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PSYCHOLOGY PRACTICE EXAM Q&AWorks for a large corporation. His time is spend conducting tests on potential
employees and interventions to increase worker production. He is most likely a -
answer-i/o psychologists
The ____ treatment movement occurred in response to terrible conditions in asylums. -
answer-moral
The field in psychology that examined the subjective experience of physical sensations
is known as - answer-psychophysics
The branch of psychology that seeks to explain the adaptive functions of the human
mind and human behavior is - answer-evolutionary psychology
During prehistoric times / Middle Ages an individual suffering from a mental illness
would likely be - answer-thought to be possessed by evil spirits
The _______ nervous system consists of the brain and spinal cord. All the remaining
nerves in the body make up the _____ nervous system - answer-central; peripheral
The somatic nervous system - answer-transits sensory information to the brain and
sends information from the brain to the skeletal muscles
What are the two branches of the autonomic nervous system? - answer-
parasympathetic and sympathetic
The following statements about interneurons are true: - answer-they communicate only
with other neurons, they are the most common type of neuron in the brain and there are
at least 10 times as many interneurons as there are sensory and motor neurons in the
brain.
What are the two ways in which excess neurotransmitter are removed from the synaptic
cleft? - answer-enzymatic degradation and reuptake
What neurotransmitter controls muscle movement and plays a role in mental processes
such as learning and memory? - answer-acetylcholine
High levels of dopamine activity in your brain; you are most likely feeling - answer-good
_______ is a neurotransmitter associated with mental alterness and attention - answer-
norepinephrine
If you have hive levels of gaba activity in your brain you are most likely feeling - answer-
relaxed
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