AP Psychology Unit 1 MBQ

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In a recent car accident, Tamiko sustained damage to his right cerebral hemisphere. This injury is most likely to reduce Tamiko's ability to

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move the left side of his body.

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A football player was tackled hard during a very physical game, but he did not feel any pain until the post-game celebration party. Which of the following best explains this phenomenon?

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Psychological factors, such as distraction, can diminish pain sensations.

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Why is transduction important to sensation?

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It converts physical stimuli, such as light, into neural messages.

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Hormones are the chemical messengers of the

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endocrine system.

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Experiencing a green afterimage of a red object is most easily explained by

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the opponent-process theory.

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Which of the following summaries is most true about neuroplasticity? Our brains change dramatically during the years after birth but stop changing around age 3-5., Infants are born with their neural connections largely intact and they change relatively little over their lives., Our experiences can change neural pathways and even the size of specific brain structures., Dendrites in the brain can change, but synapses and neurotransmitters do not.

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Our experiences can change neural pathways and even the size of specific brain structures.

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One function of the glial cells is to

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provide nutrients to interneurons.

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According to the Young-Helmholtz theory

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the retina contains three kinds of color receptors.

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What is most likely to occur when the brain is repeatedly flooded with artificial opiates?

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The brain stops producing endorphins.

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After listening to your high-volume car stereo for 15 minutes, you fail to realize how loudly the music is blasting. This best illustrates

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sensory adaptation.