Unit One Quiz AP Psychology

Nature vs Nuture

The argument over the relative contributions of heredity and environment in the development of various behaviors and personality traits is known as which in the following controversies?

hormones excreted by the endocrine gland

Dopamine, norepinephrine, and acetylcholine are all

withdrawl

Pierce had surgery and was prescribed a painkiller that mimicked endorphins in the body. He experienced some intense, uncomfortable pain for the first day or two after he finished taking the medicine. His painful experience associated with termination of the use of the addictive substance is known as which of the following?

Amygdala

A reduced fear response and/or aggression might indicate damage to what?

an inborne distaste for bitter that protects us from potential poisons in the environement

One-year old Marcus turns away in disgust if a bitter substance is placed on his tongue. The reason for such a reaction is most likely

a decrease in heart rate

Activation of the parasympathetic nervous system results in which of the following?

reduced inhibition

A common psychological effect of alcohol intake is

brain plasticity

A team of investigators discovered that taxi drivers who had memorized all of the streets in their city had a larger hippocampus than bus drivers who did not have the streets memorized. This type of difference between these two groups most likely reflects

sympathetic nervous system

Ben was walking in the woods on a beautiful Saturday afternoon. As he went around a curve, he noticed a bear walking toward him. Immediately his pupils dilated, be began to perspire, and his heart rate accelerated. These changes are most closely related to the function of which of the following?

cocaine

Richard is in a substance abuse treatment center because of his addiction to stimulants. He is experiencing withdrawal symptoms and drinks a lot of caffeine to curb his symptoms. Caffeine is in the same class of which of the following drugs?

somatic

The division of the nervous system that most directly allows voluntary muscle movement is the

acetylcholine

Which of the following neurotransmitters is most closely associated with the symptoms of Alzheimer's disease?

difficulty with speech production

A person with damage to the Broca's area would most likely demonstrate which of the following symptoms?

electroencephalography (EEG)

A participant in a study of music perception listens to music with electrodes attached to her scalp while data are collected on the activity on her brain. This technique is called

alcohol tolerance

An individual who drinks alcohol finds it necessary to drink increasing amounts in order to achieve the state of intoxication that was achieved with less alcohol in the past. This is called

hypothalamus

Hunger and eating are primarily regulated by which of the following?

medulla

The area of the brain that is important in controlling breathing is the

autonomic....sympathetic and parasympathetic

Which of the following correctly pairs subdivisions within the major divisions of the human nervous system?

refractory period

What is the brief time period when a neuron is unable to fire again?

sensory neurons

Information is relayed to the spinal cord or the brain by which of the following?