d
Who would have been most likely to claim that a slight protrusion in a certain region of someone's skull indicated that the individual had an optimistic personality?
a. Aristotle
b. Carl Wernicke
c. John Locke
d. Franz Gall
a
Botox injections smooth facial wrinkles because botulin is a(n):
a. ACh antagonist.
b. dopamine antagonist.
c. ACh agonist.
d. dopamine agonist.
b
Drugs that block the reuptake of serotonin will thereby increase the concentration of serotonin molecules in the:
a. axon terminals.
b. synaptic gaps.
c. glial cells.
d. endocrine glands.
d
In stressful situations, the sympathetic nervous system ________ blood sugar levels and ________ the pupils of the eyes.
a. lowers; dilates
b. raises; contracts
c. lowers; contracts
d. raises; dilates
c
While listening to operatic solos, musicians process the lyrics and the tunes in separate brain areas. This most clearly illustrates the functioning of different:
a. neurotransmitters.
b. reticular formations.
c. neural networks.
d. limbic systems.
c
Which of the following chemical messengers is both a neurotransmitter and a hormone?
a. serotonin
b. acetylcholine
c. norepinephrine
d. dopamine
c
Which of the following would be most useful for detecting the brain areas that are most active as a person performs mathematical calculations?
a. a brain lesion
b. an fMRI
c. a PET scan
d. a hemispherectomy
c
Which region of the brain appears to have the oldest evolutionary history?
a. frontal lobes
b. limbic system
c. brainstem
d. corpus callosum
d
The limbic system structure that regulates hunger is called the:
a. thalamus.
b. amygdala.
c. hippocampus.
d. hypothalamus.
b
Which portion of the cerebral cortex is most directly involved in making plans and formulating moral judgments?
a. occipital lobes
b. frontal lobes
c. temporal lobes
d. parietal lobes
d
The regions of the parietal lobes that are involved in mathematical and spatial reasoning are known as:
a. the angular gyrus.
b. Wernicke's areas.
c. the reticular formation.
d. association areas.
c
Due to an automobile accident, Jenny suffered damage to her cerebral cortex in Broca's area. Jenny is most likely to experience:
a. auditory hallucinations.
b. memory loss.
c. aphasia.
d. paralysis of her left limbs.
a
Multiple sclerosis is a disease that is most directly associated with the degeneration of:
a. the myelin sheath.
b. the pituitary gland.
c. endorphins.
d. dendrites.
a
Depressed mood states are linked to ________ levels of serotonin and ________ levels of norepinephrine.
a. low; low
b. high; high
c. low; high
d. high; low
d
A drug that blocks the reuptake of a particular neurotransmitter is called a(n):
a. opiate.
b. antagonist.
c. glutamate.
d. agonist.
d
The autonomic nervous system most directly controls:
a. speech production.
b. thinking and memory.
c. movement of the arms and legs.
d. bladder contractions.
a
The release of epinephrine and norepinephrine ________ blood pressure and _______ blood sugar levels.
a. raises; raises
b. lowers; lowers
c. raises; lowers
d. lowers; raises
c
In order to monitor electrical activity in the brain that is triggered by hearing one's own name, researchers would make use of a(n):
a. MRI.
b. PET scan.
c. EEG.
d. brain lesion.
b
Research has suggested that a reward deficiency syndrome may contribute to:
a. insomnia.
b. alcoholism.
c. schizophrenia.
d. Parkinson's disease
b
Which lobe of the cerebral cortex is most directly involved in speaking?
a. occipital
b. frontal
c. temporal
d. parietal
d
Following massive damage to his frontal lobes, Phineas Gage was most strikingly debilitated by:
a. aphasia.
b. memory loss.
c. auditory hallucinations.
d. irritability.
b
Research with split-brain patients led Michael Gazzaniga to conclude that the ________ typically constructs the theories people offer to explain their own behaviors.
a. autonomic nervous systems.
b. left cerebral hemisphere.
c. somatic nervous systems.
d. right cerebral hemisphere.
c
In which of the following parts of the brain would a lesion most likely result in aphasia?
a. amygdala
b. hypothalamus
c. Wernicke's area
d. cerebellum
