Take a Diagnostic Exam ❮ 21
- Communication within a single neuron is said
to be __; whereas the communica-
tion between two or more neurons is said to be
__.
(A) dendrite; axon
(B) electrical; chemical
(C) chemical; electrical
(D) active; passive
(E) glial; hormonal
- The depolarization of a neural membrane can
result in a(n)
(A) action potential
(B) dendrite
(C) interneuron
(D) synaptic gap
(E) neural network
- Chemical energy is transduced to the electro-
chemical energy of neural impulses at the
(A) cochlea
(B) retina
(C) olfactory mucosa
(D) semi-circular canals
(E) ganglion cells
- Damage to the hammer, anvil, and stirrup can
result in
(A) conduction deafness
(B) sensorineural deafness
(C) blindness
(D) color blindness
(E) loss in taste sensation
- Although Hannah could barely hear the person
on the other side of Maya whisper, Maya
couldn’t hear him at all. For hearing, compared
to Maya, Hannah has a
(A) lower absolute threshold
(B) lower difference threshold
(C) higher absolute threshold
(D) higher difference threshold
(E) lower tolerance
- If you stand on one foot and close your eyes, which
of the following senses prevents you from falling?
(A) gustatory
(B) olfactory
(C) kinesthetic
(D) somatosensory
(E) visual
- Which depth cue best explains that we are able
to perceive a tall building to be in front of hills
about a mile away?
(A) interposition
(B) texture gradient
(C) retinal disparity
(D) convergence
(E) the phi phenomenon
- A psychophysicist would be most concerned with
the relationship between physical characteristics
of stimuli and
(A) our physical reaction to stress
(B) transduction
(C) our psychological interpretation of the stimuli
(D) signal detection
(E) our absolute tolerance
- Gate-control theory suggests that large fiber
activity in the spinal cord can
(A) trigger stimulation in the basilar membrane
(B) prevent chemical signals from reaching the
olfactory bulb
(C) prevent pain signals from reaching the brain
(D) stimulate pain signals in the brain
(E) stimulate activity in the fovea
- Alpha and beta waves are characteristic of
(A) conscious awareness
(B) stage 2 sleep
(C) stage 3 sleep
(D) stage 4 sleep
(E) REM sleep
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