Psychology MCQs

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The cerebellum functions prominently in ___________?
A. Heart activity
B. Blood pressure
C. Verbal association
D. Muscle movement coordination
The brain area central to language production is __________?
A. Broca’s area
B. Sylvain fissure
C. Wernicke’s area
D. Fissure of ronaldo
The ___________ is responsible for the transmission of an impulse between neurons?
A. Actomyosin
B. Acetylcholine
C. Acetyl cholinesterase
D. Luteinizing hormone
Which of the following is true of afferent neurons?
A. Located in the dorsal column of spinal cord
B. Located in the ventral column of spinal cord
C. Not located in spinal cord
D. Found only in striated muscles
The gate control theory of pain perception presumes that pain signals are blocked by ____________?
A. Non-myelinated neurons
B. Myelinated neurons
C. Efferent neurons
D. Afferent neurons
One would expect an action potential to travel most quickly in _____________?
A. A long, thick myelinated fiber
B. A long, thin myelinated fiber
C. A short, thick myelinated fiber
D. A short, thin myelinated fiber
The part of the autonomic nervous system that triggers physiological arousal is _____________?
A. Somatic nervous system
B. Central nervous system
C. Sympathetic nervous system
D. Parasympathetic nervous system