psychology questions
psychology questions Chapter 2
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1 To excite or inhibit an action potential in a receiving neuron, a neurotransmitter must cross the ______.
· Synaptic gap
· Endocrine glands
2 Karens years of experience navigating the streets of a very large city as a taxi driver have resulted in changes in her brains spatial memory centres that support her detailed street location. This best illustrates the value of?
3 The brains oldest region is the?
· Brainstem
4. The autonomic nervous system most directly controls _____.
a. | Movement of the arms and legs. | |||
b. | Speech production. | |||
c. | Thinking and memory. | |||
d. | Bladder contractions. | |||
5. Which of the following chemical messengers is both a neurotransmitter and a hormone?
a. | serotonin |
b. | acetylcholine |
c. | dopamine |
d. | norepinephrine |
norepinephrine
6 Your life would be most immediately threatened if you suffered destruction of the ______.
a. | Cerebellum. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
b. | Medulla. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
c. | Amygdala. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
d. | Hippocampus. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
7 Which hormone enables contractions associated with birthing and milk flow during nursing?
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