AP Psych Unit 3 Test – Flashcards
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A person whose hand had been amputated actually felt sensations on his nonexistent fingers when his face was stroked. This best illustrates the consequences of____________?
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Brain Plasticity
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Evolutionary psychology studies the evolution of behavior and the mind using principles of__________?
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Natural selection
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To identify which specific brain areas are most active during a particular mental task, researchers would be most likely to make use of a(n)_________?
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fMRI
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Information is most quickly transmitted from one cerebral hemisphere to the other by the...?
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Corpus callosum
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Chromosomes are composed of...?
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deoxyribonucleic acid
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The capacity of one brain area to take over the functions of another damaged brain area is known as brain...?
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Plasticity
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Schizophrenia is most closely linked with excess receptor activity for the neurotransmitter...?
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Dopamine
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The secretions of the pituitary gland are most directly regulated by the...?
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hypothalamus.
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Evolutionary psychologists are most likely to be criticized for...?
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providing hindsight explanations for human behaviors.
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Neurotransmitters are chemical messengers that travel across the...?
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synaptic gap
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Which brain area is primarily involved with controlling speech?
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Broca's area
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The master gland of the endocrine system is the....?
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pituitary gland.
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The parietal lobes are to ________ as the occipital lobes are to ________.
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sensing touch; seeing
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For you to be able to run, ________ must relay messages from your central nervous system to your leg muscles.
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motor neurons
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A football quarterback can simultaneously make calculations of receiver distances, player movements, and gravitational forces. This best illustrates the activity of multiple...?
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neural networks.
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Prozac, a drug commonly prescribed to treat depression, prevents the sending neuron from taking in excess serotonin. Which process does this drug prevent from taking place?
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reuptake
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The knee-jerk reflex is controlled by interneurons in the...?
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spinal cord.
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Your life would be most immediately threatened if you suffered destruction of the...?
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medulla
