ap psych unit 3 test bank questions and
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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 - Correct 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
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,e. solomon snyder - Correct 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 - Correct 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."
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,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." - Correct 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 - Correct answer-c. biological psychologist
dendrites are branching extensions of
a. neurotransmitters
b. endorphins
c. neurons
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, d. myelin
e. endocrine glands - Correct 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 - Correct 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 - Correct answer-d. the
extension of a neuron that carries messages away from the cell body
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Answers Graded A+ 2026
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 - Correct 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
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,e. solomon snyder - Correct 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 - Correct 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."
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,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." - Correct 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 - Correct answer-c. biological psychologist
dendrites are branching extensions of
a. neurotransmitters
b. endorphins
c. neurons
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, d. myelin
e. endocrine glands - Correct 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 - Correct 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 - Correct answer-d. the
extension of a neuron that carries messages away from the cell body
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