A. the number of neurons in the brain
B. electrical impulses from the brain
C. chemical activity in the cranial nerves
D. direct electrical stimulation and activation of the brain
Related Mcqs:
- Reviewing existing records to confirm a hypothesis about the behavior of a terrorist is _____________?
A. case study
B. survey research
C. archival research
D. field research - Teacher carefully monitors and records the behaviors of children on school playgrounds in order to track the developmental of their physical skills. He is most clearly engaged in ___________?
A. survey research
B. naturalistic observation
C. experimentation
D. replication - A psychologist systematically observes and records the behavior of children on their first trip to a dentists’ office. This is ___________?
A. an experiment
B. a correlational study
C. a descriptive study
D. a self-report study - The normative survey methods makes use of various test and techniques in the collection of data, such as standard tests, the interview, check list, naire, inventory, and anecdotal record, biographical and autobiographical records. It relates to:
A. Binet
B. Dewey
C. Charles De
D. None of these - A neural impulse is initiated when neuron’s charge momentarily becomes less negative or even positive. This event is called:
A. an action potential
B. a resting potential
C. impulse facilitation
D. inhibitory - In evolutionary theory, __________________ refers to the reproductive success of an individual organism relative to the average reproductive success in the population.
A. natural selection
B. gene flow
C. adaptation
D. fitness - The experience of auditory hallucinations by people with schizophrenia is most closely linked with the activation of areas in their:
A. frontal lobes
B. motor cortex
C. hypothalamus
D. temporal lobes - The part of the nerve cell specialized for conducting information is the:
A. axon
B. cell body
C. soma
D. neurilemma - Rais just came back from seeing a neurologist. Rais tells you that he will be having a test in which images of his brain will be recorded after radioactive chemicals have been injected into his chemicals have been injected into his bloodstream. However, Rais can’t remember the actual name of the test. it appears that his neurologist is planning:
A. an electroencephalograph (EEG) recording
B. a positron emission tomography (PET) scan
C. a computerized tomography(CT) scan
D. a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan - Instinctive behavior:
A. Part of one’s inherited structure
B. Learned by experience
C. Can be modified by environments
D. All of the above