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Course 202120 Spring 2021 PSYC 101-D28 LUO
Test Quiz 2
Started 3/31/21 5:57 PM
Submitted 3/31/21 6:56 PM
Due Date 4/5/21 11:59 PM
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Question 1
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are drugs that speed up bodily functions, whereas are drugs that slow
down bodily functions.
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Stimulants/depressants
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Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder is a disorder marked by excessive
general activity for a child’s age, attention problems, high impulsivity, and low
frustration tolerance. This may be linked to levels.
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Norepinephrine
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Evolution is defined (in the text) as .
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the adaptive progression of species from their
origins.
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Map out the schematic conception of the components of the sensorimotor arc:
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Receptors send signals to connectors in neural pathways, then
signals are sent to effectors.
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Question 5
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A substance produced by the adrenal glands, released in response to stress.
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Adrenaline
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Specialized cells or groups of cells that respond to sensory stimulation.
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Receptors
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are chemicals that have a pronounced effect on growth, maturation,
behavior, and emotions and that are produced by endocrine glands and
secreted directly into the bloodstream.
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Hormones
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Central nervous system (CNS): The human nervous system, which includes the
and the .
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brain/ spinal cord
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A chemical substance that has the ability to alter perception, mood, behavior, and/or
physiological function.
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Psychoactive drug
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Question 10
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The regulates physiological functions such as respiration, heart rate,
temperature, and digestion and includes the sympathetic and
parasympathetic systems.
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Autonomic nervous system
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Question 11
A small endocrine gland found as a protrusion off the
hypothalamus.
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Pituitary gland
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Question 12
The stage of sleep is which does most dreaming occurs.
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Rapid eye
movement
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Question 13
The Sapir-Whorf hypothesis maintains
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that language is essential for and determines
thought.
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Question 14
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The Sympathetic nervous system, part of the autonomic nervous system,
instigates the physiological responses that accompany behavior.
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Emotional
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Question 15
Random brain activity is also called .
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Cortical
noise
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Question 16
A drug that blocks the effectiveness of a neurotransmitter.
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Antagonists
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Question 17
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A state of being characterized by the compulsive desire to have a substance, such as
a drug, in order to feel “normal” and postpone the effects of withdrawal.
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Dependent
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Question 18
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The human nervous system is a communication system; its function is to
transmit messages, also called .
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impulse
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Question 19
is defined as the ability to change.
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Plasticity
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Question 20
Neurons can carry impulses at speeds of nearly per hour.
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400
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Question 21
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plays a key role in the functioning of neurons associated with pleasure and
reinforcement.
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Dopamin
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Question 22
Awareness of one’s personal identity is .
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Consciousness
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Question 23
A neurotransmitter linked with arousal, memory, and learning.
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Norepinephrine
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Question 24
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A totally secular view of origins simultaneously subsumes a view of .
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moral relativism
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Question 25
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The process by which a nerve cell recaptures some of the neurotransmitters it
has released is known as .
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reuptak
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Question 26
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is a term used to describe the path that drugs take through our body,
from start to finish.
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Pharmacokinetics
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Question 27
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An agent or drug that enhances the activity of some naturally occurring substance.
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Agonists
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Question 28
The limbic system, associated with emotion, contains:
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Amygdala and hippocampus
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Question 29
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A neurotransmitter, the bulk of which is found in the gut, where it regulates intestinal
activity.
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Serotonin
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Question 30
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are the building blocks of the brain and are divided into categories.
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Neurons/three
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Question 31
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Norepinephrine blood pressure and triggers the release of from energy
stores.
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increases/glucose
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Question 32
Nerves are made up of bundles of .
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neurons
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Question 33
Hormone-producing sex glands are called .
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All of these
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Question 34
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A central nervous system disease characterized by tremors, slow movement,
and other symptoms; associated with low dopamine levels in the brain.
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Parkinson’s
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Question 35
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is a term used to describe the mechanism-of-action of drugs and their
corresponding effects.
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Pharmacodynamics
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