Psychology Mcqs Practice Test

Question 1

An EEG records is:

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B. electrical impulses from the brain

Question 2

Damage to the cerebellum would most likely result in:

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C. a loss of muscular coordination

Question 3

The endocrine system:

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C. secretes hormones into the blood stream for communication

Question 4

When you are walking, the brain sends massages to the skeletal muscles in the legs by way of:

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A. efferent fibers

Question 5

An action potential actually occurs because:

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D. sodium ions level the nerve cell

Question 6

Presence of a characteristic red belly in male three-spined sticklike back that elicits aggression in other territorial males is a:

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B. Sign stimulus

Question 7

An association of indifferent stimuli or situations without patent reward is:

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C. Latent learning

Question 8

The “little brain” attached to the rear of the brainstorm is called the:

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D. cerebellum

Question 9

A brief electrical charge that travels down the axon of neuron is called the:

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D. action potential

Question 10

Instinctive behavior:

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A. Part of one’s inherited structure

Question 11

A relatively simple part of stimulus configuration is termed:

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C. Sign stimulus

Question 12

The behaviour that involves the pairing of an irrelevant stimulus within:

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C. Conditioning

Question 13

One of the followings conditioned the dogs to secrete saliva on ringing of the bell which is not a normal stimulus for secretion of saliva:

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B. Pavlov

Question 14

Which of the following is important for animals with short life spans ad with little or no parental care?

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A. Instinct

Question 15

The process which manifests itself by adaptive changes in individual behaviour as a result of experience is:

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A. Learning behaviour

Question 16

Imprinting, habituation, conditioned reflex type I and conditioned reflex type II are example of:

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C. Learning behaviour

Question 17

An innate behaviour in which a directed movement either to or away from a stimulus is shown is:

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B. Taxis

Question 18

The conduction of a nerve impulse down the axon is called a (n):

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A. ion potential

Question 19

The nature of a nerve impulse is primarily a/an _____________ event; communication between neurons is primarily a/an_____________

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D. electrical; chemical

Question 20

Reabsorption of neurotransmitters into the presynaptic neuron is referred to as:

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D. reuptake