Psychology MCQs

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The myelin sheath serves to ____________?
A. Break down epinephrine
B. Bypass the nodes of ranvier
C. Decrease the speed of natural transmission
D. Increase the speed of natural transmission
The frontal lobes are most likely to be highly active during ____________?
A. Auditory perception
B. Abstract problem solving
C. Visual perception
D. Walking
In a right-handed individual, where is a Broca’s area most likely to be located?
A. Right hemisphere
B. Limbic system
C. Visual cortex
D. Left hemisphere
The lobes of the brain located in the back of the head are ____________?
A. Temporal lobes
B. Occipital lobes
C. Parietal lobes
D. Frontal lobes
This is not the part of the peripheral nervous system ___________?
A. Parasympathetic system
B. Limbic system
C. Sympathetic system
D. Sensory neurons
Neurons generally cannot fire at rates exceeding 100 impulses per second. This maximum firing rate can be largely attributed to ____________?
A. Spatial summation
B. Relative refractory periods
C. Absolute refractory periods
D. Excitatory postsynaptic potentials