SUBJECTS
|
BROWSE
|
CAREER CENTER
|
POPULAR
|
JOIN
|
LOGIN
Business Skills
|
Soft Skills
|
Basic Literacy
|
Certifications
About
|
Help
|
Privacy
|
Terms
|
Email
Search
Test your basic knowledge |
Gre Psychology: Experimental/natural Science Biology
Start Test
Study First
Subjects
:
gre
,
psychology
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
If you are not ready to take this test, you can
study here
.
Match each statement with the correct term.
Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.
This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Relays nerve impulses - processes sensory impulses - reflex behavior and contains nerve cell bodies
efferent neurons
septal rage
tyrosine
spinal cord
2. Bunch of dopaminergic neurons starting in the substantia nigra and ending in the neostriatum
nigrostriatal system
alpha activity
brainstem
species- specific reactions
3. A single - unfertilized cell created during conception; the combined egg + sperm
subdural space
zygote
hypocretin
substantia nigra
4. A 90-minute activity cycle occurs throughout the day as well as throughout sleep (in humans) waxing and waning alertness controlled by a biological clock in the caudal brainstem that also controls cycles of REM and slow-wave sleep
basic rest-activity cycle
zygosity
retinal ganglion cells
neuropeptide Y (NPY)
5. Caudate nucleus and putamen
trichromatic levels of color vision
the 3 major pathways of dopamine in the brain
sleep paralysis
neostriatum
6. Occurs when an external stimulation - regardless of intensity - will not trigger a new action potential
cerebrospinal fluid
medial nucleus of the amygdala
absolute refractory periods
the adrenal medulla
7. A drug that facilitates the effects of a particular neurotransmitter on the postsynaptic cell
endocrine system
brainstem
ethology
agonist
8. An area that combines input from diverse brain regions
association area
Vomeronasal Organ
spinal cord
REM sleep
9. The slowing and eventual cessation of estrous cycles in groups of female animals that are housed together; caused by a pheromone in the animals urine and first observed in mice
Lee-Boot effect
anterior hypothalamus
hypothalamus
occipital lobes
10. Opening in the iris; dilates and contracts allowing different levels of light in
basal forebrain
association area
nystagmus
pupil
11. SCN = controls circadian rhythms - located directly above the optic chasm in the anterior portion of the hypothalamus - receives input from the eyes which is why light exposure affects our sleep-wake cycles
thalamus
ovaries/testes
suprachiasmatic nucleus
tectum
12. Actually are two kinds: monochorionic and dichorionic (blastocyst splis into two before day 4)
species- specific reactions
monozygotic twins
effects of repeated administration
Cranial Nerve III
13. If a synapse is active at about the same time that a postsynaptic neuron is active - that synapse will be strengthened
Hebb rule
law of specific nerve energies
midbrain
cataplexy
14. Causes mesolimbic dopamine hyperactivity; etiology of schizophrenia
cingulate gyrus
prefrontal hypoactivity
Cranial Nerve VII
symptoms of Parkinson'S Disease
15. Bunch of dopaminergic neurons starting in the ventral tegmental area and ending in the nucleus accumbens - amygdala and hippocampus
Mesolimbic System
neuroleptic malignant syndrome (NMS)
vitreous humor
Frontal lobe
16. Consummatory stimulus
zygote
pupil
consummatory stimulus
REM sleep; Slow Wave Sleep
17. Occurs for body temperature - blood glucose levels - blood concentration - etc -hormones are important
monoamines
homeostatic regulation
diencephalon
acetylcholine (neurotransmitter)
18. 'little net'
reticulum
collateral sprouting
norepinephrine
ventricles
19. In the limbic system - is a fiber bundle - connects hippocampus with stuff (including the mammillary bodies of the hypothalamus)
diploid
projection fiber
amygdala
fornix
20. Acetylcholine - glutamate - gamma-aminobutyric acid - dopamine - serotonin - norepinephrine - endorphin
temporal lobes
aqueous humor
projection areas
the 7 major neurotransmitters
21. The maintenance of water balance in the body
osmoregulation
scotopic vision
Coolidge effect
proximate biological considerations
22. Occurs intermittently during early stages of slow-wave sleep and REM sleep 3.5-7.5 Hz
theta activity
retinal ganglion cells
fusiform face area
medial nucleus of the amygdala
23. Is characteristic of indirect antagonist drugs
noncompetitive binding
glutamate (neurotransmitter)
tolerance
K Complexes
