PSY101 WEEK 2 QUIZ B QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS
2024
Question 1
pts
Which of these is most likely to be released by the endocrine system in response to stress?
Serotonin
Testosterone
Estrogen
Correct!
Adrenaline
The answer can be found in Section 2.4 The Brain, in Psychology: The Human Puzzle.
Question 2
pts
The hypothalamus plays an important role in , while the hippocampus plays an important
role in .
Correct!
hunger; memory
memory; hunger
memory; sex drive
hunger; thirst
The answer can be found in Section 2.4 The Brain, in Psychology: The Human Puzzle.
Question 3
pts
Synapses are small spaces through which neurotransmitters travel as they leave one cell’s
and bind to another cell’s .
dendrites; axon
Correct!
axon; dendrites
dendrites; cell body
cell body; axon
,The answer can be found in Section 2.2 Neurons, in Psychology: The Human Puzzle.
Question 4
pts
The nervous system consists of the brain and the spinal cord.
autonomic
sympathetic
parasympathetic
Correct!
central
The answer can be found in Section 2.3 Organization of the Nervous System, in Psychology: The
Human Puzzle.
Question 5
pts
Which of these techniques, also known as a “CAT scan”, uses X-rays to produce an image of the
brain?
Electroencephalogram
Correct Answer
Computed tomography
You Answered
Near infrared spectroscopy
Magnetoencephalography
The answer can be found in Section 2.4 The Brain, in Psychology: The Human Puzzle.
Question 6
pts
Bobbi falls off her bicycle and lands on the side of her head. After the accident, she has difficulty
hearing and communicating. Inspection of Bobbi’s brain would likely identify damage to her
lobe.
Correct!
temporal
, occipital
parietal
frontal
The answer can be found in Section 2.4 The Brain, in Psychology: The Human Puzzle.
Question 7
pts
When the left hemisphere of the brain is damaged, the right hemisphere frequently takes over the
left hemisphere functions. This illustrates the brain’s ability to change, also known as
neurotransmission.
neurodiversity.
Correct!
neuroplasticity.
neurogenesis.
The answer can be found in Section 2.4 The Brain, in Psychology: The Human Puzzle.
Question 8
pts
The movement argues that autism, ADHD, and dyslexia are naturally occurring,
unique cases of neurological wiring rather than diseases that must be cured.
neurotransmission
neurogenesis
neuroplasticity
Correct!
neurodiversity
The answer can be found in Section 2.4 The Brain, in Psychology: The Human Puzzle.
Question 9
pts
2024
Question 1
pts
Which of these is most likely to be released by the endocrine system in response to stress?
Serotonin
Testosterone
Estrogen
Correct!
Adrenaline
The answer can be found in Section 2.4 The Brain, in Psychology: The Human Puzzle.
Question 2
pts
The hypothalamus plays an important role in , while the hippocampus plays an important
role in .
Correct!
hunger; memory
memory; hunger
memory; sex drive
hunger; thirst
The answer can be found in Section 2.4 The Brain, in Psychology: The Human Puzzle.
Question 3
pts
Synapses are small spaces through which neurotransmitters travel as they leave one cell’s
and bind to another cell’s .
dendrites; axon
Correct!
axon; dendrites
dendrites; cell body
cell body; axon
,The answer can be found in Section 2.2 Neurons, in Psychology: The Human Puzzle.
Question 4
pts
The nervous system consists of the brain and the spinal cord.
autonomic
sympathetic
parasympathetic
Correct!
central
The answer can be found in Section 2.3 Organization of the Nervous System, in Psychology: The
Human Puzzle.
Question 5
pts
Which of these techniques, also known as a “CAT scan”, uses X-rays to produce an image of the
brain?
Electroencephalogram
Correct Answer
Computed tomography
You Answered
Near infrared spectroscopy
Magnetoencephalography
The answer can be found in Section 2.4 The Brain, in Psychology: The Human Puzzle.
Question 6
pts
Bobbi falls off her bicycle and lands on the side of her head. After the accident, she has difficulty
hearing and communicating. Inspection of Bobbi’s brain would likely identify damage to her
lobe.
Correct!
temporal
, occipital
parietal
frontal
The answer can be found in Section 2.4 The Brain, in Psychology: The Human Puzzle.
Question 7
pts
When the left hemisphere of the brain is damaged, the right hemisphere frequently takes over the
left hemisphere functions. This illustrates the brain’s ability to change, also known as
neurotransmission.
neurodiversity.
Correct!
neuroplasticity.
neurogenesis.
The answer can be found in Section 2.4 The Brain, in Psychology: The Human Puzzle.
Question 8
pts
The movement argues that autism, ADHD, and dyslexia are naturally occurring,
unique cases of neurological wiring rather than diseases that must be cured.
neurotransmission
neurogenesis
neuroplasticity
Correct!
neurodiversity
The answer can be found in Section 2.4 The Brain, in Psychology: The Human Puzzle.
Question 9
pts
