PSYC 223 BIOLOGICAL PSYCHOLOGY

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Biological Psychology Challenge

Test your knowledge on Biological Psychology with this engaging quiz designed for students, educators, and enthusiasts alike. Covering key concepts such as neurotransmitters, action potentials, and the nervous system, the quiz provides a fun and educational experience.

Featuring a variety of questions, this quiz will help you:

Understand fundamental principles of biological psychology
Enhance your knowledge of the nervous system
Challenge yourself against others

10 Questions2 MinutesCreated by LearningBrain42

Natural, opiate-like neurotransmitters linked to pain control are called:

Acetylcholine agonists

Morphine antagonists

Neurotrophins

Endorphins

A drug that enhances the effect of a neurotransmitter by mimicking its effects or by preventing its breakdown in the synapse is referred to as what?

An antagonist

An agonist

A neurotrophin

A tricyclic

Which of the following is NOT true of all neurotransmitters

They are stored in synaptic vesicles.

They are released into the synaptic cleft

They affect the postsynaptic membrane.

They increase the likelihood that the next neuron will fire

The synapse

Shield neurons from viral and bacterial invaders

is the specialized structure that makes action potentials travel faster.

is the specialized structure allowing action potentials to travel directly between neurons

Allows neurons to communicate with each other

A neuron cannot produce an action potential

when there is an inhibitory postsynaptic potential

When the voltage-dependent potassium channels are closed

during the absolute refractory period.

during the relative refractory period

You are having a shower, and all of a sudden, the water turns ice cold! How do you think your temperature sensory neurons code this very noticeable and strong stimulus?

They produce larger EPSPs at the same rate as under the warm water condition

They produce the same number and size action potentials that travel faster down the neurons than under the warm water condition

They produce smaller EPSPs at a higher rate than under the warm water condition

They produce more action potentials of the same size as under the warm water condition.

None of the above

PSYC 223 BIOLOGICAL PSYCHOLOGY

Biological Psychology Challenge

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