Psychology

(Ch. 7) Researchers in _________________________ emphasize how natural selection might help explain and predict behavior. Answer
cognitive psychology
evolutionary psychology
social Darwinism
sociocultural psychology

Ch. 7) According to the principle of _______________, the impact of genetic variations depends on the environment. Answer
genetic variation
biopsychology
natural selection
genetic markers

(Ch. 7) In a neuron, one purpose of the ________________ is to speed up the conduction of neural impulses. Answer
myelin sheath
synaptic vesicle
axon terminal
receptor site

(Ch. 7) The case study of H.M., whose hippocampus was surgically removed, led to the conclusion that Answer
the hippocampus enables an individual to form new memories about facts and events.
damage to the hippocampus leads to impaired visual recognition or even blindness.
damage to the hippocampus leads to difficulties in making appropriate social judgments.
the hippocampus enables an individual to do a series of tasks in the proper sequence.

Ch. 7) In the peripheral nervous system, _____________________ carry messages from special receptors in the skin, muscles, and other internal and external sense organs to the spinal cord, which sends them along to the brain. Answer
motor nerves
spinal reflexes
sensory nerves
cranial reflexes

(Ch. 7) As Bridget is walking across campus, a bicyclist swerves toward her. Her heart races and sweat breaks out as she jumps out of harm's way. Soon, Bridget's heart rate begins to decrease and return to a regular rhythm. This calming reaction is due to the action of Bridget's Answer

(Ch. 7) As Molly is walking across campus, a car swerves toward her. Her heart races and sweat breaks out as she jumps out of harm's way. This mobilization of energy is due to the action of Molly's

skeletal nervous system.
somatic nervous system
sympathetic nervous system.
parasympathetic nervous system.

(Ch. 7) The _______________ , which is shaped like a sphere or a pyramid, contains the biochemical machinery for keeping the neuron alive, such as mitochondria and the golgi apparatus. Answer
dendrite
glial cell
myelin sheath
cell body

(Ch. 7) A chemical substance that is released by a transmitting neuron at the synapse and alters the activity of a receiving neuron is called a/an Answer
glial cell.
precursor cell.
action potential.
neurotransmitter.

(Ch. 7) When a person quickly determines the emotional importance of sensory information in order to decide whether or not to approach a person, the ___________________ is responsible for this function. Answer
hippocampus
pons
cerebellum
amygdala

(Ch. 7) Which of the following regions contains the somatosensory cortex, which receives information about pressure, pain, touch and temperature from all over the body? Answer
Temporal lobes
Occipital lobes
Parietal lobes
Frontal lobes

(Ch. 7) Which of the following regions contains the auditory cortex? Answer
parietal lobe
occipital lobe
temporal lobe
frontal lobe

(Ch. 7) Some researchers have used MRI scans to observe brain functioning during different tasks. When a rhyming function of language was studied, the researchers found that Answer
women show activity in both hemispheres but men show activity only in the right hemisphere.
men show activity in both hemispheres but women show activity only in the left hemisphere.
women show activity in both hemispheres but men show activity only in the left hemisphere.
men show activity in both hemispheres but women show activity only in the right hemisphere.

(Ch. 7) Joe hit the ball and The ball was hit by Joe is an example of two sentences having the same Answer
syntactical structure
surface structure
deep structure
synaptical structure

(Ch. 7) Chomsky has proposed that humans are born with an inate capacity to learn language. Which of the following is NOT evidence in support of his position? Answer