🧠Psychology MCQs
Psychology MCQs
482 MCQs201
The drunken driving suspect was unable to hold his hand out to the side and bring this finger to a stop on his nose because of the brain structures depressed first by alcohol is the:
Ahypothalamus
Bcorpus callosum
Ccerebellum
Dmedulla
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Endorphin agonists are likely to ___________ one’s immediate pain and endorphin antagonists are likely to ___________ one’s immediate pain:
Aincrease; increase
Bdecrease; increase
Cdecrease; decrease
Deliminate; eliminate
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The part of the nerve cell specialized for conducting information is the:
Aaxon
Bcell body
Csoma
Dneurilemma
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The cell body of a neuron is also called the:
Adendrite
Baxon
Cmyelin
Dsoma
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Neurons are made up of dendrites, a soma and:
Aaxons
Baxles
Catoms
Daxes
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The neuron includes all of the following structures EXCEPT:
AAxon
BMyelin
CBlastula
DSoma
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For which of the following assertions is the empirical evidence strongest?
AThe two cerebral hemispheres are specialized to handle different types of cognitive tasks
BPeople have a separate stream of consciousness in each hemisphere
CEach hemisphere has it own cognitive style
Dsome people are right-brained, while others are left-brained
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Darwin suggested that organisms that adapt to their environment would produce more offspring. this is known as:
AVariation
BEvolution
CHabituation
DNatural selection
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Hormones are to the endocrine system as_____________are to the nervous system.
Anerves
Bsynapses
Cneurotransmitters
Daction potentials
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Adopted children’s similarity to their biological parents is generally attributed to_____________; adopted children’s similarity to their adoptive parents is generally attributed to____________________.
Aheredity; the environment
Bthe environment; heredity
Cthe environment; the environment
Dheredity; heredity