A. When our bodies lose too much water, we feel thirsty
B. When we eat foods rich in salt, we feel thirsty
C. Cellular dehydration is sensed peripherally in the body
D. The part of the brain that senses cellular dehydration is between the preoptic area and the hypothalamus
Related Mcqs:
- The body structure most closely associated with thirst is the:
A. pancreas
B. pituitary gland
C. hypothalamus
D. limbic system - Drinking water to extinguish thirst is:
A. A natural act
B. An imitative act
C. An emotional act
D. A social act - Which of the following statements relating to the stages in Freud’s psychogenetic model of development matches up with Freud’s suggestions?Which of the following statements relating to the stages in Freud’s psychogenetic model of development matches up with Freud’s suggestions?
A. At an early oral stage children usually start to explore their environment but experience control and discipline from their parents
B. Fixation at the anal stage results in children deriving pleasure in adulthood from activities such as overeating, smoking, drinking and kissing
C. At the genital stage children discover pleasure from touching their genitals
D. During the latency period sexual impulses are rechanneled into activities such as sport, learning and social activities - Which of the following statements about the sex drive is TRUE?
A. The sex drive in females is closely tied to the menstrual cycle
B. The sex drive in humans is completely liberated from the influence of hormones
C. The sex drive in humans can be aroused at virtually any time by almost anything
D. Recent sexual activity prevents sexual desire from occurring again after a certain amount of time - Which of the following statements applies to instrumental learning?
A. Instrumental learning is the process by which an animal learns about the relationship between the behaviour and the consequences of that behaviour
B. Instrumentally trained responses are not entirely elicited by identifiable stimuli
C. Instrumental learning allows the animal to control the occurrence of environmental events
D. All of the above - Which of the following statements is NOT true?
A. The rods and cones in the retina function in bright and dim light respectively
B. The cones are of three types, which are selective to different ranges of light wavelength
C. The information from the cones is re-organized in the retina to give-green, red and blue-yellow opponent channels
D. There is also group of large retinal cells alongside the smaller color-opponent cells that respond to the difference between the luminances in their center and surrounding regions - Which of the following statements about the cortex is FALSE?
A. Within the cortex, the general flow of local information runs vertically
B. Within the cortex, information flows to cells in other layers above and below the activated cells
C. Hubel and Wiesel (19613) discovered that all cortical neurons respond best the spots of light
D. All of the above - Which of the following statements is NOT true in relation to measure of dispersion?
A. The range is the difference between the maximum and minimum data values
B. The most commonly used measure of dispersion is standard deviation (SD)
C. The standard deviation is equal to the square of the sum of the squares of all the differences (deviations) between each score and the mean, divided by the number of scores
D. The square root of the standard deviation is called the variance - Stress may not always be ‘out there’ but mostly originate within individual. Which one of the following is the correct answer to justify the statements?
A. Stress involves individual’s psychological make-up
B. Stress is dependent on the intensity of the stressor
C. Stress is related to simultaneous life-events
D. Stress involves the individual’s cognitive appraisal - Which of the following statements regarding the NMDA receptor is?
A. The NMDA receptor is a particular subtype of glutamate receptor
B. Sodium entry into cell is one of the triggers for the development of LTP
C. NMDA-dependent LTP can only develop in a cell that has been depolarized and then receives a further input
D. Experiments have show the blockade of the NMDA receptor by the drug AP5 prevents the development of LTP
