Introduction to Neuroscience Practice Questions
Course Introduction
Introduction to Neuroscience offers a foundational exploration of the brain, nervous system, and biological basis of behavior. This course covers essential topics such as neural structure and function, synaptic transmission, neuroanatomy, sensory and motor systems, and the development and plasticity of neural circuits. Students will also examine the relationship between brain activity and cognitive processes such as perception, learning, memory, and emotion. Emphasizing both normal function and neurological disorders, the course integrates current research and practical applications to provide a broad understanding of the nervous systems role in shaping human experience.
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Brain and Behavior An Introduction to Biological Psychology 3rd Edition by Bob L. Garrett
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Chapter 1: What is Biopsychology?
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Q1) The Y chromosome has fewer genes on it than the X chromosome.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q2) Heritabilities are,on average,higher for ___ than for ___.
A)behavioral disorders,medical disorders
B)medical disorders,behavioral disorders
C)psychological disorders,behavioral disorders
D)mental characteristics,psychological disorders
Answer: A
Q3) Another name for biopsychology is:
A)Behavioral neuroscience
B) Psychophysiology
C)Physiological psychology
D)All of the other alternatives are correct.
Answer: C
Q4) The term behavior is reserved for overt actions.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
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Chapter 2: Communication Within the Nervous System
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Q1) Medical researchers are interested in the toxins of cone snails for potential new treatments for ___ as well as ___.
A)pain,cancer
B)addictions,pain relief
C)pain,epilepsy
D)epilepsy,addictions
Answer: C
Q2) A typical neuron in the brain may receive inputs from how many inputs?
A)500,000 to 1,000,000
B)1,000 to 100,000
C)100,000 to 2,000,000
D)1,000 to 5,000
Answer: B
Q3) The most common type of neuron in the brain is the ___.
A)motor neuron
B)unipolar neuron
C)interneuron
D)multipolar neuron
Answer: C
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Chapter 3: The Organization and Functions of the Nervous System
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Q1) Dysfunction in the prefrontal cortex may cause:
A)Depression
B)Loss of impulse control
C)Problems making decisions
D)All of the above
Answer: D
Q2) The hypothalamus is located ___ to the thalamus.
A)superior
B)anterior
C)inferior
D)posterior
Answer: C
Q3) The autonomic nervous system regulates:
A)General activity levels in the body and controls smooth muscles and organs
B)Activity in the spinal cord
C)The motor neurons that operate the skeletal muscles and the sensory neurons that bring information into the central nervous system
D)All of the above
Answer: A
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Chapter 4: The Methods and Ethics of Research
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Q1) Evoked potentials are a very invasive technology for studying the brain.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Which of these methods can be used to image cellular structures in three-dimensional detail?
A)Proton beam microscopy
B)Electron microscopy
C)Scanning electron microscopy
D)Scanning positron microscopy
Q3) The electroencephalogram is a recording of:
A)Electrical activity of individual neurons
B)Electrical activity of many neurons
C)Eye movements during sleep
D)Action potentials
Q4) Individuals who have suffered brain trauma are considered:
A)Extremely valuable sources of information
B)"Natural experiments"
C)To have major disadvantages as information sources
D)All of the above
Q5) Is animal research "worth it"? Justify your answer with non-emotional arguments.
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Chapter 5: Drugs, Addiction, and Reward
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Q1) Besides its effects on the GABA receptor,alcohol also affects:
A)Glutamate release
B)Opiate receptors
C)Serotonin receptors
D)Cannabinoid receptors
E) All of the above
Q2) Discuss the personality traits of early- and late-onset alcoholics.
Q3) Which of the following drugs has contributed most to research on new models for schizophrenia?
A)LSD
B)MDMA
C)PCP
D)Peyote
Q4) Many psychedelics are chemically similar to neurotransmitters.In particular:
A)Peyote is structurally similar to GABA
B)Mescaline is structurally similar to glutamate
C)LSD is structurally similar to serotonin
D)MDMA is structurally similar to the endogenous opiates
Q5) What evidence has cast doubt on the exclusive importance of dopamine in drug abuse?
