Transcript Mid-term - Unit 3A Review

iClicker Questions for
Psychology for AP
by David G. Myers
Karla Gingerich, Colorado State University
Unit 3A:Neural Processing and the
Endocrine System
The peripheral nervous system consists
of:
A.
B.
C.
D.
association areas.
the spina chord.
the reticular formation.
sensory and motor neurons.
What disease is related to degeneration
of the neuron’s myelin sheath?
A.
B.
C.
D.
parkinson’s disease.
Multiple sclerosis.
Alzheimer’s disease.
schizophrenia.
Antidepressants such as Prozac target
which neurotransmitter?
A.
B.
C.
D.
serotonin.
glutamate.
GABA.
acetylcholine.
As Allison reaches for a box in her garage, out jumps a big spider.
Her heart immediately begins to race as she withdraws her hand,
but soon she realizes that the spider is harmless, and she begins to
calm down. Which part of her nervous system is responsible for
brining her back to a normal state of arousal?
A. sympathetic nervous system
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A.
B.
C.
D.
sympathetic nervous system
somatic nervous system
parasympathetic nervous system
skeletal nervous system