EDPS MISC Neuropsychology EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
ANSWERS 2022
1. embedded in the cell membrane act as gates and transportation
systems that allow selected substances to pass through the membrane.
proteins
2. Which is a method of enhancing conventional X-ray radiography by taking
advantage of the fact that X-rays are not absorbed by air?
pneumoencephalography
3. A is a segment of a DNA strand that encodes the synthesis of a
particular type of protein molecule. gene
4. A brief but large reversal in the membrane potential is characteristic of:
the action potential
5. A change in the membrane potential from -65 mV to -70 mV is an example of:
hyperpolarization
6. A characteristic resting potential in a neuron would be about mV -70
7. A common epigenetic mechanism that suppresses gene expression is:
DNA methylation
8. A cranioscopy was used for which purpose? to measure the bumps and
depressions of the skull
9. A decrease in the firing rate of a visual cortex neuron in response to a change
in stimulus color can be viewed as: a neural code for the new color.
10.A drug that increases the effectiveness of neurotransmission is called a(n):
agonist
11.A drug that is is more readily absorbed from the stomach than one that is .
weakly acidic; weakly basic
12.A GABA antagonist would be likely to produce: increased anxiety and activity.
13.A long, myelinated axon lacking nodes of Ranvier would probably: not
propagate nerve impulses more slowly than one with nodes of Ranvier.
14.A neurotransmitter released at the axon terminal must in order to
affect the postsynaptic cell. diffuse across the synaptic cleft
15.A person who cannot understand how the brain ties together past perceptions
and actions in a unified memory is pondering: the binding problem
16.A phylogenetic lineage refers to a: hypothetical sequence of animals
representing consecutive stages in evolutionary history
17.A typical function of homeostatic hormones is: controlling blood-sugar levels.
,EDPS MISC Neuropsychology EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
ANSWERS 2022
18.According to Descartes, which human brain structure was the locus of the
mind?
the pineal body
, EDPS MISC Neuropsychology EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
ANSWERS 2022
19. According
19. to Mendelian genetics theory experience , but it appears that
through
epigenetic mechanisms it . cannot be inherited; can be inherited
20.According to research by Hodos and Campbell, humans have inherited a
complex striate cortex from which mammalian ancestor?the tree shrew
21. 21
According to the incentive-sensitization theory of drug addiction, wanting
. a drug may depend on neurons, opioid;
dopamin
e
22. According to the textbook, the brain region whose growth is MOST
associated with the evolution of modern humans is the: parietal lobe
23. Activation of ionotropic receptors is MOST closely associated with: rapid
changes in membrane voltage.
24. All animals along a particular branch of a cladogram: share specific physical or
behavioral traits.
25. Although all of the individuals listed made contributions to our knowledge of the
lateralization of language functions in the brain, is generally credited with
the MOST important findings. Broca
26. Although the phrenologists were misguided in many respects, Gall actually did
report, more or less accurately, the first case of following
left frontal damage. loss of the ability to speak
27. An increase in the activity at a particular synapse is likely to be associated with:
increased synthesis and storage of neurotransmitters.
28. Animals are used in neuropsychological research for all of the following reasons
EXCEPT
. to describe the ontogenetic development of the brain
29. Antipsychotic drugs are thought to exert their effects, at least in part, by
blocking one type of: dopamine receptor
30. Apraxia is the inability to: make sequences of movements
31. At glutamate (excitatory) synapses, the postsynaptic thickening is as
compared with a GABA (inhibitory) synapse. greater
32. Black widow spider venom causes the excess release of . acetylcholine
33. Blockage of voltage-gated Ca2+ channels would be expected to:
inhibit neurotransmitter release.
