Biological Psychology 11th International Edition –
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Sample Question
Chapter 3: Communication at Synapses
TRUE/FALSE
1. Transmission of information between neurons occurs in the same way
as transmission along the axon.
,ANS: F PTS: 1 DIF: conceptual REF: The Properties of
Synapses OBJ: 1 TOP: 3.1 The Concept of the Synapse
MSC: www
2. A reflex arc consists only of sensory neurons.
ANS: F PTS: 1 DIF: factual REF: The Properties of
Synapses OBJ: 1 TOP: 3.1 The Concept of the Synapse
MSC: www
3. Only sensory neurons are found in a reflex arc.
ANS: F PTS: 1 DIF: factual REF: The Properties of
Synapses OBJ: 1 TOP: 3.1 The Concept of the Synapse
4. Reflexive flexion and extension of a dog’s legs can still occur when the spinal
cord is disconnected from the brain.
ANS: T PTS: 1 DIF: factual REF: The Properties of
Synapses OBJ: 1 TOP: 3.1 The Concept of the Synapse
5. At synapses, the cell that receives the message is called the presynaptic neuron.
ANS: F PTS: 1 DIF: factual REF: The Properties of
Synapses OBJ: 1 TOP: 3.1 The Concept of the Synapse
MSC: www
6. At synapses, the cell that delivers the message is called the presynaptic neuron.
,ANS: T PTS: 1 DIF: factual REF: The Properties of
Synapses OBJ: 1 TOP: 3.1 The Concept of the Synapse
7. Electrical communication between neurons is faster than chemical
communication within neurons.
ANS: T PTS: 1 DIF: factual REF: The Properties of
Synapses OBJ: 1 TOP: 3.1 The Concept of the Synapse
8. Chemical communication between neurons is faster than electrical
communication within neurons.
ANS: F PTS: 1 DIF: factual REF: The Properties of
Synapses OBJ: 1 TOP: 3.1 The Concept of the Synapse
9. The amount of temporal summation depends on the rate of stimulation.
ANS: T PTS: 1 DIF: factual REF: The Properties of
Synapses OBJ: 1 TOP: 3.1 The Concept of the Synapse
MSC: www
10. Most excitatory post-synaptic potentials result in an action potential.
ANS: F PTS: 1 DIF: factual REF: The Properties of
Synapses OBJ: 2 TOP: 3.1 The Concept of the Synapse
, 11. Graded potentials can be depolarizations or hyperpolarizations.
ANS: T PTS: 1 DIF: factual REF: The Properties of
Synapses OBJ: 2 TOP: 3.1 The Concept of the Synapse
MSC: www
12. Spatial summation is the result of synaptic inputs from different locations arriving at
the same time.
ANS: T PTS: 1 DIF: factual REF: The Properties of
Synapses OBJ: 2 TOP: 3.1 The Concept of the Synapse
13. Inhibitory synapses actively suppress excitatory responses.
ANS: T PTS: 1 DIF: factual REF: The Properties of
Synapses OBJ: 2 TOP: 3.1 The Concept of the Synapse
MSC: www
14. Most neurons have a spontaneous firing rate, a periodic production of action
potentials even without synaptic input.
ANS: T PTS: 1 DIF: factual REF: Relationship Among
EPSP, IPSP, and Action Potentials
OBJ: 3 TOP: 3.1 The Concept of the Synapse
Test Bank
Sample Question
Chapter 3: Communication at Synapses
TRUE/FALSE
1. Transmission of information between neurons occurs in the same way
as transmission along the axon.
,ANS: F PTS: 1 DIF: conceptual REF: The Properties of
Synapses OBJ: 1 TOP: 3.1 The Concept of the Synapse
MSC: www
2. A reflex arc consists only of sensory neurons.
ANS: F PTS: 1 DIF: factual REF: The Properties of
Synapses OBJ: 1 TOP: 3.1 The Concept of the Synapse
MSC: www
3. Only sensory neurons are found in a reflex arc.
ANS: F PTS: 1 DIF: factual REF: The Properties of
Synapses OBJ: 1 TOP: 3.1 The Concept of the Synapse
4. Reflexive flexion and extension of a dog’s legs can still occur when the spinal
cord is disconnected from the brain.
ANS: T PTS: 1 DIF: factual REF: The Properties of
Synapses OBJ: 1 TOP: 3.1 The Concept of the Synapse
5. At synapses, the cell that receives the message is called the presynaptic neuron.
ANS: F PTS: 1 DIF: factual REF: The Properties of
Synapses OBJ: 1 TOP: 3.1 The Concept of the Synapse
MSC: www
6. At synapses, the cell that delivers the message is called the presynaptic neuron.
,ANS: T PTS: 1 DIF: factual REF: The Properties of
Synapses OBJ: 1 TOP: 3.1 The Concept of the Synapse
7. Electrical communication between neurons is faster than chemical
communication within neurons.
ANS: T PTS: 1 DIF: factual REF: The Properties of
Synapses OBJ: 1 TOP: 3.1 The Concept of the Synapse
8. Chemical communication between neurons is faster than electrical
communication within neurons.
ANS: F PTS: 1 DIF: factual REF: The Properties of
Synapses OBJ: 1 TOP: 3.1 The Concept of the Synapse
9. The amount of temporal summation depends on the rate of stimulation.
ANS: T PTS: 1 DIF: factual REF: The Properties of
Synapses OBJ: 1 TOP: 3.1 The Concept of the Synapse
MSC: www
10. Most excitatory post-synaptic potentials result in an action potential.
ANS: F PTS: 1 DIF: factual REF: The Properties of
Synapses OBJ: 2 TOP: 3.1 The Concept of the Synapse
, 11. Graded potentials can be depolarizations or hyperpolarizations.
ANS: T PTS: 1 DIF: factual REF: The Properties of
Synapses OBJ: 2 TOP: 3.1 The Concept of the Synapse
MSC: www
12. Spatial summation is the result of synaptic inputs from different locations arriving at
the same time.
ANS: T PTS: 1 DIF: factual REF: The Properties of
Synapses OBJ: 2 TOP: 3.1 The Concept of the Synapse
13. Inhibitory synapses actively suppress excitatory responses.
ANS: T PTS: 1 DIF: factual REF: The Properties of
Synapses OBJ: 2 TOP: 3.1 The Concept of the Synapse
MSC: www
14. Most neurons have a spontaneous firing rate, a periodic production of action
potentials even without synaptic input.
ANS: T PTS: 1 DIF: factual REF: Relationship Among
EPSP, IPSP, and Action Potentials
OBJ: 3 TOP: 3.1 The Concept of the Synapse
