Question 1

The side effects of anabolic steroids include

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A)   a woman's voice having a higher pitch.
B)   a woman's hair becoming thicker, longer, and curlier.
C)   increased testicle size in men.
D)   breast enlargement in men.

Question 2

Regarding handedness,which of the following statements is FALSE?

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A)   A small minority of lefties owe their hand preferences to birth traumas, such as prematurity, low birth weight, and breech birth.
B)   Left-handed persons have a significantly lower incidence of allergies and learning disorders than right-handed persons.
C)   People with inconsistent handedness may be at risk for more immune-related diseases than persons who are consistently left-handed.
D)   Collectivist cultures where left-handedness is viewed as especially negative have about half the proportion of left-handed persons as individualist cultures.

Question 3

The only sure way to check brain dominance is to perform a medical test that involves

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A)   deep lesioning within each hemisphere.
B)   assessing one cerebral hemisphere at a time.
C)   spatial ablation.
D)   karotyping and DNA analysis for lateralization.

Question 4

Anabolic steroids are a synthetic version of which hormone?

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A)   epinephrine
B)   norepinephrine
C)   testosterone
D)   melatonin

Question 5

After a car accident,which causes brain damage,Santos is experiencing a great deal of difficulty storing new memories about events in his life and verbal information.Santos most likely had damage to a subcortical part of the forebrain known as the __________.

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The answer of After a car accident,which causes brain damage,Santos...

Question 6

Which of the following statements best describes how anabolic steroids affect young adolescents?

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A)   Anabolic steroids elevate mood.
B)   Anabolic steroids increase the risk of heart attack and stroke.
C)   Anabolic steroids are often used to promote weight loss.
D)   Anabolic steroids have no adverse health effects.

Question 7

Which of the following is NOT a side effect of anabolic steroids?

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A)   voice deepening and baldness in women
B)   liver damage and stunted growth in young adolescents
C)   increased testicle size in men
D)   dangerous increases in hostility and aggression

Question 8

The Latin word for "left" means

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A)   unlucky.
B)   inferior.
C)   sinister.
D)   clumsy.

Question 9

Sam has enlarged hands and feet with his larger facial bones creating very prominent facial features.Sam most likely has a condition known as __________.

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The answer of Sam has enlarged hands and feet with...

Question 10

The outer portion of the adrenal glands that secretes corticoids is called the adrenal

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A)   medulla.
B)   dorsal.
C)   cortex.
D)   ventricle.

Question 11

The part of the neuron that specializes in receiving messages from other neurons is the axon.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

What percent of Americans are strongly right-handed or strongly left-handed with the rest showing some inconsistency in hand preference?

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A)   60 percent
B)   75 percent
C)   88 percent
D)   98 percent

Question 13

Regarding handedness,which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)   Left-handed persons are better at visualizing three-dimensional objects than right-handed persons.
B)   There are more left-handed architects, artists, and chess players than would be expected in the population.
C)   The physical size and shape of the two cerebral hemispheres of right-handed persons is more alike than that of left-handed persons.
D)   Individuals who are moderately left-handed or ambidextrous seem to have better than average pitch memory.

Question 14

If you are right-handed,which of the following statements is TRUE?

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A)   Your right hand has more strength and dexterity than your left hand.
B)   You have more area on the left side of your brain devoted to controlling your right hand.
C)   You have more area on the right side of your brain devoted to controlling your right hand.
D)   You have a larger corpus callosum than if you were left-handed.

Question 15

How has the discovery of neurogenesis changed our view of the aging of the brain,the feasibility of repairing the brain,and our understanding of schizophrenia?

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Answer will include that until only a fe...

Question 16

Children who have premature puberty resulting in full sexual development have

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A)   given birth as early as five years of age.
B)   an oversecretion of pituitary growth hormones.
C)   an undersecretion of adrenal sex hormones.
D)   a thyroid disorder.

Question 17

The painkilling effect of placebos and acupuncture as well as the "runner's high" and the euphoria associated with childbirth are explained by the release of endorphins.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

To assess the degree to which one is right-handed or left-handed,you would most likely use the

Accepted Answer

A)   Ishihara Test of Hand Preference.
B)   Waterloo Handedness Questionnaire.
C)   16 PF.
D)   MMPI-2.

Question 19

When the sympathetic nervous system is activated,one's salivation,digestion,and production of tears are inhibited.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Discuss mirror neurons,including where they are located,how they were discovered,what their functions are in humans and primates,and how a particular childhood disorder may be caused by damages to these neurons.

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Answer will include that mirror neurons ...

Exam 2: C: Brain and Behavior

Regarding handedness,which of the following statements is FALSE?

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Discuss mirror neurons,including where they are located,how they were discovered,what their functions are in humans and primates,and how a particular childhood disorder may be caused by damages to these neurons.

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Anabolic steroids are a synthetic version of which hormone?

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The side effects of anabolic steroids include

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The painkilling effect of placebos and acupuncture as well as the "runner's high" and the euphoria associated with childbirth are explained by the release of endorphins.

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Which of the following statements best describes how anabolic steroids affect young adolescents?

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What percent of Americans are strongly right-handed or strongly left-handed with the rest showing some inconsistency in hand preference?

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How has the discovery of neurogenesis changed our view of the aging of the brain,the feasibility of repairing the brain,and our understanding of schizophrenia?

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The part of the neuron that specializes in receiving messages from other neurons is the axon.

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Which of the following is NOT a side effect of anabolic steroids?

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The only sure way to check brain dominance is to perform a medical test that involves

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The Latin word for "left" means

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To assess the degree to which one is right-handed or left-handed,you would most likely use the

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After a car accident,which causes brain damage,Santos is experiencing a great deal of difficulty storing new memories about events in his life and verbal information.Santos most likely had damage to a subcortical part of the forebrain known as the __________.

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When the sympathetic nervous system is activated,one's salivation,digestion,and production of tears are inhibited.

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Sam has enlarged hands and feet with his larger facial bones creating very prominent facial features.Sam most likely has a condition known as __________.

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If you are right-handed,which of the following statements is TRUE?

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The outer portion of the adrenal glands that secretes corticoids is called the adrenal

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Children who have premature puberty resulting in full sexual development have

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