Psychology Revision: Self-Quiz Unit 2

1) True or False: The left hemisphere controls the right half of the body and the right hemisphere controls the left half of the body.

Select one:

• True Correct
• False

2) In a neuron, the cell body is also called:

Select one:

• a. Dendrites
• b. The axon
• c. The soma Correct
• d. The neurotransmitter
• e. The membrane

3) What is the corpus callosum?

Select one:

• a. A type of nerve cell in the midbrain
• b. A collection of deep midbrain structures
• c. A lobe on the brain
• d. The main fiber bundle connecting the hemispheres Correct
• e. The so-called homunculus

4) The peripheral nervous system has two major subdivisions: the __________ nervous system and the __________ nervous system.

Select one:

• a. sympathetic and parasympathetic
• b. somatic and autonomic Correct
• c. central and peripheral
• d. none of the above

5) Dreams occur during which of the following stages?

Select one:

• a. Stage 1
• b. Stage 2
• c. Stage 3 and 4
• d. REM sleep Correct
• e. All of the above

6) Which is NOT one of the four lobes of the brain?

Select one:

• a. Frontal
• b. Peripheral Correct
• c. Temporal
• d. Occipital
• e. Parietal

7) True or False: Some research suggests that combining drug therapy with other forms of therapy hinders the effect of the drug.

Select one:

• True
• False Correct

8) When Carlos was younger, his father used to come home from work, sit in front of the TV, and start to snore. Carlos would ask him to stop snoring and his father would say, "I wasn't sleeping!" Was his father lying to him?

Select one:

• a. Yes, he was probably too embarrassed to admit it.
• b. Perhaps, but he was probably experiencing a hypnotic hallucination or delusion.
• c. No, most people in Stage 1 sleep do not know they've just been sleeping. Correct

9) True or False: Some research suggests that sleep deprivation affects cognitive and motor functions as much as, if not more than, alcohol intoxication Answer Options & 

Select one:

• True Correct
• False

10) Which theory states that the purpose of sleep is an adaptive response to predatory risks, which increase in darkness?

Select one:

• a. Evolutionary theory Correct
• b. Cognitive theory
• c. Restorative theory
• d. Energy-conservation theory

11) What determines an individual's inherited physical characteristics?

Select one:

• a. The genotype
• b. The phenotype Correct
• c. The allele
• d. A mutation
• e. None of the above

12) An individual who has sleep debt:

Select one:

• a. Does not get sufficient sleep on a chronic basis Correct
• b. Sleeps long hours, making it harder to sleep at night
• c. Becomes overly energized as the day progresses
• d. None of the above
• e. All of the above

13) Rapid-eye movement (REM) sleep is associated with which of the following?

Select one:

• a. Sleep walking
• b. Increased brain activity Correct
• c. Sleep talking
• d. All of the above

14) Hypnosis has been found to work most effectively on:

Select one:

• a. Individuals who are highly susceptible to suggestions Correct
• b. Individuals who have been hypnotized before
• c. Everyone, given the appropriate environmental circumstances
• d. None of the above

15) True or False: Although night terrors result in a state of panic, individuals in this state can be consoled through reassuring comments.

Select one:

• True
• False Correct