Psychology Unit 3 Test Questions and Answers 100% Pass
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Course
Psychology
Institution
Psychology
1 Schizophrenia is most closely linked with excess receptor activity for the
neurotransmitter
A) dopamine. B) epinephrine. C) acetylcholine. D) serotonin.
2. The nineteenth-century theory that bumps on the skull reveal a person’s abilities
and traits is called
ï‚· evolutionary psychology
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Psychology Unit 3 Test Questions and Answers 100% Pass 1 Schizophrenia is most closely linked with excess receptor activity for the neurotransmitter A) dopamine. B) epinephrine. C) acetylcholine. D) serotonin. 2. The nineteent h-century theory that bumps on the skull reveal a person’s abilities and traits is called  evolutionary psychology  behavior genetics  molecular biology  biological psychology  phrenology 3. Dendrites are branching extensions of  neurotransmitters  endorphins  neurons  myelin  endocrine glands 4. The function of dendrites is to  receive incoming signals from other neurons  release neurotransmitters into the spatial junctions between neurons  coordinate the activation of the parasympathetic and sympathetic nervous sys tems  control pain through the release of opiate -like chemicals into the brain  transmit signals to other neurons 5. An axon is  a cell that serves as the basic building block of the nervous system  a layer of fatty tissue that encases the fibers of many neuro ns  an antagonist that blocks neurotransmitter receptor sites  the extension of a neuron that carries messages away from the cell body  a junction between a sending and receiving neuron 6. The longest part of a neuron is likely to be the  dendrite  axon  cell body  synapse  myelin sheath 7. In transmitting sensory information to the brain, an electrical signal travels from the _______ of a single neuron.  cell body to the axon to the dendrites  dendrites to the axon to the cell body  axon to the cell body to th e dendrites  dendrites to the cell body to the axon  axon to the dendrites to the cell body 8. The speed at which a neural impulse travels is increased when the axon is encased by a  sympathetic nerve  myelin sheath  endocrine gland
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