Biopsychology Reviewer
Which of the following is true about
Biopsychology?
 It is the study of psychological
processes
 It is missing link between pharmacology
and psychology
 It is the scientific study of all overt
activities of the organism
 It is the biological approach to the
study of psychology
This is the study of the structures of the
nervous system.
 Neuroanatomy
This is the study of Nervous system
disorders
 Neuropathology
The study of chemical bases of neural
activity.
 Neurochemistry
The study of interactions between Nervous
system and the endocrine system.
 Neuroendocrinology
Neurophysiology is the study of the
_____________.
 Functions and activities of the nervous
system
Which of the following is/are part of the
central nervous system?
 Autonomic nervous system
 Somatic nervous system
 BOTH a and c are correct
 The retina
Joe is a neuron. Joe’s voltage-gated
potassium channels just snapped open. What
is the most likely event to happen next?
 Potassium rushes from the inside of
Joe to the outside
At resting cell membrane potential:
 Potassium ions want to enter the cell
based on electrostatic pressure
At resting cell membrane potential:
 Sodium ions wants to enter the cell
based on diffusion pressure
 chloride ions want to enter the cell
based on diffusion pressure
 potassium ions want to leave the cell
based on diffusion pressure
 All of the above are correct
The research that characterize biological
approach has this subject that may be
cheaper and may have lower maintenance.
A. Human subjects
B. Non-human subjects
C. Experimental and Non-experimental
 Both a and b
The theory where a copulating male who
becomes incapable of continuing to copulate
with one sex partner can often recommence
copulating with new sex partner.
 Coolidge effect
Division of Biopsychology that studies neural
mechanisms of behavior through direct
manipulation and recording of brain in
controlled experiments ex.
Surgical/electrical method
 Physiological Psychology
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The study of psychological effects of brain
damage in human patients.
 Neuropsychology
The study on comparing behavior of
different species to understand genetics,
evolution and adaptiveness of behavior.
 Comparative Psychology
Jimmy G’s condition is connected to
what?
 Alcoholism and vices
The study focuses on manipulation of
neural activity and behavior through drugs
 Psychopharmacology
The youngest division of biopsychology.
 Cognitive Psychology
The difference in voltage between the
inside and the outside of a neuron that
typically exists is called the
 Resting potential
What is meant by the term "concentration
gradient"?
 Potassium ions are more concentrated
inside the cell and sodium ions are
more concentrated outside
The sodium potassium pump pumps sodium
ions Out of the cell and potassium ions into
the cell.
 Out of the cell , into the cell
The sodium potassium pump makes
possible which of the following features of a
neuron?
 Resting potential
If a stimulus shifts the potential inside a
neuron from the resting potential to a more
negative potential, the result is
 Hyperpolarization
If a stimulus shifts the potential inside a
neuron from the resting potential to a
potential slightly closer to zero, the result is
known as
 Depolarization
A membrane produces an action potential
whenever the potential across it reaches
 The threshold
According to the all or none law,
 The size of the action potential does
not depend on the strength pf the
stimulus that initiated it.
During the entire course of events from the
start of an action potential, the net
movement of ions is
 Sodium in , potassium out
The refractory period of a neuron is a period
of time when
 A usually adequate stimulus cannot
produce an action potential
Which feature of a neuron limits the number
of action potentials it can produce per
second?
 Refractory period
Most action potentials begin
 At the axon hillock
The function of a myelin sheath is to
 Increase the speed of transmission
along an axon
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What are the nodes of Ranvier?
 Interrupts in the myelin sheath
Saltatory conduction refers to
 Transmission of action potential along
a myelinated axon
The peripheral nervous system is located
outside the ____
 Skull and Spine
Neural development is :
 A process that never stops; the
nervous system is plastic
The case of Genie is an example of
 The effect of severe deprivation on
development
There are three layers of embryonic cells
namely, Ectoderm, Mesoderm and
Endoderm.
 Endoderm
The neural plate develops into the neural
groove and then fuses to form the
__________.
 Neural tube
There are two types of Neural death known
as
 Necrosis and Apoptosis
Early visual deprivation causes
 Fewer synapses
The growth of new neuron is called,
 Neurogenesis
The tree meninges is known as dura mater,
pia mater and Arachnoid membrane.
 Arachnoid membrane
Ringing of the ears is also called
 Tinnutus
Which of the following is not a core
symptom of autism?
 Preoccupation with a single subject or
activity
 Reduced capacity for social interaction
 Reduced ability to interpret emotions
and intentions
 Identifiable similarity on facial
features across all individual with
similar disorder
Autism as a neurodevelopmental disorder
is considered as spectrum, which means,
 Heterogeneous where level of damage
and dysfunction varies
Which of the following brain structures is
NOT directly involved in autism disorder?
 Cerebellum
 Amygdala
 Frontal Cortex
 Hypothalamus
Individuals with this type of disorder are
intellectually handicapped individuals who
display specific cognitive or artistic
abilities
 Autistic Savant
Unlike usual symptoms of autism,
individuals with William's syndrome are,
 Sociable and emphatic
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Usually, individuals with William's Syndrome
have heart disorders associated with
mutation in a gene on chromosome
number

