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[Show more]Drug treatment is ineffective in about _____ of all cases of epilepsy. correct answers 30% to 40% 
 
Microelectrodes are typically made of: correct answers Insulated wire or glass 
 
Na+-K+ pumps take _____ from the intracellular fluid and inject _____ into the fluid. correct answers Na+ : K- 
 
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Add to cartDrug treatment is ineffective in about _____ of all cases of epilepsy. correct answers 30% to 40% 
 
Microelectrodes are typically made of: correct answers Insulated wire or glass 
 
Na+-K+ pumps take _____ from the intracellular fluid and inject _____ into the fluid. correct answers Na+ : K- 
 
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Somatic nervous system correct answers Part of PNS; associated with voluntary movements of skeletal muscles 
 
Autonomic nervous system correct answers Part of PNS; associated with involuntary movements that may regulate body processes such as breathing; sympathetic (fight or flight) & parasympath...
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Add to cartSomatic nervous system correct answers Part of PNS; associated with voluntary movements of skeletal muscles 
 
Autonomic nervous system correct answers Part of PNS; associated with involuntary movements that may regulate body processes such as breathing; sympathetic (fight or flight) & parasympath...
Which structure is ventral to the hypothalamus? correct answers thalamus 
 
example of somatic intervention study correct answers giving a group of rats a drug and then observing the effects of the drug on the rats' behavior 
 
An experiment in which specific areas of the brain are destroyed in a...
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Add to cartWhich structure is ventral to the hypothalamus? correct answers thalamus 
 
example of somatic intervention study correct answers giving a group of rats a drug and then observing the effects of the drug on the rats' behavior 
 
An experiment in which specific areas of the brain are destroyed in a...
behavior correct answers the sensory, motor or associational components of experience 
 
sulci/sulcus correct answers gaps/folds in brain 
 
gyri/gyrus correct answers material/surface of brain 
 
neurocytology correct answers scientific study of nerve cells 
 
neuron correct answers basic elem...
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Add to cartbehavior correct answers the sensory, motor or associational components of experience 
 
sulci/sulcus correct answers gaps/folds in brain 
 
gyri/gyrus correct answers material/surface of brain 
 
neurocytology correct answers scientific study of nerve cells 
 
neuron correct answers basic elem...
What is biopsychology? correct answers The scientific study of the biology of behavior 
 
What is neuroscience? correct answers The scientific study of the nervous system. 
 
The _____ system is where your brain controls all of your behavior! correct answers nervous 
 
What is neuroanatomy? corr...
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Add to cartWhat is biopsychology? correct answers The scientific study of the biology of behavior 
 
What is neuroscience? correct answers The scientific study of the nervous system. 
 
The _____ system is where your brain controls all of your behavior! correct answers nervous 
 
What is neuroanatomy? corr...
Frequency is described in: correct answers hertz. 
 
Decibels are a measure of: correct answers sound amplitude. 
 
The thalamic relay nucleus for the auditory system is the: correct answers medial geniculate nucleus. 
 
The ventral stream is important for ______, whereas the dorsal stream is imp...
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Add to cartFrequency is described in: correct answers hertz. 
 
Decibels are a measure of: correct answers sound amplitude. 
 
The thalamic relay nucleus for the auditory system is the: correct answers medial geniculate nucleus. 
 
The ventral stream is important for ______, whereas the dorsal stream is imp...
Dendrites correct answers collect information 
 
Cell body/soma correct answers processes information 
 
Axon correct answers sends info to other nerve cells 
 
glial cells correct answers help in the general care and feeding of neurons 
 
Synapses correct answers area between nerve cells 
 
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Add to cartDendrites correct answers collect information 
 
Cell body/soma correct answers processes information 
 
Axon correct answers sends info to other nerve cells 
 
glial cells correct answers help in the general care and feeding of neurons 
 
Synapses correct answers area between nerve cells 
 
ag...
Which of the following deficits is an example of anterograde amnesia? correct answers being unable to recall events occurring after brain injury 
 
Consolidation is the process of correct answers making memories long lasting or permanent 
 
The hippocampus plays a role in correct answers both con...
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Add to cartWhich of the following deficits is an example of anterograde amnesia? correct answers being unable to recall events occurring after brain injury 
 
Consolidation is the process of correct answers making memories long lasting or permanent 
 
The hippocampus plays a role in correct answers both con...
What terms refer to the study of the biological bases of behavior? correct answers Biological Psychology 
Physiological Psychology 
Behavioral Neuroscience 
 
Neuroscience correct answers scientific study of the nervous system 
 
Neuropsychology correct answers brain and behavior relationship of ...
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Add to cartWhat terms refer to the study of the biological bases of behavior? correct answers Biological Psychology 
Physiological Psychology 
Behavioral Neuroscience 
 