24. Cells that integrate information across the retina; rather than sending signals toward the brain - amacrine cells link bipolar cells to other bipolar cells and ganglion cells to other ganglion cells
beta activity
amacrine cells
delta activity
medulla & pons
25. Binding of a drug to a receptor site that does not interfere with the binding site for the principal ligand
hypnagogic activity
alpha activity
brainstem
non-competitive binding
26. Is found at the base of the brain - underneath the thalamus (**remember hypo-below)
direct antagonist
cerebral cortex
hypothalamus
dirty medications; clean medications
27. Hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis -controls stress response
hypothalamus
aqueous humor
HPA Axis
supernormal stimulus
28. Projects to ventral tegmental area
synthesis-activation hypothesis
prefrontal cortex
ultimate biological considerations
ethology
29. When a neuron reaches its excitation threshold - the neuron will produce an action potential of FIXED amplitude regardless of the magnitude of the stimulation
amacrine cells
zygote
All-or-None Law
hippocampus
30. Hormone secreted during the night by the pineal body; role in circadian and seasonal rhythms
affinity
Glial cells
melatonin
endogenous
31. Damage to this are causes clumsiness and loss of balance
cerebellum
anterograde
hypothalamus
suspensory ligament
32. These two developed the criteria for habituation; basic process is a form of synaptic depression that occurs presyntaptically.
Thompson & Spencer
nystagmus
association area
Korsakoff'S amnesia
33. Emotional perception and expression (particularly fearful emotions and detection of threat)
thalamus
hypothalamus
norepinephrine
amygdala
34. The earlier onset of puberty seen in female animals that are housed with males caused by a pheromone in the male'S urine and first observed in mice
alpha activity
HPA Axis
Korsakoff'S amnesia
Vandenbergh effect
35. Includes comparative (evolution/genetics/animal behavior/ethology) and behavioral regulation
biological foundations
progesterone
mesencephalon
the 3 major pathways of dopamine in the brain
36. Contains receptors to detect when the body needs food or fluids; the hunger center; lesions lead to aphagia
ovaries/testes
collateral sprouting
lateral hypothalamus (LH)
beta activity
37. Includes the thalamus and hypothalamus; region of forebrain surrounding the 3rd ventricle
Mesocortical system
diencephalon
Cranial Nerves
antagonist
38. Occur in amacrine - bipolar and horizontal cells; govern/encompass the opponent-process level of color vision
substantia nigra
Cranial Nerve X
thalamus
trichromatic levels of color vision
39. Decreasing effects of a medication due to repeated administration
iris
REM sleep
bregma
tolerance
40. Irregular electrical activity of 13-30 Hz - state of arousal - attentive
theta activity
ovaries/testes
beta activity
mammillary bodies
41. Is everything anterior to the central sulcus
lesions in the reticular activating system
substantia nigra
Frontal lobe
tolerance
42. Bunch of dopaminergic neurons starting in the ventral tegmental area and ending in prefrontal cortex
locus coeruleus
Cranial Nerve XI
hypnagogic activity
Mesocortical system
43. Occurs at the onset of puberty; a hypothalamic hormone that stimulates the pituitary gland to secrete gonadotropin
lateral hypothalamus (LH)
Gonadotropin-releasing hormone
progesterone
subdural space
44. Olfactory Nerve - smell
Cranial Nerve I
aqueous humor
basal forebrain
autolytic
45. Absolute; relative
path of lightwaves entering eye
indirect antagonists
the ___ refractory period follows the ____ refractory period
Thompson & Spencer
46. Research indicates that the expressing of negative emotions is associated with increased immune function; inhibiting negative emotions with decreasing immune function
homeostatic regulation
Glial cells
emotional disclosure + immune functioning
parathyroid
47. Part of a glial cell that wraps around the axon of a neuron - providing insulation that facilitates speed of propagation of action potential
monoamines
adrenal cortex
amacrine cells
myelin sheath
48. Viscous substance between cornea and lens; transparent substance between lens and retina
retinal ganglion cells
monoamines
aqueous humor; vitreous humor
equipotentiality
49. An ovary or teste
equipotentiality
the 7 major neurotransmitters
gonad
substantia nigra
50. A patient who had intact intelligence but an inability to learn/remember anything new (severe anterograde amnesia)
H.M
red nucleus + substantia nigra
pupil
Cranial Nerve X