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between neurotransmitter
deficiencies and mood states. Dr.
Wolski's research focus is most
characteristic of
phrenology.
the biological perspective.
psychoanalysis.
social psychology.
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a layer of fatty tissue that
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an antagonist molecule that
blocks neurotransmitter receptor
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the extension of a neuron that
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In transmitting sensory
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electrical signal travels from the
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dendrites to the axon to the cell
body
axon to the cell body to the
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selectively permeable.
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Acetylcholine is a
neurotransmitter that
causes sleepiness.
lessens physical pain.
reduces depressed moods.
triggers muscle contractions.
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An undersupply of serotonin is
most closely linked to
Alzheimer's disease.
schizophrenia.
Parkinson's disease.
depression.
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epinephrine.
acetylcholine.
endorphins.
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sensory neurons
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accelerates heartbeat.
inhibits digestion and slows
heartbeat.
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An accelerated heartbeat is to a
slowed heartbeat as the ________
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nervous system is to the ________
nervous system.
somatic; autonomic
autonomic; somatic
sympathetic; parasympathetic
parasympathetic; sympathetic
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endorphins.
neural networks.
glial cells.
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endocrine system.
sympathetic nervous system.
central nervous system.
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hemispherectomy.
ACh agonist.
brain lesion.
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medulla
Severing a cat's
reticular
formation from
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higher brain
regions causes
the cat to
become
violently
aggressive.
cower in fear.
experience
convulsive
seizures.
lapse into a
coma.
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In addition to coordinating
voluntary movement, the
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________ enables nonverbal
learning and memory.
amygdala
cerebellum
pituitary gland
nucleus accumbens
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saying.
tasting the flavors of foods.
playing his guitar.
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violently aggressive, a
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cerebellum.
medulla.
amygdala.
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association areas.
sympathetic nervous system.
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in the
parietal lobes.
temporal lobes.
occipital lobes.
frontal lobes.
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An amplified recording of
the waves of electrical
activity that sweep across
the surface of the brain is
called a(n)
fMRI.
EEG.
PET scan.
MRI.
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If your ________ is
destroyed, the left side of
your brain could not control
the movements of your
right hand.
brainstem
hippocampus
amygdala
corpus callosum
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In addition to coordinating
voluntary movement, the
________ enables nonverbal
learning and memory.
amygdala
cerebellum
pituitary gland
nucleus accumbens
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Conscious information
processing is LEAST likely
to be required for the
automatic physical survival
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cerebellum.
medulla.
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Research participants
preferred specific vacation
destinations they had
simply imagined
themselves experiencing if
the imagination process
followed consumption of a
drug that increased levels
of
cortisol.
dopamine.
ACh.
GABA.
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temporal
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frontal
parietal
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Using a brain-computer
interface, some paralyzed
people may be able to
move a robotic limb simply
by thinking about moving
it. This best illustrates
neurogenesis.
constraint-induced therapy.
cognitive neural
prosthetics.
magnetic resonance
imaging.
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Mathematical and
reasoning capacities are
especially likely to be
linked with association
areas in the
parietal lobes.
temporal lobes.
occipital lobes.
frontal lobes.
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demonstrate greater
mathematical competence than
hearing persons.
process language in their left
cerebral hemisphere.
have better communication skills
than hearing persons.
have a smaller corpus callosum
than hearing persons.
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Left-handedness is ________
common than usual among
160. mathematicians and ________
common than usual among
artists.
less; more
less; less
more; less
more; more
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