Psychology 10th Edition by Douglas Bernstein – Test Bank

1. Biological psychology is the study of the ____ factors that influence or cause behavior and mental processes.​

  a.  ​physical and chemical

  b.  ​naturalistic

  c.  ​social and physical

  d.  ​cognitive

ANSWER:   a

REFERENCES:   Preview

KEYWORDS:   Bloom’s: Understand

2.  A biological psychologist would be most likely to research ____.​

  a.  ​how you learn a list of words

  b.  ​the developmental process that leads to your ability to learn

  c.  ​the physical and chemical changes that occur when you learn

  d.  ​why learning deficits occur

ANSWER:   c

REFERENCES:   Preview

KEYWORDS:   Bloom’s: Understand

3. The nervous system is directlyresponsible for all of the following activities except ____.​

  a.  ​receiving information from sensory systems

  b.  ​secreting hormones into the bloodstream

  c.  ​integrating new information with past experiences

  d.  ​directing the movement of muscles

ANSWER:   b

REFERENCES:   Preview

KEYWORDS:   Bloom’s: Understand

4. Neurons have some similarities with other cells in the human body. Which characteristic is seen in neurons, but not in most other cells?​

  a.  ​having an outer membrane

  b.  ​having a cell body with a nucleus

  c.  ​having the ability to transmit signals to other cells

  d.  ​having mitochondria to help generate energy

ANSWER:   c

REFERENCES:   The Cells of the Nervous System

KEYWORDS:   Bloom’s: Understand

5. “I’m very important,” says Nathan. “I direct the growth of cells in the brain, and I secrete chemicals to repair damaged cells.” Kate says, “Well, I’m special too. I receive messages from thousands of other cells, and my axon can conduct action potentials.” Nathan is a ____ and Kate is a ____.​

  a.  ​dendrite; neuron

  b.  ​dendrite; mitochondrion

  c.  ​glial cell; neuron

  d.  ​glial cell; mitochondrion

ANSWER:   c

REFERENCES:   The Cells of the Nervous System

KEYWORDS:   Bloom’s: Understand

6. Doctor Simo is building a super-genius monster. He wants to make sure that his monster’s neurons can turn oxygen and glucose into energy, so he gives the neurons plenty of ____.​

  a.  ​dendrites

  b.  ​mitochondria

  c.  ​nuclei

  d.  ​axons

ANSWER:   b

REFERENCES:   The Cells of the Nervous System

KEYWORDS:   Bloom’s: Understand