DOWNLOAD THE Test Bank for Scientific American Psychology 2nd Edition Licht
w w w w w w w w w w
1. Identifywthewtypewofwglialwcellswthatwproducewthewmyelinwthatwenvelopswaxons.
A) Schwannwcells
B) ependymalwcells
C) astrocytes
D) microglia
2. ThewclubwdrugwEcstasywincreaseswthewreleasewofwserotoninwintowthewsynapse.wBywcontras
t,wthewantianxietywdrugwandwsleepwaidwTrazodonewblockswtheweffectswofwserotoninwatwthe
wreceptorwsite.wEcstasywiswawserotoninw ,wwhereaswTrazodonewiswawserotoninw .
A) inhibitor;wagonist
B) antagonist;winhibitor
C) antagonist;wagonist
D) agonist;wantagonist
3. Anwexamplewofwanwinhibitorywneurotransmitterwis:
A) GABA.
B) dopamine.
C) glutamate.
D) acetylcholine.
4. Cocainewsometimeswproduceswextremewalertnesswandwanwexaggeratedwawarenesswofwenvi
ronmentalwstimuli.wThiswiswbecausewonewofwitsweffectswiswtowenhancewthewactivitywofwthewn
eurotransmitterwthatwhelpswpreparewthewbodywforwstressfulwsituations,wnamely:
A) serotonin.
B) endorphins.
C) acetylcholine.
D) norepinephrine.
5. Alzheimer'swdiseasewiswtowParkinson'swdiseasewasw iswtow .
A) dopamine;wacetylcholine
B) norepinephrine;wdopamine
C) acetylcholine;wdopamine
D) acetylcholine;wserotonin
6. Dr.wTalbotwprescribeswa(n)w agonistwtowhelpwrelievewawclient'swdepression.
A) acetylcholine
B) glutamate
C) serotonin
D) endorphin
Pagew1
mynursytest.store
,DOWNLOAD THE Test Bank for Scientific American Psychology 2nd Edition Licht
w w w w w w w w w w
7. NeedleswfrightenwJanice.wAswshewawaitswawfluwshot,wJanice'sw
nervouswsystemwis
probablywgoingwintow“overdrive.”
w
A) somatic
B) peripheral
C) parasympathetic
D) sympathetic
8. Thewsympatheticwnervouswsystem:
A) constrictswpupilswandwfacilitateswdigestion.
B) constrictswpupilswandwslowswdigestion.
C) dilateswpupilswandwslowswdigestion.
D) dilateswpupilswandwenhanceswdigestion.
9. Duringwawstressfulwroundwofwauditions,wanxiouswactorswengagewinwsmallwtalkwinwthewwaiti
ngwroomwtowcalmwtheirwnerveswandwgainwreassurance.wThiswbehaviorwexemplifieswthew
wresponsewtowstress; witwiswMOSTwc
ommonwamongw .
A) fight-or-flight;wmen
B) fight-or-flight;wwomen
C) tend-and-befriend;wmen
D) tend-and-befriend;wwomen
10. Thew
glandwiswknownwaswthewmasterwglandwofwthewendocrinewsystemwbecausew
itwregulateswthewfunctionswofwallwthewotherwendocrinewglands.
A) adrenal
B) pituitary
C) thyroid
D) pineal
11. Caffeinewconsumptionwmakeswonewfeelwphysicallywenergizedwbecausewitwactivateswth
ewfight-or-flightwresponsewofwthew nervouswsystem.
A) parasympathetic
B) central
C) sympathetic
D) somatic
12. Thewbody'swsaltwbalancewiswregulatedwbywthew gland(s).
A) pineal
B) pituitary
C) thyroid
D) adrenal
Pagew2
mynursytest.store
,DOWNLOAD THE Test Bank for Scientific American Psychology 2nd Edition Licht
w w w w w w w w w w
13. Followingwawheadwinjury,wEnidwhaswtroublewmakingwsensewofwwhatwpeoplewsaywtowher.wEn
idwmaywhavewsufferedwdamagewtowthew lobe.
A) rightwfrontal
B) rightwtemporal
C) leftwfrontal
D) leftwtemporal
14. Wernicke'swareawiswtowthew lobewaswBroca'swareawiswtowthew lobe.
A) leftwtemporal;wrightwtemporal
B) leftwtemporal;wleftwfrontal
C) rightwfrontal;wleftwfrontal
D) leftwfrontal;wleftwtemporal
15. Broca'swandwWernicke'swareaswarewprimarilywinvolvedwin:
A) processingwandwproducingwlanguage.
B) identifyingwvisualwstimuli.
C) reactingwtowsounds.
D) tastewandwtouch.
16. WhichwstatementwBESTwcaptureswthewlikelywrelationshipwbetweenwneuroplasticitywan
dwneurogenesis?
