ap psych unit 3 test bank
questions AND ANSWERS GRADE
A+SOLUTIONS
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
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
e. solomon snyder
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
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."
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."
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
c. biological psychologist
dendrites are branching extensions of
a. neurotransmitters
b. endorphins
c. neurons
d. myelin
e. endocrine glands
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
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
d. the extension of a neuron that carries messages away from the cell
body
the longest part of a neuron is likely to be the
a. dendrite
b. axon
c. cell body
d. synapse
e. neurotransmitter
,b. axon
in transmitting sensory information to the brain, an electrical
signal travels from the _______ of a single neuron
a. cell body to the axon to the dendrites
b. dentrites to the axon to the cell body
c. axon to the cell body to the dendrites
d. dendrites to the cell body to the axon
e. axon to the dentrites to the cell body
d. dendrites to the cell body to the axon
the speed at which a neural impulse travels increased when the axon
is encased by a(n)
a. sympathetic nerve
b. myelin sheath
c. endocrine gland
d. pituitary gland
e. synaptic vesicle
b. myelin sheath
a brief electrical charge that travels down the axon of a neuron is
called the
a. synapse
b. agonist
c. action potential
d. myelin sheath
e. refractory period
c. action potential
the part of a neuron that transmits neural messages to other neurons
or to muscles or glands is called the
a. dendrite
b. synapse
c. association area
d. axon
e. cell body
d. axon
the slowdown of neural communication in multiple sclerosis involves a
degeneration of the
a. thresholds
b. dendrites
c. endocrine gland
d. myelin sheath
e. pituitary gland
d. myelin sheath
which of the following are located exclusively within the brain and
spinal cord?
, a. sensory neurons
b. motor neurons
c. myelin sheath
d. interneurons
e. axons
d. interneurons
as you are reading this question, the cells in your eyes are firing
in response to the light coming form this paper. which type of neuron
is carrying this message to the brain?
a. interneuron
b. sensory
c. presynaptic
d. motor
e. efferent
b. sensory
the movement of positively charged ions across the membrane of a
neuron can produce a(n)
a. aciton potential
b. synapse
c. neurotransmitters
d. myelin sheath
e. interneuron
a. action potential
the depolarization of a neural membrane can create a(n)
a. action potential
b. myelin sheath
c. lesion
d. neural network
e. interneuron
a. action potential
the axon of a resting neuron has gates that do not allow positive
sodium ions to pass through the cell membrane. what is this
characteristic called?
a. myelin sheath
b. threshold
c. selective permeability
d. action potential
e. parasympathetic nervous system
c. selective permeability
restin potential is to action potential as _______ is to _______
a. adrenal gland; pituitary gland
b. sensory neuron; motor neuron
c. temporal lobe; occipital lobe
questions AND ANSWERS GRADE
A+SOLUTIONS
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
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
e. solomon snyder
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
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."
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."
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
c. biological psychologist
dendrites are branching extensions of
a. neurotransmitters
b. endorphins
c. neurons
d. myelin
e. endocrine glands
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
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
d. the extension of a neuron that carries messages away from the cell
body
the longest part of a neuron is likely to be the
a. dendrite
b. axon
c. cell body
d. synapse
e. neurotransmitter
,b. axon
in transmitting sensory information to the brain, an electrical
signal travels from the _______ of a single neuron
a. cell body to the axon to the dendrites
b. dentrites to the axon to the cell body
c. axon to the cell body to the dendrites
d. dendrites to the cell body to the axon
e. axon to the dentrites to the cell body
d. dendrites to the cell body to the axon
the speed at which a neural impulse travels increased when the axon
is encased by a(n)
a. sympathetic nerve
b. myelin sheath
c. endocrine gland
d. pituitary gland
e. synaptic vesicle
b. myelin sheath
a brief electrical charge that travels down the axon of a neuron is
called the
a. synapse
b. agonist
c. action potential
d. myelin sheath
e. refractory period
c. action potential
the part of a neuron that transmits neural messages to other neurons
or to muscles or glands is called the
a. dendrite
b. synapse
c. association area
d. axon
e. cell body
d. axon
the slowdown of neural communication in multiple sclerosis involves a
degeneration of the
a. thresholds
b. dendrites
c. endocrine gland
d. myelin sheath
e. pituitary gland
d. myelin sheath
which of the following are located exclusively within the brain and
spinal cord?
, a. sensory neurons
b. motor neurons
c. myelin sheath
d. interneurons
e. axons
d. interneurons
as you are reading this question, the cells in your eyes are firing
in response to the light coming form this paper. which type of neuron
is carrying this message to the brain?
a. interneuron
b. sensory
c. presynaptic
d. motor
e. efferent
b. sensory
the movement of positively charged ions across the membrane of a
neuron can produce a(n)
a. aciton potential
b. synapse
c. neurotransmitters
d. myelin sheath
e. interneuron
a. action potential
the depolarization of a neural membrane can create a(n)
a. action potential
b. myelin sheath
c. lesion
d. neural network
e. interneuron
a. action potential
the axon of a resting neuron has gates that do not allow positive
sodium ions to pass through the cell membrane. what is this
characteristic called?
a. myelin sheath
b. threshold
c. selective permeability
d. action potential
e. parasympathetic nervous system
c. selective permeability
restin potential is to action potential as _______ is to _______
a. adrenal gland; pituitary gland
b. sensory neuron; motor neuron
c. temporal lobe; occipital lobe
