CPY4C01 PHYSIOLOGICAL PSYCHOLOGY

– Core Course of BSC. COUNSELING PSYCHOLOGY

– CUCBCSS – 2014 Admn onwards

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS

1. Gorging on food and then vomiting or taking laxatives to avoid gaining weight is called

a. behavioral dieting.

b. fad dieting.

c. purging.

d. bulimia nervosa.

2. You and a friend play three hours of racquetball. Afterwards, you are most likely to

prefer

a. plain water.

b. a slightly salty liquid.

c. a beverage containing some alcohol.

d. milk.

3. Which is a cause of anorexia?

a. sibling rivalry

b. an overly realistic view of normal size

c. food allergies

d. perfectionism

4. According to the Cannon-Bard theory,

a. the thalamus plays a central role in producing emotions.

b. the cerebellum must give the go-ahead for emotion.

c. activity in the occipital and parietal lobes happens simultaneously to produce emotion.

d. the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems work in concert.

5. You are feeling a lot of fear, the brain site most likely involved is

a. the midbrain.

b. the left hemisphere.

c. the right hemisphere.

d. the amygdala.

6. If the lateral hypothalamus is destroyed, a rat will

a. drink more water than biologically needed.

b. refuse to drink until forced to do so.

c. eat until it becomes obese.

d. refuse to eat until force fed.

7. Cutting sensory nerves from the stomach, or removing it entirely, causes

a. a total loss of appetite.

b. eating based on recognized need, not internal feelings of hunger.

c. some changes in eating, but hunger still occurs.

d. the need for patients to be "trained" to eat; otherwise, they would inadvertently starve to

death.

8. Which is TRUE regarding the influence of cultural values on eating behaviors?

a. They are the primary cause of innate taste aversion.

b. They greatly affect the incentive value of various foods.

c. They determine a person's set point for various foods.

d. They have a homeostatic influence on amount of food consumed.

9. The polygraph or "lie detector" primarily measures which component of emotion?

a. attribution

b. emotional expression

c. physiological arousal

d. vocal modulation

10. If the ventromedial hypothalamus is destroyed, a rat will

a. eat until it becomes obese.

b. refuse to eat until forced to do so.

c. drink excessively.

d. refuse to drink until forced to do so.

11. A competitive diver approaches the end of the board with rapidly beating heart and a

dry mouth, a result of increased

a. adrenaline.

b. amines.

c. cortisone.

d. endorphins.

12. The hypothalamus has __________ hunger center(s).

a. no control over

b. total control over

c. the most direct control over

d. one

13. The most critical physiological factor controlling hunger is the

a. level of blood sugar.

b. presence of stomach contractions.

c. taste of food.

d. presence of weakness or fatigue.

14. The maintenance of steady states of temperature and blood pressure are examples of

a. thermostasis.

b. homeostasis.

c. intrinsic motivation.

d. biological rhythm.

15. In hunger, a set point is

a. similar to a body's thermostat for blood sugar.

b. the weight you maintain when you attempt to diet.

c. related to the proportion of body fat your body normally maintains.

d. determined by adult eating habits.

16. People who have had their stomachs surgically removed

a. report they still have hunger pangs.

b. may fail to eat regularly.

c. must be force fed.

d. still experience hunger.

17. Which of the following statements about the sex drive is TRUE?

a. The sex drive is greatly affected by hormone levels in humans.

b. The sex drive is necessary for individual survival.

c. The sex drive is homeostatic.

d. The influence of hormones decreases as we ascend the biological scale.

18. Moods

a. are the most extreme forms of various emotions.

b. are subtle emotional undercurrents.

c. reflect base physiological changes.

d. reflect only positive emotions.

19. The satiety system is to the feeding system as the __________ hypothalamus is to the

__________ hypothalamus.

a. ventromedial; lateral

b. lateral; ventromedial

c. nonhomeostatic; homeostatic

d. cyclic; episodic

20. A part of the nervous system that prepares the body for emergencies is the __________

division.

a. parasympathetic

b. sympathetic

c. somatic

d. adaptive

21. A circadian rhythm refers to a cycle

a. of sexual receptivity caused by hormone cycles.

b. of bodily activity approximately 24 hours in length.

c. of emotional arousal.

d. during which various bodily systems are in phase.

22. Which of the following is a characteristic of bulimia nervosa?

a. Vomiting, laxatives, or diuretics are used to lose weight.

b. There are repeated attempts to lose weight by severe dieting.

c. It occurs equally in males and females.

d. It is an adolescent growth phase that a few women go through and later disappears.

