ap psych unit 3 test bank exam complete questions and verified answers

1. 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. phrenology: e. phrenology 2. 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 snyder: c. franz gall 3. professor seif conducts research on the relationship between the limbic sys- tem and sexual motivation. her research interests best represent the psycho- logical specialty known as a. behaviorism b. biologicial psychology c. psychoanalysis d. myelin e. behavior genetics: b. biological psychology 4. 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 psy- chology 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 intelli- gence 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." 1 / 65 ap psych unit 3 test bank exam complete questions and verified answers d. "everything psychological is simultaneously biological." e. being able to name the parts of the brain helps us to understand the basis of behavior.": d. "everything psychological is simultaneously biological." 5. which type of psychologist most directly investigates the links between bio- logical activity and our thinking and behaviors? a. behaviorist b. psychotherapist c. biological psychologist d. cognitive psychologist e. psychometrician: c. biological psychologist 6. dendrites are branching extensions of a. neurotransmitters b. endorphins c. neurons d. myelin e. endocrine glands: c. neurons 7. 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 neurons: a. receive incoming signals from other neurons 8. 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 neuron: d. the extension of a neuron that carries messages away from the cell body 9. the longest part of a neuron is likely to be the a. dendrite 2 / 65 ap psych unit 3 test bank exam complete questions and verified answers b. axon c. cell body d. synapse e. neurotransmitter: b. axon 10. 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 body: d. dendrites to the cell body to the axon 11. 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 vesicle: b. myelin sheath 12. 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 period: c. action potential 13. 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 body: d. axon 3 / 651. 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. phrenology: e. phrenology 2. 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 snyder: c. franz gall 3. professor seif conducts research on the relationship between the limbic sys- tem and sexual motivation. her research interests best represent the psycho- logical specialty known as a. behaviorism b. biologicial psychology c. psychoanalysis d. myelin e. behavior genetics: b. biological psychology 4. 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 psy- chology 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 intelli- gence 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." 1 / 65 ap psych unit 3 test bank exam complete questions and verified answers d. "everything psychological is simultaneously biological." e. being able to name the parts of the brain helps us to understand the basis of behavior.": d. "everything psychological is simultaneously biological." 5. which type of psychologist most directly investigates the links between bio- logical activity and our thinking and behaviors? a. behaviorist b. psychotherapist c. biological psychologist d. cognitive psychologist e. psychometrician: c. biological psychologist 6. dendrites are branching extensions of a. neurotransmitters b. endorphins c. neurons d. myelin e. endocrine glands: c. neurons 7. 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 neurons: a. receive incoming signals from other neurons 8. 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 neuron: d. the extension of a neuron that carries messages away from the cell body 9. the longest part of a neuron is likely to be the a. dendrite 2 / 65 ap psych unit 3 test bank exam complete questions and verified answers b. axon c. cell body d. synapse e. neurotransmitter: b. axon 10. 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 body: d. dendrites to the cell body to the axon 11. 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 vesicle: b. myelin sheath 12. 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 period: c. action potential 13. 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 body: d. axon 3 / 651. 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. phrenology: e. phrenology 2. 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 snyder: c. franz gall 3. professor seif conducts research on the relationship between the limbic sys- tem and sexual motivation. her research interests best represent the psycho- logical specialty known as a. behaviorism b. biologicial psychology c. psychoanalysis d. myelin e. behavior genetics: b. biological psychology 4. 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 psy- chology 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 intelli- gence 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." 1 / 65 ap psych unit 3 test bank exam complete questions and verified answers d. "everything psychological is simultaneously biological." e. being able to name the parts of the brain helps us to understand the basis of behavior.": d. "everything psychological is simultaneously biological." 5. which type of psychologist most directly investigates the links between bio- logical activity and our thinking and behaviors? a. behaviorist b. psychotherapist c. biological psychologist d. cognitive psychologist e. psychometrician: c. biological psychologist 6. dendrites are branching extensions of a. neurotransmitters b. endorphins c. neurons d. myelin e. endocrine glands: c. neurons 7. 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 neurons: a. receive incoming signals from other neurons 8. 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 neuron: d. the extension of a neuron that carries messages away from the cell body 9. the longest part of a neuron is likely to be the a. dendrite 2 / 65 ap psych unit 3 test bank exam complete questions and verified answers b. axon c. cell body d. synapse e. neurotransmitter: b. axon 10. 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 body: d. dendrites to the cell body to the axon 11. 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 vesicle: b. myelin sheath 12. 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 period: c. action potential 13. 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 body: d. axon 3 / 65