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                      12. Lei has been diagnosed with schizophrenia. Which of the   20. Surgical stimulation of the somatosensory cortex might
                          following neurotransmitters most likely contributed to   result in the false sensation of what?
                          this disorder?                                         a.  Flashes of colored light
                          a.  Acetylcholine         c.  Glutamate                b.  Someone whispering your name
                          b.  Dopamine              d.  GABA                     c.  Someone tickling you
                                                                                 d.  A bad odor
                      13. Calvin takes a drug that acts as both a stimulant and a
                          hallucinogen. It could cause him to become dangerously   21. During which task might the right hemisphere of the
                          dehydrated in the short term and disrupt his serotonin in   brain be most active?
                          the long term. What drug did Calvin most likely take?  a.  Solving a mathematical equation
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                          a.  LSD                   c.  Alcohol                  b.  Enduring a long run
                          b.  Ecstasy               d.  Cocaine                  c.  Making a brief oral presentation to a class
                                                                                 d.  Imagining what a dress would look like on a friend
                      14. After taking a drug, Carmen is experiencing slowed re-
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                          actions, slurred speech, and decreased skill performance.   22. When researchers surgically lesioned the amygdala of
                          Which drug did she most likely take?                   a rhesus monkey’s brain, what was the impact on the
                          a.  Nicotine              c.  Alcohol                    monkey’s behavior?
                          b.  Caffeine              d.  Ecstasy                  a.  Lost its ability to coordinate movement
                                                                                 b.  Became less aggressive
                      15. Thomas, who drinks alcohol regularly, now finds that
                          he requires a larger dose to experience the same effect.   c.  Lost its memory of where food was stored
                          Which term best describes his experience?              d.  Sank into an irreversible coma
                          a.  Withdrawal                                     23. Which of the following scenarios best illustrates
                          b.  Tolerance                                          neuroplasticity?
                          c.  Addiction                                          a.  Aaron has healthy human brain tissue.
                          d.  Substance use disorder                             b.  Khadija’s brain is able to transfer information from
                                                                                   one hemisphere to the other.
                      16. When Honque ingested an opioid drug, what neuro-
                          transmitter(s) did the opioid mimic in his brain?      c.  Alycia’s brain gets larger as she grows.
                                                                                 d.  Pham’s brain tissue has the ability to take on new
                          a.  Serotonin             c.  Norepinephrine             functions.
                          b.  Endorphins            d.  Acetylcholine
                                                                             24. Jazmine experiences brain damage that results in an
                      17. A researcher interested in determining the size of a     inability to make plans about the future. Which lobe of
                          particular area of the brain would be most likely to use   her brain was most likely damaged?
                          which of the following techniques?
                                                                                 a.  Parietal lobe
                          a.  EEG                   c.  fMRI                     b.  Frontal lobe
                          b.  MRI                   d.  PET scan                 c.  Occipital lobe
                      18. Sara is about to take her driver’s test. Which region of   d.  Temporal lobe
                          the brain plays the most significant role in her sense of   25. When Elliott is sleep deprived, he is more likely to catch a
                          alertness and arousal?                                 cold. Why is this the case?
                          a.  Medulla               c.  Hippocampus              a.  Sleep helps restore the immune system.
                          b.  Parietal lobe         d.  Reticular formation      b.  Sleep suppresses the immune system.
                      19. Ray has a damaged hippocampus. Which of the following   c.  Sleep strengthens neural connections that build
                          would he most likely experience as a result?             muscle memory.
                                                                                 d.  Sleep enhances the production of growth hormones.
                          a.  Difficulties with balance and coordination
                          b.  Difficulty in creating new memories            26. As part of a sleep study, researchers notice bursts of rapid,
                          c.  A false sensation of burning in parts of           rhythmic brain-wave activity and determine that Jane is
                             the body                                            in Stage 2 sleep. This type of brain activity is referred to as
                          d.  Inability to regulate body temperature             a.  circadian rhythms.    c.  sleep spindles.
                             and hunger                                          b.  alpha waves.          d.  delta waves.




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