Introduction to Brain and Behavior Final Exam Question with Answers

Which neuronal zone initiates neural electrical activity? (Chapter 2) A. Input Zone B. Integration Zone C. Conduction Zone D. Output Zone - Answer- b Which of the following describes a synapse at which a presynaptic axon terminal synapses onto the cell body of the postsynaptic neuron? (Chapter 3) A. Axo-Somatic Synapse B. Axo-Axonic C. Dendro-Dendritic D. Axo-Dendritic - Answer- a What are the stages of reproductive behavior? (Chapter 8) A. Proceptive state, intromission, ejaculation B. Sexual attraction, appetitive behavior, copulation, postcopulatory behavior C. Intromission, refractory phase, postcopulatory behavior D. Ejaculation, refractory phase, estrus - Answer- b Procedural memory shown by performance rather than conscious recollection is best known as which of the following? (Chapter 13) A. Declarative Memory B. Semantic Memory C. Episodic Memory D. Nondeclarative Memory - Answer- d What type of tolerance would it be if a person develops tolerance for one drug and in turn develops tolerance for another drug? a. Metabolic Tolerance b. Functional Tolerance c. Cross-Tolerance d. Conditional Tolerance - Answer- c What is the belief that bumps on the skull reflect enlargements of brain regions responsible for certain behavioral faculties? e. Phrenology f. Ontogeny g. Neuroscience h. Dualism - Answer- e ____________ refers to the fact that the size of the action potential is independent from the size of the stimulus. i. Threshold