Introduction to Physiological Psychology
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Course Introduction
Introduction to Physiological Psychology explores the biological underpinnings of behavior, focusing on the relationship between the nervous system and psychological processes. The course examines the structure and function of the brain, neural communication, and how physiological mechanisms influence perception, emotion, learning, memory, and motivation. Students gain foundational knowledge in neuroanatomy, neurophysiology, and current research methods in the field, equipping them to understand how changes in the body can affect thoughts, behaviors, and mental health.
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Discovering Biological Psychology 2nd Edition by Laura Freberg
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Chapter 1: Introducing Biological Psychology
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Q1) According to Descartes,the mind
A) is the product of neural activity.
B) exists in both human and non-human animals.
C) forms an indivisible whole with the body.
D) is not a physical entity that can be studied.
Answer: D
Q2) Microdialysis is used to
A) assess the chemicals present in a very small area of the brain.
B) apply chemicals directly to the brain.
C) produce lesions.
D) identify the function of a small area of the brain.
Answer: A
Q3) Naturally occurring lesions were interpreted by
A) Paul Broca.
B) Simon LeVay.
C) Hounsfeld and Cormack.
D) Fritsch and Hitzig.
Answer: A
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Chapter 2: The Anatomy and Evolution of the Nervous System
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Q1) Researchers attempting to locate the sense of self in the brain have suggested that A) their goal is impossible to achieve.
B) the frontal lobes probably participate in our sense of self.
C) the occipital and parietal lobes are essential for maintaining our sense of self.
D) the left hemisphere plays a dominant role in our sense of self.
Answer: B
Q2) Another name for the midbrain is the
A) myelencephalon.
B) metencephalon.
C) mesencephalon.
D) diencephalon.
Answer: C
Q3) A person's hand is __________ relative to his or her elbow.
A) proximal
B) distal
C) contralateral
D) ipsilateral
Answer: B
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Chapter 3: Cells of the Nervous System
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Q1) Extracellular fluid is most similar in chemical composition to A) fresh water.
B) seawater.
C) alcoholic beverages.
D) caffeinated energy drinks.
Answer: B
Q2) Proteins produced in the cell body are packaged by the A) endoplasmic reticulum.
B) nucleolus.
C) mitochondria.
D) Golgi apparatus.
Answer: D
Q3) A structural matrix for neurons is provided by A) astrocytes.
B) oligodendrocytes.
C) Schwann cells.
D) microglia.
Answer: A
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Chapter 4: Psychopharmacology
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Q1) Which of the following neurotransmitters is not a monoamine?
A) serotonin
B) acetylcholine (ACh)
C) dopamine
D) norepinephrine
Q2) The fact that THC in marijuana interacts with receptors in the brain suggests that we have some type of naturally-occurring substances that are chemically very similar to THC.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Professor Stevenson and his colleagues observed the motor behavior of children following the administration of a drink with food additives or a drink without the additives.Neither the children nor their observers knew which kind of drink each consumed.This experimental procedure is designed to control for
A) placebo effects.
B) tolerance.
C) withdrawal.
D) the likelihood that some of the children might have attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.
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Chapter 5: Genetics and the Development of the Human Brain
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Q1) New cells formed at the ventricular zone begin to migrate after the _________ following conception.
A) seventh day
B) seventh week
C) fifth month
D) seventh month
Q2) Cystic fibrosis is a fatal lung condition that results from a recessive gene.If one parent is a healthy carrier for the condition while the other is not a carrier,what is the likely outcome for any children they might have?
A) The children will be heterozygous for cystic fibrosis,and all will develop the disease.
B) Fifty percent of their children will develop the disease,and the other fifty percent will be carriers.
C) None of the children will have the disease,and none will be carriers.
D) None of the children will have the disease,but they have a fifty percent chance of becoming carriers.
Q3) Describe the process of differentiation of ectodermal cells into skin and neural tissue.
Q4) Why do we need the process of x-inactivation?
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Chapter 6: Vision
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Q1) If we compare the human contrast sensitivity function with a cat's contrast sensitivity function,we can see that the human eye is better than the cat's at seeing fine detail.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Antagonistic center-surround organization means that
A) photoreceptors in the fovea will suppress input from photoreceptors in the periphery of the eye.
B) photoreceptors in the periphery of the eye will suppress input from photoreceptors in the fovea.
