PSYC 223 BIOLOGICAL PSYCHOLOGY
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
The peripheral nervous system consists of the brain and spinal cord.
True
False
GABA is an inhibitory neurotransmitter.
True
False
Drugs increase excitement, alertness, motor activity and elevate mood
Depressant
Psychedelic drugs
Sedative Hypnotics
Narcotic Analgesics
Stimulant
Natural, opiate-like neurotransmitters linked to pain control are called:
Acetylcholine agonists
Morphine antagonists
Neurotrophins
Endorphins
Which of the following is not a neurotransmitter
Dopamine
Gamma amino butyric acid
Oxytocin
Epinephrine
Glycine
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
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