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Psychology Chapter 2, Quiz 1

2. If someone steps on your toe, the information travels up toward the central nervous system through:
a. a motor neuron.
b. a sensory neuron.
c. a conduction neuron.
d. a circulating neuron.

3. When a neural impulse reaches the end of an axon, it causes the release into the synapse of a chemical called a:
a. hormone.
b. neurotransmitter.
c. resting potential.
d. hypothalamus.

4. Which of the following is NOT a part of the forebrain?
a. hypothalamus
b. cerebellum
c. thalamus
d. cerebrum

5. The cerebral hemisphere which is considered the logical, analytical, and verbal side of the brain is the:
a. right hemisphere.
b. corpus callosum.
c. left hemisphere.
d. cerebellum.

6. The nervous system that connects the central nervous system with the endocrine glands, the smooth muscles of the heart, and the muscles controlling the internal organs, is the:
a. autonomic nervous system.
b. somatic nervous system.
c. central nervous system.
d. human nervous system.

7. Heredity influences behavior:
a. indirectly through biological response systems.
b. directly through genes.
c. indirectly through hormones.
d. indirectly through the nervous system.

8. Nonidentical twins are called ______, while identical twins are called ______.
a. maternal; paternal
b. monozygotic; dizygotic
c. maternal; fraternal
d. dizygotic; monozygotic

9. The collection of structures in the forebrain that controls motivation and emotional behaviors in people is the:
a. limbic system.
b. corpus callosum.
c. sympathetic nervous system.
d. cerebellum.

10. The senses, nerves, muscles, and endocrines make up the:
a. neuronal axon systems.
b. clinical syndromes.
c. absolute brain syndromes.
d. biological response systems.