23. Electrically stimulating the lateral hypothalamus will cause a rat to

a. start eating.

b. stop eating.

c. start drinking.

d. stop drinking.

24. The part of the autonomic nervous system responsible for restoring the body and

conserving energy is the

a. somatic nervous system.

b. limbic system.

c. parasympathetic division.

d. sympathetic division.

25. The body structure most closely associated with thirst is the

a. pancreas.

b. pituitary gland.

c. hypothalamus.

d. limbic system.

26. Life-threatening weight loss due to self-inflicted starvation is called

a. fasting.

b. malnutrition.

c. anorexia nervosa.

d. hypoglycemia.

27. You are walking through a bad part of town, down a dark alley, and carrying a large

amount of cash. Behind you, you hear a door open and close suddenly, and you

immediately dive into the nearest trash container. The part of the forebrain mainly

responsible for your reaction is the

a. hippocampus.

b. medulla.

c. cerebrum.

d. amygdala.

28. An EEG records

a. the number of neurons in the brain.

b. electrical impulses from the brain.

c. chemical activity in the cranial nerves.

d. direct electrical stimulation and activation of the brain.

29. The __________ cerebral hemisphere is superior at perceptual skills and detecting

and expressing emotion.

a. right

b. left

c. cortical

d. subcortical

30. The limbic system is responsible for

a. the control of hunger, thirst, and sex.

b. executive functions.

c. heartbeat and breathing regulation.

d. auditory processing.

31. There is more somatosensory cortex for the

a. mouth.

b. shoulder.

c. feet.

d. legs.

32. Experiments with animals have found pleasure centers to be located in the

a. pituitary gland.

b. left parietal lobe.

c. hypothalamus.

d. amygdala.

33. Which of the following involves electrical brain wave measurement?

a. clinical studies

b. Ablation

c. MRI scan

d. EEG

34. Bodily sensations such as touch, temperature, and pressure register in which brain

area?

a. the occipital lobes

b. the parietal lobes

c. the temporal lobes

d. the frontal lobes

35. Weeks after an automobile accident, a friend continues to have difficulty maintaining

balance and movements. You should suspect that damage may have occurred to the

a. corpus callosum.

b. cerebellum.

c. medulla.

d. reticular formation.

36. Which of the following is most involved in the production of emotion?

a. the occipital lobe

b. the limbic system

c. the medulla

d. the pituitary gland

37. The functions of the amygdala include

a. delivery of electrical stimulation to the limbic system.

b. stopping electrical stimulation to the limbic system.

c. stimulating the "pleasure" centers of the limbic system.

d. helping us react to dangerous stimuli through a quick fear response.

38. The hippocampus

a. is part of the hypothalamus.

b. is associated with forming lasting memories.

c. has direct connections to the occipital lobe.

d. is involved with sensing emotion.

39. A new, improved brain imaging technique for measuring glucose metabolism of the

brain is called

a. MANSCAN.

b. PET scan.

c. MRI.

d. CT scan.

40. The __________ area in the brain acts as a final "switching station" for most incoming

sensory information.

a. superior colliculus

b. reticular formation (RF)

c. autonomic nervous system

d. thalamus

41.Which of the following is NOT controlled by the hypothalamus?

a. sex

b. eating and drinking

c. temperature control

d. posture

42. __________ measures the structure of the brain by utilizing a series of x-rays.

a. EEG

b. CT scan

c. MRI scan

d. PET

a. are the electrical messengers of the glands.

b. are related to neurotransmitters.

c. generally maintain a steady state in our bodily functions.

d. are similar to neurotransmitters, but unlike neurotransmitters, hormones do not require

receptor sites.

44. The sleep-wake cycle is an example of a _____ rhythm.

a. circadian

b. biological

c. phase advance

d. phase delay

45. The sleep stage associated with dreaming includes:

a. stage one

b. stage two

c. stage three

d. REM stage

46. During which stage of sleep are humans paralyzed and unable to move?

a. stage one

b. stage two

c. stage three

d. REM stage

47. A sleep disorder in which an awake person suffers from repeated, sudden, and

irresistible REM sleep attacks is known as:

a. Insomnia

b. narcolepsy

c. somnambulism

d. sleep apnea

48. The ability to be aware that one is dreaming and to direct one's dreams is known as:

a. lucid dreaming

b. nightmares

c. night terror

d. sleep apnea

49.Which one of the following psychoactive drugs falls in the "stimulant" category?

a. LSD

b. caffeine

c. alcohol

d. opiates

50. Electrical stimulation of the ______ produced sympathetic arousal and aggressive

attack.

