Your readings in chapter 9 this week and the handout discussing the risk
companies face over unstructured data raise concerns that need to be addressed
when a company uses social media. With your industry in mind, identify and
discuss these concerns and address how they can be effectively handled
,Test Bank for Biological Psychology 12th Edition James
W. Kalat.
True / False
1. Dendrites contain the nuclei, ribosomes, mitochondria, and other structures found in most
cells.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s: Understand
REFERENCES: Neurons and Glia
LEARNING KALA.BIOP.16.01.01 - Describe neurons and glia, the cells that
OBJECTIVES: constitute the nervous system.
TOPICS: 1.1 The Cells of the Nervous System
2. Neurons receive information and transmit it to other cells.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s: Understand
REFERENCES: Neurons and Glia
LEARNING KALA.BIOP.16.01.01 - Describe neurons and glia, the cells that
OBJECTIVES: constitute the nervous system.
TOPICS: 1.1 The Cells of the Nervous System
3. An afferent axon brings information into a structure.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s: Understand
REFERENCES: Neurons and Glia
LEARNING KALA.BIOP.16.01.01 - Describe neurons and glia, the cells that
OBJECTIVES: constitute the nervous system.
TOPICS: 1.1 The Cells of the Nervous System
4. An efferent axon carries information away from a structure.
a. True
b. False
,ANSWER: True
DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s:
Understand
REFERENCES: Neurons and Glia
LEARNING KALA.BIOP.16.01.01 - Describe neurons and glia, the cells that
OBJECTIVES: constitute the nervous system.
TOPICS: 1.1 The Cells of the Nervous System
5. The greater the surface area of a dendrite, the more information it can receive from other
neurons.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s: Understand
REFERENCES: Neurons and Glia
LEARNING KALA.BIOP.16.01.01 - Describe neurons and glia, the cells that
OBJECTIVES: constitute the nervous system.
TOPICS: 1.1 The Cells of the Nervous System
6. Neurons are distinguished from other cells by their shape.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s: Understand
REFERENCES: Neurons and Glia
LEARNING KALA.BIOP.16.01.01 - Describe neurons and glia, the cells that
OBJECTIVES: constitute the nervous system.
TOPICS: 1.1 The Cells of the Nervous System
7. Glial cells serve many functions.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s: Understand
REFERENCES: Neurons and Glia
LEARNING KALA.BIOP.16.01.01 - Describe neurons and glia, the cells that
OBJECTIVES: constitute the nervous system.
TOPICS: 1.1 The Cells of the Nervous System
8. Glial cells transmit information across long distances.
a. True
, b. False
ANSWER: False
DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s: Understand
REFERENCES: Neurons and Glia
LEARNING KALA.BIOP.16.01.01 - Describe neurons and glia, the cells that
OBJECTIVES: constitute
the nervous system.
TOPICS: 1.1 The Cells of the Nervous
System
9. Schwann cells build the myelin sheaths in the periphery of the body.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s: Understand
REFERENCES: Neurons and Glia
LEARNING KALA.BIOP.16.01.01 - Describe neurons and glia, the cells that
OBJECTIVES: constitute the nervous system.
TOPICS: 1.1 The Cells of the Nervous System
10. The blood-brain barrier is made up of closely packed glial cells.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s: Understand
REFERENCES: The Blood-Brain Barrier
LEARNING KALA.BIOP.16.01.02 - Summarize how the blood–brain barrier
OBJECTIVES: relates to protection and nutrition of neurons.
TOPICS: 1.1 The Cells of the Nervous System
11. The difference in voltage in a resting neuron is called the resting potential.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s: Understand
REFERENCES: The Resting Potential of the Neuron
LEARNING KALA.BIOP.16.01.03 - Explain how the sodium–potassium pump
OBJECTIVES: and the properties of the membrane lead to the resting potential
of a neuron.
