Instinctive behavior:
A. Part of one’s inherited structure B. Learned by experience C. Can be modified by environments D. All of the above
Biological Foundations of Behaviour MCQs
A brief electrical charge that travels down the axon of neuron is called the:
A. synapse B. myelin sheath C. refractory period D. action potential
The “little brain” attached to the rear of the brainstorm is called the:
A. limbic system B. thalamus C. corpus callosum D. cerebellum
An association of indifferent stimuli or situations without patent reward is:
A. Conditioning B. Operant conditioning C. Latent learning D. Insight learning
Presence of a characteristic red belly in male three-spined sticklike back that elicits aggression in other territorial males is a:
A. Taxis B. Sign stimulus C. Kinesis D. None of these
An action potential actually occurs because:
A. the interior of the nerve cell becomes positive B. the interior of the nerve cell becomes negative C. potassium ions enter the nerve cell D. sodium ions level the nerve cell
When you are walking, the brain sends massages to the skeletal muscles in the legs by way of:
A. efferent fibers B. central fibers C. motor fibers D. sensory fibers
The endocrine system:
A. is the only communications network in the body B. depends on electrical messages for communication C. secretes hormones into the blood stream for communication D. secretes hormones into the exocrine ducts for communication
Damage to the cerebellum would most likely result in:
A. heart stoppage or respiratory failure B. a loss of hearing ability C. a loss of muscular coordination D. a reduction in emotional response
An EEG records is:
A. the number of neurons in the brain B. electrical impulses from the brain C. chemical activity in the cranial nerves D. direct electrical stimulation and activation of the brain