Question: Conduction of action potentials along an axon is _______________.
Answer Choices:
Decremental
Imaginary
Entirely passive
Nondecremental
Answer: Nondecremental
Question: Which of the following refers to the tough protective membrane that lies just beneath the skull?
Answer Choices:
Arachnoid membrane
Subarachnoid space
Dura mater
Pia mater
Answer: Dura mater
Question: Once released, neurotransmitter molecules typically produce signals in postsynaptic neurons by _______________.
Answer Choices:
Binding to presynaptic receptors
Entering postsynaptic neurons
Binding to postsynaptic receptors
Binding to vesicles
Answer: Binding to postsynaptic receptors
Question: Myelination _______________.
Answer Choices:
Increases the speed of axonal conduction
Penetrates the blood brain barrier
Causes neural degeneration
Occurs only on Schwann cells
Answer: Increases the speed of axonal conduction
Question: The structure pictured here allows for communication between neurons through nearly instantaneous exchange of ions and other molecules. What is it?
Answer Choices:
A synapse
A dendritic spine
A gap junction
An axon hillock
Answer: A gap junction
Question: Autoreceptors _______________.
Answer Choices:
Play a key role in the synthesis of GABA and glutamate neurotransmitters
Relay signals between ribosomes in the nucleus and ribosomes in the axon
Help regulate neurotransmitter levels in the synapse
Help transport neuropeptides from the cell body to the axon terminal
Answer: Help regulate neurotransmitter levels in the synapse
Question: Which of the following areas plays a key role in the production (but not processing) of linguistic speech?
Answer Choices:
Hypothalamus
Lingual-auditory cortex
Broca’s area
Wernicke’s area
Answer: Broca’s area
Question: Drugs that facilitate the activity of the synapses of a particular neurotransmitter are said to be _______________ of that neurotransmitter.
Answer Choices:
Endorphins
Antagonists
Facilitators
Agonists
Answer: Agonists
Question: Which of the following is responsible for the direct manipulation and coordination of skeletal muscles?
Answer Choices:
Parasympathetic nervous system
Sympathetic nervous system
Central nervous system
Somatic nervous system
Answer: Somatic nervous system
Question: Question: Which of the following is NOT true of Victor Turner’s concept of communitas? A) It is a sense of fellowship that poses no threat to the social order. B) It is typically a temporary state. C) It challenges the basic system of social hierarchy, rank, and power differences within society. D) It is potentially dangerous and disruptive to society.
Answer: A) It is a sense of fellowship that poses no threat to the social order.
Question: Question: According to Otterbein, warfare involves greater mortality when the: A) groups involved had weakly organized military organizations and tactics. B) groups involved had more centrally organized political institutions. C) combatants are motivated by obligations toward fraternal groups. D) combatants have personal grudges.
Answer: B) groups involved had more centrally organized political institutions.
Question: Question: Divination is best defined as: A) a religious belief in the divine presence in humans. B) a religious belief in divine presence in mundane things. C) a religious ritual to obtain hidden knowledge. D) a religious ritual to raise a deceased ancestor to divine status.
Answer: C) a religious ritual to obtain hidden knowledge.
Question: Question: Which of the following typifies decision making in bands? A) Political specialists make decisions. B) Family heads make decisions. C) Discussions continue until a consensus is achieved. D) Majority opinion rules.
Answer: C) Discussions continue until a consensus is achieved.
Question: Question: Which of the following is NOT usually true of religious rituals? A) They intend to mobilize supernatural forces to influence the natural world or human beings. B) They often express anxieties and preoccupations. C) Each ritual has one specific meaning for its participants. D) They commonly portray or act out important aspects of a religion’s myths and cosmology.
Answer: C) Each ritual has one specific meaning for its participants.
Question: Question: According to Ruth Benedict, which of the following was true of Zuñi culture? A) People were expected to seek excess in any form, including the expression of strong feelings. B) People were encouraged to indulge in the service of authority. C) People were supposed to be delighted by any situation in which the individual stood alone. D) People were expected to exhibit moderation in emotional expression.
Answer: D) People were expected to exhibit moderation in emotional expression.
Question: Question: American functionalism of the 1930s emphasized which of the following ideas? A) The evaluation of culture should be the central focus of anthropological effort. B) Societies survive because their customs have allowed them to cope successfully with their environment. C) The mechanics of culture is less important than its value systems.
Answer: B) Societies survive because their customs have allowed them to cope successfully with their environment.
Question: Question: According to Ruth Benedict, which of the following was true of Dobuan culture? A) They believed that all deaths were results of murder. B) They exhibited great trust of one another, but were highly suspicious of strangers. C) Among adults, only husbands and wives felt that trust for one another. D) They believed that black magic was a rare cause of death.
Answer: A) They believed that all deaths were results of murder.
Question: Question: Which of the following LEAST effectively illustrates the concept of ideological communication? A) Campaign speeches B) Educational television C) Religious sermons D) Casual conversation
Answer: D) Casual conversation.
Question: Question: Etiquette is best defined as: A) rules against doing unspecified harm to others. B) rules about religious obligations. C) rules that govern manners and define what are considered courteous or civil ways of communication. D) any kind of values.
Answer: C) rules that govern manners and define what are considered courteous or civil ways of communication.