Bio Psych Finals Reviewer (Exam Version)

Instructions: Choose the best answer from the choice pool.

1. More aggressiveness, impatience, emotional instability, and difficulties

identifying emotions, particularly fear, can be symptoms of ____
damage.Which of the following choices correctly completes the sentence?
● Hippocampus
● Limbic system
● Amygdala
● Hypothalamus

Answer: Amygdala

2.Which of the following is true about the cortisol hormone?

● It helps control blood pressure.
● It regulates immune response and suppress inflammatory reactions.
● It regulates how the body converts fats, proteins, and carbohydrates to
energy.
● All of the choices.

Answer: It regulates how the body converts fats, proteins, and

carbohydrates to energy.

3. Which of the following disciplines is interested in collecting data on

biological, physiological, and/or genetic parameters in an effort to connect
them to psychological or behavioral parameters?
● Biological Psychology
● Neuropsychology
● Cognitive Psychology
● Neuroscience

Answer: Biological Psychology

4. The resting potential of the average neuron is around ___ millivolts,

indicating that the inside of the cell is ___ millivolts less than the outside of
the cell.
● -70; 60
● -40; 50
 ● -70; 70
● -50; 50

Answer: -70; 70

5. A form of long-term memory that we are outwardly aware of and can recall;
also known as “declarative” memory.
● Explicit memory
● Implicit memory
● Short term memory
● Long term memory

Answer: Explicit memory

6. Which of the following is true about the Midbrain?

● The midbrain, which is located above the brainstem, is the second region
of the brain. The midbrain is important in processing sounds and images.
● The midbrain, which is located above the brainstem, is the second region
of the brain. This is where the majority of autonomic processes that are
crucial for survival are coordinated.
● All of the choices
● The midbrain, which is located above the brainstem, is the second region
of the brain. It has key components of the limbic system, which regulates
fundamental emotions and psychological urges.

Answer: The midbrain, which is located above the brainstem, is the second
region of the brain. The midbrain is important in processing sounds and
images.

7. Which of the following is not true about Excitatory neurotransmitters?

● These are neurotransmitters that restrict other neurotransmitters from
functioning.
● Neurotransmitters like Glutamate and Dopamine are examples of
Excitatory neurotransmitters.
● Inhibitory neurotransmitters increase the cell's likelihood to fire an action
potential.
● Inhibitory neurotransmitters decrease the cell's likelihood to fire an action
potential.
Answer: Inhibitory neurotransmitters decrease the cell's likelihood to fire
an action potential.

8. Episodic memories are created in the ___ and subsequently stored

permanently in various regions of the cerebral cortex. Which of the
following choices correctly completes the sentence?
● Hypothalamus
● Amygdala
● Limbic system
● Hippocampus

Answer: Hippocampus

9. This hormone primary function is to help insulin maintain normal blood

glucose by working in the opposite way of insulin. Therefore, it stimulates
cells to release glucose, eventually raising blood glucose levels.
● Glucagon
● Glucose
● Insulin
● Somatosatin

Answer: Glucagon

10. The central nervous system is considered the largest organ of a human
body.
● True
● False

Answer: False

11.Additionally, abnormalities in the ____ have been linked to illnesses

including schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and depression.Which of the
following choices correctly completes the sentence?
● Amygdala
● Hypothalamus
● Hippocampus
● Limbic system

Answer: Hypothalamus
 12. Interoception refers to the ability to feel what is happening inside our
bodies.
● True
● False

Answer: True

13. A stage in sleep where our body is in a relaxed state.

● REM
● Stage 2
● Stage 1
● Stage 3

Answer: Stage 1

14. When we are learning motor abilities like walking or riding a bike, _____
frequently comes into play.

● Implicit memory
● Short term memory
● Long term memory
● Explicit memory

Answer: Implicit memory

15. A bio-psychologist uses an "eclectic approach" of theories and research from

other areas of psychology. What do we mean by "eclectic?"

● Using modular approach in analyzing, explaining, and potentially solving

the existing problem.
● Using a combination of approaches in analyzing, explaining, and
potentially solving the existing problem.
● Using single approach in analyzing, explaining, and potentially solving the
existing problem.
● All of the choices.

