Psychology MCQs with Answers – Practice Online – Page 17

Question 321 Psychology

In which type of nerve fibre would an action potential be expected to travel fastest?

Correct answer B. A long, thick myelinated fibre

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Question 322 Psychology

Which gland mobilises the body in stressful situations by secreting epinephrine?

Correct answer A. Adrenal medulla

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Question 323 Psychology

Which part of the autonomic nervous system triggers physiological arousal?

Correct answer D. Sympathetic nervous system

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Question 324 Psychology

Which structure relays most sensory information to the cerebral cortex?

Correct answer C. Thalamus

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Question 325 Psychology

Damage to the hippocampus would cause difficulty with what?

Correct answer B. Encoding new information into long-term memory

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Question 326 Psychology

What are the primary sex hormones in human females?

Correct answer A. Progesterone and oestrogen

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Question 327 Psychology

Which senses have receptors that are generally described as chemical receptors?

Correct answer C. Gustation and olfaction

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Question 328 Psychology

What is the process by which a physical stimulus is converted into a neural impulse called?

Correct answer C. Transduction

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Question 329 Psychology

What is true of the dominant hemisphere of the brain?

Correct answer A. It controls the expression and comprehension of language

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Question 330 Psychology

Which term covers both muscles and glands?

Correct answer D. Effectors

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Question 331 Psychology

What role do the glands of the body play?

Correct answer A. Effectors

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Question 332 Psychology

Who is credited with first inferring the existence of synapses?

Correct answer B. Charles Sherrington

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Question 333 Psychology

Which gland secretes follicle-stimulating hormone?

Correct answer B. Pituitary gland

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Question 334 Psychology

A patient with a head injury lost the ability to breathe. Where would an autopsy most likely reveal nerve damage?

Correct answer A. Medulla

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Question 335 Psychology

A knee jerk is an example of what?

Correct answer D. Monosynaptic reflex

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Question 336 Psychology

Which of the following is NOT part of a neuron?

Correct answer A. Septum

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Question 337 Psychology

If a neuron will not fire no matter how strong the stimulation, what state is it most likely in?

Correct answer C. In its absolute refractory period

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Question 338 Psychology

Which of the following is not a neurotransmitter?

Correct answer B. Opioid peptides

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Question 339 Psychology

Which structure prepares the body for ‘fight or flight’?

Correct answer A. Adrenal medulla

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Question 340 Psychology

Which of these is not a neurotransmitter?

Correct answer B. Insulin

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