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STUDENT NUMBER: 62191411ASSIGNMENT 04
UNIQUE NO.: 397544
PYC1501
BASIC PSYCHOLOGY
DUE DATE: 25 AUGUST 2021
, 1. Which neurotransmitter is responsible for speeding up metabolism and releasing glucose
in the blood system?
1. Adrenalin
2. Dopamine
3. Serotonin
4. Gamma-amminobutyric acid
2. Which term refers to a critical point in the receptor cell that determines whether or not a
stimulus is intense enough to elicit a response in a neuron?
1. Action potential
2. Generator potential
3. Transduction
4. Absolute threshold
3. You run away from a vicious dog. When you are a distance away and safe, you stop to
catch your breath and calm down. The physical symptoms that you now experience is
controlled by the …
1. sympathetic nervous system
2. central nervous system
3. neurotransmitters
4. parasympathetic nervous system
4. Which statement about neurotransmitters is incorrect?
1. High levels of dopamine are associated with schizophrenia
2. An insufficient amount of acetylcholine may explain the deteriorating cognitive functioning in
Alzheimer’s disease
3. Gamma-amino butyric acid is responsible for the experience of pleasure and the suppression of
pain
4. Depression is associated with lack of noradrenaline in the brain
5. Alcohol is a … and works by … in the body.
1. stimulant; mimicking other drugs
2. depressant; facilitating the effects of GABA
3. depressant; increasing the release of dopamine
4. stimulant; decreasing the action of inhibitory neurons
6. Which statement best describes the heuristic strategy to problem solving?
1. Trying all the possibilities in a random manner
2. Trying the most likely solution first to reduce alternatives
3. Evaluating and learning from the solution
4. Defining the problem accurately
7. The categories we form as a symbolic representation of objects and their characteristics
are called…
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