Test Bank for Biological Psychology, 14th Edition by James W. Kalat
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Module
Biological Psychology
Institution
Biological Psychology
Test Bank for Biological Psychology 14e 14th Edition by James W. Kalat. ISBN-13: 8126
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1. The Cellular Foundations of Behavior
2. Synapses.
3. Anatomy and Research Methods.
4. Genetics, Development, and Plasticity.
5. Vision.
6. Hearing, the Mechanical...
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
1. The blood–brain barrier is made up of closely packed glial cells.
a. True
b. False
2. Glia have dendrites and axons.
a. True
b. False
3. Schwann cells and oligodendrocytes produce myelin.
a. True
b. False
4. The primary role of glial cells is to act like “glue” or scaffolding to support the neurons.
a. True
b. False
5. Microglia removes viruses, fungi, and dead cells from the brain.
a. True
b. False
6. Other things being equal, myelinated axons conduct impulses faster than unmyelinated ones do.
a. True
b. False
7. Astrocytes synchronize the activity of a group of neurons.
a. True
b. False
8. Back-propagation of the action potential into the dendrite of the sending neuron facilitates changes associated
with learning.
a. True
b. False
9. When an action potential starts, it back-propagates into the cell body and its dendrites.
a. True
b. False
10. Neurons are distinguished from other cells by their shape.
a. True
b. False
11. People inherit all their mitochondria from their mother.
a. True
b. False
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12. Most chemicals pass freely through the membrane of a neuron.
a. True
b. False
13. Dendritic spines increase the area available for synapses.
a. True
b. False
14. The brain uses more energy and oxygen than all other organs combined.
a. True
b. False
15. An axon indicates the strength of a stimulus by altering the amplitude or velocity of its action potentials.
a. True
b. False
16. When people try to imagine something “in their mind’s eye,” some have a detailed experience, and some have
no experience at all.
a. True
b. False
17. Most neuropsychologists have a mixture of psychological and medical training.
a. True
b. False
18. People typically use only 10 percent of their brain.
a. True
b. False
19. The all-or-none law applies to both axons and dendrites.
a. True
b. False
20. Most research laboratories are headed by someone with a master’s degree.
a. True
b. False
21. The number of neurons is nearly the same for all healthy adult humans.
a. True
b. False
22. When you see something, you send sight rays out of your eyes.
a. True
b. False
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