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Quiz 1 Questions
AP Psych
| Twin studies suggest that a strong influence on personality traits like emotional stability comes from | genetic predispositions. |
| This can be the result of being exposed to a stimulating environment & exercise. | Neurogenesis |
| The unique personalities of children evoke predictable responses from their caregivers. This best illustrates the ________ of nature and nurture. | interaction |
| The prevalence of genetically predisposed traits that have a reproductive advantage is best explained in terms of | natural selection |
| Many genes respond to environmental conditions, reacting to different environmental contexts in different ways. This characteristic of genes is called what? | self-regulation |
| The diversity of human traits is enabled by our shared | adaptive capacity |
| The knee-jerk reflex is controlled by interneurons in the | spinal cord |
| Which of the following are located exclusively within the brain and spinal cord? | interneurons |
| For you to be able to run, ________ must relay messages from your central nervous system to your leg muscles. | motor neurons |
| Messages are transmitted from your spinal cord to your digestive system's stomach muscles by the | sympathetic nervous system. |
| Motor neurons are to the ________ nervous system as interneurons are to the ________ nervous system. | peripheral; central |
| Neurotransmitters are chemical messengers that travel across the | synaptic gap. |
| An axon is | the extension of a neuron that carries messages away from the cell body. |
| If a professor accused you of cheating on a test, your adrenal glands would probably release ________ into your bloodstream. | epinephrine |
| The depolarization of a neural membrane can create a(n) | action potential. |
| The tremors of Parkinson's disease result from the death of nerve cells that produce the neurotransmitter | dopamine |
| Oversupply of this neurotransmitter is linked to migraines and headaches, which is why some people avoid food with MSG added. | Glutamate |
| Schizophrenia is most closely linked with excess receptor activity for the neurotransmitter | dopamine |
| Botulin is a poison with a molecular structure so similar to acetylcholine (ACh) that it blocks the effects of ACh in synapses, making botulin which kind of molecule? | antagonist |
| Alzheimer's disease is most closely linked to the deterioration of neurons that produce | acetylcholine |
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