After walking out of a very stressful examination, Alice walks out of the exam room and starts to feel her body relax. Her parasympathetic nervous system will now increase which of the following?

Question 13

Parkinson’s disease is a result of a progressive degeneration of neurons in the

A. midbrain

B. forebrain

C. hindbrain

D. spinal cord

Question 14

In terms of sensitive periods for learning to speak a native language, the sensitive period will

begin closing during

A. infancy

B. childhood

C. adolescence

D. adulthood

Question 15

Which part of a neuron initiates an action potential?

A. dendrites

B. axon terminals

C. axon

D. soma

Question 16

Eve is a pathological gambling, her addiction to gambling would be most likely caused by

excessive levels of which of the following neurotransmitters/

A. GABA

B. dopamine

C. noradrenaline

D. glutamate

Question 17

Glial cells to all of the following – EXCEPT

A. make neurons

B. insulate neurons

C. remove dead neurons

D. feed (supply nutrients to) neurons

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Use the following information to answer questions 18 and 19

In terms of the Ainsworth strange situation test to measure the attachment of infants

Question 18

Which of the following best describes the dependent variable for the final stage of the

experiment with infants?

A. Whether a stranger or the caregiver accompanied the child in the room

B. Whether a stranger or the caregiver left the child in the room alone

C. The nature of the response of the child when the caregiver returned to the room after an

absence

D. The nature of the response of the child when the stranger returned to the room after an

absence

Question 19

According to the Ainsworth strange situation test, a young child that rejected the mother

when there was a reunion between the mother and child (after the mother briefly stepped out

of the room) would be classified as

A. securely attached

B. resistance insecure

C. avoidant insecure

D. normal

Question 20

Which of the following was the independent variable in Harlow’s experiments with rhesus

monkeys to test the theory of attachment?

A. which surrogate mother the baby monkey would gravitate to if hungry

B. which surrogate mother the baby monkey would gravitate to if threatened

C. whether the baby monkey was raised by a terry cloth mother or a wire mother

D. whether the baby monkey was raised by a natural mother or a surrogate mother

Question 21

All of the following are parts of the peripheral nervous system – EXCEPT the

A. eyes

B. ears

C. skin receptors

D. somatosensory cortex

Question 22

Synaptogenesis – occurs rapidly in the sensory areas of the brain during

A. infancy.

B. early childhood.

C. Adolescence.

D. early adulthood.

Question 23

Which of the following is a feature of adaptive plasticity?

A. synaptic pruning

B. rerouting

C. neural migration

D. synaptogenesis

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Question 24

Sprouting can be best explained by the following statements

A. rapid cell division in the unborn baby as the brain grows at a rapid rate

B. the growth of new dendritic fibres in response to learning new skills/ facts.

C. the growth of a protective layer around the axon to enhance transmission

D. altering neuronal pathways as a result of brain damage.

Question 25

The total number of synaptic connections peaks during _______, before synaptic pruning

reduces many of our disused pathways.

A. infancy.

B. early childhood.

C. adolescence.

D. early adulthood.

Question 26

After walking out of a very stressful examination, Alice walks out of the exam room and

starts to feel her body relax. Her parasympathetic nervous system will now increase which of

the following?

A. heart rate

B. respiration rate

C. bladder activity

D. sweat gland activity

Question 27

Adoption studies that have researched the effects of nature vs. nurture on intelligence,

through IQ testing have typically revealed that adopted children’s IQ scores

A. are more similar to their adopted parents than their biological parents

B. are more similar to their biological parents than their adopted parents

C. will not be largely affected by either their biological or adopted parents.

D. will be largely affected by the size of their adopted family.