TOPICS: 1.2 The Nerve Impulse
12. Increasing the electrical gradient for potassium will reduce the tendency for potassium
companies face over unstructured data raise concerns that need to be addressed
when a company uses social media. With your industry in mind, identify and
discuss these concerns and address how they can be effectively handled
,Test Bank for Biological Psychology 12th Edition James
W. Kalat.
True / False
1. Dendrites contain the nuclei, ribosomes, mitochondria, and other structures found in most
cells.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s: Understand
REFERENCES: Neurons and Glia
LEARNING KALA.BIOP.16.01.01 - Describe neurons and glia, the cells that
OBJECTIVES: constitute the nervous system.
TOPICS: 1.1 The Cells of the Nervous System
2. Neurons receive information and transmit it to other cells.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s: Understand
REFERENCES: Neurons and Glia
LEARNING KALA.BIOP.16.01.01 - Describe neurons and glia, the cells that
OBJECTIVES: constitute the nervous system.
TOPICS: 1.1 The Cells of the Nervous System
3. An afferent axon brings information into a structure.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s: Understand
REFERENCES: Neurons and Glia
LEARNING KALA.BIOP.16.01.01 - Describe neurons and glia, the cells that
OBJECTIVES: constitute the nervous system.
TOPICS: 1.1 The Cells of the Nervous System
4. An efferent axon carries information away from a structure.
a. True
b. False
,ANSWER: True
DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s:
Understand
REFERENCES: Neurons and Glia
LEARNING KALA.BIOP.16.01.01 - Describe neurons and glia, the cells that
OBJECTIVES: constitute the nervous system.
TOPICS: 1.1 The Cells of the Nervous System
5. The greater the surface area of a dendrite, the more information it can receive from other
neurons.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s: Understand
REFERENCES: Neurons and Glia
LEARNING KALA.BIOP.16.01.01 - Describe neurons and glia, the cells that
OBJECTIVES: constitute the nervous system.
TOPICS: 1.1 The Cells of the Nervous System
6. Neurons are distinguished from other cells by their shape.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s: Understand
REFERENCES: Neurons and Glia
LEARNING KALA.BIOP.16.01.01 - Describe neurons and glia, the cells that
OBJECTIVES: constitute the nervous system.
TOPICS: 1.1 The Cells of the Nervous System
7. Glial cells serve many functions.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s: Understand
REFERENCES: Neurons and Glia
LEARNING KALA.BIOP.16.01.01 - Describe neurons and glia, the cells that
OBJECTIVES: constitute the nervous system.
TOPICS: 1.1 The Cells of the Nervous System
8. Glial cells transmit information across long distances.
a. True
, b. False
ANSWER: False
DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s: Understand
REFERENCES: Neurons and Glia
LEARNING KALA.BIOP.16.01.01 - Describe neurons and glia, the cells that
OBJECTIVES: constitute
the nervous system.
TOPICS: 1.1 The Cells of the Nervous
System
9. Schwann cells build the myelin sheaths in the periphery of the body.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s: Understand
REFERENCES: Neurons and Glia
LEARNING KALA.BIOP.16.01.01 - Describe neurons and glia, the cells that
OBJECTIVES: constitute the nervous system.
TOPICS: 1.1 The Cells of the Nervous System
10. The blood-brain barrier is made up of closely packed glial cells.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s: Understand
REFERENCES: The Blood-Brain Barrier
LEARNING KALA.BIOP.16.01.02 - Summarize how the blood–brain barrier
OBJECTIVES: relates to protection and nutrition of neurons.
TOPICS: 1.1 The Cells of the Nervous System
11. The difference in voltage in a resting neuron is called the resting potential.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s: Understand
REFERENCES: The Resting Potential of the Neuron
LEARNING KALA.BIOP.16.01.03 - Explain how the sodium–potassium pump
OBJECTIVES: and the properties of the membrane lead to the resting potential
of a neuron.
TOPICS: 1.2 The Nerve Impulse
12. Increasing the electrical gradient for potassium will reduce the tendency for potassium
