Physiological Psychology Set 4
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This set of Physiological Psychology Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on Physiological Psychology Set 4
Q1 | The manufacture of adrenalin and noradrenalin is controlled by:
- nervous system
- endocrine system
- regulatory system
- circulatory system
Q2 | Both the terms “emotion” and “motivation” came from the same Latin root:
- movement
- move
- moment
- “movere”
Q3 | Physiologists use the term homeostasis to describe the body’s tendency to maintain abalance or equilibrium among it’s:
- external physiological status and environment
- internal physiological status and the environment
- displacement behaviour and encepha- lization
- approach gradient and avoidance gradient
Q4 | Those internal mechanisms of the body which, by controlling numerous highlycomplicated physiological processes, keep it in a state of equilibrium are known as:
- homeostases
- nervous system
- nutrition
- none of the above
Q5 | Homeostasis is the overall term for equilibrium preserving tendencies with an organismby which:
- neurophysiological condition is maintained
- psychological condition is maintained
- physiological condition is maintained
- psychophysical condition is maintained
Q6 | Sex is a:
- biological motive
- physiological motive
- both (a) and (b)
- psychological motive
Q7 | The process of maintaining the biochemical balance or equilibrium throughout humanbody is referred as:
- osmosis
- circulation
- hoeostasis
- nervous system
Q8 | A pituitary hormone associated with the secretion of milk is known as:
- prolactin
- adrenalin
- estrogens
- progesterones
Q9 | The hypothalamus plays an important role in the regulation of:
- food intake
- water intake
- alcohol intake
- both food and water intake
Q10 | Lateral hypothalamus (LH) is otherwise known as:
- stimulating centre
- circulatory centre
- feeding centre
- water centre
Q11 | Research evidences indicated that ventromedial hypothalamus (VMH):
- facilitates eating
- expedites eating
- both facilitates and
- inhibits eating expedites eating
Q12 | Electrical stimulation of ventromedial hypothalamus (VMH) cells:
- inhibits eating
- facilitates eating
- expedites eating
- both expedites and inhibits eating
Q13 | Injections of glucose (which raise blood sugar level):
- facilitate eating
- expedite eating
- both expedite and facilitate eating
- inhibit eating
Q14 | Injections of insulin (which lower blood sugar level):
- increase food intake
- decrease food intake
- expedite food intake
- facilitate food intake
Q15 | Studies indicated that the hypothalamus contains cells (glucoreceptors) sensitive to therate of which:
- glucose passes through them
- glucose stimulates them
- glucose inhibits them
- glucose both stimulates and inhibits them
Q16 | An empty stomach produces the periodic contractions of muscles in the stomach wallwhich we identify as:
- stomach ache
- stomach pain
- stomach ailment
- hunger pangs
Q17 | Obesity is thought to stem from disturbances during the:
- phallic stage of psychosexual development
- oral and anal stages of psychosexual development
- genital stage of psychosexual development
- latency period of psychosexual development
Q18 | Dehydration of the osmoreceptors can be produced by depriving the organism of:
- food
- water
- blood
- sugar
Q19 | Water deficit in the body increases the concentration of:
- pottasium
- insulin
- sugar
- sodium
Q20 | The main erotogenic zone of our body is:
- mouth
- genitals
- anal zones
- lips
Q21 | Which of the following could NOT serve as an operational definition for anger?
- reddening of the face.
- feelings of hostility
- threatening posture
- attack behaviour.
Q22 | If it were discovered that destruction of a particular area of the brain disrupted a certain behaviour but that destruction of any other part of the brain had no effect on thatbehaviour, this would be evidence in favour of
- antilocalisation
- localisation of function
- both localisation and antilocalisation, depending upon the size of the lesion
- plasticity
Q23 | Some researchers believe that an abnormally high level of dopamine may be related tothe occurrence of
- parkinson\s disease
- mental depression
- alzheimer\s disease
- schizophrenia
Q24 | Any drug capable of effecting behaviour is called
- psychoactive
- psychopharmacological
- psychedelic
- consciousness alerting