Biological Basis of Psychology-Nervous System (CBSE-NET (Based on NTA-UGC) Psychology (Paper-II)): Questions 16 - 21 of 44
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Question number: 16
» Biological Basis of Psychology » Nervous System
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The purpose of myelin is to
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| a. | promote the release of pre-synaptic neurotransmitters. |
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| b. | open and close channels. |
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| c. | create endorphins. |
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| d. | insulate axons to increase the speed of electrical impulses. |
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| e. | create GABA. |
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Question number: 17
» Biological Basis of Psychology » Nervous System
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The disease which is marked by movement disorders caused by the destruction of dopamine neurons in the brain is known as:
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| a. | Alzheimer’s disease |
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| b. | reticular formation |
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| c. | hemispheric specialization |
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| d. | Down’s Syndrome |
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| e. | Parkinson’s disease |
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Question number: 18
» Biological Basis of Psychology » Nervous System
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The portion of your nervous system which controls breathing and digestion is:
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| a. | Terminal Knobs |
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| b. | Axon |
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| c. | Linear circuit |
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| d. | Autonomic |
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| e. | Dendrites |
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Question number: 19
» Biological Basis of Psychology » Nervous System
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The division of the peripheral nervous system that controls automatic, involuntary physiological processes is known as the:
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| a. | peripheral nervous system |
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| b. | central nervous system |
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| c. | parasympathetic nervous system |
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| d. | autonomic nervous system |
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| e. | sympathetic nervous system |
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Question number: 20
» Biological Basis of Psychology » Nervous System
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Emotional responses to a traumatic event are most directly under the control of the
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| a. | autonomic nervous system. |
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| b. | somatic nervous system. |
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| c. | cerebrum. |
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| d. | central nervous system. |
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| e. | cerebral cortex. |
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Question number: 21
» Biological Basis of Psychology » Nervous System
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The peripheral nervous system is made up of:
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| a. | The autonomic and somatic nervous systems |
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| b. | The brain and the spinal cord |
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| c. | Sympathetic nervous system |
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| d. | The sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems |
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| e. | Axons and dendrites |
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