34. Botulinum toxin blocks the release of . acetylcholine
35. By studying individuals with damage to particular brain regions, memory
researchers have found that different aspects of memories seem to be stored in
, EDPS MISC Neuropsychology EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
ANSWERS 2022
different parts of the brain. As yet, however, the researchers have not
determined how these elements are combined into
ANSWERS 2022
1. embedded in the cell membrane act as gates and transportation
systems that allow selected substances to pass through the membrane.
proteins
2. Which is a method of enhancing conventional X-ray radiography by taking
advantage of the fact that X-rays are not absorbed by air?
pneumoencephalography
3. A is a segment of a DNA strand that encodes the synthesis of a
particular type of protein molecule. gene
4. A brief but large reversal in the membrane potential is characteristic of:
the action potential
5. A change in the membrane potential from -65 mV to -70 mV is an example of:
hyperpolarization
6. A characteristic resting potential in a neuron would be about mV -70
7. A common epigenetic mechanism that suppresses gene expression is:
DNA methylation
8. A cranioscopy was used for which purpose? to measure the bumps and
depressions of the skull
9. A decrease in the firing rate of a visual cortex neuron in response to a change
in stimulus color can be viewed as: a neural code for the new color.
10.A drug that increases the effectiveness of neurotransmission is called a(n):
agonist
11.A drug that is is more readily absorbed from the stomach than one that is .
weakly acidic; weakly basic
12.A GABA antagonist would be likely to produce: increased anxiety and activity.
13.A long, myelinated axon lacking nodes of Ranvier would probably: not
propagate nerve impulses more slowly than one with nodes of Ranvier.
14.A neurotransmitter released at the axon terminal must in order to
affect the postsynaptic cell. diffuse across the synaptic cleft
15.A person who cannot understand how the brain ties together past perceptions
and actions in a unified memory is pondering: the binding problem
16.A phylogenetic lineage refers to a: hypothetical sequence of animals
representing consecutive stages in evolutionary history
17.A typical function of homeostatic hormones is: controlling blood-sugar levels.
,EDPS MISC Neuropsychology EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
ANSWERS 2022
18.According to Descartes, which human brain structure was the locus of the
mind?
the pineal body
, EDPS MISC Neuropsychology EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
ANSWERS 2022
19. According
19. to Mendelian genetics theory experience , but it appears that
through
epigenetic mechanisms it . cannot be inherited; can be inherited
20.According to research by Hodos and Campbell, humans have inherited a
complex striate cortex from which mammalian ancestor?the tree shrew
21. 21
According to the incentive-sensitization theory of drug addiction, wanting
. a drug may depend on neurons, opioid;
dopamin
e
22. According to the textbook, the brain region whose growth is MOST
associated with the evolution of modern humans is the: parietal lobe
23. Activation of ionotropic receptors is MOST closely associated with: rapid
changes in membrane voltage.
24. All animals along a particular branch of a cladogram: share specific physical or
behavioral traits.
25. Although all of the individuals listed made contributions to our knowledge of the
lateralization of language functions in the brain, is generally credited with
the MOST important findings. Broca
26. Although the phrenologists were misguided in many respects, Gall actually did
report, more or less accurately, the first case of following
left frontal damage. loss of the ability to speak
27. An increase in the activity at a particular synapse is likely to be associated with:
increased synthesis and storage of neurotransmitters.
28. Animals are used in neuropsychological research for all of the following reasons
EXCEPT
. to describe the ontogenetic development of the brain
29. Antipsychotic drugs are thought to exert their effects, at least in part, by
blocking one type of: dopamine receptor
30. Apraxia is the inability to: make sequences of movements
31. At glutamate (excitatory) synapses, the postsynaptic thickening is as
compared with a GABA (inhibitory) synapse. greater
32. Black widow spider venom causes the excess release of . acetylcholine
33. Blockage of voltage-gated Ca2+ channels would be expected to:
inhibit neurotransmitter release.
34. Botulinum toxin blocks the release of . acetylcholine
35. By studying individuals with damage to particular brain regions, memory
researchers have found that different aspects of memories seem to be stored in
, EDPS MISC Neuropsychology EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
ANSWERS 2022
different parts of the brain. As yet, however, the researchers have not
determined how these elements are combined into
