AP Psych Exam Review: Neurobiology

Which of the following is the neural pathway of a stimulus reaction?

Damage to one's frontal lobes may cause them to suffer

The principle that info is simultaneously processes on separate conscious/unconscious tracks is called

Which is the part of the brain that influences fear and aggression?

Which structure is commonly known as the "little brain and controls balance, coordination, and fine motor movement?"

If the right sensory cortex is damaged the most likely result will be

Phrenology is the

The sensory "switchboard" of the brain that routes messages to high regions of the brain to be processed is the

Study of genetic and environmental influences on behavior?

The brain's ability to change by reorganizing or building new pathways is

The association areas in the cerebral cortex are involved in

If only the frontal lobe of one's brain is damaged then that individual will suffer from

The part of the brain that controls heartbeat and breathing is the

What is a brain lesion?

The purpose of the parasympathetic nervous system is

When your parasympathetic nervous system is activated, which is most likely to happen?

Language comprehension is made possible because of

Damage to the reticular formation would most likely result in

Which neurotransmitter is in many addictive drugs that numb pain?

Damage to the hippocampus would result in

A researcher interested in finding only the function of various brain regions would use a

Which neurotransmitter excites the body?

What is evolutionary psychology?

Band of neural fiber connecting brain hemispheres and carrying messages between them is called

The electrical charge that travels down an axon is a/an

"The information highway" of the nervous system, that contains interneurons that connects peripheral ns to the brain

The purpose of the myelin sheath is to

What is the purpose of the pituitary gland?

What is heritability?

Which of the following is a task more likely to be performed by the left brain?