
c. neurons
d. myelin
e. endocrine glandsANSWERS-c. neurons
the function of dendrites is to
a. receive incoming signals from other neurons
b. release neurotransmitters into the spatial junctions between neurons
c. coordinate the activation of the parasympathetic and sympathetic nervous systems
d. control pain through the release of opiate-like chemicals into the brain
e. transmit signals to other neuronsANSWERS-a. receive incoming signals from other
neurons
an axon is
a. a cell that seves as the basic building block of the nervous system
b. a layer of fatty tissue that encases the fibers of many neurons
c. an antagonist molecule that blocks neurotransmitter receptor sites
d. the extension of a neuron that carries messages away from the cell body
e. a junction between a sending and receiving neuronANSWERS-d. the extension of a
neuron that carries messages away from the cell body
the longest part of a neuron is likely to be the
a. dendrite
b. axon
c. cell body
d. synapse
e. neurotransmitterANSWERS-b. axon
in transmitting sensory information to the brain, an electrical signal travels from the
_______ of a single neuron
a. cell body to the axon to the dendrites
b. dentrites to the axon to the cell body
c. axon to the cell body to the dendrites
d. dendrites to the cell body to the axon
e. axon to the dentrites to the cell bodyANSWERS-d. dendrites to the cell body to the
axon
the speed at which a neural impulse travels increased when the axon is encased by
a(n)
a. sympathetic nerve
,b. myelin sheath
c. endocrine gland
d. pituitary gland
e. synaptic vesicleANSWERS-b. myelin sheath
a brief electrical charge that travels down the axon of a neuron is called the
a. synapse
b. agonist
c. action potential
d. myelin sheath
e. refractory periodANSWERS-c. action potential
the part of a neuron that transmits neural messages to other neurons or to muscles or
glands is called the
a. dendrite
b. synapse
c. association area
d. axon
e. cell bodyANSWERS-d. axon
the slowdown of neural communication in multiple sclerosis involves a degeneration of
the
a. thresholds
b. dendrites
c. endocrine gland
d. myelin sheath
e. pituitary glandANSWERS-d. myelin sheath
which of the following are located exclusively within the brain and spinal cord?
a. sensory neurons
b. motor neurons
c. myelin sheath
d. interneurons
e. axonsANSWERS-d. interneurons
as you are reading this question, the cells in your eyes are firing in response to the light
coming form this paper. which type of neuron is carrying this message to the brain?
a. interneuron
b. sensory
c. presynaptic
d. motor
e. efferentANSWERS-b. sensory
the movement of positively charged ions across the membrane of a neuron can produce
a(n)
a. aciton potential
, b. synapse
c. neurotransmitters
d. myelin sheath
e. interneuronANSWERS-a. action potential
the depolarization of a neural membrane can create a(n)
a. action potential
b. myelin sheath
c. lesion
d. neural network
e. interneuronANSWERS-a. action potential
the axon of a resting neuron has gates that do not allow positive sodium ions to pass
through the cell membrane. what is this characteristic called?
a. myelin sheath
b. threshold
c. selective permeability
d. action potential
e. parasympathetic nervous systemANSWERS-c. selective permeability
restin potential is to action potential as _______ is to _______
a. adrenal gland; pituitary gland
b. sensory neuron; motor neuron
c. temporal lobe; occipital lobe
d. polarization; depolarization
e. dentrite; axonANSWERS-d. polarization; depolarization
the selective permeability of a neural membrane creates a(n)
a. myelin sheath
b. resting potential
c. neural network
d. reuptake
e. dendriteANSWERS-b. resting potential
with regard to the process of neural transmission, a refractory period refers to a time
interval in which
a. a neuron fires more rapidly than usual
b. an electrical charge travels from a sensory neuron to a motor neuron
c. positively charged ions are pumped back outside a neural membrane
d. am individual reflexively withdraws from a pain stimulus
e. dendrites transmit more electrical signals to axonsANSWERS-e. dendrites transmit
more electrical signals to axons
the minimum level of a stimulation required to trigger a neural impulse is called the
a. reflex
b. threshold
answers
the nineteenth-century theory that bumps on the skull reveal a person's abilities and
traits is called
a. evolutionary psychology
b. behavior genetics
c. molecular biology
d. biological psychology
e. phrenologyANSWERS-e. phrenology
who believed that bumps on the skull reveal mental abilities and character traits?
a. sir charles sherrington
b. stephen kasslyn
c. franz gall
d. candace pert
e. solomon snyderANSWERS-c. franz gall
professor seif conducts research on the relationship between the limbic system and
sexual motivation. her research interests best represent the psychological specialty
known as
a. behaviorism
b. biologicial psychology
c. psychoanalysis
d. myelin
e. behavior geneticsANSWERS-b. biological psychology
your friend is taking her first psychology class. she comes to you saying, "i dont
understand why we are studying the brain; i thought this was a psychology class."
