AP Psychology Unit 3 Test

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An all-or-none response pattern is characteristic of the
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initiation of neural impulses.
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An undersupply of serotonin is most closely linked to
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depression.
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Alzheimer's disease is most clearly linked to the deterioration of neurons that produce
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acetylcholine.
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Schizophrenia is most closely linked with excess receptor activity for the neurotransmitter
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dopamine.
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An undersupply of the major inhibitory neurotransmitter known as ______ is linked to seisures.
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GABA
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Migraine headaches are most closely linked with an
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oversupply of glutamate.
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Some opiate drugs have molecular structures so similar to endorphins that they mimic endorphin's euphoric effects in the brain, making these opiate drugs which kind of molecule?
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Agonists.
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What are the molecules that are similar enough to a neurotransmitter to bind to its receptor sites on a dendrite and mimic that neurotransmitter's effect called?
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Agonists.
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Molecules that are similar enough to a neurotransmitter to bind to its receptor sites on a dendrite and block that neurotransmitter's effect are called what?
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Antagonists.
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Botulin is a poison with a molecular structure so similar to acetylcholine (ACh) that it blocks the effects of ACh in synapses, making botulin what kind of molecule?
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Antagonist.
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Information travels from the spinal cord to the brain via
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interneurons.
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People can simultaneously process many aspects of sensory information such as color, shape, and size. This best illustrates the functioning of multiple
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neural networks.
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After a car swerves in front of you on the highway, you notice that your heart is still racing, even though you know that you are no longer in danger. Why do the physical symptoms of fear linger even after we cognitively realize the danger has passed?
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Endocrine messages tend to outlast the effects of neural messages.
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At the age of 22, Mrs. LaBlanc was less than four feet tall. Her short stature was probably influenced by the lack of a growth hormone produced by the
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pituitary gland.
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The concentration of glucose in the active regions of the brain underlies the usefulness of a(n)
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PET scan.
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After Kato's serious motorcycle accident, doctors detected damage to his cerebellum. Kato is most likely to have difficulty
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playing his guitar.
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If Professor Kosiba lesions the amygdala of a laboratory rat, the rat will most likely become
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less aggressive.
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Animal research has revealed a general reward system that triggers the release of the neurotransmitter
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dopamine.
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One function of the glial cells is to
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provide nutrients to interneurons.
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Which lobes of the brain receive the input that enables you to feel someone scratching your back?
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Parietal.
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The region of your cerebral cortex that enables you to recognize a person as your own mother is
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an association area.
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After he suffered a stroke, Mr. Santore's physical coordination skills and responsiveness to sensory stimulation quickly returned to normal. Unfortunately, however, he began to experience unusual difficulty figuring out how to find his way to various locations in his neighborhood. It is most likely that Mr. Santore suffered damage to his
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association areas.
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A picture of a cat is briefly flashed in the left visual field of and a picture of a mouse is briefly flashed in the right visual field of a split brain patient. The individual will be able to use her
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right hand to indicate she saw a mouse.
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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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facially express emotions.
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Which of the following describes evidence for the brain's dual-processing ability?
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The brainstem keeps our heart beating while the cerebral cortex maintains awareness of the outside world.
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A behavior geneticist would be most interested in studying hereditary influences in
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personality traits.
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Chromosomes are located within human
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bone cells.
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The genome is the complete
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set of genetic material in an organism's chromosomes.
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Gender differences in heritable personality traits cannot necessarily be attributed to male-female genetic differences because
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heritable traits can be influenced by social environments.
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Evolutionary psychologists would be most likely to predict that
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children are more likely to be valued by their biological fathers than their stepfathers.