Answer: Using a combination of approaches in analyzing, explaining, and

potentially solving the existing problem.
16. Which of the following parts of the brain releases Acetylcholine that plays a
role during our sleep (REM) and during awake.

● Basal forebrain
● Amygdala
● Melatonin
● Forebrain

Answer: Basal forebrain

17. A type of affect that can occupy the foreground of our consciousness, often
dominating our awareness.

● Mood
● Feelings
● All of the choices
● Emotions

Answer: Emotions

18. Which of the following neurons is responsible for converting external stimuli
from the environment into corresponding internal stimuli.

● Glial cells
● Interneurons.
● Motor neurons
● Sensory neurons.

Answer: Sensory neurons.

19. In Pavlov's theory of learning, which of the following is considered a stimulus

which does not tigger a response?

● Conditioned stimulus
● Response stimulus
● Neutral stimulus
● Unconditioned stimulus

Answer: Neutral stimulus

20. The following are examples of sex hormones, except?

 ● Testosterone; Estrogen; Follicle-stimulating Hormones
● All of the choices
● ADH; Testosterone; Estrogen
● Estrogen; Progesterone; Luteinizing Hormones

Answer: ADH; Testosterone; Estrogen

21. A stage in sleep where dreams occur.

● REM
● Stage 3
● Stage 1
● Stage 2

Answer: REM

22. Which of the following statements is not true about Neurons?

● Neurons stop reproducing shortly after birth. Generally, when neurons die
they are not replaced.
● Neurons stop reproducing shortly after birth. Generally, when neurons die
they are not replaced.
● Research has shown that new connections between neurons form
throughout life.
● Neurons release chemicals known as neurotransmitters into synapses,
using an electrical transmission.

Answer: Neurons release chemicals known as neurotransmitters into

synapses, using an electrical transmission.

23. Which of the following statements is/are not true about Estrogen?

● Estrogen is a sex hormone, found only in women, that is responsible for

the development of sexual organs.
● Estrogen is a lipid-soluble hormone that can easily pass through the
plasma membrane of the cell.
● None of the choices
● Estrogen helps the development of female characteristics in women.
Answer: Estrogen is a sex hormone, found only in women, that is
responsible for the development of sexual organs.

24. Which of the following statement is true about the Comparative method?

● This method utilizes invasive procedures as part of the process in studying

animal and human behaviors.
● This method utilizes studies of comparison towards animal and human
behavior in search to understand it.
● This method serves as a bridge between the disciplines of psychology and
physiology.
● This method looks into inheritance from ancestors of the test subjects,
hence, utilizing the field of genetics.

Answer: This method utilizes studies of comparison towards animal and

human behavior in search to understand it.

25. The myelin sheaths, originally part of a neuron, coats the axon with fatty
material that helps for efficient transmission of electrical impulses.

● True
● False

Answer: False

26. One of the divisions in Bio-psychology focuses on direct manipulation of the

nervous system in a controlled laboratory setting using electrical simulations and
invasive recording.

● Physiological Psychology.
● Neuropsychology.
● Cognitive Neuroscience.

Answer: Physiological Psychology.

27. The following statements are true about neurotransmitters, except?

● Majority of neurotransmitters found in the brain have short-term effects in

the nervous system
● Neurotransmitters is transmitted through chemical messaging from
neurons to another.
 ● Neurotransmitters are chemicals used by the nervous system to transmit
messages.
● There are excitatory and inhibitory neurotransmitters.

Answer: Majority of neurotransmitters found in the brain have short-term

effects in the nervous system

28. According to this theory, we feel emotions and experience physiological

reactions such as sweating, trembling, and muscle tension simultaneously.

● Facial feedback theory

● James-Lange theory
● Evolutionary theory
● None of the choices

Answer: None of the choices

29. The axon hillock, which is located at the axon terminals, serves as a junction
between the axon and dendrites from another neuron.

● True
● False

Answer: False

30. This concept is defined by rewarding or punishing people for their actions, it
increases or decreases people's responses.

● Classical conditioning
● Operant conditioning
● Modeling
● Conditioning

Answer: Operant conditioning

31. Olfactory and gustatory systems is joined via one set of receptors.

● True
● False

Answer: True
32. Kinesthesia is a system that is responsible for providing our brain with
information about motion, head position, and spatial orientation.

