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Biological Psychology, 13th Edition – James W. Kalat Test Bank for Psychology Courses

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This document is a test bank aligned with Biological Psychology (13th Edition) by James W. Kalat, covering key concepts in neuroscience and biological bases of behavior. It includes practice questions with answers on topics such as neural communication, brain anatomy, sensation and perception, learning, memory, emotion, and psychopathology, making it ideal for exam preparation and revision.

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COMPLETE TEST BANK FOR
BIOLOGICAL PSYCHOLOGY, 13TH
EDITION, JAMES W. KALAT

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Chapteru01

1. Dendritesucontainutheunuclei,uribosomes,umitochondria,uanduotherustructuresufounduinumostucells.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER:u False

2. Neuronsureceiveuinformationuandutransmituitutouotherucells.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER:u True

3. SantiagouRamónuyuCajaluuseduspecialustainingutechniquesutourevealuthatutheubrainuisucomposeduofuindividualucells.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER:u True

4. Anuefferentuaxonucarriesuinformationuawayufromuaustructure.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER:u True

5. Theugreaterutheusurfaceuareauofuaudendrite,utheumoreuinformationuitucanureceiveufromuotheruneurons.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER:u True

6. Neuronsuareudistinguishedufromuotherucellsubyutheirushape.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER:u True

7. Theuroleuofuglialucellsuisutouactulikeu“glue”uoruscaffoldingutousupportutheuneurons.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER:u False

8. Glialucellsutransmituinformationuacrossulongudistances.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER:u False

9. Thereuareutwoutypesuofuglialucellsuthatuproduceumyelinusheath.uInutheucentralunervoususystem,uSchwannucellsufulfil
luthisuroleuand,uinutheuperiphery,uoligodendrocytesuproduceuit.
BRILLIANTuNURSE Pageu1

,Chapteru01
a. True
b. False
ANSWER:u False

10. Theublood-brainubarrieruisumadeuupuofucloselyupackeduglialucells.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER:u False

11. Theudifferenceuinuvoltageuinuaurestinguneuronuisucalledutheurestingupotential.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER:u True

12. Increasingutheuelectricalugradientuforupotassiumuwillureduceutheutendencyuforupotassiumuionsutouexitutheuneuron.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER:u True

13. Atutheurestingupotential,utheupotassiumuchannelsuareucompletelyucloseduandutheusodiumuchannelsuareualmostuclosed.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER:u False

14. Dr.uSkinneruisuworkinguinutheulabumeasuringutheuvoltageuofuneurons,uanduduringuoneucondition,usheutriedutoudepol
arizeutheuneuronsufromu-70umVutou-80umV.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER:u False

15. Actionupotentialsucanubeuproduceduinutheudendritesuofusomeuneurons.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER:u False

16. Theutwoubasicukindsuofucellsuinutheunervoususystemuareu .
a. neuronsuanduglia
b. dendritesuanduaxons
c. ribosomesuandulysosomes
d. neuronsuanduaxons
ANSWER:u a

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17. SantiagouRamonuyuCajaludemonstrateduthatu .
a. aturest,utheuneuronuhasuaunegativeuchargeuinsideuitsumembrane
b. neuronsuareuseparateufromuoneuanother
c. neuronsucommunicateuatuspecializedujunctionsucalledusynapses
d. actionupotentialsufollowutheuall-or-noneulaw
ANSWER:u b

18. Bothu andu sharedutheuNobeluPrizeuforuPhysiologyuoruMedicineuinu1906.
a. GolgiuanduCajal
b. CajaluanduSherrington
c. SherringtonuanduGolgi
d. CajaluanduKalat
ANSWER:u a

19. Dr.uKimiustudiesutheuplasmaumembraneuofuneurons.uHeuspecificallyuresearchesutheuspecializedu
thatuallowuinuimportantuthingsulikeuwater,uoxygen,usodium,uandusouon.
a. lipiduchannels
b. proteinuchannels
c. lipidureceptors
d. proteinureceptors
ANSWER:u b

20. Neuronsudifferumostustronglyufromuotherubodyucellsuinutheiru .
a. temperature
b. shape
c. osmoticupressure
d. mitochondria
ANSWER:u b

21. Whatudouneuronsuhaveuthatuotherucellsudounot?
a. Auplasmaumembrane
b. Large,ubranchinguextensions
c. Proteinuchannels
d. Anuendoplasmicureticulum
ANSWER:u b

22. Dr.uMcLaughlin’sulabustudiesuhowunewlyuformeduproteinsuareufoldeduinsideuneurons.uTheyuwouldubeumostuinterest
eduinustudyingutheu .
a. endoplasmicureticulum
b. mitochondria
c. ribosomes
BRILLIANTuNURSE Pageu3

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