AP Psychology Ch 2 Part1 Biological Bases of Brain

Jack accidentally touches a hot stove. Such a strong stimulus:

• A. increases the intensity of a neuron’s action potential.

• B. affects the speed that a neuron fires.

• C. triggers more neurons to fire.

• D. does not affect how often a neuron fires.

The peripheral nervous system consists of:

• A. association areas.

• B. the spinal cord.

• C. the reticular formation.

• D. sensory and motor neurons.

What disease is related to degeneration of the neuron’s myelin sheath?

• A. Parkinson’s disease.

• B. Multiple sclerosis.

• C. Alzheimer’s disease.

• D. schizophrenia.

Antidepressants such as Prozac target which neurotransmitter?

• A. serotonin.

• B. glutamate.

• C. GABA.

• D. acetylcholine.

Which region of the brain appears to have the oldest evolutionary history?

• A. frontal lobes

• B. limbic system

• C. brainstem

• D. corpus callosum

Following massive damage to his frontal lobes, Phineas Gage was most strikingly debilitated by:

• A. irritability

• B. memory loss

• C. auditory hallucinations

• D. a reward deficiency syndrome

A visit to a phrenologist would have resulted in an analysis of the person’s:

• A. heart beats.

• B. skull bumps.

• C. neurotransmitter function.

• D. endocrine system.

Which technique is most useful for seeing which regions of the brain are most active while a person reads a poem?

• A, EEG

• B. fMRI

• C. EKG

• D. PET

Which of the following activities is NOT primarily a function of the left hemisphere?

• A. listening to a piano concerto

• B. reading your psychology book

• C. reading junk mail

• D. listening to a poetry reading

If Dr. Barnes wanted to cause a cat to take on an attack posture, which of the cat’s brain structures should he electrically stimulate?

• A. amygdala

• B. hypothalamus

• C. hippocampus

• D. cerebellum