A) Neurogenesiswsupportswneuroplasticity.
B) Neurogenesiswiswthewsamewthingwaswneuroplasticity.
C) Neuroplasticitywiswonlywdistantlywrelatedwtowneurogenesis.
D) Neuroplasticitywdriveswneurogenesis.
17. Accordingwtowthewtext,wthewextentwofwawpatient'swfunctionalwrecoverywfromw
awhemispherectomywis correlatedwwithwhisworwherwage.
A) not
B) negatively
C) positively
D) equally
Pagew3
mynursytest.store
, DOWNLOAD THE Test Bank for Scientific American Psychology 2nd Edition Licht
w w w w w w w w w w
18. Thewtextbookwsuggestswthatwneurogenesiswiswespeciallywevidentwinwcertainwbrainwareaswan
dwthatwneurogenesiswiswimportantwforwlearningwandwcreatingwnewwmemories.wBasedwonwt
hiswinformationwandwonwyourwknowledgewofwbrainwstructures,wonewbrainwstructurewwhere
wneurogenesiswmaywbewespeciallywpronounced wiswthe:
A) amygdala.
B) hypothalamus.
C) hippocampus.
D) basalwganglia.
19. Identifywthewbrainwstructurewthatwhelpswuswplanwandwexecutewvoluntarywmovementswan
dwallowswuswtowmovewourwbody.
A) Wernicke'swarea
B) thewmotorwcortex
C) thewsomatosensorywcortex
D) Broca'swarea
20. Thewtactilewsensitivitywofwawbodywpartwisw relatedwtowthewsizewofwthew
cortexwdevotedwtowprocessingwitswsens
ations.
A) negatively;wauditory
B) negatively;wsomatosensory
C) positively;wauditory
D) positively;wsomatosensory
21. Thewoccipitalwlobewiswtowthew cortexwaswthew lobewiswtowthewauditorywcortex.
A) motor;wtemporal
B) visual;wtemporal
C) motor;wparietal
D) visual;wparietal
22. Thewlimbicwsystemwcontainswthe:
A) hippocampuswandwmedulla.
B) cerebellumwandwhypothalamus.
C) thalamuswandwamygdala.
D) hypothalamuswandwWernicke'swarea.
23. Thew lobewofwthewbrainwiswresponsiblewforwprocessingwvisualwinformation?
A) frontal
B) parietal
C) temporal
D) occipital
Pagew4
mynursytest.store
w w w w w w w w w w
1. Identifywthewtypewofwglialwcellswthatwproducewthewmyelinwthatwenvelopswaxons.
A) Schwannwcells
B) ependymalwcells
C) astrocytes
D) microglia
2. ThewclubwdrugwEcstasywincreaseswthewreleasewofwserotoninwintowthewsynapse.wBywcontras
t,wthewantianxietywdrugwandwsleepwaidwTrazodonewblockswtheweffectswofwserotoninwatwthe
wreceptorwsite.wEcstasywiswawserotoninw ,wwhereaswTrazodonewiswawserotoninw .
A) inhibitor;wagonist
B) antagonist;winhibitor
C) antagonist;wagonist
D) agonist;wantagonist
3. Anwexamplewofwanwinhibitorywneurotransmitterwis:
A) GABA.
B) dopamine.
C) glutamate.
D) acetylcholine.
4. Cocainewsometimeswproduceswextremewalertnesswandwanwexaggeratedwawarenesswofwenvi
ronmentalwstimuli.wThiswiswbecausewonewofwitsweffectswiswtowenhancewthewactivitywofwthewn
eurotransmitterwthatwhelpswpreparewthewbodywforwstressfulwsituations,wnamely:
A) serotonin.
B) endorphins.
C) acetylcholine.
D) norepinephrine.
5. Alzheimer'swdiseasewiswtowParkinson'swdiseasewasw iswtow .
A) dopamine;wacetylcholine
B) norepinephrine;wdopamine
C) acetylcholine;wdopamine
D) acetylcholine;wserotonin
6. Dr.wTalbotwprescribeswa(n)w agonistwtowhelpwrelievewawclient'swdepression.
A) acetylcholine
B) glutamate
C) serotonin
D) endorphin
Pagew1
mynursytest.store
,DOWNLOAD THE Test Bank for Scientific American Psychology 2nd Edition Licht
w w w w w w w w w w
7. NeedleswfrightenwJanice.wAswshewawaitswawfluwshot,wJanice'sw
nervouswsystemwis
probablywgoingwintow“overdrive.”
w
A) somatic
B) peripheral
C) parasympathetic
D) sympathetic
8. Thewsympatheticwnervouswsystem:
A) constrictswpupilswandwfacilitateswdigestion.
B) constrictswpupilswandwslowswdigestion.
