COMPLETE TEST BANK FOR:
Psychology 6th Edition
By James S. Nairne (Author)
Latest Update
,chapter 1—biological processes
multiple choice
1. the main components of the nervous system are:
a. synapses
b. dendrites
c. axons
d. neurons
ans: d pts: 1 dif: factual ref: communicating internally
msc: new
2. the cells in the nervous system that send and receive information are called:
a. synapses
b. dendrites
, c. neurons
d. axons
ans: c pts: 1 dif: factual ref: communicating internally
msc: new
3. the language used by the nervous system to communicate is:
a. electrochemical
b. behavioral
c. hormonal
d. structural
ans: a pts: 1 dif: factual ref: communicating internally
msc: new
4. sensory neurons are neurons which:
a. have no direct contact with the world
b. make the initial contact with the environment
c. carry messages to muscles and glands that produce behavioral responses
d. remove waste products and speed neural transmission
, ans: b pts: 1 dif: factual ref: communicating internally
5. the key function of sensory neurons is to:
a. convey information from one internal processing site to another
b. carry messages and commands out from the brain and spinal cord
c. produce hyperpolarization in glial cells
d. carry information inward toward the spinal cord and brain
ans: d pts: 1 dif: factual ref: communicating internally
6. when ralph touched a hot candle flame with his finger, the message was carried
from his hand to his spinal cord along:
a. sensory neurons
b. motor neurons
c. interneurons
d. glial cells
ans: a pts: 1 dif: applied ref: communicating internally
Psychology 6th Edition
By James S. Nairne (Author)
Latest Update
,chapter 1—biological processes
multiple choice
1. the main components of the nervous system are:
a. synapses
b. dendrites
c. axons
d. neurons
ans: d pts: 1 dif: factual ref: communicating internally
msc: new
2. the cells in the nervous system that send and receive information are called:
a. synapses
b. dendrites
, c. neurons
d. axons
ans: c pts: 1 dif: factual ref: communicating internally
msc: new
3. the language used by the nervous system to communicate is:
a. electrochemical
b. behavioral
c. hormonal
d. structural
ans: a pts: 1 dif: factual ref: communicating internally
msc: new
4. sensory neurons are neurons which:
a. have no direct contact with the world
b. make the initial contact with the environment
c. carry messages to muscles and glands that produce behavioral responses
d. remove waste products and speed neural transmission
, ans: b pts: 1 dif: factual ref: communicating internally
5. the key function of sensory neurons is to:
a. convey information from one internal processing site to another
b. carry messages and commands out from the brain and spinal cord
c. produce hyperpolarization in glial cells
d. carry information inward toward the spinal cord and brain
ans: d pts: 1 dif: factual ref: communicating internally
6. when ralph touched a hot candle flame with his finger, the message was carried
from his hand to his spinal cord along:
a. sensory neurons
b. motor neurons
c. interneurons
d. glial cells
ans: a pts: 1 dif: applied ref: communicating internally
