AP PSYCH UNIT 3 TEST BANK QUESTION
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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. ANSWER - e. phrenology
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. ANSWER - c. franz gall
professor seif conducts research on the relationship between the limbic system and sexual
motivation. her research interests best represent the psychological specialty known as
a. behaviorism
b. biologicial psychology
c. psychoanalysis
d. myelin
e. behavior genetics. ANSWER - b. biological psychology
,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 psychology 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 intelligence 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."
d. "everything psychological is simultaneously biological."
e. being able to name the parts of the brain helps us to understand the basis of behavior.".
ANSWER - d. "everything psychological is simultaneously biological."
which type of psychologist most directly investigates the links between biological activity
and our thinking and behaviors?
a. behaviorist
b. psychotherapist
c. biological psychologist
d. cognitive psychologist
e. psychometrician. ANSWER - c. biological psychologist
dendrites are branching extensions of
a. neurotransmitters
b. endorphins
c. neurons
d. myelin
e. endocrine glands. ANSWER - c. neurons
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. ANSWER - a. receive incoming signals from other
neurons
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. ANSWER - d. the extension of a
neuron that carries messages away from the cell body
the longest part of a neuron is likely to be the
a. dendrite
b. axon
c. cell body
d. synapse
e. neurotransmitter. ANSWER - b. axon
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. ANSWER - d. dendrites to the cell body to the
axon
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. ANSWER - b. myelin sheath
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. ANSWER - c. action potential
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. ANSWER - d. axon
the slowdown of neural communication in multiple sclerosis involves a degeneration of the
a. thresholds
b. dendrites
c. endocrine gland
d. myelin sheath
e. pituitary gland. ANSWER - d. myelin sheath
which of the following are located exclusively within the brain and spinal cord?
a. sensory neurons
b. motor neurons
c. myelin sheath
QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS VERIFIED LATEST UPDATE
2026!!
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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. ANSWER - e. phrenology
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. ANSWER - c. franz gall
professor seif conducts research on the relationship between the limbic system and sexual
motivation. her research interests best represent the psychological specialty known as
a. behaviorism
b. biologicial psychology
c. psychoanalysis
d. myelin
e. behavior genetics. ANSWER - b. biological psychology
,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 psychology 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 intelligence 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."
d. "everything psychological is simultaneously biological."
e. being able to name the parts of the brain helps us to understand the basis of behavior.".
ANSWER - d. "everything psychological is simultaneously biological."
which type of psychologist most directly investigates the links between biological activity
and our thinking and behaviors?
a. behaviorist
b. psychotherapist
c. biological psychologist
d. cognitive psychologist
e. psychometrician. ANSWER - c. biological psychologist
dendrites are branching extensions of
a. neurotransmitters
b. endorphins
c. neurons
d. myelin
e. endocrine glands. ANSWER - c. neurons
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. ANSWER - a. receive incoming signals from other
neurons
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. ANSWER - d. the extension of a
neuron that carries messages away from the cell body
the longest part of a neuron is likely to be the
a. dendrite
b. axon
c. cell body
d. synapse
e. neurotransmitter. ANSWER - b. axon
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. ANSWER - d. dendrites to the cell body to the
axon
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. ANSWER - b. myelin sheath
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. ANSWER - c. action potential
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. ANSWER - d. axon
the slowdown of neural communication in multiple sclerosis involves a degeneration of the
a. thresholds
b. dendrites
c. endocrine gland
d. myelin sheath
e. pituitary gland. ANSWER - d. myelin sheath
which of the following are located exclusively within the brain and spinal cord?
a. sensory neurons
b. motor neurons
c. myelin sheath
