TEST BANK FOR PSYCHOLOGY 12TH EDITION MYERS
TEST BANK
TEST BANK FOR PSYCHOLOGY 12TH EDITION MYERS
, TEST BANK FOR PSYCHOLOGY 12TH EDITION MYERS
1. The idea that various brain regions have particular functions is known as
A) phrenology.
B) neural communication.
C) localization of function.
D) plasticity.
2. An axon transmits messages the cell body and a dendrite transmits messages
the cell body.
A) away from; toward
B) away from; away from
C) toward; away from
D) toward; toward
3. To excite or inhibit an action potential in a receiving neuron, a neurotransmitter must
cross the
A) axon.
B) synaptic gap.
C) myelin sheath.
D) endocrine glands.
4. The release of to muscle cell receptors triggers muscle contractions.
A) ACh
B) serotonin
C) dopamine
D) adrenaline
5. Depressed mood states are linked to levels of serotonin and levels
of norepinephrine.
A) low; low
B) high; high
C) low; high
D) high; low
6. A drug molecule that increases the release of a neurotransmitter into the synaptic gap is
a(n)
A) glutamate.
B) steroid.
C) agonist.
D) opiate.
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7. The peripheral nervous system consists of
A) interneurons.
B) the spinal cord.
C) endocrine glands.
D) sensory and motor neurons.
8. carry messages from the body's tissues and sensory receptors to the brain and
spinal cord for processing.
A) Sensory neurons
B) Motor neurons
C) Interneurons
D) ANS
9. The autonomic nervous system most directly controls
A) speech production.
B) thinking and memory.
C) movement of the arms and legs.
D) bladder contractions.
10. The two nervous systems that work together to keep us in a state of homeostasis are the
nervous systems.
A) sympathetic and parasympathetic
B) sympathetic and somatic
C) parasympathetic and autonomic
D) somatic and autonomic
11. When the nervous system is active, the pupils contract, heartbeat slows,
digestion is stimulated, and the bladder contracts.
A) autonomic
B) sympathetic
C) somatic
D) parasympathetic
12. Although Ron has no genital sensations, he is capable of an erection if his genitals are
stimulated. Ron's experience is most indicative of a(n)
A) morphine antagonist.
B) severed spinal cord.
C) synaptic gap.
D) all-or-none response.
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13. Thenreleasenofnepinephrinenandnnorepinephrinen bloodnpressurenandn
nbloodnsugarnlevels.
A) raises;nraises
B) lowers;nlowers
C) raises;nlowers
D) lowers;nraises
14. Tonmonitornthenelectricalnactivityninnthenbrainnthatnisntriggerednbynhearingnone'snownnn
ame,nresearchersnwouldnmakenusenofna(n)
A) MRI.
B) PETnscan.
C) EEG.
D) brainnlesion.
15. Yournlifenwouldnbenmostnimmediatelynthreatenednifnyounsufferedndestructionnofnthe
A) amygdala.
B) hippocampus.
C) cerebellum.
D) medulla.
16. Stimulationnofnthenreticularnformationnwillncausena
A) sleepingncatntonawaken.
B) hungryncatntonstopneating.
C) violentncatntonbecomenpassive.
D) thirstyncatntondrink.
17. Whennpeoplenwerenshownnhappynandnangrynfaces,ntheirn
wasnfoundntonactivaten
innresponsentonthenangrynfaces.
A) thalamus
B) hypothalamus
C) basalnganglia
D) amygdala
18. Whichnneuralncenterninnthenlimbicnsystemnplaysnannimportantnroleninnemotionsnsuchnasnf
earnandnrage?
A) amygdala
B) thalamus
C) nucleusnaccumbens
D) hypothalamus
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TEST BANK
TEST BANK FOR PSYCHOLOGY 12TH EDITION MYERS
, TEST BANK FOR PSYCHOLOGY 12TH EDITION MYERS
1. The idea that various brain regions have particular functions is known as
A) phrenology.
B) neural communication.
C) localization of function.
D) plasticity.
2. An axon transmits messages the cell body and a dendrite transmits messages
the cell body.
A) away from; toward
B) away from; away from
C) toward; away from
D) toward; toward
3. To excite or inhibit an action potential in a receiving neuron, a neurotransmitter must
cross the
A) axon.
B) synaptic gap.
C) myelin sheath.
D) endocrine glands.
4. The release of to muscle cell receptors triggers muscle contractions.
A) ACh
B) serotonin
C) dopamine
D) adrenaline
5. Depressed mood states are linked to levels of serotonin and levels
of norepinephrine.
A) low; low
B) high; high
C) low; high
D) high; low
6. A drug molecule that increases the release of a neurotransmitter into the synaptic gap is
a(n)
A) glutamate.
B) steroid.
C) agonist.
D) opiate.
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7. The peripheral nervous system consists of
A) interneurons.
B) the spinal cord.
C) endocrine glands.
D) sensory and motor neurons.
8. carry messages from the body's tissues and sensory receptors to the brain and
spinal cord for processing.
A) Sensory neurons
B) Motor neurons
C) Interneurons
D) ANS
9. The autonomic nervous system most directly controls
A) speech production.
B) thinking and memory.
C) movement of the arms and legs.
D) bladder contractions.
10. The two nervous systems that work together to keep us in a state of homeostasis are the
nervous systems.
A) sympathetic and parasympathetic
B) sympathetic and somatic
C) parasympathetic and autonomic
D) somatic and autonomic
11. When the nervous system is active, the pupils contract, heartbeat slows,
digestion is stimulated, and the bladder contracts.
A) autonomic
B) sympathetic
C) somatic
D) parasympathetic
12. Although Ron has no genital sensations, he is capable of an erection if his genitals are
stimulated. Ron's experience is most indicative of a(n)
A) morphine antagonist.
B) severed spinal cord.
C) synaptic gap.
D) all-or-none response.
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13. Thenreleasenofnepinephrinenandnnorepinephrinen bloodnpressurenandn
nbloodnsugarnlevels.
A) raises;nraises
B) lowers;nlowers
C) raises;nlowers
D) lowers;nraises
14. Tonmonitornthenelectricalnactivityninnthenbrainnthatnisntriggerednbynhearingnone'snownnn
ame,nresearchersnwouldnmakenusenofna(n)
A) MRI.
B) PETnscan.
C) EEG.
D) brainnlesion.
15. Yournlifenwouldnbenmostnimmediatelynthreatenednifnyounsufferedndestructionnofnthe
A) amygdala.
B) hippocampus.
C) cerebellum.
D) medulla.
16. Stimulationnofnthenreticularnformationnwillncausena
A) sleepingncatntonawaken.
B) hungryncatntonstopneating.
C) violentncatntonbecomenpassive.
D) thirstyncatntondrink.
17. Whennpeoplenwerenshownnhappynandnangrynfaces,ntheirn
wasnfoundntonactivaten
innresponsentonthenangrynfaces.
A) thalamus
B) hypothalamus
C) basalnganglia
D) amygdala
18. Whichnneuralncenterninnthenlimbicnsystemnplaysnannimportantnroleninnemotionsnsuchnasnf
earnandnrage?
A) amygdala
B) thalamus
C) nucleusnaccumbens
D) hypothalamus
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