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Question: Which of the following is responsible for keeping track of distance and orientation, regardless of the specific location you’re in?
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grid cells
GPS cells
location cells
place cells
Answer: grid cells
Question: After his surgery, Henry Molaison experienced
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Broca’s aphasia
anterograde amnesia
retrograde amnesia
a coma
Answer: anterograde amnesia
Question: A subject is asked to point to an object on the table in front of them. They are utilizing the ________ of their visual pathway.
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posterior
anterior
ventral
dorsal
Answer: dorsal
Question: A subject is asked to give the name of an object on the table in front of them. They are utilizing the ________ of their visual pathway.
Answer Choices:
anterior
posterior
ventral
dorsal
Answer: ventral
Question: Mirror neurons are involved in:
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Schizophrenia
Feelings of empathy
Memory suppression
Planning and rational thought
Answer: Feelings of empathy
Question: When a fetus is exposed to lower levels of ________, it is more likely to be attracted to men as an adult (regardless of gender).
Answer Choices:
Acetylcholine
Norepinephrine
Dopamine
Androgens
Answer: Androgens
Question: Which of the following is NOT considered a positive symptom of schizophrenia?
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Hallucinations
Alogia
Incoherent speech
Delusions
Answer: Alogia
Question: Research suggests that the D2 receptor is involved in the ________ symptoms of schizophrenia.
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Positive
Analgesic
Negative
Corporeal
Answer: Positive
Question: Recent studies have suggested that ________ may be highly effective in treating conditions like PTSD and depression.
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Immunosuppressants
Psychedelics
Stimulants
Sodium Amytal
Answer: Psychedelics
Question: Which of the following is defined by the presence of positive (representing an excess of normal function) and negative (representing a reduction of normal function) symptoms?
Answer Choices:
Affect disorders
Schizophrenia
Tourette syndrome
Anxiety disorders
Answer: Schizophrenia
Question: A participant in a split-brain experiment is shown two images simultaneously. A square appears in his left field of vision and a circle appears in his right field of vision. The experimenter asks him to report what he saw. How is he likely to respond?
Answer Choices:
I saw nothing
I saw a circle
I saw a square and a circle
I saw a square
Answer: I saw a circle
Question: Following a stroke, a patient is able to produce fluid speech with normal intonation and structure. However, the speech itself is relatively meaningless gibberish. The patient appears to be unaware that their speech is incoherent and appears to have a hard time understanding the speech of others as well. Which of the following is the patient most likely suffering from?
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Hunter’s aphasia
Broca’s aphasia
Sperry’s aphasia
Wernicke’s aphasia
Answer: Wernicke’s aphasia
Question: The __________ is likely responsible for the pleasurable effects of drugs and other natural reinforcers.
Answer Choices:
Medial prefrontal cortex
Mesocorticolimbic pathway
Thalamus
Pons
Answer: Mesocorticolimbic pathway
Question: Severing the corpus callosum is one method of treating
Answer Choices:
Broca’s aphasia
Schizophrenia
Epilepsy
Tourette Syndrome
Answer: Epilepsy
Question: Which of the following hormones is responsible for triggering the male developmental pattern in the brain?
Answer Choices:
Oxytocin
GABA
Progestin
Estradiol
Answer: Estradiol
Question: After removal of his medial temporal lobes, Henry Molaison experienced ________.
Answer Choices:
Anterograde amnesia
Loss of fine motor control
Retrograde amnesia
Loss of gross motor control
Answer: Anterograde amnesia
Question: The ovaries and testes are:
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Zygotes
Exocrine glands
Endocrine glands
Nuclei
Answer: Endocrine glands
Question: ________ is a beneficial and functional adaptation to an environmental stressor.
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Substress
Polystress
Eustress
Distress
Answer: Eustress
Question: Which of the following drugs works by enhancing GABA firing in the nervous system?
Answer Choices:
Ibuprofen
Depressants
Stimulants
Psychedelics
Answer: Depressants