C) light falling on the center of a receptive field has the opposite effect than light falling on the surround.
D) light falling on the center of a receptive field has the identical effect as light falling on the surround.
Q3) The human eye contains approximately _________ million rods.
A) 6
B) 75
C) 100
D) 120
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Chapter 7: Nonvisual Sensation and Perception
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Q1) Describe the connections formed by the vestibular nuclei.
Q2) The processing of the sense of taste differs from most other senses,because taste information travels to the cortex before it travels to the thalamus.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Christopher's grandfather was diagnosed recently with shingles.Based on what he had learned about dermatomes in his biological psychology class,Christopher knew that his grandfather would experience unpleasant skin eruptions in A) random patterns all over his body.
B) areas that are not covered with hair,such as the soles of the feet.
C) a single stripe around the entire circumference of his body.
D) a single stripe on one half of his body.
Q4) Hertz (Hz)is used to measure a sound's
A) loudness.
B) intensity.
C) frequency.
D) amplitude.
Q5) What is otosclerosis and how is it treated?
Q6) What is a "supertaster?"
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Chapter 8: Movement
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Q1) The fact that symptoms of Huntington's disease include the inability to control voluntary movements makes sense because the major damage from Huntington's seems to be in the:
A) motor cortex,which controls planned movements.
B) cerebellum,which controls coordinated movements.
C) spinal cord,which is the final pathway for all movements.
D) basal ganglia,which participates in the initiation and control of fine motor movements.
Q2) The long strands of protein running the length of a muscle fiber are known as A) sarcomeres.
B) myofibrils.
C) Z lines.
D) troponins.
Q3) Golgi tendon organs send information to the spinal cord through Ia sensory fibers.
A)True
B)False
Q4) The basal ganglia inhibit the activity of the thalamus.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 9: Temperature Regulation,thirst,and Hunger
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Q1) Renin is released by the
A) pituitary glands in response to ADH.
B) kidneys in response to ADH.
C) pituitary glands in response to angiotensin II.
D) kidneys in response to angiotensin II.
Q2) Insulin levels
A) remain constant over time.
B) increase following a meal.
C) decrease following a meal.
D) fluctuate according to ultradian rhythms.
Q3) Glucagon and insulin are produced by the A) stomach.
B) gall bladder.
C) pancreas.
D) liver.
Q4) Genetic factors contribute to personality types that are more vulnerable to eating disorders,but do not produce the disorders directly.
A)True
B)False
Q5) What is the role of genetics in obesity?
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Chapter 10: Sexual Behavior
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Q1) The toy preferences observed in male and female children support the idea that
A) gender differences in toy selection are primarily the result of socialization,not biology.
B) gender differences in toy selection are at least partly determined by biology.
C) there are no gender differences in toy selection until children are the age of 18-24 months.
D) gender differences in toy selection appear early in development,but then decrease as children enter elementary school.
Q2) When Anita was 10 years old,she was the tallest girl in her fourth grade class.She also began to menstruate when she was 10 years old.Given what we know about the effects of estradiol,we can expect that at age 17,Anita will be
A) one of the tallest girls in her class,because she started growing so early.
B) quite obese,because estradiol tends to make women fat.
C) not much taller than she was at 10 years old.
D) very popular among her female peers,because she matured so early.
Q3) What is the relationship between the menstrual cycle and mood?
Q4) What are the physical and cognitive effects of congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH)on females?
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Chapter 11: Sleep and Waking
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Q1) Nightmares
A) are quite rare in adults who do not have a psychological disorder.
B) occur about once per week.
C) occur nightly,but account for only about 20 percent of our dreams.
D) comprise as much as 70 percent of our dreams.
Q2) A dyssomnia characterized by frequent waking is known as
A) onset insomnia.
B) maintenance insomnia.
C) SIDS.
D) REM behavior disorder.
Q3) Stages 3 and 4 of NREM sleep occur
A) every 90 minutes or so throughout the night's sleep.
B) primarily during the first four hours of sleep.
C) primarily during the second four hours of sleep.
D) more frequently as the night's sleep progresses.
Q4) The free running daily cycle of human beings is _________ hours long.
A) between 22 and 23
B) between 23 and 24
C) between 24 and 25
D) more than 30
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Chapter 12: Learning and Memory
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Q1) We can conclude from the case study of patient H.M.and similar cases that
A) long-term memories are stored in the hippocampus.
