Oefenvragen neuropsychologie
Topic 1 & 2
1. Which letter points to the cerebellum?
A
B
C
D
2. Efferent is to afferent as:
A motor is to sensory.
B brain is to spinal cord.
C sensory is to motor.
D incoming is to outgoing.
3. The sympathetic nervous system ..... , whereas the parasympathetic nervous system ......
A increases blood pressures; prepares the body to rest and digest
B decreases heart rate; mediates the "fight or flight" response
C reverses the "fight or flight" response; prepares the body to rest and digest
D arouses the body for action; reverses the "fight or flight" response
4. Phenotypic plasticity refers to:
A how an organism’s genetics can be influenced by its nervous system.
B None of the answers is correct.
C the study of nervous system plasticity.
D how an organism’s genotype can be influenced by environmental factors.
5. The set of brain structures responsible for most of our unconscious behaviors is called the:
A cerebral hemisphere.
B cerebellum.
C brainstem.
D cerebrum.
6. Habituation and sensitization are both forms of synaptic learning. Which of the following
statements is/are correct?
1. Habituation results in stronger responses to stimuli after repeated presentation.
2. Sensitization can be the result of an increase in the number of synapses.
1
,A Statement 1 is correct, statement 2 is incorrect.
B Statement 1 is incorrect, statement 2 correct.
C Statement 1 and 2 are both correct.
D Statement 1 and 2 are both incorrect.
7. Which letter points to the synaptic cleft?
A
B
C
D
8. The function of myelin is …
A to speed up the transmission of the action potential over the axon membrane.
B to make sure that neural communication works on the basis of simple yes/no principles.
C to support glial cells.
D to sum incoming inhibitory and excitatory inputs.
9. What is the predominant inhibitory neurotransmitter in the brain?
A GABA
B Serotonin
C Glutamate
D Peptides
10. An action potential is:
A the same as a threshold potential.
B seldom shorter than 10 milliseconds.
C a large graded potential.
D a large, brief reversal in the polarity of a membrane.
11. Mentalism involves the idea of …
A behavior as a result of the function of the nervous system.
B the mind-body problem.
C behavior as a function of a non-material mind.
D both a non-material mind and a material body as determinants of behavior.
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, 12. The somatic nervous system includes the _____, whereas the autonomic nervous system
includes the _____.
A sympathetic and parasympathetic divisions; cranial nerves and spinal nerves
B brain and spinal cord; cranial nerves and spinal nerves
C cranial nerves and spinal nerves; sympathetic and parasympathetic divisions
D sympathetic and parasympathetic divisions; brain and spinal cord
13. Which letter points to the amygdala?
A
B
C
D
14. Which letter points towards the frontal lobe?
A
B
C
D
15. The caudate nucleus and the putamen are part of the:
A olfactory system.
B limbic system.
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