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