A. change in their chemical composition
B. increase in number
C. both a and b
D. none of these
Related Mcqs:
- The capacity of the brain area to take over the function of another damaged brain area is known as brain _______________?
A. regeneration
B. accommodation
C. aphasia
D. plasticity - 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 - The capacity of one brain area to take over the functions of another damaged brain area is known as brain:
A. tomography
B. hemispherectomy
C. phrenology
D. plasticity - Which of the following in conjunction with somatropin bring growth and act directly on brain cells causing them to differentiate?
A. Thyroxine
B. Tri-iodothyronine (T3)
C. Calcitonin
D. Both a & b - Akhtar is watching a basketball game the neural impulses from his eyes will ultimately travel to his primary visual cortex, but first they must pass through the:
A. amygdala
B. hypothalamus
C. thalamus
D. pons - The role of brain, body chemical, central nervous system, neural mechanism, etc., are considered the _________ branch of psychology.
A. Cognitive psychology
B. Positive psychology
C. Neuro psychology
D. Evolutionary psychology - How are cortical cells arranged to best transmit neural information?
A. Cells are vertically organized in columns
B. Cells are horizontally organized in straight lines
C. Cells are organized around the optic nerve
D. Cells are vertically organized by volume - Who are becoming increasingly alert to the results of psychological studies that deal with individual patterns of growth, maturational readiness to learn, and individual differences in rate and limit of learning?
A. Planers
B. Researchers
C. Educators
D. Group leaders - In a weight-reduction experiment, an overweight individual was given what the researcher called a new type of diet pill that would help curb the desire to eat in fact. the pill really contained powdered milk, but ever since the individual started taking the diet pill, he has reported that his desire to eat has decreased. This illustrates the:
A. curvilinear relationship
B. effect of extraneous variables
C. natural experiment
D. placebo effect - Educational psychology describes and explains the learning experiences of an individual from birth through:
A. Teenage
B. Old age
C. Young age
D. Maturity
