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Test Bank For Neuroscience: Exploring the Brain, Enhanced
Edition 4th Edition By Mark Bear; Barry Connors; Michael A.
Paradiso 9781284211283 All Chapters .
The two parts of the CNS are the brain and the:
A. Spinal Cord
B. Brainstem
C. Nerves
D. Autonomic Nervous System - ANSWER: A.

The Cerebellum
A. Coordinated fine muscle movement
B. Relays sensor info to cerebral cortex
C. Relays info between cerebral cortex and cerebellum
D. Regulates the heartbeat and breathing
E. Controls thinking and sensing functions - ANSWER: A.

Why is the use of the adjective minor for the right hemisphere misleading and inappropriate?
A. The right hemisphere is more competent than the left for some activities.
B. The right hemisphere developed over ten m years before the left hemisphere
C. The right hemisphere is actually somewhat larger than the left
D. 10 -15% of people are left handed - ANSWER: A.

The most extensive regions of the brain, which enable judging and planning are the
A. Reticular formation
B. Sensory areas
C. Association areas
D. Projection areas
E. Temporal lobes - ANSWER: C.

The resting potential of a neurone:
A. is such that the inside of the neurone is negatively charged relative to the outside
B. is the electrical difference induced by a microelectrode
C. refers to the electrical current spread associated with the action potential.
D. is an electrical phenomenon unique to the squid giant neuron - ANSWER: A.

In the early 1900s, Sherrington arrived at his ideas about synapses and their mechanisms largely on
the basis of inferences from:
A. the chemistry of neurotransmitters
B. electrophysiological recordings from neurones
C. behaviour
D. neuroanatomy - ANSWER: C.

How do SSRI's function?
A. SSRI's prevent the reuptake of sugars at the terminal buttons increasing the amount of energy in
pre-synaptic receptor cells
B. SSRI's treat schizophrenia by reducing the atrophy of cortical grey matter
C. SSRI's act as ions and help in the transmission of various neurotransmitters
D. SSRI's increase the amount of dopamine present in the brain by preventing it's reuptake
E. SSRI's prevent the reuptake of serotonin at the terminal buttons increasing the amount of
serotonin in synaptic gaps which can bind to receptor cells
F. SSRI's prevent mania and anxiety by reducing the amount of serotonin present in the blood stream
- ANSWER: E.

Amphetamine and cocaine and most other excitatory drugs work by:

, A. reducing the threshold at which the action potential is triggered
B. changing levels of certain neurotransmitters in the synapse
C. activating the endorphin system
D. facilitating the mechanisms of reciprocal inhibition - ANSWER: B.

An EEG is a record of:
A. voltage changes over time representing the summed activity of millions of neurones
B. different voltages in dozens of neurones at one point in time
C. either a or b, depending upon the precision of the electrical amplifier
D. either a or b, depending upon the placement of the electrodes on the patient's head - ANSWER: A.

Which of the following investigative techniques provide static images of the brain, showing its
anatomy, but not its neural activity?
A. CT and Pet
B. Pet and MRI
C. CT and MRI
D. none - ANSWER: C.

Schacter and Singer's theory of emotion differs from the theories of James-Lange and Cannon-Bard.
How does it differ?
A. Schacter and Singer's theory is more relevant to society today
B. Schacter and Singer's theory of emotion includes development and arousal
C. Schacter and Singer's theory includes cognition and arousal
D. Schacter and Singer's theory has never been criticised
E. Schacter and Singer's theory of emotion includes the limbic system - ANSWER: C.

The galvanic skin response (GSR) is an often-used measure of general arousal. What exactly does this
indicator measure?
A. electrical resistance of the skin
B. skin surface temperature
C. subcutaneous blood flow
D. activity of the sweat glands - ANSWER: A.

People from different cultures can recognise which facial expressions?
A. disgust
B. all of these
C. fear
D. anger - ANSWER: B.

Experts generally agree that the primary emotions include:
A. Love, joy and sadness
B. Disgust, anger and shame
C. Fear, anger and hatred
D. Fear, Anger and Joy - ANSWER: D.

What did Pavlov's research on digestion demonstrate?
A. That digestion begins in the mouth when the food is mixed with saliva
B. The utility of electric shock as a stimulus
C. That animals can learn to respond to a previously neutral stimulus
D. That hunger is a more powerful drive than thirst - ANSWER: C.

A child is conditioned to fear a furry, black cat. Soon she becomes fearful of any black, furry object.
Her new response demonstrates
A. stimulus generalisation
B. spontaneous recovery
C. negative transfer
D. operant conditioning - ANSWER: A.

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