AP Psych Unit 3 Test

AP Psych Unit 3 Test

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Alexa Fricas

Social Studies

9th - 12th Grade

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1.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

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

30 sec

1 pt

Dendrites are branching extensions of

neurotransmitters

endorphins

neurons

myelin

endocrine glands

3.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

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

30 sec

1 pt

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

30 sec

1 pt

The longest part of a neuron is likely to be the

dendrite

axon

cell body

synapse

myelin sheath

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