Neuroscience
What part of the brain is most well known for the regulation of speech, writing, and also in language processing and comprehension?
cerebellum
Broca’s area
Wernike’s area
medulla
Broca’s area
Whose work founded classical conditioning?
Skinner
Pavlov
Freud
Sartre
What is the most common element in the human body?
Carbon
Hydrogen
Oxygen
Calcium
Oxygen
Which of the following has more bones?
Baby
Teen
Adult
All equal
Baby
Using drugs/alcohol on a daily basis can do which of the following?
Hinder brain development
Cause sexual dysfunction
Lead to addiction
All of the above
All of the above
Prozac, an SSRI, is an antidepressant drug that acts most directly on which neurotransmitter?
norepinephrine
dopamine
serotonin
GABA
serotonin
Skinner's work relied on this test animal:
Cat
Rat
Dog
Human
Rat
What living animal has the heaviest brain?
Sperm Whale
Human
Dolphin
African Elephant
Sperm Whale
What is the biggest artery in the human body?
Capillary
Aorta
Thrombus Vein
Heart
Aorta
What is it called when someone needs to gradationally use more drugs/alcohol to feel the same level of effect?
Maintenance
Overdose
Tolerance
Withdrawal
Tolerance
How many kinds of neurons exist in the brain?
10,000
2
10,000,000
42
10,000
patients with schizophrenia will display this in their brains:
blood clots
enlarged ventricles
tissue discoloration
no abnormal physiology
enlarged ventricles
How many cells is the human body composed of?
73.2 billion
27.3 million
37.2 billion
7 trillion
37.2 billion
What nerve tissue transmits light signals from your eye lens to the brain?
Retina
Pupil
Iris
Optical Nerve
Retina
Which of the following statements about drinking alcohol is true?
It is categorized as a depressant
It affects men and women the same amount
It is equally harmful to teens as to adults
It is categorized as a stimulant
It is categorized as a depressant
Which part of the brain is most directly tasked with reasoning and higher cognition?
cerebellum
brainstem
corpus callosum
prefrontal cortex
prefrontal cortex
Which of these is false:
Over 50% of the U.S. population believes in psychic phenomena
The Stanford Prison experiment had to be discontinued after 6 days instead of the planned 14
Dogs have almost 2X the number of neurons in their cortex than cats
The idea that there are "right brain" and "left brain" people is a myth
Cats have almost 2X the number of neurons in their cortex than dogs
Who is the father of the modern system for naming organisms that uses a genus and a species name?
Newton
Linneas
Darwin
Aristotle
Linneas
Which glands produce white blood cells?
Sweat
Thyroid
Lymph
Pituitary
Lymph
How does nicotine addiction occur?
Alteration of key nerve signals in the brain
Peer pressure causes difficulty quitting
Psychological reliance is too strong
Physical craving is too strong
Alteration of key nerve signals in the brain
Which of the following is not a normal neural function?
differentiation
axonal elongation
dendritic spine production
apoptosis
long-term potentiation
differentiation
What is the name of the book that holds the diagnosis criteria and overview of all documented psychological disorders?
Diagnostic and Survey Manual for Mental Disorders
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
Diagnostic and Survey Manual of Mental & Mood Disorders
Disorders and Statistical Manual of Mental Diagnoses
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
Two organisms that share a similar trait but different evolutionary predecessors are an example of:
emergent evolution
divergent evolution
convergent evolution
complex evolution
convergent
Which age group does acromegaly most commonly affect?
30-50 years
2 months - 2 years
50-70 years
2-30 years
30-50
THC, the chief psychoactive ingredient in cannabis, affects which parts of the brain?
Amygdala
Hippocampus
Neocortex
All parts
All parts