TEST BANK FOR BIOLOGICAL PSYCHOLOGY KALAT 12TH EDITION

True / False 1. Transmission of information between neurons occurs in the same way as transmission along an axon. a. True b. False ANSWER: False DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s: Analyze REFERENCES: Properties of Synapses LEARNING OBJECTIVES: KALA.BIOP.16.02.02 - Relate the activities at a synapse to the probability that a neuron will produce an action potential. TOPICS: 2.1 The Concept of the Synapse 2. Only sensory neurons are found in a reflex arc. a. True b. False ANSWER: False DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s: Understand REFERENCES: Properties of Synapses LEARNING OBJECTIVES: KALA.BIOP.16.02.02 - Relate the activities at a synapse to the probability that a neuron will produce an action potential. TOPICS: 2.1 The Concept of the Synapse 3. At synapses, the cell that receives the message is called the presynaptic neuron. a. True b. False ANSWER: False DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s: Understand REFERENCES: Properties of Synapses LEARNING OBJECTIVES: KALA.BIOP.16.02.02 - Relate the activities at a synapse to the probability that a neuron will produce an action potential. TOPICS: 2.1 The Concept of the Synapse 4. Electrical communication between neurons is faster than chemical communication within neurons. a. True b. False ANSWER: True DIFFICULTY: Bloom’s: Understand REFERENCES: Properties of Synapses LEARNING OBJECTIVES: KALA.BIOP.16.02.02 - Relate the activities at a synapse to the probability that a neuron will produce an action potential. TOPICS: 2.1 The Concept of the Synapse 5. The amount of temporal summation depends on the rate of stimulation.