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AP Psychology Unit 1 Practice Test: Biological Bases of Behavior

Review the key ideas from Unit 1 with this free AP Psychology practice test. This unit focuses on the biological bases of behavior, including the structure and function of the brain, the nervous system, neural communication, sleep, sensation, and the interaction of genetics and environment. Use this test to assess your understanding of these concepts in the AP Psychology course.

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AP Psychology Unit 1 Practice Test: Biological Bases of Behavior

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1. Question

As Jill walked toward the stage to give her speech that is a large part of her course grade, her heartbeat accelerated, her blood pressure rose, and she began to sweat. Jill’s state of arousal was activated by what part of the autonomic nervous system?

2. Question

What brain structure provides the major link between the nervous system and the endocrine system?

3. Question

Which part of the cerebral cortex directs the muscle movements involved in producing speech?

4. Question

What parts make up the central nervous system (CNS)?

5. Question

A squirrel would fail to react with fear to a signal of impending shock if they have suffered damage to the:

6. Question

The lateralization of brain function indicates that spoken language functions are generally found in which of the following:

7. Question

In some neurons, the axon is insulated by the:

8. Question

The term all or none response is descriptive of:

9. Question

Sensory motor responses that are innate, automatic and typically of short duration are:

10. Question

Humans have approximately 70,000 genes that are arranged on how many pairs of chromosomes?

11. Question

The term “soma” is synonymous with:

12. Question

In 2001, scientists finished assembling the complete inventory of all human genes. What is this called?

13. Question

A stroke patient is shown a vacation snapshot, which she describes as “man… tall… woman… hat… mountain… smiles.” This patient is most likely suffering from which of the following conditions?

14. Question

The somatosensory area of the cerebral cortex is responsible for our sense of: hearing. Correct Incorrect Correct answer sight. Correct Incorrect Correct answer taste. Correct Incorrect Correct answer touch. Correct Incorrect Correct answer

15. Question

As the result of a cerebral hemorrhage, a patient lost the ability to breathe and died. An autopsy will show damage to what part of the brain?

16. Question

Which of the following is not a neurotransmitter?

17. Question

Complete the analogy — left hemisphere is to right hemisphere as:

18. Question

Reid was unable to walk in a coordinated fashion due to damage to a particular part of his brain. Where did this damage most likely occur?

19. Question

What part of the brain has been surgically cut in “split-brain” patients?

20. Question

Which hormone, secreted by the pineal gland, increases when periods of darkness begin and promotes feelings of drowsiness?

21. Question

A drug that enhances the effect of a neurotransmitter by enhancing its effects for example by delaying its breakdown in the synapse is referred to as?

22. Question

Which of the following neurological disorders is associated with a deficiency of acetylcholine?

23. Question

Which of the following changes is not caused by the activation of the sympathetic nervous system?

24. Question

Although Robert was sitting right next to his wife, he smelled the very slight odor of a skunk minutes before she did. Apparently, Robert has a lower ________ for skunk odor than his wife.

25. Question

After feeling the cold water against your skin when you first jump into the pool, after a few minutes, you no longer feed cold. This best illustrates:

26. Question

What are the two types of receptors in the eye?

27. Question

What carries information for the rods and cones back out to the ganglion cells and then to the thalamus?

28. Question

Jenny likes to look at the stars at night. Since it is fairly dark, she turns her head to use which cells in her retina in order to detect more stars?

29. Question

A sensory stimulus is converted into a neural impulse through the process known as:

30. Question

“Umami” is described as:

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The somatosensory area of the cerebral cortex is responsible for our sense of:

hearing.
Correct Incorrect Correct answer

sight.
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taste.
Correct Incorrect Correct answer

touch.
Correct Incorrect Correct answer