
AP Psych Unit 3 Test

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Alexa Fricas
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Social Studies
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9th - 12th Grade
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Medium
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1.
Multiple Choice
The nineteenth-century theory that bumps on the skull reveal a person's abilities and traits is called
evolutionary psychology
behavior genetics
molecular biology
biological psychology
phrenology
2.
Multiple Choice
Dendrites are branching extensions of
neurotransmitters
endorphins
neurons
myelin
endocrine glands
3.
Multiple Choice
The function of dendrites is to
receive incoming signals from other neurons
release neurotransmitters into the spatial junctions between neurons
coordinate the activation of the parasympathetic and sympathetic nervous systems
control pain through the release of opiate-like chemicals into the brain
transmit signals to other neurons
4.
Multiple Choice
An axon is
a cell that serves as the basic building block of the nervous system
a layer of fatty tissue that encases the fibers of many neurons
an antagonist that blocks neurotransmitter receptor sites
the extension of a neuron that carries messages away from the cell body
a junction between a sending and receiving neuron
5.
Multiple Choice
The longest part of a neuron is likely to be the
dendrite
axon
cell body
synapse
myelin sheath
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