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Chapter 6: Motivation and the Regulation of Internal States
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Q1) We might complain about feeling hot and then drink something cool or loosen our clothing with the desired intent of cooling ourselves but we cannot properly say that these behaviors are:
A)Premeditated
B)Conscious
C)Intentional
D)Involuntary
Q2) When the organum vasculosum lamina terminalis is lesioned,an individual drinks excessively.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Explain how evolutionary adaptation to feeding conditions may have an impact on current obesity.
Q4) Which of the following statements regarding taste preferences is true?
A)Rats are better at "listening to what their body's need" than humans.
B)Rats deprived of a vitamin can develop a preference for a food high in that vitamin.
C)Rats don't seem to notice when their diet is missing critical nutrients.
D)Rats find the taste of cinnamon aversive.
Q5) How does taste relate to the nutritional content (or safety)of food?
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Chapter 7: The Biology of Sex and Gender
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Q1) Androgens are produced by the:
A)Testes
B)Adrenal glands
C)Ovaries
D)All of the above
Q2) Which of the following findings supports the argument that homosexual men are the result of "over-androgenization"?
A)Gays exaggerate some male-typical traits,such as left handedness.
B)CAH females have a high rate of homosexuality.
C)Male homosexuals tend to have more younger brothers than male heterosexuals,indicating that their mother must have high testosterone levels in her uterus.
D)Antibodies in the prenatal period result in the increase of androgens in the womb,causing affected individuals to become homosexual.
Q3) Which hormone may be linked to enhanced spatial skills?
A)Testosterone
B)Estrogen
C)Progesterone
D)Dihydrotestosterone
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Chapter 8: Emotion and Health
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Q1) Stimulation of the ___ in different locations with human subjects has produced reports of warmth and pleasure as well as fear and rage.
A)hypothalamus
B)amygdala
C)septal area
D)cingulate gyrus
Q2) A common action of epinephrine,norepinephrine,and cortisol is to:
A)Decrease cardiac output
B)Inactivate the sympathetic nervous system
C)Make more glucose available for activity
D)Activate the parasympathetic nervous system
Q3) James and Lange argued that the autonomic nervous system responds similarly to a variety of emotional experiences.
A)True
B)False
Q4) The anterior cingulate cortex is involved in the physical sensations of pain.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Define the term stress.What major systems are activated during stressful events?
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Chapter 9: Hearing and Language
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Q1) Why is the left hemisphere said to be dominant for language?
Q2) Describe the basic anatomy and function of the parts of the outer,middle ear,and inner ear.
Q3) A _____ converts a form of energy such as vibration into a neural response.
A)perceptor
B)effector
C)receptor
D)calculator
Q4) Both agraphia and alexia result from damage to the:
A)Fornix
B)Angular gyrus
C)Posterior temporal lobe
D)Prefrontal cortex
Q5) Define and describe three major speech deficits that accompany Broca's aphasia.
Q6) Problems with sound conduction such as loss of middle ear bones can be overcome using ___,while problems with hair cells can be overcome using ___.
A)hearing aids,deep brain stimulation
B)cochlear implants,hearing aids
C)hearing aids,cochlear implants
D)deep brain stimulation,hearing aids
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Chapter 10: Vision and Visual Perception
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Q1) Blindsight involves:
A)Ability to respond to visual stimuli that are not consciously seen
B)Damage to V1
C)Information passing through the superior colliculus directly to the cortex
D)All of the above
Q2) If you have a problem with form vision,what are you not seeing?
A)Light versus dark
B)How objects are put together
C)An object's boundaries and features such as texture
D)The colors of the visual field
Q3) The photopigment in cones is called iodopsin.
A)True
B)False
Q4) The photoreceptors:
A)Are sandwiched between the bipolar and ganglion cells
B)Are the first elements of the retina encountered by light
C)Lie at the back of the retina
D)Form synapses with the ganglion cells
Q5) Define object agnosia,prosopagnosia,color agnosia,and movement agnosia.What causes these syndromes?
