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This set of Physiological Psychology Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on Physiological Psychology Set 13

Q1 | The production of new brain cells from naturally occurring stem cells are called______________.
  • Agenesis
  • Neurogenesis
  • Plastic surgery
  • Brain imaging
Q2 | ________________ are unspecialized cells that, under appropriate conditions, canbe prompted to function as new neurons.
  • Ganglion
  • Genome
  • Stem cells
  • Nerve cells
Q3 | Researchers refer to changes in the performance of the brain as _____________.
  • Plasticity
  • Excitatory
  • Spontaneity
  • Resonance
Q4 | The ___________________ is often called the master gland.
  • Thyroid gland
  • Pituitary gland
  • Adrenal gland
  • Pancreas
Q5 | In females, a pituitary hormone stimulates production of _____________, which is essential to the hormonal chain reaction that triggers the release of ova from awoman’s ovaries, making her fertile.
  • Androgen
  • Testosterone
  • Progesterone
  • Estrogen
Q6 | ______________ initiate, maintain and stop development of secondary sexual characteristics, influence levels of arousal and awareness, serve as the basisfor mood changes, and regulate metabolism.
  • Genomes
  • DNA
  • Endocrine
  • Hormones
Q7 | The ______________ tends to be more analytical; processes information bit by bit.
  • Right hemisphere
  • Left hemisphere
  • Occipital lobe
  • Temporal lobe
Q8 | The _______________ tends to be more holistic; processes information withrespect to global patterns.
  • Right hemisphere
  • Left hemisphere
  • Occipital lobe
  • Temporal lobe
Q9 | One groove called the _____________, divides each hemisphere vertically.
  • Cortex
  • Lateral fissure
  • Central sulcus
  • Brain stem
Q10 | One groove called the _____________, divides each hemisphere horizontally.
  • Cortex
  • Lateral fissure
  • Central sulcus
  • Brain stem
Q11 | In humans, the _________________ dwarfs the rest of the brain, occupying twothirds of its total mass.
  • Hypothalamus
  • Medulla
  • Cerebrum
  • Thalamus
Q12 | Damage to some areas of the ________________also impairs the ability torecognize the emotional content of facial expressions.
  • Hippocampus
  • Amygdala
  • Pons
  • Cerebrum
Q13 | When the body temperature drops, the _________________ causes blood-vesselconstriction or minute involuntary movements, commonly refer to as the “shivers”.
  • Hippocampus
  • Amygdala
  • Hypothalamus
  • Thalamus
Q14 | The ________________ is the largest of the limbic system structures, plays animportant role in the acquisition of memories.
  • Hippocampus
  • Amygdala
  • Hypothalamus
  • Thalamus
Q15 | The _________is a dense network of nerve cells that serves as the brain’s sentinel.
  • Medulla
  • Association area
  • Reticular formation
  • Limbic system
Q16 | The ____ contains structures that collectively regulate the internal state of thebody.
  • Stem cells
  • Brain stem
  • Endocrine system
  • Limbic system
Q17 | ___________________ has pioneered the use of electrical stimulation to probestructures deep in the brain.
  • Walter Hess
  • Broca
  • Wernicke
  • Roger Sperry
Q18 | A ____________ is any substance that modifies or modulates the activities of thepostsynaptic neuron.
  • Neurotransmitter
  • Neuromodulator
  • Acetylcholine
  • Serotonin
Q19 | _______________often found in food that has been preserved incorrectly, poisonsan individual by preventing release of acetylcholine in the respiratory system.
  • Botulinum toxin
  • Curare
  • Xanax
  • Prozac
Q20 | ________________ is an antidepressanr drug that enhances the action of serotoninby preventing it from being removed from the synaptic cleft.
  • Valium
  • Curare
  • Xanax
  • Prozac
Q21 | Anxiety disorders are often treated with benzodiazepine drugs, such as______________, that increase GABA activity.
  • Valium
  • Curare
  • Xanax
  • Prozac
Q22 | Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a devastating disorder caused by deterioration of the ________________.
  • Nodes of Ranvier
  • Ganglia
  • Substantianiagra
  • Myelin sheath
Q23 | During the ______________, the neuron will fire only in response to a stimulusstronger than what is ordinarily necessary.
  • Absolute refractory period
  • Relative refractory period
  • Depolarization
  • Excitatory period
Q24 | To complete synaptic transmission, the neurotransmitters attach to receptormolecules embedded in the __________________ .
  • Presynaptic membrane
  • Postsynaptic membrane
  • Cell membrane
  • Synaptic vesicles
Q25 | An action potential begins when the excitatory inputs are sufficiently strong withrespect to inhibitory inputs to depolarize the cell from ______________ millivolts.
  • -70 to -60
  • -75 to -65
  • -70 to -55
  • -75 to -60