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Choose a specific hormone or class of hormones and discuss the impact it has on behavior and how it makes this impact.

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Question 2

Choose a specific neurotransmitter or class of neurotransmitters and discuss its impact on behavior.

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Acetylcholine is the only neurotransmitt...

Question 3

After inhaling a secret substance, John displays more empathy and is more trusting of others. It is likely that the secret substance contained ​

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A)  arsenic.
B)  oxytocin.
C)  endorphins.
D)  melatonin.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 4

Nerves outside the skull and spine comprise the ​

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A)  peripheral nervous system.
B)  vascular nervous system.
C)  vagus nervous system.
D)  skeletal nervous system.E) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 5

Which of the following statements concerning plasticity in the brain is FALSE? ​

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A)  Damage to one area of brain tissue may result in changes in other areas of the brain that compensate for the damage.
B)  Experience can change the features of brain structures.
C)  Older brains show more plasticity than younger brains.
D)  Even adult brains are able to form additional neurons.E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 6

The system of glands that secrete chemicals into the bloodstream that help control bodily functioning is the _____ system.

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A)  hormonal
B)  endocrine
C)  nervous
D)  pituitaryE) C) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 7

Which of the following has NOT been demonstrated through scientific research? ​

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A)  Rats raised in enriched environments have more synapses than rats raised in impoverished environments.
B)  Kittens deprived of visual stimulation in one eye early in life become permanently blind in that eye.
C)  After listening to classical music, college students show increased performance on some tasks.
D)  Young infants exposed to classical music show higher cognitive performance in preschool.E) None of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 8

In addition to other roles, acetylcholine appears to be involved in attention, arousal, learning, and memory, and its degeneration related to Alzheimer's disease. In what brain structure would you expect to find a high percentage of acetylcholine receptors?

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A)  Pons
B)  H ypothalamus
C)  Hippocampus
D)  ThalamusE) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 9

The _____ serves as a bridge between the brainstem and the cerebellum. ​

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Question 10

Skin color is determined by three to five gene pairs. This makes skin color a _____ trait.

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A)  monogenic
B)  dominant.
C)  polygenic
D)  polymorphousE) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 11

The primary processing for auditory sensations occurs in the _____ lobes of the cerebrum.

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The answer of The primary processing for auditory sensations occurs...

Question 12

Surgically disconnecting the cerebral hemispheres has its origins in the treatment of

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A)  epilepsy.
B)  comas.
C)  schizophrenia.
D)  psychopathology.E) A) and D)
F) C) and D)

Question 13

Researchers using genetic mapping techniques have had the MOST difficulty identifying the genes responsible for ​

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A)  muscular dystrophy.
B)  intelligence.
C)  height.
D)  cystic fibrosis.E) C) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 14

An inherited characteristic that, through natural selection, increases in a population because it helps to solve a survival problem at the time it emerges is called a(n)

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A)  adaptation.
B)  genetic mutation.
C)  dominant gene.
D)  homozygous pairing.E) B) and C)
F) B) and D)

Question 15

The main reason for the characterization of the left hemisphere as the "dominant" hemisphere was

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A)  the evidence that the left hemisphere usually processes language.
B)  the evidence that the left hemisphere usually processes complex information.
C)  the fact that the majority of people are right-handed.
D)  that split-brain patients use only their left hemisphere for processing information.E) B) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 16

Which of the following research techniques is LEAST likely to be used to study the human brain?

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A)  E lectrical stimulation
B)  M agnetic resonance imaging
C)  L esioning
D)  Positron emission tomographyE) B) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 17

The primary visual cortex is located in the _____ lobe.

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A)  occipital
B)  parietal
C)  temporal
D)  frontalE) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 18

Humans' taste preferences for fatty substances may be one example of ​

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A)  the paradox of inclusive fitness.
B)  an adaptation that has become a liability.
C)  genetic drift across several generations.
D)  recessive genes mutating into dominant traits.E) A) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 19

The two most basic divisions of the nervous system are the ​

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A)  sympathetic division and the parasympathetic division.
B)  central nervous system and the peripheral nervous system.
C)  somatic nervous system and the autonomic nervous system.
D)  brain and the spinal cord.E) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 20

It appears that most human characteristics are influenced by ​

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A)  a single gene.
B)  a single pair of genes.
C)  the father's genetic endowment more than the mother's.
D)  more than one pair of genes.E) All of the above
F) B) and C)

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The system of glands that secrete chemicals into the bloodstream that help control bodily functioning is the _____ system.

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After inhaling a secret substance, John displays more empathy and is more trusting of others. It is likely that the secret substance contained ​

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It appears that most human characteristics are influenced by ​

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The main reason for the characterization of the left hemisphere as the "dominant" hemisphere was

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Which of the following has NOT been demonstrated through scientific research? ​

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Which of the following statements concerning plasticity in the brain is FALSE? ​

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An inherited characteristic that, through natural selection, increases in a population because it helps to solve a survival problem at the time it emerges is called a(n)

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Surgically disconnecting the cerebral hemispheres has its origins in the treatment of

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In addition to other roles, acetylcholine appears to be involved in attention, arousal, learning, and memory, and its degeneration related to Alzheimer's disease. In what brain structure would you expect to find a high percentage of acetylcholine receptors?

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