Neuroscience correct answers scientific study of the nervous system 
 
Neuropsychology correct answers brain and behavior relationship of ...
emotion correct answers a subjective mental state accompanied by: 
distinctive behaviors and 
involuntary physiological changes 
 
autonomic nervous system correct answers biological system responsible for the physiological changes associated with emotion 
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Add to cartemotion correct answers a subjective mental state accompanied by: 
distinctive behaviors and 
involuntary physiological changes 
 
autonomic nervous system correct answers biological system responsible for the physiological changes associated with emotion 
Ex: sweating and hear rate quickening whe...
Homostasis correct answers -Biological process that keep body variables within a fixed range 
 
Set point correct answers -A single variable that the body works to maintain [levels of water, oxygen, glucose, calcium, protein, fat, acidity] 
-Often maintained through negative feedback 
 
Allostasis...
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Add to cartHomostasis correct answers -Biological process that keep body variables within a fixed range 
 
Set point correct answers -A single variable that the body works to maintain [levels of water, oxygen, glucose, calcium, protein, fat, acidity] 
-Often maintained through negative feedback 
 
Allostasis...
How does your author define neuroscience? Is this definition complete? What parallels does he draw between early space exploration and current neuroscience research? correct answers definition: 
the branch of psychology that studies the relationships between behavior and the body-particularly the b...
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Add to cartHow does your author define neuroscience? Is this definition complete? What parallels does he draw between early space exploration and current neuroscience research? correct answers definition: 
the branch of psychology that studies the relationships between behavior and the body-particularly the b...
What are the steps of synaptic activity ? correct answers 1. the action potential arrives and spreads over the membrane. 
2. causing voltage-gated Ca+ channels to open. 
3. the resultant influx of Ca+ causes synaptic vesicles to migrate to the pre synaptic membrane, fuse, and rupture, releasing n...
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Add to cartWhat are the steps of synaptic activity ? correct answers 1. the action potential arrives and spreads over the membrane. 
2. causing voltage-gated Ca+ channels to open. 
3. the resultant influx of Ca+ causes synaptic vesicles to migrate to the pre synaptic membrane, fuse, and rupture, releasing n...
when was the first human brain developed? correct answers around 3-4 million years ago, the first neurons, unorganized, were discovered in jellyfish and anemone 
 
what variables affect brain development? correct answers genetics, environment, drugs, motivational factors 
 
What sections are in th...
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Add to cartwhen was the first human brain developed? correct answers around 3-4 million years ago, the first neurons, unorganized, were discovered in jellyfish and anemone 
 
what variables affect brain development? correct answers genetics, environment, drugs, motivational factors 
 
What sections are in th...
A brain region that is anterior and dorsal to the thalamus could also be described as __________ and __________ to the thalamus correct answers rostral; superior 
 
The __________ is an aperture in the vertebrae that contains the spinal cord. correct answers spinal foramen 
 
In which sensory syst...
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Add to cartA brain region that is anterior and dorsal to the thalamus could also be described as __________ and __________ to the thalamus correct answers rostral; superior 
 
The __________ is an aperture in the vertebrae that contains the spinal cord. correct answers spinal foramen 
 
In which sensory syst...
Which of the following is NOT one of the taste receptors? correct answers Spicy 
 
________ are biochemicals that can act as a chemosignal to affect the physiology or behavior of another animal. correct answers Pheromones 
 
One reason we engage in behavior is to stimulate the brain. correct answ...
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Add to cartWhich of the following is NOT one of the taste receptors? correct answers Spicy 
 
________ are biochemicals that can act as a chemosignal to affect the physiology or behavior of another animal. correct answers Pheromones 
 
One reason we engage in behavior is to stimulate the brain. correct answ...
Registration of physical stimuli from the environment by the _____ _____ correct answers Sensation, sensory organs 
 
Subjective interpretation of sensations by the _____. Allows for illusions correct answers Perception, brain 
 
proposed by Johannes _____, the nature of perception is defined by t...
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Add to cartRegistration of physical stimuli from the environment by the _____ _____ correct answers Sensation, sensory organs 
 
Subjective interpretation of sensations by the _____. Allows for illusions correct answers Perception, brain 
 
proposed by Johannes _____, the nature of perception is defined by t...
A lion and a tiger mated and produced an offspring called a liger. This indicates that lions and tigers must be the same: correct answers species 
 
Celeste has damage to her central nervous system. This means that either her _____ or her _____ (or both) are damaged. correct answers brain; spinal ...
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Add to cartA lion and a tiger mated and produced an offspring called a liger. This indicates that lions and tigers must be the same: correct answers species 
 
