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1
During paradoxical sleep
A)the EEG is dominated by large amplitude, low frequency waves.
B)dreaming occurs.
C)skeletal muscle tone is similar to that of the waking state.
D)A and B.
E)B and C.
2
Which of the following statements regarding diseases that induce altered states of consciousness is correct?
A)Symptoms of the mood disorders (depressions and manias) typically include hallucinations and altered motor behavior.
B)Symptoms of schizophrenia typically include delusions and paranoia.
C)Symptoms of schizophrenia are frequently improved by drugs that stimulate dopamine activity in the brain.
D)A and B.
E)B and C.
3
Cocaine is thought to produce its rewarding effects by blocking dopamine reuptake in the brain.
A)True
B)False
4
Which of the following statements regarding the brain areas that direct emotion is not true?
A)The hypothalamus is the site of the conscious feeling of emotion.
B)The hypothalamus integrates emotional behaviors.
C)The limbic system delivers information about emotion from the cerebral cortex to the hypothalamus.
D)The cerebral cortex is responsible for control over emotions.
E)None of the above.
5
Damage to the septum of the limbic system causes a tame animal to become vicious, whereas destruction of the amygdala will make the same animal docile again. Which of the following statements may explain this result or correctly follow from it?
A)The septum is required for the expression of rage.
B)In a normal animal, the septum may inhibit the amygdala.
C)Stimulation of the septum in a normal animal would be likely to provoke rage.
D)A and B.
E)A, B and C.
6
Regarding schizophrenia
A)it is a family of mental disorders that involves disturbances of thinking, perceiving, and control of motor activity.
B)its symptoms can include paranoid delusions and hallucinations.
C)it probably has a hereditary component.
D)A and B.
E)A, B and C.
7
Aversive motivation leads one to avoid repeating a behavior.
A)True
B)False
8
Administration of chlorpromazine to a rat that has an electrode implanted in the lateral hypothalamus will cause an increase in rate of the rat's self-stimulation.
A)True
B)False
9
Current drug therapies for mood disorders include:
A)Tricyclic antidepressants
B)Monoamine oxidase inhibitors
C)Monoamine oxidase inhibitors Serotonin-specific reuptake inhibitors
D)All of the above
E)None of the above
10
Damage to Broca’s area results in aphasias closely related to comprehension. The patient may have fluent speech but it is incomprehensible.
A)True
B)False
11
Procedural memories are involved in remembering facts and events as well as the order in which things are done.
A)True
B)False
12
Working memory is described by all of the below except
A)is also know as long term memory
B)registers and retains incoming information for a short time
C)also known as short term memory
D)deficits are seen in Alzheimer’s disease





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