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This section includes 227 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Bachelor of Science in Counselling Psychology (BSc Counselling Psychology) knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 201. |
_________________ are the small gaps in the myelin sheath surrounding the axons of many neurons. |
| A. | Neurotransmitters |
| B. | Synaptic vesicles |
| C. | Nodes of Ranvier |
| D. | Glial cells |
| Answer» D. Glial cells | |
| 202. |
The _________________ is the wrinkled portion of the forebrain that contains the most sophisticated brain centers. |
| A. | Suprachiasmatic nucleus |
| B. | Substantia nigra |
| C. | Corpus callosum |
| D. | Cerebral cortex |
| Answer» E. | |
| 203. |
__________________ is a peanut-sized forebrain structure that is part of the limbic system and regulates behaviors related to survival, such as eating, drinking and sexual activity. |
| A. | Hypothalamus |
| B. | Spinal cord |
| C. | Pituitary gland |
| D. | Endocrine system |
| Answer» B. Spinal cord | |
| 204. |
_______________ is the small, tightly stretched membrane that seperates the middle ear from the inner ear. |
| A. | Timbre |
| B. | Ear canal |
| C. | Oval window |
| D. | Eardrum |
| Answer» D. Eardrum | |
| 205. |
In females, a pituitary hormone stimulates production of _____________, which is essential to the hormonal chain reaction that triggers the release of ova from a woman s ovaries, making her fertile. |
| A. | Androgen |
| B. | Testosterone |
| C. | Progesterone |
| D. | Estrogen |
| Answer» E. | |
| 206. |
_________________ is a curved forebrain structure that is part of the limbic system and is involved in learning and forming new memories. |
| A. | Cerebral cortex |
| B. | Corpus callosum |
| C. | Hippocampus |
| D. | Thalamus |
| Answer» D. Thalamus | |
| 207. |
_________________ is a neurotransmitter that is involved in the regulation of bodily movements and thought processes. |
| A. | Gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) |
| B. | Norepinephrine |
| C. | Dopamine |
| D. | Serotonin |
| Answer» D. Serotonin | |
| 208. |
_____________ is the binocular cue that relies on the fact that our eyes are set a couple of inches apart and thus a slightly different image of an object is cast on the retina of each eye. |
| A. | Depth perception |
| B. | Texture gradient |
| C. | Motion parallax |
| D. | Binocular disparity |
| Answer» E. | |
| 209. |
_________________ is the tendency to perceive objects, especially familiar objects, as constant and unchanging despite changes in sensory. |
| A. | Perceptual constancy |
| B. | Perceptual set |
| C. | Perceptual illusion |
| D. | Extrasensory perception |
| Answer» B. Perceptual set | |
| 210. |
______________ is a poison that paralyzes lung muscles by occupying critical acetylcholine receptors, preventing the normal activity of the transmitter. |
| A. | Valium |
| B. | Curare |
| C. | Xanax |
| D. | Prozac |
| Answer» C. Xanax | |
| 211. |
The __________________ is a band of tissue on the parietal lobe that receives information from touch receptors in different parts of the body. |
| A. | Primary motor cortex |
| B. | Primary auditory cortex |
| C. | Somatosensory cortex |
| D. | Primary visual cortex |
| Answer» D. Primary visual cortex | |
| 212. |
A new, improved brain imaging technique for measuring glucose metabolism of the brain is called |
| A. | manscan. |
| B. | pet scan. |
| C. | mri. |
| D. | ct scan. |
| Answer» C. mri. | |
| 213. |
When the body temperature drops, the _________________ causes blood-vessel constriction or minute involuntary movements, commonly refer to as the shivers . |
| A. | Hippocampus |
| B. | Amygdala |
| C. | Hypothalamus |
| D. | Thalamus |
| Answer» D. Thalamus | |
| 214. |
________________ are unspecialized cells that, under appropriate conditions, can be prompted to function as new neurons. |
| A. | Ganglion |
| B. | Genome |
| C. | Stem cells |
| D. | Nerve cells |
| Answer» D. Nerve cells | |
| 215. |
The _____________________ consists of the hypothalamus, hippocampus, amygdala and thalamus. |
| A. | Spinal cord |
| B. | Endocrine gland |
| C. | Pituitary gland |
| D. | Limbic system |
| Answer» E. | |
| 216. |
You are walking through a bad part of town, down a dark alley, and carrying a large amount of cash. Behind you, you hear a door open and close suddenly, and you immediately dive into the nearest trash container. The part of the forebrain mainly responsible for your reaction is the |
| A. | hippocampus. |
| B. | medulla. |
| C. | cerebrum. |
| D. | amygdala. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 217. |
_________________ is involved in sleep, moods and emotional states, including depression. |
| A. | Acetylcholine |
| B. | Norepinephrine |
| C. | Dopamine |
| D. | Serotonin |
| Answer» E. | |
| 218. |
The _________________ nervous system is the body's emergency system and produces rapid physical arousal in response to perceived threats or in response to emotions such as anger or anxiety. |
| A. | Somatic |
| B. | Autonomic |
| C. | Sympathetic |
| D. | Parasympathetic |
| Answer» D. Parasympathetic | |
| 219. |
_________________ refers to the fact that when we view a scene, we automatically separate the elements of that scene into the feature that clearly stands out and its less distinct background. |
| A. | Size constancy |
| B. | Shape constancy |
| C. | Perceptual constancy |
| D. | Extrasensory perception |
| Answer» C. Perceptual constancy | |
| 220. |
The _________________ response refers to physiological changes, such as increased heart rate, accelerated breathing, dry mouth and perspiration, which occur in response to perceived threats or danger. |
| A. | Fight |
| B. | Flight |
| C. | Fight-or-flight |
| D. | Spinal reflex |
| Answer» D. Spinal reflex | |
| 221. |
____________________ refers to the point at which a stimulus is strong enough to be detected by activating sensory receptors. |
| A. | Absolute threshold |
| B. | Difference threshold |
| C. | Sensory threshold |
| D. | Minimal threshold |
| Answer» D. Minimal threshold | |
| 222. |
Most of the hormones that circulate around the body are controlled in one way or another by ---------- |
| A. | Pituitary gland |
| B. | Adrenal gland |
| C. | Liver |
| D. | Thymus gland |
| Answer» B. Adrenal gland | |
| 223. |
The signals that trigger the secretion of hormones are regulated primarily by a brain structure called the _________________. |
| A. | Endocrine gland |
| B. | Hypothalamus |
| C. | Pituitary gland |
| D. | Spinal reflexes |
| Answer» C. Pituitary gland | |
| 224. |
If a food causes sickness, or simply precedes sickness caused by something else, a learned __________ may result. |
| A. | psychosomatic illness |
| B. | taste aversion |
| C. | anorexia |
| D. | specific hunger |
| Answer» C. anorexia | |
| 225. |
The satiety system is to the feeding system as the __________ hypothalamus is to the __________ hypothalamus. |
| A. | ventromedial; lateral |
| B. | lateral; ventromedial |
| C. | nonhomeostatic; homeostatic |
| D. | cyclic; episodic |
| Answer» B. lateral; ventromedial | |
| 226. |
A part of the nervous system that prepares the body for emergencies is the __________ division. |
| A. | parasympathetic |
| B. | sympathetic |
| C. | somatic |
| D. | adaptive |
| Answer» C. somatic | |
| 227. |
The part of the autonomic nervous system responsible for restoring the body and conserving energy is the |
| A. | somatic nervous system. |
| B. | limbic system. |
| C. | parasympathetic division. |
| D. | sympathetic division. |
| Answer» D. sympathetic division. | |