because of your background in psychology, your best response should be
a. "its been known since aristotle's time that the brain is the center of intelligence and
thought."
b. "phrenologists established the importance of studying the physical brain to
understand mental abilities."
c. "science has demonstrated that plato's belief in the heart as the origin of emotion is
correct."
d. "everything psychological is simultaneously biological."
e. being able to name the parts of the brain helps us to understand the basis of
behavior."ANSWERS-d. "everything psychological is simultaneously biological."
which type of psychologist most directly investigates the links between biological activity
and our thinking and behaviors?
a. behaviorist
b. psychotherapist
,c. biological psychologist
d. cognitive psychologist
e. psychometricianANSWERS-c. biological psychologist
dendrites are branching extensions of
a. neurotransmitters
b. endorphins
c. neurons
d. myelin
e. endocrine glandsANSWERS-c. neurons
the function of dendrites is to
a. receive incoming signals from other neurons
b. release neurotransmitters into the spatial junctions between neurons
c. coordinate the activation of the parasympathetic and sympathetic nervous systems
d. control pain through the release of opiate-like chemicals into the brain
e. transmit signals to other neuronsANSWERS-a. receive incoming signals from other
neurons
an axon is
a. a cell that seves as the basic building block of the nervous system
b. a layer of fatty tissue that encases the fibers of many neurons
c. an antagonist molecule that blocks neurotransmitter receptor sites
d. the extension of a neuron that carries messages away from the cell body
e. a junction between a sending and receiving neuronANSWERS-d. the extension of a
neuron that carries messages away from the cell body
the longest part of a neuron is likely to be the
a. dendrite
b. axon
c. cell body
d. synapse
e. neurotransmitterANSWERS-b. axon
in transmitting sensory information to the brain, an electrical signal travels from the
_______ of a single neuron
a. cell body to the axon to the dendrites
b. dentrites to the axon to the cell body
c. axon to the cell body to the dendrites
d. dendrites to the cell body to the axon
e. axon to the dentrites to the cell bodyANSWERS-d. dendrites to the cell body to the
axon
the speed at which a neural impulse travels increased when the axon is encased by
a(n)
a. sympathetic nerve
,b. myelin sheath
c. endocrine gland
d. pituitary gland
e. synaptic vesicleANSWERS-b. myelin sheath
a brief electrical charge that travels down the axon of a neuron is called the
a. synapse
b. agonist
c. action potential
d. myelin sheath
e. refractory periodANSWERS-c. action potential
the part of a neuron that transmits neural messages to other neurons or to muscles or
glands is called the
a. dendrite
b. synapse
c. association area
d. axon
e. cell bodyANSWERS-d. axon
the slowdown of neural communication in multiple sclerosis involves a degeneration of
the
a. thresholds
b. dendrites
c. endocrine gland
d. myelin sheath
e. pituitary glandANSWERS-d. myelin sheath
which of the following are located exclusively within the brain and spinal cord?
a. sensory neurons
b. motor neurons
c. myelin sheath
d. interneurons
e. axonsANSWERS-d. interneurons
as you are reading this question, the cells in your eyes are firing in response to the light
coming form this paper. which type of neuron is carrying this message to the brain?
a. interneuron
b. sensory
c. presynaptic
d. motor
e. efferentANSWERS-b. sensory
the movement of positively charged ions across the membrane of a neuron can produce
a(n)
a. aciton potential
, b. synapse
c. neurotransmitters
d. myelin sheath
e. interneuronANSWERS-a. action potential
the depolarization of a neural membrane can create a(n)
a. action potential
b. myelin sheath
c. lesion
d. neural network
e. interneuronANSWERS-a. action potential
the axon of a resting neuron has gates that do not allow positive sodium ions to pass
through the cell membrane. what is this characteristic called?
a. myelin sheath
b. threshold
c. selective permeability
d. action potential
e. parasympathetic nervous systemANSWERS-c. selective permeability
restin potential is to action potential as _______ is to _______
a. adrenal gland; pituitary gland
b. sensory neuron; motor neuron
c. temporal lobe; occipital lobe
d. polarization; depolarization
e. dentrite; axonANSWERS-d. polarization; depolarization
the selective permeability of a neural membrane creates a(n)
a. myelin sheath
b. resting potential
c. neural network
d. reuptake
e. dendriteANSWERS-b. resting potential
with regard to the process of neural transmission, a refractory period refers to a time
interval in which
a. a neuron fires more rapidly than usual
b. an electrical charge travels from a sensory neuron to a motor neuron
c. positively charged ions are pumped back outside a neural membrane
d. am individual reflexively withdraws from a pain stimulus
e. dendrites transmit more electrical signals to axonsANSWERS-e. dendrites transmit
more electrical signals to axons
the minimum level of a stimulation required to trigger a neural impulse is called the
a. reflex
b. threshold
