An African butterfly that is green in the summer turns brown in the fall thanks to a temperature-controlled genetic switch. This best illustrates that games are:
A. self-regulating B. schemas C. gender-typed D. evolving
Biological Foundations of Behaviour MCQs
After Rauf’s serious snow-skiing accident, doctors detected damage to his cerebral cortex in Wernicke’s area. Because of the damage, Rauf is most likely to experience difficulty in:
A. understanding what others are saying B. recognizing familiar faces C. pronouncing words correctly D. controlling voluntary muscles
Compared to fraternal twins, identical twins are much more similar in:
A. neuroticism B. temperament C. extroversion D. all of the above
Which of the following is the correct sequence of structures through which information flows in a neuron?
A. dendrites to cell body to synapse B. axon to soma to dendrites C. dendrites to soma to axon D. glia to dendrites to axon
The capacity of one brain area to take over the functions of another damaged brain area is known as brain:
A. tomography B. hemispherectomy C. phrenology D. plasticity
Jamila is currently in the midst of a major depression. it is most likely that she has:
A. reduced levels of the neurotransmitter GABA B. increased activity at norepinephrine synapses C. excess levels of the neurotransmitter dopamine D. reduced activity at norepinephrine
All plant behaviour is:
A. Learned B. Innate C. Imprinting D. Both a & b
The simplest form of learning that involves modification of behaviour through a diminution of responses to repeated stimuli:
A. Imprinting B. Habituation C. Latent learning D. Conditioned reflex type II
A form of learning best known in birds such as geese, ducks and chickens:
A. Imprinting B. Habituation C. Latent learning D. conditioned reflex type II
According to Darwin a behaviour made up of units compatible with the mechanisms of inheritance and thus a products of natural selection is:
A. Instinct B. Taxis C. Kinesis D. All of these