B) medial temporal lobe structures are necessary for the retrieval of stored memories.
C) the hippocampus is essential to the formation of implicit memories.
D) the hippocampus probably participates in the transfer of explicit memories to long-term storage.
Q2) Mossy fibers synapsing in the cerebellum originate in
A) neurons in the inferior olive of the medulla.
B) neurons in the pons.
C) Purkinje cells.
D) granule cells.
Q3) Short-term habituation in Aplysia,lasting minutes to several hours,most likely results from
A) the temporary depletion of available neurotransmitter in the motor neuron serving the gill muscle.
B) the temporary depletion of available neurotransmitter in the presynaptic sensory neuron.
C) fatigue in the muscles serving the gill.
D) changes in NMDA glutamate receptors.
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Chapter 13: Lateralization, language, and Intelligence
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Q1) Fiber pathways connecting the two hemispheres are known as A) tracts.
B) commissures.
C) ganglia.
D) decussations.
Q2) Research on the lateralization of musical skills
A) demonstrates conclusively that musical skills are lateralized to the right hemisphere in most people.
B) demonstrates conclusively that musical skills are lateralized to the left hemisphere in most people.
C) has produced mixed results,leading to an ongoing debate about the extent to which musical skills are lateralized.
D) supports the idea that musical skills are equally divided between the two hemispheres.
Q3) Which of the following environmental factors may influence handedness?
A) prenatal exposure to ultrasound
B) prenatal exposure to x-rays
C) routine childhood immunizations
D) diet
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Chapter 14: Emotion, reward, aggression, and Stress
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Q1) One thing that most if not all addictive substances and behaviors have in common is activation of the
A) medial forebrain bundle with release of dopamine in the hippocampus.
B) amygdala with release of acetylcholine in the nucleus accumbens.
C) hypothalamus and the autonomic nervous system.
D) mesolimbic system with dopamine being released in the nucleus accumbens.
Q2) For a lab project,Rachel wants to correlate autonomic states,as measured by a Galvanic skin response,with emotions produced by watching a video.It is most likely that Rachel will observe
A) clear differences in autonomic measures between emotions like anger and fear.
B) strong differences between different negative emotions,like anger and fear,but fewer differences between positive and negative emotions in general.
C) strong differences between different negative emotions,but no differences between different positive emotions.
D) stronger autonomic responses to negative emotions,such as fear or anger,than to positive emotions,like happiness and pride.
Q3) Summarize the evidence for a genetic contribution to aggression.
Q4) What is the relationship between stress and health?
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Chapter 15: Neurological Disorders
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Q1) In children,epilepsy may be improved by a diet that is high in _________ and low in _________.
A) fat;glucose
B) protein;fat
C) glucose;fat
D) fat;protein
Q2) Meningiomas typically
A) cannot be removed surgically due to their location.
B) are very likely to be malignant.
C) are very likely to be benign.
D) produce a serious risk of metastasis.
Q3) Spinal cord damage is usually accompanied by exaggerated reflexes.
A)True
B)False
Q4) "Absence seizure" is another term for
A) the tonic phase of grand mal seizures.
B) the clonic phase of grand mal seizures.
C) a petit mal seizure.
D) the Jacksonian march.
Q5) Summarize the symptoms and treatment of AIDS dementia complex (ADC).
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Chapter 16: Psychological Disorders
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Q1) Severe cases of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)might respond positively to
A) deep brain stimulation of the basal ganglia.
B) lesions of the globus pallidus (pallidotomy).
C) repeated transcranial magnet stimulation (rTMS).
D) electroconvulsive shock therapy (ECT).
Q2) Schizophrenia means "split mind" in Greek.To what "split" does this term refer?
A) the split in personality,characterized by the existence of two or more separate personalities within the same person
B) the patients' split with reality,or their inability to distinguish real from unreal
C) the changes that take place as the condition progresses,or a split from the previous person to the person with schizophrenia
D) a disconnect in the corpus callosum,which does not allow information to be transferred from one hemisphere to the other
Q3) Electroconvulsive shock therapy (ECT)
A) is no longer used to treat major depressive disorder.
B) worsens symptoms of depression.
C) produces profound memory loss.
D) may improve responsiveness to dopamine and norepinephrine.
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