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Chapter 11: The Body Senses and Movement
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Q1) Huntington's is inherited by 100% of an afflicted person's children.
A)True
B)False
Q2) The "rubber hand illusion" produces activity in the ___,and the strength of activation is correlated with the ___ of the illusion.
A)supplementary motor area,intensity
B)premotor area,intensity
C)posterior parietal cortex,duration
D)posterior parietal cortex,intensity
Q3) What is a common symptom of Huntington's disease?
A)Rapid fatigue of the muscles
B)Involuntary jerky movements
C)Tremors that interfere with voluntary movement
D)Impairment of rapid alternating movements
Q4) A neuropeptide released by pain-carrying axons is:
A)Glutamate
B)Substance P
C)Prostaglandin
D)Histamine
Q5) Describe the sense of proprioception,its receptors,and the functions of each.
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Chapter 12: Learning and Memory
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Q1) Although there are two different types of learning,declarative and non-declarative,they have similar origins in the brain.
A)True
B)False
Q2) The earliest and most severe indicator of Alzheimer's is:
A)Deterioration of declarative memory
B)Deterioration of non-declarative memory
C)Loss of memory for well-learned behavior
D)Loss of language
Q3) If you were asked where the major brain area for working memory is located,the best answer is probably:
A)The inferior temporal lobe
B)The parietal lobe
C)The prefrontal cortex
D)Various parts of the brain
Q4) For NMDA receptors to be activated,___ must be dislodged.
A)glutamate
B)magnesium ions
C)sodium
D)nitric oxide
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Chapter 13: Intelligence and Cognitive Functioning
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Q1) The traditionally accepted decrease in IQ scores with age may be less than believed,because:
A)IQ tests are not related to meaningful information for the elderly.
B)IQ scores of the elderly are compared with younger contemporaries,which is not the appropriate comparison.
C)IQ tests are timed and processing speed decreases with age,complicating interpretations.
D)All of the above
Q2) Autistic savants:
A)Are the most severely disabled autistic individuals
B)Show isolated yet exceptional abilities
C)Have nearly normal IQ scores although they cannot take care of themselves
D)None of the above
Q3) The best way to study the effects of the environment on intelligence is to:
A)Compare IQ scores of identical twins reared together
B)Compare IQ scores of identical twins reared apart
C)Correlate IQ scores of children raised in the same home with the biological parents
D)Correlate IQ scores of children raised in the same home with adoptive parents
Q4) Discuss the relationship of genetics and intelligence.
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Chapter 14: Psychological Disorders
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Q1) Reactive depression is:
A)The most severe form of depression
B)The result of an external event,such as a bad relationship
C)Usually treated with drug therapy
D)The result of brain trauma
Q2) The increased risk of schizophrenia in the offspring of older fathers is:
A)Only found if the father is over 50
B)Most likely an epigenetic effect
C)Due to the fact that older fathers are less able to care for their children
D)All of the above
Q3) The average age of onset for schizophrenia is:
A)15 years for both males and females
B)During the teens and early 20s for males
C)earlier for females than males
D)25 years for males,and 20 years for females
Q4) According to the dopamine theory of schizophrenia,symptoms occur because:
A)There is too much dopamine activity in the brain
B)There is too little dopamine activity in the brain
C)Dopamine is broken down more quickly than usual
D)"The schizophrenia gene" involves dopamine production
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Chapter 15: Sleep and Consciousness
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Q1) Explain what the following have added to our understanding of what self-awareness is: body image,mirror neurons,split-brain patients,and DID.
Q2) Monkeys show signs of self-awareness.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Lucid dreamers:
A)Show characteristics of being both awake and asleep
B)Can control the content of their dreams
C)Know that they are dreaming
D)All of the above
Q4) In mammals,the ___ is the brain area most associated with biological rhythms.
A)Brain stem
B)Optic chiasm
C)Suprachiasmatic nucleus
D)Lateral geniculate nucleus
Q5) Since feeding cycles are not affected by damage to the SCN,this suggests that there are at least two clocks in the brain.
A)True
B)False
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