Psych 3M03 Midterm 1 2012
Psychology, Neuroscience & Behaviour 3M03: Test #1 – October 5, 2012
Value = 25% of the course grade. Total = 50 marks for grading purposes. All answers should be placed on the formatted face of the last page (the 'answer sheet'). Submit only the answer sheet.
I. True-False List the letters associated with 7 true items. If you list more than 7, only the first 7 will be read. 7 marks.
a) Evolutionary theorists reject concepts of emotions.
b) Peptide hormones easily pass the blood-brain barrier.
c) Gene sharing always leads to altruism.
d) Humans are a K-selected species.
e) The basic facial expression of disgust differs among cultures.
f) Human beings and chimpanzees share the majority of genes.
g) The cerebellum plays a major role in emotions.
h) The limbic lobe of the cerebral cortex is on the external surface of the brain.
i) The hypothalamus is adjacent to the fourth ventricle.
j) The pineal gland is directly controlled by the adrenal gland.
k) The pituitary gland secretes steroid hormones.
l) The neocortex is found in all vertebrates.
m) The pituitary gland is controlled by the hypothalamus.
n) Grooming behaviour in mammals is usually learned behaviour.
o) Norepinephrine (NE) from the adrenal gland directly affects central NE neurotransmission.
p) Blind human infants will smile in response to mother's attention, as do normal sighted infants. q) Insulin release is associated more with fasting than with feasting.
r) Preference for sweet foods is acquired by experience with their consequences.
s) Kidney hormones are best known for their roles in hunger.
t) Poison avoidance follows conventional laws of learning.
u) A satiety centre for feeding is found in the amygdala.
v) Extracellular thirst can be triggered by bleeding.
w) Steroid hormones do not reach the brain.
x) The vagal nerve (vagus) has both afferent and efferent fibres.
y) The parasympathetic nervous system uses catecholamines as its neurotransmitters.
z) A bitter taste causes a
Value = 25% of the course grade. Total = 50 marks for grading purposes. All answers should be placed on the formatted face of the last page (the 'answer sheet'). Submit only the answer sheet.
I. True-False List the letters associated with 7 true items. If you list more than 7, only the first 7 will be read. 7 marks.
a) Evolutionary theorists reject concepts of emotions.
b) Peptide hormones easily pass the blood-brain barrier.
c) Gene sharing always leads to altruism.
d) Humans are a K-selected species.
e) The basic facial expression of disgust differs among cultures.
f) Human beings and chimpanzees share the majority of genes.
g) The cerebellum plays a major role in emotions.
h) The limbic lobe of the cerebral cortex is on the external surface of the brain.
i) The hypothalamus is adjacent to the fourth ventricle.
j) The pineal gland is directly controlled by the adrenal gland.
k) The pituitary gland secretes steroid hormones.
l) The neocortex is found in all vertebrates.
m) The pituitary gland is controlled by the hypothalamus.
n) Grooming behaviour in mammals is usually learned behaviour.
o) Norepinephrine (NE) from the adrenal gland directly affects central NE neurotransmission.
p) Blind human infants will smile in response to mother's attention, as do normal sighted infants. q) Insulin release is associated more with fasting than with feasting.
r) Preference for sweet foods is acquired by experience with their consequences.
s) Kidney hormones are best known for their roles in hunger.
t) Poison avoidance follows conventional laws of learning.
u) A satiety centre for feeding is found in the amygdala.
v) Extracellular thirst can be triggered by bleeding.
w) Steroid hormones do not reach the brain.
x) The vagal nerve (vagus) has both afferent and efferent fibres.
y) The parasympathetic nervous system uses catecholamines as its neurotransmitters.
z) A bitter taste causes a