● True
● False

Answer: False

33. Statements below present the advantages of having a human as an

experiment subject, except?

● Humans can follow instructions to perform the experiment.

● Humans have simpler nervous system.
● Humans have human brain.
● Humans can report subjective experiences from the experiment.

Answer: Humans have simpler nervous system.

34. _____ is any memory we can still recall 30 seconds later.

● Explicit memory
● Short term memory
● Implicit memory
● Long term memory

Answer: Short term memory

35. Spicy flavor is considered a taste.

● True
● False

Answer: False

36. According to this theory, the sequence of events first involves a stimulus,
followed by thought, which then leads to the simultaneous experience of a
physiological response and the emotion.

● Facial feedback theory

● None of the choices
● Evolutionary theory
 ● Cognitive appraisal theory

Answer: Cognitive appraisal theory

37. Which of the following is true about the Luteinizing hormone?

● A hormone that goes together with Follicle-stimulating hormone to ensure

the growth of reproductive system.
● A hormone that target the ovaries and mammary glands. Influences
estrogen production.
● A glycoprotein hormone that targets the gonads to affect the sex-hormone
production.
● None of the choices

Answer: A hormone that target the ovaries and mammary glands.

Influences estrogen production.

38. Which of the following is not an illustration of diversity in Biological

Psychology research?

● Employing Human and non-human subjects.

● Using an experimental and non experimental approach.
● Utilizing applied and pure research.
● None of the choices.

Answer: None of the choices.

39. Changes in this affect fluctuate throughout the day and/or can last for several
days

● Mood
● Feelings
● All of the choices
● Emotions

Answer: Mood

40. The pineal gland releases the highest levels of _____ when it receives
information about the daily day-night cycle from the retinas. Also called ‘sleep
hormone
 ● Cortisol
● Histamine
● Melatonin
● REM atonia

Answer: Melatonin

41. The primary role is of the _____ is to regulate emotional reactions, such as
joy, fear, rage, and anxiety.Which of the following choices correctly completes the
sentence?

● Limbic system
● Amygdala
● Hippocampus
● Hypothalamus

Answer: Amygdala

42. What other term is the pituitary gland known for?

● Dominant Gland
● Hyper Gland
● Master Gland
● Superior Gland

Answer: Master Gland

43. Which of the following secretes growth hormones to help maintain healthy
muscles and bones of our body?

● Pineal Gland
● Hypothalamus
● Thyroid gland
● Pituitary gland

Answer: Pituitary gland

44. This is defined as the process that regulates the timing of sleep.

● Sleep homeostatis
● Body clock
 ● Circadian rythm
● none of the choices

Answer: Circadian rythm

45. Which of the following statements are true Thyroxine and Tri-iodothyronine
hormones?

● All of the choices

● These hormones work together to ensure and regulate energy expenditure
of the body.
● These hormones regulate bone loss and bone development.
● These hormones are essential in regulating body weight.

Answer: All of the choices

46. The following are known effect of Serotonin, except?

● Low levels are linked to Bipolar disorder

● Excess levels causes hypersexuality
● Excess levels causes muscle rigidity
● Low levels causes lethargy

Answer: Excess levels causes hypersexuality

47. Which of the following theory suggest that emotions occur as a result of
physiological reactions to events.

● None of the choices

● Schachter-singer theory
● Cannon-Bard theory
● Evolutionary theory

Answer: None of the choices

48. Which of the following is not true about neurohormones?

● Commonly known as neurotransmitters and also act as hormones.

● None of the choices
● Chemical messengers that primarily function in the brain.
● Chemical messengers that are known to have neuro-endocrine activity.
Answer: Chemical messengers that primarily function in the brain.

49. Which of the following is true about Natural Selection?

● Humans, as well as other species undergone genetic mutation throughout

the years.
● none of the choices
● To survive, you must be fit and strong.

Answer: To survive, you must be fit and strong.

50. Which of the following is true about the cortisol hormone?

● It helps control blood pressure.

● All of the choices.
● It regulates how the body converts fats, proteins, and carbohydrates to
energy.
● It regulates immune response and suppress inflammatory reactions.

Answer: It regulates how the body converts fats, proteins, and

carbohydrates to energy.