1. Gorging on food and then vomiting or taking laxatives to avoid gaining weight is called
Correct : D. bulimia nervosa.
2. You and a friend play three hours of racquetball. Afterwards, you are most likely to
prefer
Correct : B. a slightly salty liquid.
3. Which is a cause of anorexia?
Correct : D. perfectionism
4. According to the Cannon-Bard theory,
Correct : A. the thalamus plays a central role in producing emotions.
5. You are feeling a lot of fear, the brain site most likely involved is
Correct : D. the amygdala.
6. If the lateral hypothalamus is destroyed, a rat will
Correct : D. refuse to eat until force fed.
7. Cutting sensory nerves from the stomach, or removing it entirely, causes
Correct : C. some changes in eating, but hunger still occurs.
8. Which is TRUE regarding the influence of cultural values on eating behaviors?
Correct : C. they determine a person\s set point for various foods.
9. The polygraph or "lie detector" primarily measures which component of emotion?
Correct : C. physiological arousal
10. If the ventromedial hypothalamus is destroyed, a rat will
Correct : A. eat until it becomes obese.
11. A competitive diver approaches the end of the board with rapidly beating heart and a
dry mouth, a result of increased
Correct : A. adrenaline.
12. The hypothalamus has __________ hunger center(s).
Correct : C. the most direct control over
13. The most critical physiological factor controlling hunger is the
Correct : A. level of blood sugar.
14. The maintenance of steady states of temperature and blood pressure are examples of
Correct : B. homeostasis.
15. In hunger, a set point is
Correct : C. related to the proportion of body fat your body normally maintains.
16. Which of the following statements about the sex drive is TRUE?
Correct : D. the influence of hormones decreases as we ascend the biological scale.
17. Moods
Correct : B. are subtle emotional undercurrents.
18. The satiety system is to the feeding system as the __________ hypothalamus is to the
__________ hypothalamus.
Correct : A. ventromedial; lateral
19. A part of the nervous system that prepares the body for emergencies is the __________
division.
Correct : B. sympathetic
20. A circadian rhythm refers to a cycle
Correct : B. of bodily activity approximately 24 hours in length.
21. Which of the following is a characteristic of bulimia nervosa?
Correct : A. vomiting, laxatives, or diuretics are used to lose weight.
22. Electrically stimulating the lateral hypothalamus will cause a rat to
Correct : A. start eating.
23. The part of the autonomic nervous system responsible for restoring the body and
conserving energy is the
Correct : C. parasympathetic division.
24. The body structure most closely associated with thirst is the
Correct : C. hypothalamus.
25. Life-threatening weight loss due to self-inflicted starvation is called
Correct : C. anorexia nervosa.
26. You are walking through a bad part of town, down a dark alley, and carrying a large amount of cash. Behind you, you hear a door open and close suddenly, and you immediately dive into the nearest trash container. The part of the forebrain mainly
responsible for your reaction is the
Correct : D. amygdala.
27. An EEG records
Correct : B. electrical impulses from the brain.
28. The __________ cerebral hemisphere is superior at perceptual skills and detecting
and expressing emotion.
Correct : A. right
29. The limbic system is responsible for
Correct : A. the control of hunger, thirst, and sex.
30. There is more somatosensory cortex for the
Correct : A. mouth.
31. Experiments with animals have found pleasure centers to be located in the
Correct : C. hypothalamus.
32. Which of the following involves electrical brain wave measurement?
Correct : D. eeg
33. Bodily sensations such as touch, temperature, and pressure register in which brain
area?
Correct : B. the parietal lobes
34. Weeks after an automobile accident, a friend continues to have difficulty maintaining
balance and movements. You should suspect that damage may have occurred to the
Correct : B. cerebellum.
35. Which of the following is most involved in the production of emotion?
Correct : B. the limbic system
36. The functions of the amygdala include
Correct : D. helping us react to dangerous stimuli through a quick fear response.
37. The hippocampus
Correct : B. is associated with forming lasting memories.
38. A new, improved brain imaging technique for measuring glucose metabolism of the
brain is called
Correct : B. pet scan.
39. The __________ area in the brain acts as a final "switching station" for most incoming
sensory information.
Correct : D. thalamus
40. Which of the following is NOT controlled by the hypothalamus?
Correct : D. posture
41. __________ measures the structure of the brain by utilizing a series of x-rays.
Correct : B. ct scan
42. The sleep-wake cycle is an example of a _____ rhythm.
Correct : A. circadian
43. The sleep stage associated with dreaming includes:
Correct : D. rem stage
44. During which stage of sleep are humans paralyzed and unable to move?
Correct : D. rem stage
45. A sleep disorder in which an awake person suffers from repeated, sudden, and
irresistible REM sleep attacks is known as:
Correct : B. narcolepsy
46. The ability to be aware that one is dreaming and to direct one's dreams is known as:
Correct : A. lucid dreaming
47. Which one of the following psychoactive drugs falls in the "stimulant" category?
Correct : B. caffeine
48. Electrical stimulation of the ______ produced sympathetic arousal and aggressive
attack.
Correct : B. amygdala
49. Which of the following structures does not belong to the limbic system?
Correct : A. striatum
50. The amygdala and hippocampus are found in the medial or inner part of the:
Correct : B. temporal lobes
51. Damage to the lateral hypothalamus may lead to a condition known as
Correct : A. frolic’s syndrome.
52. . Destruction of the ……………… results in hyperphagia and obesity.
Correct : A. dorsomedial nucleus
53. Motives are activated by
Correct : D. all of these.