 7

They have ________ appearance - short,

small upturned noses, oval ears, broad
mouths

 elfin
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This is the gastrointestinal process of The _________ the servings, the more we
breaking down food and absorbing its tend to eat.
constituents into the body.
 Larger
 Digestion
_________ Influences affect the amount we
Energy is delivered in the body in three forms: eat aside from satiety.
lipids, amino acids and __________.
 Social
 Glucose
The following are gut peptides that decrease
The phase during which the meal meets the meal size except for one, which is _______.
body’s immediate energy needs is called
the _____ phase.  Somatostatin
 Cholecystokinin
 Absorptive  Bombesin
 Amino acid
This is the conversion of protein to
glucose. This food disorder is also called self –
starvation.
 Gluconeogenesis
 Anorexia
_______________is the assumption that
hunger is typically triggered by a decline in Glands that release chemicals into ducts
the body’s energy reserves below their set that carry them to targets mostly on the
point. surface of the body are called _________.

 Set – point theories  Exocrine glands

In __________ systems, feedback changes The type of Glands that releases hormones
in one direction elicit compensatory directly into the circulatory system is called
effects in the opposite direction. __________.

 Negative feedback  Endocrine glands

Pre – meal hunger and _______________of The pituitary gland is made up of these
hunger are the factors that influence what two glands.
we eat.
 Anterior and Posterior
 Classical Conditioning
Cells formed from the combination of a
Snacks served before a meal increase sperm cell and an ovum are reformed as a
hunger rather than reduce it. This is called _________.
the ________effect.
 Zygote
 Appetizer
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This is the sex hormone that prepares the The effect of the high amount of anabolic
uterus and breast for pregnancy. steroids in women may cause _______.

 Progesterone  Amenorrhea

This is a fat-soluble hormone that can enter _______ is divided into three categories
cells and bind to the receptors of the known as heterosexual, homosexual, and
cytoplasm and nucleus. bisexual.

 Steroid  Sexual orientation

The master gland. Individuals with this type of illness have

normal male androgen levels but have no
 Pituitary response on them.

The type of hormone that is responsible for  Androgenic insensitivity syndrome

controlling urination/antidiuretic.
 Vasopressin
These two are the primordial gonads.
 Cortex and Medulla
If no H - Y is present , this reproductive
duct will develop.
The true name of the Canadian man born
male but reassigned female and raised as
a girl following medical advice and
intervention after his penis was severely
injured during a botched circumcision in
infancy.
 David Reimer

 Mullerian A natural state where awareness of

environmental stimuli is reduced. One
Differentiation of ducts develops on what says humans cannot do without it.
prenatal month?
 Sleep
rd
 3 The modern alternative to Freud’s theory
of dreaming is _______ theory.
Removal of testes is specifically called
________.
 Activation – Synthesis
 Orchidectomy The effects of sleep deprivation are often
difficult to study because they are often
Estradiol is the chemical result of the
caused by _______.
aromatization of ___________.
 Stress
 Testosterone
Convincing evidence that REM-sleep
During puberty, ___________ is achieved.
deprivation does not produce severe
 Fertility memory problems comes from the study of
patients taking certain _______

 Antidepressant
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_______ means lasting about one day.
 Circadian
Free-running rhythms are those that occur
in environments devoid of _______.
 Zeitgebers
Encephalitis lethargica is also called
sleeping sickness, which is caused by a
parasite transmitted by ______.
 Tsetse fly
_____ is described as the phase of alcohol
withdrawal syndrome characterized by
hallucinations, delusions, disorientation,
agitation, confusion, and hyperthermia.
 Delirium Tremens
This is the scarring of the liver caused by
chronic alcohol consumption.
 Liver Cirrhosis
The offspring of mothers who consume
substantial quantities of alcohol during
pregnancy may develop _____.
 Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
_____ are drugs whose primary effect
produces a general increase in neural and
behavioral activity.
 Stimulants
___________are those who continue to use
a drug despite its adverse effects on
health and social life.
 Addicts
“Shabu’’ or poor man’s cocaine is a variant
of ______________.
 Methamphetamine
The type of Hemp plant that is usually
available in the Philippines.
 Sativa
The following are drugs that increase the
induction of sleep except for _______.
 Valium
 Librium
 Sativex
 Benzodiazepine
A disorder characterized by excessive
sleep or sleepiness.
 Hypersomnia
The theory that the subjective experience
of emotion is trigJames – Langegered by
ANS responses is called _______ theory.
 James – Lange
Polygraphy is more known as
______________.
 Lie – detector Test
__________________is a rare behavioral
impairment characterized by inappropriate
sexual behaviors and mouthing of objects.
Other signs and symptoms include a
diminished ability to visually recognize
objects, loss of normal fear and anger
responses, memory loss, distractibility,
seizures, and dementia.
 Kluver – Bucy Syndrome
Types of disease that involves mind and body
that may worsen due to psychological factors
such as stress are called __________.
 Psychosomatic Disorders