Block 1 Exam PSY 113

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The nervous system 1: Describing a region towards the centre of the brain is often referred to as
Medial
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The nervous system 1: What part of the brain is known as the "life centre"
Hindbrain
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The nervous system 1: A large furrow dividing the brain into lobes and hemispheres is called a...
Fissure
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The nervous system 2: The resting charge of a neuron is
Weakly negative
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Genes and environment 1: Jacobsen syndrome is due to
Chromosomal loss
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Genes and environment 1: Alternative versions of the same gene are called
Alleles
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Genes and environment 1: Copies of strands of DNA which are transported outside the cell are called
mRNA
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Genes and environment 1: Counting the sex chromosomes as a pair, how many chromosomal pairs do humans posses?
23
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The endocrine system: The relatively temporary affects of circulating hormones are called
Antinational effects
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The endocrine system: When the sex glands secrete too little hormone, someone is said to suffer from:
Hypogonadism
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The endocrine system: ACTH is released by the pituitary gland to encourage the adrenal glands to produce...
Cortisol
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The endocrine system: Boys and girls show some sexual differentiation on their preference for faces vs mechanical objects as early as...
37 hours old
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Genes and environment 2: Turkeys and duckling can quickly learn to follow big warm moving things from birth via a process called
Imprinting
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Genes and environment 2: Twins that share 50% of their DNA in common are called
Dizygotic
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Genes and environment 2: If 50% of the variability in conduct problems are due to genes, then the % due to shared or common environment is...
Impossible to tell
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Methodology: EEG stands for
Electroencephalography
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Methodology: using elements of the immune system to stain brain regions is known as...
Histology
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Methodology: Knocking out the MAO-A gene causes mice to be
Overly aggressive
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Methodology: In 2017, how did researchers administer testosterone to observe if it affected risky decision making in men?
Transdermal gel
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