Celeste has damage to her central nervous system. This means that either her _____ or her _____ (or both) are damaged. correct answers brain; spinal ...
Wernicke's area is located in the: correct answers posterior temporal lobe 
 
Pure tones are sounds: correct answers with a single frequency 
 
Frequency of sound waves roughly corresponds to our perception of: correct answers Pitch 
 
The part of the sensory world that stimulates a neuron is ca...
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Add to cartWernicke's area is located in the: correct answers posterior temporal lobe 
 
Pure tones are sounds: correct answers with a single frequency 
 
Frequency of sound waves roughly corresponds to our perception of: correct answers Pitch 
 
The part of the sensory world that stimulates a neuron is ca...
What is responsible for the lack of photoreceptors at the optic disc and consequent blind spot? correct answers It is the location where blood vessels and ganglion cell axons leave the eye. 
 
Amblyopia is best treated with correct answers surgical correction and an eye patch 
 
Which statement re...
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Add to cartWhat is responsible for the lack of photoreceptors at the optic disc and consequent blind spot? correct answers It is the location where blood vessels and ganglion cell axons leave the eye. 
 
Amblyopia is best treated with correct answers surgical correction and an eye patch 
 
Which statement re...
nervous system is made up of correct answers central nervous system and peripheral nervous system 
 
central nervous system is what correct answers brain and spinal cord 
 
peripheral nervous system is what correct answers everything else 
 
peripheral nervous system is made up of correct answer...
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Add to cartnervous system is made up of correct answers central nervous system and peripheral nervous system 
 
central nervous system is what correct answers brain and spinal cord 
 
peripheral nervous system is what correct answers everything else 
 
peripheral nervous system is made up of correct answer...
natural selection (Ch 1) correct answers A process in which individuals that have certain inherited traits tend to survive and reproduce at higher rates than other individuals because of those traits. 
 
Encephalization Quotient (EQ) (Ch 1) correct answers Measure of brain size obtained from the r...
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Add to cartnatural selection (Ch 1) correct answers A process in which individuals that have certain inherited traits tend to survive and reproduce at higher rates than other individuals because of those traits. 
 
Encephalization Quotient (EQ) (Ch 1) correct answers Measure of brain size obtained from the r...
What is the difference between sensation and perception? Where does each occur? correct answers Sensation is the registration of physical stimuli from the environment by the sensory organs. Perception is subjective interpretation of sensations by the brain and allows for illusions. 
 
What is the l...
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Add to cartWhat is the difference between sensation and perception? Where does each occur? correct answers Sensation is the registration of physical stimuli from the environment by the sensory organs. Perception is subjective interpretation of sensations by the brain and allows for illusions. 
 
What is the l...
"mind-brain" problem correct answers biological explanations of behavior raise issue of the relationship between mental activity and the brain 
("mental" vs. "physical" brain) 
 
Biological psychology correct answers the study of the physiological, evolutionary and developmental mechanisms o...
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Add to cart"mind-brain" problem correct answers biological explanations of behavior raise issue of the relationship between mental activity and the brain 
("mental" vs. "physical" brain) 
 
Biological psychology correct answers the study of the physiological, evolutionary and developmental mechanisms o...
In which of the following ways are dendrites and axons similar? correct answers Both exhibit branching. 
 
The ridges of tissue on the convoluted surface of the cortex are called correct answers gyri 
 
Which of the following represents the most common sequence of information flow through a neuron...
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Add to cartIn which of the following ways are dendrites and axons similar? correct answers Both exhibit branching. 
 
The ridges of tissue on the convoluted surface of the cortex are called correct answers gyri 
 
Which of the following represents the most common sequence of information flow through a neuron...
Neuroscience correct answers The scientific study of the nervous system. 
 
- Divided into sub disciplines. 
 
Philosophers correct answers The first scholars to study the relationships between brain and behaviour. 
 
- Established the scientific method as our best tool for finding new knowledge...
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Add to cartNeuroscience correct answers The scientific study of the nervous system. 
 
- Divided into sub disciplines. 
 
Philosophers correct answers The first scholars to study the relationships between brain and behaviour. 
 