54. Which of the following is true of emotion but is NOT true of motivation?
Correct : D. it is accompanied by physiological arousal of the autonomic nervous system produced in response to a stimulus.
55. Which of the following is true of motivation?
Correct : A. it activates and directs behavior.
56. Which of the following would generally be classified as a motive rather than an
emotion?
Correct : B. hunger
57. What is a homeostatic mechanism?
Correct : A. a process that regulates the essential, internal biological states
58. Maintaining a relatively constant concentration of water and sugar in the body is
regulated by
Correct : B. homeostatic mechanisms.
59. Which of the following is an example of a behavior regulated by homeostasis?
Correct : C. standing in the shade on a hot day
60. The “feeding system” center of the brain is located in the
Correct : D. lateral hypothalamus.
61. Which of the following will stimulate the lateral hypothalamus?
Correct : C. stomach contractions
62. Which part of the brain increases and decreases hunger by controlling blood sugar
levels?
Correct : A. paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus
63. Which of the following is a true statement about eating speed?
Correct : C. people should eat slowly in order to allow their brains time to detect the increase in blood glucose.
64. Which of the following is NOT a cue that regulates eating?
Correct : D. total blood volume
65. Which of the following will stimulate the paraventricular nucleus and the ventromedial
hypothalamus?
Correct : C. high leptin levels
66. Rats whose adrenal glands have been removed develop a preference for
Correct : D. salt within 15 seconds of it being offered.
67. Which of the following is a true statement about the biological regulation of thirst in the brain?
Correct : D. the brain has both a “drink system” and a “stop drinking system,” but these control centers use different neurotransmitters from the control centers for hunger.
68. When the concentration of salt increases on the outside of the specialized cells located in
the drink center of the hypothalamus,
Correct : A. adh is released into the bloodstream.
69. Which of the following occurs when the level of fluid in the cells decreases?
Correct : C. the pituitary gland secretes adh into the bloodstream.
70. ………………., a measurement which compares weight and height, defines people as
overweight.
Correct : A. body mass index
71. Obesity is most commonly caused by a combination of i. of excessive dietary calories, ii. lack of physical activity, iii. genetic susceptibility iv. endocrine disorders, medications or psychiatric illness
Correct : D. all of these
72. …..………………..("weight loss surgery") is the use of surgical intervention in the
treatment of obesity.
Correct : A. bariatric surgery
73. Excessive thirst, known as……………., along with excessive urination, known as
…………………., may be an indication of diabetes.
Correct : A. polydipsia and polyuria
74. Hypovolemic thirst i. It’s the thirst resulting from loss of fluids due to bleeding or sweating. It ii. t is thirst associated with low volume of body fluids
iii. It’s the thirst resulting from eating salty foods iv. It is the thirst resulting from hot foods
Correct : A. 1 and 2 only
75. If a food causes sickness, or simply precedes sickness caused by something else, a
learned __________ may result.
Correct : B. taste aversion
76. The manufacture of adrenalin and noradrenalin is controlled by:
Correct : A. nervous system
77. Both the terms “emotion” and “motivation” came from the same Latin root:
Correct : D. “movere”
78. Physiologists use the term homeostasis to describe the body’s tendency to maintain a
balance or equilibrium among it’s:
Correct : C. displacement behaviour and encepha- lization
79. Those internal mechanisms of the body which, by controlling numerous highly
complicated physiological processes, keep it in a state of equilibrium are known as:
Correct : A. homeostases
80. Homeostasis is the overall term for equilibrium preserving tendencies with an organism
by which:
Correct : A. neurophysiological condition is maintained
81. Sex is a:
Correct : C. both (a) and (b)
82. The process of maintaining the biochemical balance or equilibrium throughout human
body is referred as:
Correct : C. hoeostasis
83. A pituitary hormone associated with the secretion of milk is known as:
Correct : A. prolactin
84. A motive that is primarily learned rather than basing on biological needs is known as:
Correct : D. psychological motive
85. The hypothalamus plays an important role in the regulation of:
Correct : A. food intake
86. Lateral hypothalamus (LH) is otherwise known as:
Correct : C. feeding centre
87. Research evidences indicated that ventromedial hypothalamus (VMH):
Correct : D. inhibits eating expedites eating
88. Electrical stimulation of ventromedial hypothalamus (VMH) cells:
Correct : A. inhibits eating
89. Injections of glucose (which raise blood sugar level):
Correct : D. inhibit eating
90. Injections of insulin (which lower blood sugar level):
Correct : A. increase food intake
91. Studies indicated that the hypothalamus contains cells (glucoreceptors) sensitive to the
rate of which:
Correct : A. glucose passes through them
92. An empty stomach produces the periodic contractions of muscles in the stomach wall
which we identify as:
Correct : D. hunger pangs
93. Obesity is thought to stem from disturbances during the:
Correct : B. oral and anal stages of psychosexual development
94. Dehydration of the osmoreceptors can be produced by depriving the organism of:
Correct : B. water
95. Water deficit in the body increases the concentration of:
Correct : D. sodium
96. The main erotogenic zone of our body is:
Correct : B. genitals
97. Which of the following could NOT serve as an operational definition for anger?
Correct : A. reddening of the face.
98. If it were discovered that destruction of a particular area of the brain disrupted a certain behaviour but that destruction of any other part of the brain had no effect on that
behaviour, this would be evidence in favour of
Correct : B. localisation of function
99. Some researchers believe that an abnormally high level of dopamine may be related to
the occurrence of
Correct : D. schizophrenia
100. Any drug capable of effecting behaviour is called