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1The differences between ordinary and major depression depend on:
- Ageographic location and gender.
- Bintensity and duration.
- Cwhen they occur in one's lifetime.
- Dsociety and diet.
- Ageographic location and gender.
2On the average, those with the short form of the ________ transporter gene and a history of stressful experiences reported more than average symptoms of depression.
- Adopamine
- Bcalcium
- Cserotonin
- Dacetylcholine
3In contrast to tricyclics, selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs):
- Aincrease action potential velocity.
- Bact on the left hemisphere while tricyclics act on the right.
- Cblock the reuptake of only serotonin.
- Dblock reuptake of both catecholamines and serotonin.
4An example of a "negative symptom" of schizophrenia is:
- Apoor emotional expression.
- Bthought disorder.
- Challucinations.
- Ddelusions.
5Brain damage common to schizophrenia includes:
- Aloss of axons between the substantia nigra and the basal ganglia
- Ba heavier forebrain.
- Clarger than normal cerebral ventricles.
- Da proliferation of glial cells.
6A serious side effect that develops in some people after prolonged use of neuroleptic drugs is:
- Aattention deficit disorder.
- Bsaccadic eye movements.
- Ctardive dyskinesia.
- Dseasonal affective disorder.
7In most humans, control of language is centered in the:
- Aright hemisphere.
- Bcorpus callosum.
- Cleft hemisphere
- Dcerebellum
8One way to test the hypothesis that people are biologically adapted to learn best during a critical period is to:
- Adetermine whether people learn a second language better than a first language.
- Bcompare the grammar use of children and adults.
- Cdetermine whether people learn a second language if they start at various ages.
- Dcompare the vocabularies of children and adults.
9More typical of dyslexic people than of other people is:
- Aa bilaterally symmetrical cerebral cortex.
- Ba planum temporale that is larger in the left hemisphere than the right hemisphere.
- Can overresponsive magnocellular pathway in the visual system.
- Ddamage to the posterior portion of the corpus callosum.
- Aa bilaterally symmetrical cerebral cortex.
10In many instances, spatial neglect appears to be linked to ________ problems.
- AMotor
- BCognitive
- CSensory
- DAttention
11A symptom of right-hemisphere parietal lobe damage is the tendency to ignore the:
- Aventral areas of the body.
- Bdorsal areas of the body.
- Ccontralateral side of the body and world.
- Dipsilateral side of the body and world.
- Aventral areas of the body.
12A person with anomia would have the most difficulty with:
- Areaching out to touch objects.
- Bspeaking rapidly and fluently.
- Cremembering the names of objects.
- Dunderstanding written, as opposed to spoken, language.
- Areaching out to touch objects.
13Control of the emotional content of speech depends on
- Aboth hemispheres equally.
- Bthe right hemisphere.
- Cthe left hemisphere.
- Dthe corpus callosum.
- Aboth hemispheres equally.
14In Pavlov's experiments he presented a sound followed by meat. Gradually the sound came to elicit salivation. The meat in this experiment was the:
- Aconditioned stimulus.
- Bconditioned response.
- Cunconditioned stimulus.
- Dunconditioned response.
- Aconditioned stimulus.
15Preventing learning is to ________ as suppressing a response is to ________.
- Athe red nucleus; the lateral interpositus nucleus
- Bthe lateral interpositus nucleus; the red nucleus
- Cclassical conditioning; operant conditioning
- Doperant conditioning; classical conditioning
- Athe red nucleus; the lateral interpositus nucleus
16HM was able to learn and remember:
- Ahow to find his way to a new residence.
- Bevents in recent history.
- Cpeople's names.
- Dskills like mazes and puzzles.
- Ahow to find his way to a new residence.
17What might prevent many cases of Korsakoff's syndrome?
- AAlcoholic beverages fortified with thiamine.
- BProhibition of the use of herbicides.
- CWarning labels on cigarettes.
- DProhibition of the use of aluminum in cooking pots and pans.
- AAlcoholic beverages fortified with thiamine.
18Alzheimer's is associated with brain damage as a result of:
- Aloss of cell bodies in the dorsomedial thalamus.
- Bloss of the fibers connecting the substantia nigra to the basal ganglia.
- Ctangles and plaques in the cerebral cortex and hippocampus.
- Dan epileptic focus in the temporal lobe of the cortex.
19Which of the following is an example of habituation?
- AAfter a tone is repeatedly paired with a shock, a person responds more strongly to the tone.
- BAfter repeated shocks, a person responds more strongly to the shock.
- CAfter a tone occurs many times, a person stops responding to it.
- DAfter repeated shocks, a person stops responding to other stimuli.
- AAfter a tone is repeatedly paired with a shock, a person responds more strongly to the tone.
20Blocking NMDA synapses has what effect, if any, on LTP?
- AThere is no effect on LTP.
- BIt prevents the establishment of LTP.
- CIt enhances the establishment of LTP.
- DIn prevents the maintenance of previously established LTP.
- AThere is no effect on LTP.
21Psychologists typically define emotion in terms of the following three components:
- Aactions, cognitions, and emotions.
- Bfeelings, actions, and emotions.
- Ccognitions, feelings, and actions.
- Dcognitions, actions, and emotions.
- Aactions, cognitions, and emotions.
22Which evidence is most detrimental to the James-Lange theory?
- AChanges in arousal are reported as changes in emotions.
- BPatients with pure autonomic failure experience emotions.
- CSome people feel stronger emotions than others do.
- DSometimes people have trouble reporting what they are feeling.
- AChanges in arousal are reported as changes in emotions.
23Impulsive behavior and poor decisions are common symptoms of:
- Atemporal damage.
- Bparietal damage.
- Coccipital damage.
- Dprefrontal damage.
- Atemporal damage.
24The concentration of 5-HIAA in the blood, cerebrospinal fluid, or urine provides an estimate of:
- Adopamine turnover.
- Bserotonin turnover.
- Cserotonin stores.
- Ddopamine stores.
- Adopamine turnover.
25Suppose you want to DECREASE the aggressive behavior of an animal, and all you are allowed to use is a nutritional supplement. Which might be a good choice?
- Aincrease tryptophan
- Bdecrease lecithin
- Cincrease phenylalanine
- Ddecrease thiamine
- Aincrease tryptophan
26A startle reflex occurs in response to:
- Adepression.
- Banxiety.
- Cgrief.
- Dan unexpected loud noise.
- Adepression.
27A combination of benzodiazepines and alcohol should be avoided because:
- Athe combination produces excessive anxiety.
- Beach magnifies the effects of the other.
- Cthey react with each other chemically to form a new compound.
- Deach cancels the effects of the other.
- Athe combination produces excessive anxiety.
28Among identical twins, if one of them has PTSD, then the other is also likely to have a:
- Asmall hippocampus.
- Bsmall adrenal gland.
- Clarge adrenal gland.
- Dlarge hippocampus.
- Asmall hippocampus.
29The ________, which is so important for emotional processing, is essential for the extreme emotional impact that produces PTSD.
- Athalamus
- Bhippocampus
- Camygdala
- Dcingulate
- Athalamus
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