A. Inhibitory neurotransmitters increase the excitability of a cell
B. The classic inhibitory neurotransmitter is glutamate
C. Increasing chloride ion flow into the interior of the cell decreases the cell’s negativity
D. Increasing the cell’s negativity is called hyperpolarization
Related Mcqs:
- An undersupply of the major inhibitory neurotransmitters known as ____________ is linked to seizures.
A. Ach
B. GABA
C. interneurons
D. serotonin - The neurotransmitters basic to synaptic transmission are stored in ___________?
A. vesicles
B. end plates
C. receptors
D. dendrites - AD/HD is thought to be at least partly caused by an imbalanced of two neurotransmitters in the brain. One his norepinephrine (also known as noradrenaline), what is the other?
A. Dopamine
B. Acetylcholine
C. Epinephrine
D. Glutamate - Reabsorption of neurotransmitters into the presynaptic neuron is referred to as:
A. uptake
B. uploading
C. regarding
D. reuptake - Nerve cell bodies and dendrites are not the only locations sensitives to neurotransmitters. Receptor sites can also be found on:
A. muscles and glands
B. skeletal joints
C. axon terminals
D. all vital organs - Which of the following is NOT true of the human brain?
A. The cerebellum plays a key role in making movement smooth and efficient, and lies at the black of the brain
B. The motor and sensory systems do not interact
C. The spinal cord, made up of both axons and ganglia, provides us with essential reflexes
D. The brain comprises two halves-or hemispheres - Which, if any, of the following are true? 1: Each region of the neocortex may contain more specialized modules. 2: Damage to a given volume of neocortical tissue tends to be more profoundly disabling than damage to the same volume of the subcortex. 3: Functional neuro-imaging methods allow us to observe which brain regions are active.
A. 1 & 2
B. 2 & 3
C. 1 & 3
D. None - Which of the following statements is NOT true in terms of the repairing damaged brains?
A. Adult neurons can sometimes from new connections
B. If one input to a target area is lost, the remaining inputs sometimes send out new branches from their axons to colonize the vacant space
C. Although transplanted neurons taken from a brain at the right stage of development will grow in an adult host brain, they will not restore normal function
D. Transplants of dopamine cell bodies alleviate some of the symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease in human patients - Which of the following do we know to be true about the qualitative approach?
A. When researchers report and comment on behaviour, without attempting to quantify it, they are using a qualitative research method
B. Qualitative methods can include coding, grouping and collecting observations
C. The way people evaluate the friendliness of the people they meet, illustrates some features of a qualitative approach to psychological research
D. All of the above - Which of the following is true of Milgram’s (1963) study of obedience? The study found that:
A. Quite ordinary people taking part in a laboratory experiment were not prepared to administer electric shocks just because an experimenter told them to do so
B. Participants believed that the shocks they administered would not harm anyone
C. Apparently pathological behaviour may not be due to individual pathology but to particular social circumstances
D. None of the above
