Question 1

Evolutionary psychologists would be most likely to predict that

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A)   more people are biologically predisposed to fear guns than to fear snakes.
B)   children are more likely to be safely cared for by their biological fathers than by their stepfathers.
C)   people are the most romantically attracted to those who are the most genetically dissimilar to themselves.
D)   genetic predispositions have little effect on our social relationships.E) C) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 2

A brief electrical charge that travels down the axon of a neuron is called the

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A)   synapse.
B)   positron emission.
C)   action potential.
D)   neurogenesis.E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 3

Information from higher brain regions is transmitted to the medulla through the

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A)   corpus callosum.
B)   hippocampus.
C)   amygdala.
D)   thalamus.E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 4

The pain of heroin withdrawal may be attributable to the fact that

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A)   under the influence of heroin the brain ceases production of endorphins.
B)   under the influence of heroin the brain ceases production of all neurotransmitters.
C)   during heroin withdrawal the brain's production of all neurotransmitters is greatly increased.
D)   heroin destroys endorphin receptors in the brain.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 5

The surgical removal of a large tumor from Dane's occipital lobe resulted in extensive loss of brain tissue. Dane is most likely to suffer some loss of

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A)   muscular coordination.
B)   visual perception.
C)   speaking ability.
D)   pain sensations.E) None of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 6

Melissa has just completed running a marathon. She is so elated that she feels little fatigue or discomfort. Her lack of pain is probably the result of the release of

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A)   ACh.
B)   endorphins.
C)   dopamine.
D)   norepinephrine.E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 7

A strong stimulus can increase the

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A)   speed of the impulse the neuron fires.
B)   intensity of the impulse the neuron fires.
C)   number of times the neuron fires.
D)   threshold that must be reached before the neuron fires.E) C) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 8

When evolutionary psychologists use the word fitness, they are specifically referring to

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A)   an animal's ability to adapt to changing environments.
B)   the diversity of a species' gene pool.
C)   the total number of members of the species currently alive.
D)   our ability to survive and reproduce.E) B) and C)
F) B) and D)

Question 9

The motor cortex is located in the ________ lobes.

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A)   occipital
B)   temporal
C)   frontal
D)   parietalE) B) and D)
F) C) and D)

Question 10

Neurosurgeons have severed the corpus callosum in human patients in order to reduce

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A)   Alzheimer's disease.
B)   epileptic seizures.
C)   neural plasticity.
D)   reward deficiency syndrome.E) A) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 11

According to evolutionary psychologists, our predisposition to overconsume fatty junk foods illustrates that we are biologically prepared to behave in ways that promoted the ________ of our ancestors.

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A)   tomography
B)   brain plasticity
C)   reproductive success
D)   lateralizationE) B) and C)
F) B) and D)

Question 12

Sensory neurons are located in the

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A)   thalamus.
B)   reticular formation.
C)   peripheral nervous system.
D)   sensory cortex.E) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 13

Although identical twins have been shown to have some amazing psychological similarities, one should be cautious about attributing these similarities to genetic factors because

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A)   the twins may have been raised in completely different environments.
B)   genetic factors influence physical, not psychological, characteristics.
C)   any two strangers are likely to share a string of coincidental similarities.
D)   many fraternal twins have been shown to be psychologically different from each other.E) A) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 14

Which division of the autonomic nervous system arouses the body and mobilizes its energy in stressful situations?

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A)   the limbic system
B)   the sympathetic nervous system
C)   the somatic nervous system
D)   the central nervous systemE) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 15

Optic nerves transmit information from the ________ visual field of ________ to the left cerebral hemisphere.

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A)   left; only the left eye
B)   right; only the right eye
C)   left; only the right eye
D)   right; both the right and left eyesE) None of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 16

Brain scans indicate that well-practiced pianists have a larger-than-usual auditory cortex area that encodes piano sounds. This best illustrates

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A)   hemispherectomy.
B)   tomography.
C)   neurogenesis.
D)   plasticity.E) A) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 17

People who suffer partial paralysis will sometimes obstinately claim they can move a paralyzed limb if they have suffered damage to the

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A)   right cerebral hemisphere.
B)   parasympathetic nervous system.
C)   left cerebral hemisphere.
D)   sympathetic nervous system.E) None of the above
F) A) and C)

Question 18

The part of the brainstem that helps to coordinate movements is called the

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A)   nucleus accumbens.
B)   corpus callosum.
C)   amygdala.
D)   pons.E) C) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 19

Damage to the left cerebral hemisphere is most likely to reduce people's ability to

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A)   solve arithmetic problems.
B)   experience anger.
C)   recognize faces.
D)   fall asleep at night.E) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 20

DNA is a complex

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A)   sex hormone.
B)   neural network.
C)   molecule.
D)   synapse.E) C) and D)
F) None of the above

Exam 2: The Biology of Behavior

Evolutionary psychologists would be most likely to predict that

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Although identical twins have been shown to have some amazing psychological similarities, one should be cautious about attributing these similarities to genetic factors because

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The pain of heroin withdrawal may be attributable to the fact that

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The part of the brainstem that helps to coordinate movements is called the

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Which division of the autonomic nervous system arouses the body and mobilizes its energy in stressful situations?

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The surgical removal of a large tumor from Dane's occipital lobe resulted in extensive loss of brain tissue. Dane is most likely to suffer some loss of

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Information from higher brain regions is transmitted to the medulla through the

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A strong stimulus can increase the

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People who suffer partial paralysis will sometimes obstinately claim they can move a paralyzed limb if they have suffered damage to the

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A brief electrical charge that travels down the axon of a neuron is called the

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Melissa has just completed running a marathon. She is so elated that she feels little fatigue or discomfort. Her lack of pain is probably the result of the release of

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According to evolutionary psychologists, our predisposition to overconsume fatty junk foods illustrates that we are biologically prepared to behave in ways that promoted the ________ of our ancestors.

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Sensory neurons are located in the

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When evolutionary psychologists use the word fitness, they are specifically referring to

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DNA is a complex

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Neurosurgeons have severed the corpus callosum in human patients in order to reduce

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