PSYC 101 Quiz 2

PSYC 101 Quiz 2 Liberty University

PSYC 101 Quiz 1 The Science of Psychology

PSYC 101 Quiz 2 The Biology of Behavior

PSYC 101 Quiz 3 Sensation and Perception

PSYC 101 Quiz 4 Learning, Memory, and Intelligence

PSYC 101 Quiz 5 Motivation and Emotion

PSYC 101 Quiz Developmental Psychology

PSYC 101 Quiz 7 Personality and Social Psychology

PSYC 101 Quiz 8 Psychological Disorders and Treatments

1. Antagonists increase the effectiveness of neurotransmitters.
2. One neuron can communicate with another neuron by sending little chemical messengers called
3. A drug that blocks the effectiveness of a neurotransmitter.
4. The limbic system is responsible for all of the following EXCEPT:
5. The brain waves that are characteristic of deep relaxation (frequency of 8-12 cycles per second) are called:
6. The hippocampus is primarily involved in:
7. Specialized cells or groups of cells that respond to sensory stimulation.
8. are drugs that speed up bodily functions, whereas _____ are drugs that slow down bodily functions.
9. The process by which a nerve cell recaptures some of the neurotransmitters has released is called:
10. Plasticity is the ability to change.
11. Norepinephrine _____ blood pressure and triggers the release of ____ from energy stores.
12. ____ are the building blocks of the brain and are divided into __ categories.
13. _______ is defined as the ability to change.
14. An agent or drug that enhances the activity of some naturally occurring substance.
15. A neurotransmitter, the bulk of which is found in the gut, where it regulates intestinal activity.
16. A specialized cell or organ that carries out a response to a nerve impulse.
17. The Sapir-Whorf hypothesis maintains that language is essential for and determines thought.
18. _______ is a term used to describe the path that drugs take through our body, from start to finish.
19. Map out the schematic conception of the components of the sensorimotor arc:
20. We possess nearly all our brain cells at birth.
21. Central nervous system (CNS): The human nervous system, which includes the ____ and the
22. Psychoactive drugs:
23. The parietal lobes are involved in:
24. Dopamine is centrally involved with:
25. All of the following are true about agonists EXCEPT:
26. What is the difference between receptors and effectors?
27. The neural networks that fan out from the central nervous system to various parts of the body are called the
28. One of the primary functions of the hypothalamus is homeostasis.
29. The part of the brain that is responsible for reasoning and assessing risk in decision making
30. What is the difference between pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics?
31. Agonists block or reduce the effects of a neurotransmitter.
32. Acetylcholine is a neurotransmitter involved in the largely unconscious functioning of the ______ nervous system, concerned with functions such as ____ and respiration rates.
33. The space between the ends of one cell’s axon and another cell’s dendrites is a ____.
34. Nerves are made up of bundles of ____.
35. Match the neurotransmitters with their correct associations: Dopamine Serotonin Norepinephrine Acetylcholine

Set 2

1. are drugs that speed up bodily functions, whereas are drugs that slow down bodily functions.
2. Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder is a disorder marked by excessive general activity for a child’s age, attention problems, high impulsivity, and low frustration tolerance. This may be linked to
3. Evolution is defined (in the text) as .
4. Map out the schematic conception of the components of the sensorimotor arc:
5. A substance produced by the adrenal glands, released in response to stress.
6. Specialized cells or groups of cells that respond to sensory stimulation.
7. are chemicals that have a pronounced effect on growth, maturation, behavior, and emotions and that are produced by endocrine glands and secreted directly into the bloodstream.
8. Central nervous system (CNS): The human nervous system, which includes the
9. and the .
10. A chemical substance that has the ability to alter perception, mood, behavior, and/or physiological function.
11. The regulates physiological functions such as respiration, heart rate, temperature, and digestion and includes the sympathetic and parasympathetic systems.
12. A small endocrine gland found as a protrusion off the hypothalamus.
13. The stage of sleep is which does most dreaming occurs.
14. The Sapir-Whorf hypothesis maintains
15. The Sympathetic nervous system, part of the autonomic nervous system, instigates the physiological responses that accompany
16. Random brain activity is also called .
17. A drug that blocks the effectiveness of a neurotransmitter.
18. A state of being characterized by the compulsive desire to have a substance, such as a drug, in order to feel “normal” and postpone the effects of withdrawal.
19. The human nervous system is a communication system; its function is to transmit messages, also called .
20. is defined as the ability to change.
21. Neurons can carry impulses at speeds of nearly per hour.
22. plays a key role in the functioning of neurons associated with pleasure and reinforcement.
23. Awareness of one’s personal identity is .
24. A neurotransmitter linked with arousal, memory, and learning.
25. A totally secular view of origins simultaneously subsumes a view of .
26. The process by which a nerve cell recaptures some of the neurotransmitters it has released is known as .
27. is a term used to describe the path that drugs take through our body, from start to finish.
28. An agent or drug that enhances the activity of some naturally occurring substance.
29. The limbic system, associated with emotion, contains:
30. A neurotransmitter, the bulk of which is found in the gut, where it regulates intestinal activity.
31. are the building blocks of the brain and are divided into
32. Norepinephrine blood pressure and triggers the release of    from energy stores.
33. Nerves are made up of bundles of .
34. Hormone-producing sex glands are called .
35. A central nervous system disease characterized by tremors, slow movement, and other symptoms; associated with low dopamine levels in the brain.
36. is a term used to describe the mechanism-of-action of drugs and their corresponding effects.