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30 Cards in this Set
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Which of the following thalamic nuclei relays visual information?
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lateral geniculate
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EPSPs are
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all of the above
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In the CNS, axons are myelinated by
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obligodrendorocytes
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Which of the following evolved to perform one function and was the co-opted to perfrom another
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exaption
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Research that is intended to bring about direct humankind is
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applied research
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The term "within-subjects design" refers to experiments in which
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each subject is exposed to each condition of the experiment
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From the outside to the inside the three mineinges are the
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DAP
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Which of the following is not regarded as one of the major division of biopsychology
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clinical
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Which of the following is not a monamine?
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acetylcholine (only one that starts with an a)
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The inferior and superior colliculi compose the
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tectum
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The hypothalamus and thalamus compse the
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diencepahalon
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Which subdiscipline of biopsychology is most likely to be identified with the assessment of the memory deficits of patients with damage to the frontal portion of the neocortex
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neuropsychology
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Action potentials begin by the
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opening of voltage activated sodium channels (know voltage and sodium)
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Evidence suggest that complex, multicellular, water-dwelling organisms first appeared on earth
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600 million years ago
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on the DNA molecule, cytosine binds to
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guanine
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In some studies, subjets are not assigned to conditions; instead subjects are selected because they are already living under these conditiosn. Such studies are
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quasiexperimental designs
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The man who played a key role in the emergence of biopsychology as a discipline by writing the organization of behavior is
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HEBB
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Dopmaine is not an effective treatment for Parkinson's disease because
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dopamine does not readily penetrate the blood-brain barrier
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The lobe at the back of the brain, whcih serves a visual function is the
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occipital lobe
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Which of the following is not ture
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All chordates are vergebrates
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Precentral is to postcentral as
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motor is to somatosensory (PPMS)
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Which of the following structures is NOT part of the limbic system?
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cerebellum
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Which of the following is NOT an advantage of humans over other primates as subjects in biophsychology?
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fewer ethical concerns
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reptiles were the firs animals to
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both B C
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Which of the following is a passive process that acts to distribute ions evenly in neural tissue?
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Both A and B
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Which of the following is a cholinergic antagonist?
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atropine (only one that starts with a)
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During the course of human evolution, there has been a general increase in the
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all of the above
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Which inhibitory neurotransmtter is considered to be the most prevalent in the mammalian CNS?
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GABA (only one with Abbr.)
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Australopithecines are thought to have evolved about
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150 years ago
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Between the frontal and the parietal is the
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CENTRAL fissure
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