BBH 101 ALL EXAMS SCRIPT ANSWERS AND
QUESTIONS SET A+
✔✔Selye's name for the nonspecific response to noxious agents he saw in rats was: -
✔✔general adaptation syndrome
✔✔When the HPA axis is responding to a stressor, what hormone causes the release of
adrenocorticotropin hormone (ACTH), and what anatomical structure is ACTH released
from? - ✔✔CRH, anterior pituitary
✔✔Which of the following best describes immune function during a chronic stressor? -
✔✔immune function is heightened immediately after the onset of the stressor and it
decreases as the stressor becomes prolonged
✔✔Which of the following is NOT a valid criticism of the food pyramid? - ✔✔These are
all valid criticisms of the food pyramid
✔✔In which sleep stage is brain activity very similar to being awake? - ✔✔REM
✔✔Which of these sleep stages is thought to be most important for memory
consolidation? - ✔✔Stage 3
✔✔What is one reason small-diameter particulates are considered more dangerous
than larger particulates? - ✔✔the respiratory tract is more capable of filtering out larger
particulates
✔✔What is a reason children are more vulnerable to environmental risks than adults? -
✔✔all of the above
✔✔Benzodiazepine drugs generally act to ___________ neural activity. - ✔✔reduce
✔✔The dopamine hypothesis of schizophrenia suggests that schizophrenia is due, at
least in part, to ____________ dopamine levels. - ✔✔high
, ✔✔Which of the following structures does the mesolimbic dopamine pathway travel
between? - ✔✔ventral tegmental area and nucleus accumbens
✔✔Corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH) levels tend to rise most during what phase
of drug use? - ✔✔when the effects of the drug start to wear off
✔✔This term describes the death of tissue due to lack of blood flow: - ✔✔Infarction
✔✔The most common form of cardiovascular disease is: - ✔✔hypertension
✔✔The vast majority of diabetes cases in the U.S. and world are: - ✔✔type 2 diabetes
✔✔The 5-year survival rate for lung cancer is 16%. This means that: - ✔✔16% of
individuals diagnosed with lung cancer are still alive 5 years after their diagnosis
✔✔The greatest risk factor for Parkinson's disease is: - ✔✔age
✔✔Treatments for Alzheimer's disease mostly focus on increasing the levels of what
neurotransmitter? - ✔✔acetylcholine
✔✔The technical difference between opiates and opioids is: - ✔✔opiates are natural
substances found within the opium poppy, opioids are at least semi-synthetic
✔✔Pain information is sent primarily to what part of the brain to be processed: -
✔✔somatosensory cortex
✔✔Which of the following could NOT potentially be influenced by placebo effects? -
✔✔all of these could be influenced by placebo effects
✔✔ After a few weeks of observation, I have come to believe that students on campus
tend to walk faster when it is near a time that classes typically start (e.g. 9:05 AM, 1 PM)
than when it is between class times. This is an example of a: - ✔✔Hypothesis
✔✔Researchers want to investigate the relationship between drinking energy drinks and
blood pressure. They recruit a sample of 100 participants and randomly assign 50 of
them to group A and 50 of them to group B. Blood pressure is measured in both groups.
Then participants of group A drink an energy drink and participants in group B drink a
placebo drink. Blood pressure is then measured again and the pre- and post-drink
measurements are compared. This is what type of study? - ✔✔Experimental
✔✔Which of the following p-values represents a value that would typically be
considered statistically significant? - ✔✔.01
QUESTIONS SET A+
✔✔Selye's name for the nonspecific response to noxious agents he saw in rats was: -
✔✔general adaptation syndrome
✔✔When the HPA axis is responding to a stressor, what hormone causes the release of
adrenocorticotropin hormone (ACTH), and what anatomical structure is ACTH released
from? - ✔✔CRH, anterior pituitary
✔✔Which of the following best describes immune function during a chronic stressor? -
✔✔immune function is heightened immediately after the onset of the stressor and it
decreases as the stressor becomes prolonged
✔✔Which of the following is NOT a valid criticism of the food pyramid? - ✔✔These are
all valid criticisms of the food pyramid
✔✔In which sleep stage is brain activity very similar to being awake? - ✔✔REM
✔✔Which of these sleep stages is thought to be most important for memory
consolidation? - ✔✔Stage 3
✔✔What is one reason small-diameter particulates are considered more dangerous
than larger particulates? - ✔✔the respiratory tract is more capable of filtering out larger
particulates
✔✔What is a reason children are more vulnerable to environmental risks than adults? -
✔✔all of the above
✔✔Benzodiazepine drugs generally act to ___________ neural activity. - ✔✔reduce
✔✔The dopamine hypothesis of schizophrenia suggests that schizophrenia is due, at
least in part, to ____________ dopamine levels. - ✔✔high
, ✔✔Which of the following structures does the mesolimbic dopamine pathway travel
between? - ✔✔ventral tegmental area and nucleus accumbens
✔✔Corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH) levels tend to rise most during what phase
of drug use? - ✔✔when the effects of the drug start to wear off
✔✔This term describes the death of tissue due to lack of blood flow: - ✔✔Infarction
✔✔The most common form of cardiovascular disease is: - ✔✔hypertension
✔✔The vast majority of diabetes cases in the U.S. and world are: - ✔✔type 2 diabetes
✔✔The 5-year survival rate for lung cancer is 16%. This means that: - ✔✔16% of
individuals diagnosed with lung cancer are still alive 5 years after their diagnosis
✔✔The greatest risk factor for Parkinson's disease is: - ✔✔age
✔✔Treatments for Alzheimer's disease mostly focus on increasing the levels of what
neurotransmitter? - ✔✔acetylcholine
✔✔The technical difference between opiates and opioids is: - ✔✔opiates are natural
substances found within the opium poppy, opioids are at least semi-synthetic
✔✔Pain information is sent primarily to what part of the brain to be processed: -
✔✔somatosensory cortex
✔✔Which of the following could NOT potentially be influenced by placebo effects? -
✔✔all of these could be influenced by placebo effects
✔✔ After a few weeks of observation, I have come to believe that students on campus
tend to walk faster when it is near a time that classes typically start (e.g. 9:05 AM, 1 PM)
than when it is between class times. This is an example of a: - ✔✔Hypothesis
✔✔Researchers want to investigate the relationship between drinking energy drinks and
blood pressure. They recruit a sample of 100 participants and randomly assign 50 of
them to group A and 50 of them to group B. Blood pressure is measured in both groups.
Then participants of group A drink an energy drink and participants in group B drink a
placebo drink. Blood pressure is then measured again and the pre- and post-drink
measurements are compared. This is what type of study? - ✔✔Experimental
✔✔Which of the following p-values represents a value that would typically be
considered statistically significant? - ✔✔.01