- Established the scientific method as our best tool for finding new knowledge...
What is mechanical sensory processing? correct answers Touch, hearing, vestibular, joint, muscle 
 
What is photic sensory processing? correct answers Vision 
 
What is thermal sensory processing? correct answers Cold, warmth 
 
What is chemical sensory processing? correct answers Smell, taste, ...
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Add to cartWhat is mechanical sensory processing? correct answers Touch, hearing, vestibular, joint, muscle 
 
What is photic sensory processing? correct answers Vision 
 
What is thermal sensory processing? correct answers Cold, warmth 
 
What is chemical sensory processing? correct answers Smell, taste, ...
dorsal correct answers back 
 
ventral correct answers belly side 
 
lateral correct answers away from the midline 
 
proximal correct answers Closer to the point of attachment 
 
Ipsilateral correct answers on the same side of the body 
 
Contralateral correct answers on the opposite side of ...
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Add to cartdorsal correct answers back 
 
ventral correct answers belly side 
 
lateral correct answers away from the midline 
 
proximal correct answers Closer to the point of attachment 
 
Ipsilateral correct answers on the same side of the body 
 
Contralateral correct answers on the opposite side of ...
adequate stimulus correct answers the energy form for which a receptor is specialized 
 
agraphia correct answers the inability to write due to brain damage 
 
alexia correct answers the inability to read due to brain damage 
 
amplitude correct answers the physical energy in a sound; the sound...
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Add to cartadequate stimulus correct answers the energy form for which a receptor is specialized 
 
agraphia correct answers the inability to write due to brain damage 
 
alexia correct answers the inability to read due to brain damage 
 
amplitude correct answers the physical energy in a sound; the sound...
what is biopsychology and the goals of it correct answers denotes a biological approach to the field of psychology, want to understand behavior in terms of what is going on in the body (examine body's command center) 
 
define neuroscience correct answers scientific study of the nervous system 
 ...
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Add to cartwhat is biopsychology and the goals of it correct answers denotes a biological approach to the field of psychology, want to understand behavior in terms of what is going on in the body (examine body's command center) 
 
define neuroscience correct answers scientific study of the nervous system 
 ...
Patterns in time can be made up of : 
-thinking 
-movements 
-neither movements nor thinking 
-both movements and thinking correct answers 
 
The notion that the movements we make and the movements we perceive in others are central to communication with another theory: 
-abstract language 
-embodi...
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-thinking 
-movements 
-neither movements nor thinking 
-both movements and thinking correct answers 
 
The notion that the movements we make and the movements we perceive in others are central to communication with another theory: 
-abstract language 
-embodi...
What is the mind-body problem? correct answers the issue of the relationship between mental activity and the brain raised by biological explanations of behavior (this can ask "how do physical properties like nerve impulses or sodium and potassium transform into behavior?") 
 
dualism correct ans...
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Add to cartWhat is the mind-body problem? correct answers the issue of the relationship between mental activity and the brain raised by biological explanations of behavior (this can ask "how do physical properties like nerve impulses or sodium and potassium transform into behavior?") 
 
dualism correct ans...
whole-animal manipulations correct answers Determine how an environmental condition affects brain and behaviors 
 
EX: Diet, exercise, sensory stimulation, drug usage, social interactions 
 
Brain Lesions correct answers Remove or destroy neural tissue to observe behavioral changes 
 
EX: Knife cu...
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Add to cartwhole-animal manipulations correct answers Determine how an environmental condition affects brain and behaviors 
 
EX: Diet, exercise, sensory stimulation, drug usage, social interactions 
 
Brain Lesions correct answers Remove or destroy neural tissue to observe behavioral changes 
 
EX: Knife cu...
What is Neuroscience? correct answers the study of anything that relates to the nervous system 
 
What is Biopsychology? correct answers the study of the relationship between the brain and behavior 
 
How are Neuroscience and Biopsychology related? correct answers they both study the biology of t...
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Add to cartWhat is Neuroscience? correct answers the study of anything that relates to the nervous system 
 
What is Biopsychology? correct answers the study of the relationship between the brain and behavior 
 
How are Neuroscience and Biopsychology related? correct answers they both study the biology of t...
Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) correct answers wound to the brain that results from a blow to the head 
 
Why study brain and behavior correct answers How the brain produces both behavior and human consciousness are major unanswered scientific questions.• The brain, the most complex living organ o...
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Add to cartTraumatic Brain Injury (TBI) correct answers wound to the brain that results from a blow to the head 
 
Why study brain and behavior correct answers How the brain produces both behavior and human consciousness are major unanswered scientific questions.• The brain, the most complex living organ o...
All of the following are ways in which a neurotransmitter is quickly removed from receptor sites and from the synaptic cleft, EXCEPT: correct answers exocytosis 
 
Changes in activity in this activating system are related to symptoms observed in obsessive-compulsive disorder. correct answers serot...
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Add to cartAll of the following are ways in which a neurotransmitter is quickly removed from receptor sites and from the synaptic cleft, EXCEPT: correct answers exocytosis 
 
Changes in activity in this activating system are related to symptoms observed in obsessive-compulsive disorder. correct answers serot...
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