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Which of the following is not true about Charles Darwin's theory of natural selection

the selection of the organisms that survive and reproduce is a random process

Alfred Benet is best known for his work on

creating IQ tests

____ is a statistic that is used to estimate the proportion of the variation of a trait that is due to genetics in relation to the environment

Heritability

during human evolution our ancient ancestors survived better and so did their relatives if they cooperated so the behavior of the cooperation was adapted and likely had some genetic influence the idea that genetics Evolution and adaptation contribute to cooperation is known as a(n) _ cause of behavior

Ultimate

which of the following is not how Darwin saw the theory of natural selection Fitness adaptation and evolution

Evolution is about constantly moving toward an idealistic version of a species. It's about making the population of an organism better.

The Eugenics movement of the United States led to which of the following

• All of the above examples were a product of the eugenics movement.

In the early 20th century people would take your children to fairs and enter them in a fitter family contest children were judged on their good people with good genes were encouraged to have more children this is known as

Positive eugenics

which is an example of pre implantation genetic diagnosis (PGD)

several eggs are fertilized in the lab the zygote is allowed to divide for a short time one self from each is removed to test the genetic disorders

crisper cast 9 is

an accurate Gene editing tool

____ is also known as identical twins

monozygotic twins

which of the following is the correct pathway for visual information

retina -› optic nerve -> optic chiasm -> LGN -> visual cortex

The fovia is primarily responsible for ____ vision

Phototopic

The ___ stream of visual perception is often called the what pathway because it processes information about object recognition color perception and memory

Ventral

when would an off-center ganglion cell send the highest rate of signals

when light strikes the periphery of the receptive field but the center is in the dark

the anatomical name for the bumps on your tongue is

Taste papilae

_____ are responsible for color vision whereas _____ are responsible for vision and low intensity light and are sensitive to movement

cones, rods

and the retina the lines and edges of objects are highlighted in a way that makes dark areas darker and light areas lighter where edges meet this process happens at the intermediate cells and is called

lateral inhibition

the Spectrum visual light that humans can see is between blank and blank nanometers

400, 700

Cheyenne has a unique visual perception disability called prosopagnosia. which of the following would cause her difficulties

recognizing people at a party

the idea that visual information is built up from line orientations to angles to object recognition is called linear processing however areas of the visual system also work together to use context and memory to enhance or modify perception and this is called blank processing

Parallel

auditory transduction takes place at the

Oregon of Corti

blank area is at the superior Temple lobe just posterior to the auditory cortex damage to this area produces problems with its meaning of speech

Wernicke's

in the cochlea hair cells rest on the Basilar membrane and connect to the ____ with tiny filaments called stereocilia

cochlear membrane

hemispatial neglect syndrome is most associated with

damage to the right parental lobe often caused by a stroke

Force has a unique talent he can draw a circle with his left hand and a square with his right hand at the same time if a sponge is placed in the pores the left hand he cannot say what it is but he can point to a picture of it however if it is placed in the right hand you can identify verbally that is it is a sponge he feels Boris likely

has received split brain surgery

Monique loves to play the piano but when she plays certain notes she gets visions of different colors she often describes D major is blue and F sharp as orange/yellow Monique likely has

Synthesia

the blank membrane is at the end of the auditory canal and causes the movement of tiny ear bones

Tympanic

The location of the auditory cortex is

where the temporal lobe meets the parietal lobe.

Hair Cells are

Mechanoreceptors.

The ____ is cut in split-brain surgery

Corpus callosum

The vestibular apparatus is located nearest to the

Thalamus

While reading this question you can move your head back and forth and keep focus on each word this is because of an inner connection between the six and eight cranial nerves and what is called

The vestibulo-ocular reflex (VOR)

transduction in the vestibular apparatus is caused by

Mechanoreceptors

which of the following is true

Analgesics are used to reduce nociception

which of the following would be an example of proprioception

closing your eyes and touching your earlobe with your finger

which structure is not part of the basal gangular

Hippocampus

which of the following is not a theoretical function of the cerebellum

aiding and balance

Cells in the _ are constantly being replaced

Epidermis

____ waves (9-11) are recorded over the motor cortex

Mu

The ____ is the deepest layer of the skin

Hypodermis

An ____ Is one of two forms of the same gene

allele

The___ is the physical or behavioral representation of a gene or many genes such as eye color height or tendency to like thrill Sports

phenotype

And ___ ___ is a molecule that loosens DNA allowing for transcription these molecules function can be affected by experiences so they are important in the study of epigenetics

Acetyl group

the field that studies how heritability and genetics influences behavior is called ____ ____ and is one of the fastest growing fields in psychology

Behavioral genetics

the subfield of neuroscience and psychology that investigates similarities and differences between how different animal species learn use memory and solve problems is called ____ psychology

comparative

the lens spends and focuses light on to the retina in a process called

accomodation

color blindness is more common in men because genes associated with the color vision are

sex-linked

cells of the lgn and visual cortex are ____ which means they are maps of the retina

retinotopic

cells in the nose that have receptors for chemicals are called or ends which stand for

Olfactory receptor neurons

the organ of Corti is made of the _ hair cells, and tectoral membrane

stereocilia

the auditory ossicles or States push the ___ window which is the membrane between the middle ear and cochlear

oval

____ ___ is the part of the brain typically found on the posterior part of the frontal lobe damages area causes problems with speech production

Brocas area

Wernicke's aphasia can produce ___ ____ which is characterized by a person speaking with normal Rhythm and annotation but with words that do not make sense

Word salad

___ or the filaments that connect hair cells to the pictorial membrane they are placed where ion cells are mechanically open and closed

Stereocilia

The ___ is the three chamber and fluid field structure in the inner ear it contains the organ of Corti

coclea

the three layers of the skin are the epidermis ___ and hypodermis

dermis

The Sensation and perception of pain is called_

noiception

mirror neurons are thought to play a role in the theory of _ which is the ability to infer the thoughts and interactions of other people

mind

The ___ ___ is a collection of nuclei involved in coordinating smooth muscle activity one of this area structures is called the global pallidus

Basal ganglia

_ Are the filaments that connect hair cell to the tectoral membrane they are in place where ion cells are mechanically open and closed

Stereocilia