General Psychology - Quiz I

A Short Quiz on the Physiological Basis of Human Growth and Development

 

PART I - Items 1 - 5: MULTIPLE CHOICE - Choose the correct answer. Write the answer corresponding to the item number on your sheet of paper. Write the letter or text of the correct answer or both.

 

 

_____1. It acts as a relay station that transmits sensory messages to the cortex. This "relay station" is the:

             

A. spinal cord

B. brain stem

C. medulla oblongata

D. thalamus

 

 

 

_____ 2. These neurons transmit messages from the receptors to the brain and spinal cord. These neurons are the:

              

A. association neurons

B. afferent neurons

C. motor neurons

D. internuncial neurons

 

 

 

_____ 3. When a sperm fertilizes an egg cell, the result is an organism called the:

             

A. embryo

B. fetus

C. zygote

D. ovum

 

 

 

_____ 4. Smooth muscles are found in the:

             

A. legs

B. arms

C. heart

D. stomach

 

 

 

_____ 5. The testes secrete testosterone while the ovaries secrete:

             

A. insulin

B. adrenalin

C. thyroxin

D. estrogens

 

 

 

PART II - Items A - E: MODIFIED TRUE OR FALSE (Right Minus Wrong) - Each test item contains two statements. Determine if these statements are true or false. Write the correct answer corresponding to the test item on your sheet of paper following the direction given below:

 

WRITE:

A - if only the first statement is true

B - if only the second statement is true

C - if both statements are true

D - if both statements are false

 

 

_____A)

1. Chromosomes are threadlike structures that work in pairs.

2. Chromosomes carry the basic units of heredity called genes.

 

 

 

_____B)

1. The cerebrum plays an important role in language and abstract thinking.

2. The brain is part of the autonomic nervous system.

 

 

 

_____C)

1. The thyroid gland is located in the throat.

2. Over-secretion of the growth hormone in early childhood causes dwarfism.

 

 

 

_____D)

1. The axon transmit impulses from other neurons toward the cell body.

2. The fissure that separates the frontal lobe from the parietal lobe is the lateral fissure.

 

 

 

_____E)

1. The hypothalamus plays an important role in eating, drinking, breathing and sexual behavior.

2. The pituitary gland is called the "master gland."

 

 

 

 

ANSWERS TO A SHORT QUIZ ON THE PHYSIOLOGICAL BASIS OF HUMAN GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT

 

CORRECT ANSWERS

 

PART I - 5 POINTS

1. (D – thalamus)

2. (B - afferent neurons)

3. (C – zygote)

4. (D – stomach)

5. (D – estrogens)

 

PART II - 10 POINTS

A. ( C ) - <both statements are true>

B. ( A ) - <only the first statement is true>

C. ( A ) - <only the first statement is true>

D. ( D ) - <both statements are false>

E. ( B ) - <only the second statement is true>

 

 

SCORING AND INTERPRETATION: NUMERICAL AND VERBAL DESCRIPTIONS

15 Points – Perfect

14 Points – Superior

12 - 13 Points - Very Satisfactory

11 - 10 Points – Good

9 Points And Below - Memorization is Important! --- Truth to Tell

 

 

REFERENCES

"General Psychology," 4th Edition, Birion, J., et. al., 1994

"Introduction to Psychology," 3rd Edition, Bustos, Alicia S., et. al., 1999

"Introduction to Psychology," 9th Edition, Atkinson, Rita L., et. al., 1987

 

 

RECOMMENDED STUDY

1. Draw and label the parts of a neuron.

2. Discuss the process of In Vitro Fertilization.

 

 

BACK TO: Eclectic Sources

 

General Psychology - Quiz I: Physiological Bases of Human Growth and Development

 

General Psychology - Quiz II: Needs, Drives and Motives

 

General Psychology - Quiz III: Sensation and Perception

 

General Psychology - Quiz IV: Motivation, Emotion and Learning