C) dilateswpupilswandwslowswdigestion.
D) dilateswpupilswandwenhanceswdigestion.
9. Duringwawstressfulwroundwofwauditions,wanxiouswactorswengagewinwsmallwtalkwinwthewwaiti
ngwroomwtowcalmwtheirwnerveswandwgainwreassurance.wThiswbehaviorwexemplifieswthew
wresponsewtowstress; witwiswMOSTwc
ommonwamongw .
A) fight-or-flight;wmen
B) fight-or-flight;wwomen
C) tend-and-befriend;wmen
D) tend-and-befriend;wwomen
10. Thew
glandwiswknownwaswthewmasterwglandwofwthewendocrinewsystemwbecausew
itwregulateswthewfunctionswofwallwthewotherwendocrinewglands.
A) adrenal
B) pituitary
C) thyroid
D) pineal
11. Caffeinewconsumptionwmakeswonewfeelwphysicallywenergizedwbecausewitwactivateswth
ewfight-or-flightwresponsewofwthew nervouswsystem.
A) parasympathetic
B) central
C) sympathetic
D) somatic
12. Thewbody'swsaltwbalancewiswregulatedwbywthew gland(s).
A) pineal
B) pituitary
C) thyroid
D) adrenal
Pagew2
mynursytest.store
,DOWNLOAD THE Test Bank for Scientific American Psychology 2nd Edition Licht
w w w w w w w w w w
13. Followingwawheadwinjury,wEnidwhaswtroublewmakingwsensewofwwhatwpeoplewsaywtowher.wEn
idwmaywhavewsufferedwdamagewtowthew lobe.
A) rightwfrontal
B) rightwtemporal
C) leftwfrontal
D) leftwtemporal
14. Wernicke'swareawiswtowthew lobewaswBroca'swareawiswtowthew lobe.
A) leftwtemporal;wrightwtemporal
B) leftwtemporal;wleftwfrontal
C) rightwfrontal;wleftwfrontal
D) leftwfrontal;wleftwtemporal
15. Broca'swandwWernicke'swareaswarewprimarilywinvolvedwin:
A) processingwandwproducingwlanguage.
B) identifyingwvisualwstimuli.
C) reactingwtowsounds.
D) tastewandwtouch.
16. WhichwstatementwBESTwcaptureswthewlikelywrelationshipwbetweenwneuroplasticitywan
dwneurogenesis?
A) Neurogenesiswsupportswneuroplasticity.
B) Neurogenesiswiswthewsamewthingwaswneuroplasticity.
C) Neuroplasticitywiswonlywdistantlywrelatedwtowneurogenesis.
D) Neuroplasticitywdriveswneurogenesis.
17. Accordingwtowthewtext,wthewextentwofwawpatient'swfunctionalwrecoverywfromw
awhemispherectomywis correlatedwwithwhisworwherwage.
A) not
B) negatively
C) positively
D) equally
Pagew3
mynursytest.store
, DOWNLOAD THE Test Bank for Scientific American Psychology 2nd Edition Licht
w w w w w w w w w w
18. Thewtextbookwsuggestswthatwneurogenesiswiswespeciallywevidentwinwcertainwbrainwareaswan
dwthatwneurogenesiswiswimportantwforwlearningwandwcreatingwnewwmemories.wBasedwonwt
hiswinformationwandwonwyourwknowledgewofwbrainwstructures,wonewbrainwstructurewwhere
wneurogenesiswmaywbewespeciallywpronounced wiswthe:
A) amygdala.
B) hypothalamus.
C) hippocampus.
D) basalwganglia.
19. Identifywthewbrainwstructurewthatwhelpswuswplanwandwexecutewvoluntarywmovementswan
dwallowswuswtowmovewourwbody.
A) Wernicke'swarea
B) thewmotorwcortex
C) thewsomatosensorywcortex
D) Broca'swarea
20. Thewtactilewsensitivitywofwawbodywpartwisw relatedwtowthewsizewofwthew
cortexwdevotedwtowprocessingwitswsens
ations.
A) negatively;wauditory
B) negatively;wsomatosensory
C) positively;wauditory
D) positively;wsomatosensory
21. Thewoccipitalwlobewiswtowthew cortexwaswthew lobewiswtowthewauditorywcortex.
A) motor;wtemporal
B) visual;wtemporal
C) motor;wparietal
D) visual;wparietal
22. Thewlimbicwsystemwcontainswthe:
A) hippocampuswandwmedulla.
B) cerebellumwandwhypothalamus.
C) thalamuswandwamygdala.
D) hypothalamuswandwWernicke'swarea.
23. Thew lobewofwthewbrainwiswresponsiblewforwprocessingwvisualwinformation?
A) frontal
B) parietal
C) temporal
D) occipital
Pagew4
mynursytest.store