Question 1

Impulsive behavior and poor decisions are common symptoms of ____.

Accepted Answer

A)   parietal damage
B)   prefrontal damage
C)   occipital damage
D)   temporal damage

Question 2

Briefly explain why Jamel can use alcohol as a way to self-medicate his anxiety?

Accepted Answer

Alcohol acts to increase GABA ...

Question 3

Alberta has Urbach-Wiethe disease. As a result, she has damage to her ____ and cannot process ____.

Accepted Answer

A)   amygdala; fear
B)   amygdala; sadness
C)   hippocampus; fear
D)   hippocampus; sadness

Question 4

A search for the happiness center in the brain is unlikely to be successful because ____.

Accepted Answer

A)   brain areas associated with particular emotions vary considerably
B)   happiness is only an epiphenomenon
C)   fear activates brain areas identical to those of happiness
D)   no one has been able to define happiness

Question 5

Who is most likely to have the strongest startle reflex?

Accepted Answer

A)   Malia who is depressed
B)   Daine who is happy
C)   Jacinta who is sleepy
D)   Trudie who has PTSD

Question 6

After damage to the amygdala, what happens to a rat's startle reflex?

Accepted Answer

A)   The rat shows no startle reflex.
B)   The rat's startle reflex does not vary from one situation to another.
C)   The rat shows an exaggerated startle reflex.
D)   The rat shows a startle reflex only when in the presence of danger signals.

Question 7

A study administering testosterone to women found which of these effects?

Accepted Answer

A)   Testosterone increased their violent dreams.
B)   Testosterone increased the amount of time they looked at angry faces.
C)   Testosterone caused them to report feeling angry for no apparent reason.
D)   Testosterone made them want to play pool, drink beer, and spit.

Question 8

Depression is linked to ____ serotonin and aggressive behavior is linked to ____ serotonin.

Accepted Answer

A)   low; low
B)   low; high
C)   high; low
D)   high; high

Question 9

Blood cells that attach to types of tumor cells and cells infected with viruses are known as ____.

Accepted Answer

A)   B cells
B)   T cells
C)   cytotoxic T cells
D)   natural killer cells

Question 10

Temporary increases in cortisol can enhance immune function.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Briefly describe the role of the HPA axis and the autonomic nervous system (ANS) in the stress response.

Accepted Answer

The ANS reacts very quickly to prepare t...

Question 12

Why do humans suffer from sleepiness, decreased muscle activity, and decreased sex drive during illness?

Accepted Answer

A)   The illness suppresses nearly all brain activity.
B)   The virus saps the organism's energy and uses it to attack the body.
C)   They are useful ways of conserving energy while the body is attacking the illness.
D)   An illness decreases blood flow to the brain and muscles.

Question 13

A leukocyte attacks when it finds a cell with foreign ____.

Accepted Answer

A)   antigens
B)   contours
C)   chromosomes
D)   neurotransmitters

Question 14

Dorie has had several BOTOX injections. Scientists would predict that shortly after her injections, Dorie _____.

Accepted Answer

A)   would experience stronger than normal emotions
B)   would experience weaker than normal emotions
C)   would be especially sensitive to fear
D)   would have an overactive amygdala

Question 15

Increased activity of the frontal and temporal lobes of the right hemisphere is associated with the ____.

Accepted Answer

A)   behavioral inhibition system
B)   behavioral activation system
C)   behavioral attenuation system
D)   behavioral attraction system

Question 16

Information from cytokines is relayed to the brain, specifically to the ____.

Accepted Answer

A)   hypothalamus
B)   cerebellum
C)   pineal gland
D)   locus coeruleus

Question 17

Professor Demko is lecturing about the James-Lange theory. She tells her class that humans experience _____ first and then we experience ______.

Accepted Answer

A)   autonomic arousal; emotions
B)   emotions; autonomic arousal
C)   emotions; actions
D)   actions; autonomic arousal

Question 18

The flow of ____ ions across the membrane is controlled by the GABAA complex

Accepted Answer

A)   sodium
B)   potassium
C)   calcium
D)   chloride

Question 19

Describe the role of heredity and environment of violent behavior.

Accepted Answer

As with almost anything else in psycholo...

Question 20

The pattern of physiological reactions for each emotion is easily distinguishable by the person who is experiencing them.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

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