UNCC BRAIN AND BEHAVIOR EXAM NEWEST WITH
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ASWERS 2026
1. Brain imaging research has shown that activity in the ______ is
reduced in individuals with dyslexia. - ANSWER---A) left
temporoparietal cortex
2. ______ is probably the most common learning disability. -
ANSWER---C) Dyslexia
3. ______ is a change in an organism's behavior as a result of
experience. - ANSWER---A) Learning
4. ______ is a change in the ability to recall or recognize previous
experience. - ANSWER---B) Memory
5. Last year, every time John watched a football game at his friend's
house, he drank beer. Now, whenever John watches a football game, he
finds himself craving beer. This is an example of: - ANSWER---A)
Pavlovian (classical) conditioning.
6. A stimulus followed by food, followed by salivation, is a learning
paradigm called: - ANSWER---A) Pavlovian conditioning.
B) classical conditioning.
C) respondent conditioning.
D) All of the answers are correct.
, UNCC BRAIN AND BEHAVIOR EXAM NEWEST WITH
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ASWERS 2026
7. In a conditioning experiment Andrew hears a tone just prior to
receiving a puff of air to his eye that causes an eye blink response. In
this experiment the tone is the ____, the puff of air to the eye is the
______ and the eye blink is the ______. - ANSWER---B) conditioned
stimulus; unconditioned stimulus; unconditioned response
8. Pavlovian conditioning is controlled by circuits in the: - ANSWER---
D) cerebellum.
9. Eye-blink conditioning is an example of: - ANSWER---A) respondent
conditioning.
10. Eye-blink conditioning involves neural circuits in the: - ANSWER---
A) cerebellum.
11. Fear conditioning involves neural circuits in the: - ANSWER---B)
amygdala.
12. Once Melissa was trapped in an elevator all alone for almost 3 hours
when the power went out. Now whenever she gets near an elevator, she
freezes up and starts gasping for air as if she cannot breathe. This is an
example of: - ANSWER---C) fear conditioning.
13. Fear conditioning is controlled by the ______, and Pavlovian
conditioning is mediated by the ______. - ANSWER---D) amygdala;
cerebellum
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ASWERS 2026
1. Brain imaging research has shown that activity in the ______ is
reduced in individuals with dyslexia. - ANSWER---A) left
temporoparietal cortex
2. ______ is probably the most common learning disability. -
ANSWER---C) Dyslexia
3. ______ is a change in an organism's behavior as a result of
experience. - ANSWER---A) Learning
4. ______ is a change in the ability to recall or recognize previous
experience. - ANSWER---B) Memory
5. Last year, every time John watched a football game at his friend's
house, he drank beer. Now, whenever John watches a football game, he
finds himself craving beer. This is an example of: - ANSWER---A)
Pavlovian (classical) conditioning.
6. A stimulus followed by food, followed by salivation, is a learning
paradigm called: - ANSWER---A) Pavlovian conditioning.
B) classical conditioning.
C) respondent conditioning.
D) All of the answers are correct.
, UNCC BRAIN AND BEHAVIOR EXAM NEWEST WITH
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ASWERS 2026
7. In a conditioning experiment Andrew hears a tone just prior to
receiving a puff of air to his eye that causes an eye blink response. In
this experiment the tone is the ____, the puff of air to the eye is the
______ and the eye blink is the ______. - ANSWER---B) conditioned
stimulus; unconditioned stimulus; unconditioned response
8. Pavlovian conditioning is controlled by circuits in the: - ANSWER---
D) cerebellum.
9. Eye-blink conditioning is an example of: - ANSWER---A) respondent
conditioning.
10. Eye-blink conditioning involves neural circuits in the: - ANSWER---
A) cerebellum.
11. Fear conditioning involves neural circuits in the: - ANSWER---B)
amygdala.
12. Once Melissa was trapped in an elevator all alone for almost 3 hours
when the power went out. Now whenever she gets near an elevator, she
freezes up and starts gasping for air as if she cannot breathe. This is an
example of: - ANSWER---C) fear conditioning.
13. Fear conditioning is controlled by the ______, and Pavlovian
conditioning is mediated by the ______. - ANSWER---D) amygdala;
cerebellum
