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