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Autonomic nervous system is involved in digesting food
Damage to what area will most likely result in developing aphasia Wernick's area
neuron in resting state the inside of the cell membrane is negative compared to outside
Polygraph machine responds to changes in autonomic arousal
The part of neuron responsible for receiving signals from other neurons is dendrites
metabolic activity in different areas of brain is best visualized by PET positron emission tomography
Part of endocrine system that is responsible for overseeing and regulating the release of hormones across entire body is hypothalamus
Brain lateralization inclination for certain cognitive processes to be specialized to one hemisphere of the brain or the other
researchers inject a harmless radioactive substance into brain to examine activity is PET
the division of nervous system that most directly allows voluntary muscle movement is the somatic
Which best describes REM sleep? Fast breathing, high heart rate, high blood pressure
The theory that dreams are brain's attempt to make sense of meaningless patterns of brain activity during sleep is activation-synthesis theory
effect of alcohol on human functioning it depresses the central nervous system
Brain scans of people with amnesia show damage to hippocampus
All of the following are APA ethical guidelines EXCEPT research may not involve deception
Beth received a hemispherectomy to treat a seizure disorder when she was 2. By the time she was 5, her cognitive abilities were the same as a neurotypical 5 year old. Which explains? Neuroplasticity
Significant damage to what will cause a person to fall into coma they can't awaken from? Reticular formation
Information is relayed to the spinal cord or brain by afferent neurons
Researchers reduce symptoms of Alzheimer's disease using Acetylcholine
Which explains the hypothalamus in regulation of hunger? Acts with the endocrine system to control hunger and satiety
Difficulty typing smoothly on a keyboard would most likely result from damage to the cerebellum
Joe's pupils dilate, digestion reduces, and skin becomes cold. Which system is controlling Joe's changes sympathetic
Caffeine and nicotine are in the same class as which drug? Cocaine
Which psychoactive drugs increase nervous system activity? Cocaine
Which statement about sleep is valid? Individuals do not typically act out their dreams
Notion that human behavior is influenced by unconscious thoughts and desires is Psychodynamic
Curare blocks action at acetylcholine synapses and causes paralysis. The drug is an example of an antagonist
Which of the following is not part of a neuron? Synapses
Abnormalities in calcium regulation arise from problems with parathyriod gland.
The limbic system is associated with emotions
In adult humans, which of the following is true of REM sleep? It's correlated with dreaming
Which of the following are involved in regulating circadian rhythms? photoreceptors, hypothalamus, and pineal gland
in normal distribution, which of the following statements is true about the area that falls between one standard deviation above and one standard deviation below the mean? It contains the middle 68% of the distribution
2-year old Jia tells her grandma that she "sweeped" the floor yesterday. The scenario illustrates that children overgeneralize the use of grammatical rules
Which of the following muscles are controlled by the somatic nervous system skeletal muscles, such as muscles of the arm and hand
The correct order of the structures of the motor neuron is dendrites, the cell body, axon, terminal branches of the axon
The functions of the body that operate outside of conscious awareness are governed by the autonomic nervous system
Most of the signals neurons receive are ___: others are the opposite, or ____ excitatory; inhibitory
The ___is to sensory input as the register's office is to a college campus thalamus
The ___ cerebral hemisphere typically constructs the theories people offer to explain their own behaviors. left
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