Psychology MCQs with Answers – Practice Online – Page 36

Question 701 Psychology

Which psychological perspective emphasises how observable responses are learned?

Correct answer A. behavioral

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Question 702 Psychology

Which psychologist would be most helpful in building a spirit of teamwork among office workers?

Correct answer B. Personality psychologist

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Question 703 Psychology

A psychologist studies a gunshot victim and finds that the destroyed brain region is vital for memory. What kind of research is this?

Correct answer C. Case study

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Question 704 Psychology

Which approach is most associated with the statement ‘The whole is more than the sum of its parts’?

Correct answer D. Gestalt

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Question 705 Psychology

During neural transmission, an impulse travels to the end of the axon without fading or weakening. What is this known as?

Correct answer A. Nondecremental property

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Question 706 Psychology

Where is Broca’s area most likely to be found in a right-handed person?

Correct answer C. Left hemisphere

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Question 707 Psychology

Which brain structure plays a critical role in ‘motivated’ behaviours such as eating and sexual activity?

Correct answer A. hypothalamus

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Question 708 Psychology

Neurons usually cannot fire more than about 100 impulses per second. What mainly accounts for this maximum firing rate?

Correct answer B. Absolute refractory periods

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Question 709 Psychology

If a neuron is compared to a doorbell, which part is most like the button a visitor presses?

Correct answer B. Dendrites

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Question 710 Psychology

Which sequence correctly describes the path of electrical activity through a single nerve cell?

Correct answer A. dendrite, soma, axon, vesicle

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Question 711 Psychology

A person who is nine feet tall, with very large hands and feet and a protruding jaw, can attribute this abnormality to which overactive gland?

Correct answer C. Pituitary gland

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Question 712 Psychology

Which of the following has the largest ratio of brain size to body mass?

Correct answer B. Humans

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Question 713 Psychology

Which of these species has a brain that is anatomically more complex than the human brain?

Correct answer C. dolphins

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Question 714 Psychology

What are the cells called that respond to changes in their environment and signal those changes to the nervous system?

Correct answer B. Receptors

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Question 715 Psychology

A patient walks with jerky, uncoordinated movements. Damage to which brain structure is a good first diagnosis?

Correct answer B. Cerebellum

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Question 716 Psychology

Which statement is true of afferent neurons?

Correct answer A. located in the dorsal column of spinal cord

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Question 717 Psychology

The vocal apparatus is useless for producing speech sounds unless which brain area has developed to coordinate its movements?

Correct answer D. Broca’s area

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Question 718 Psychology

What functions does the thalamus serve?

Correct answer D. All of the above

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Question 719 Psychology

Which brain structure is important for waking a person from sleep?

Correct answer C. reticular activating system

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Question 720 Psychology

Moving from an external stimulus to a motor response, which sequence of neural elements is correct?

Correct answer A. Afferent nerve, interneuron, efferent nerve

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