Bio Exam AP Psychology (Neurons and Brain) Test with Verified Answers
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Bio Exam AP Psychology (Neurons and Brain) Test with Verified
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1. D. Positron-emis-
sion tomogra-
phy(PET)
2. B. autonomic
arousal
3. B. left cerebral
hemisphere
4. B. right visual
cortex
5.
In which of the following techniques do researchers inject
a harmless, radioactive subst...
Bio Exam AP Psychology (Neurons and Brain) Test with Verified
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1. D. Positron-emis- In which of the following techniques do researchers inject
sion tomogra- a harmless, radioactive substance into the living human
phy(PET) brain to examine activity?
A. Lesioning
B. Electroencephalogram(EEG)
C. Computerized axial tomography(CAT)
D. Positron-emission tomography(PET)
E. Magnetic resonance imaging(MRI)
2. B. autonomic A polygraph machine is often called a "lie detector," al-
arousal though it does not detect lies. Instead, it responds to
changes in
A. cognitive states
B. autonomic arousal
C. parasympathetic functioning
D. motivational level
E. neurotransmitter level
3. B. left cerebral For most people, speech functions are primarily localized
hemisphere in the
A. right cerebral hemisphere
B. left cerebral hemisphere
C. occipital lobe
D. corpus callosum
E. cerebellum
4. B. right visual An image projected to the left visual field of a split-brained
cortex person will be processed in the
A. left visual cortex
B. right visual cortex
C. right side of the left retina
D. left side of the right retina
E. sensory cortex
5.
, Bio Exam AP Psychology (Neurons and Brain) Test with Verified
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B. pairs of iden- The hypothesis that intelligence is in part inherited is best
tical twins is supported by the fact that the IQ correlation for
greater than for
pairs of fraternal A. pairs of twins reared together is greater than the corre-
twins lation for pairs of twins reared apart
B. pairs of identical twins is greater than for pairs of frater-
nal twins
C. pairs of fraternal twins is greater than the correlation for
other pairs of siblings
D. adopted children and their adoptive parents is greater
than zero
E. adopted children and their adoptive parents is greater
than the correlation for the same children and their biolog-
ical parents
6. D. Aggression Electrically stimulating a rat's amygdala would most likely
produce which of the following?
A. Calmness
B. A coma
C. Memory loss
D. Aggression
E. Sleep
7. D. Assessment A double-blind control is essential for which of the follow-
of a treat- ing?
ment designed
to reduce schiz- A. A study comparing the IQ test scores of children from
ophrenic symp- different educational systems
toms B. A study of relationships among family members
C. An experiment to determine the effect of a food reward
on the bar-pressing rate of a rat
D. Assessment of a treatment designed to reduce schizo-
phrenic symptoms
E. A survey of drug use among teenagers
8. A. Depressant In terms of the effect on the central nervous system, alco-
hol is most accurately classified as which of the following
types of drug?
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