a. Lateral hypothalamus

b. Amygdala

c. Medial hypothalamus

d. Frontal cortex

51. Which of the following structures does not belong to the limbic system?

a. Striatum

b. Amygdala

c. Hippocampus

d. Hypothalamus

52. The amygdala and hippocampus are found in the medial or inner part of the:

a. Parietal lobes

b. Temporal lobes

c. Frontal lobes

d. Cingulate gyrus

53. Damage to the lateral hypothalamus may lead to a condition known as

a. Frolic’s syndrome.

b. Klingfilters syndrome

c. Osmosis

d. Narcolepsy

54.. Destruction of the ……………… results in hyperphagia and obesity.

a. Dorsomedial Nucleus

b. Ventromedial Nucleus

c. Posterior Nucleus

d. Anterior Nucleus

55. Motives are activated by

a. thoughts.

b. internal physiological states.

c. external cues.

d. all of these.

56. Which of the following is true of emotion but is NOT true of motivation?

a. It activates one’s behavior.

b. It affects the selection of one behavior over another.

c. It is associated with one’s reaction to stimuli.

d. It is accompanied by physiological arousal of the autonomic nervous system

produced in response to a stimulus.

57. Which of the following is true of motivation?

a. It activates and directs behavior.

b. It is accompanied by physiological arousal of the autonomic nervous system

produced in response to a stimulus.

c. It involves the cognitive interpretation of body arousal.

d. It involves a positive or negative conscious experience.

58. Which of the following would generally be classified as a motive rather than an

emotion?

a. anger

b. hunger

c. fear

d. passion

59. What is a homeostatic mechanism?

a. a process that regulates the essential, internal biological states

b. the regulation of behavior in response to external stimuli

c. the tendency to seek out stimulation and novel environments

d. the tendency to increase stimulation to create pleasurable feelings

60. Maintaining a relatively constant concentration of water and sugar in the body is

regulated by

a. intrinsic motivation.

b. homeostatic mechanisms.

c. instinct.

d. extrinsic motivation.

61. Which of the following is an example of a behavior regulated by homeostasis?

a. going skydiving for the sheer thrill of it

b. arranging food on a plate for aesthetic appeal

c. standing in the shade on a hot day

d. calling a friend to cheer you up

62. The “feeding system” center of the brain is located in the

a. lateral hypothalamus.

b. ventromedial hypothalamus.

c. ventromedial amygdala.

d. lateral hypothalamus.

63. Which of the following will stimulate the lateral hypothalamus?

a. high glucose levels

b. high glycerol levels

c. stomach contractions

d. high leptin levels

64. Which part of the brain increases and decreases hunger by controlling blood sugar

levels?

a. paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus

b. ventromedial hypothalamus

c. lateral area of the hypothalamus

d. pituitary gland

65. Which of the following is a true statement about eating speed?

a. People should eat slowly in order to allow their brains time to detect the increase

in blood glucose

b. People should eat quickly in order to be sure to “catching” he increase in blood

glucose.

c. People should eat slowly in order to allow their brains time to detect the increase

in blood glucose.

d. People should eat quickly in order to quickly stimulate the “stop eating” center in

the brain.

66. Which of the following is NOT a cue that regulates eating?

a. body fat levels

b. stomach contractions

c. blood sugar levels

d. total blood volume

67. Which of the following will stimulate the paraventricular nucleus and the ventromedial

hypothalamus?

a. low levels of insulin

b. stomach contractions

c. high leptin levels

d. low leptin levels

68. Rats whose adrenal glands have been removed develop a preference for

a. sugar within 24 hours.

b. high fat foods almost immediately.

c. foods high in calcium.

d. salt within 15 seconds of it being offered.

69. Which of the following is a true statement about the biological regulation of thirst in the

brain?

a. The brain has a “drink system,” but does not have a “stop drinking system.”

b. The brain has a “stop drinking system,” but does not have a “drink system.”

c. The brain has both a “drink system” and a “stop drinking system,” and these

control centers use the same neurotransmitters as the control centers for hunger.

d. The brain has both a “drink system” and a “stop drinking system,” but these

control centers use different neurotransmitters from the control centers for hunger.

70.When the concentration of salt increases on the outside of the specialized cells located in

the drink center of the hypothalamus,

a. ADH is released into the bloodstream.

b. glucagon is released from the liver.

c. the pancreas releases insulin.

d. a message to stop drinking is sent to the cortex.

71. Which of the following occurs when the level of fluid in the cells decreases?

a. The blood vessels contract.

b. The mouth feels dry.

c. The pituitary gland secretes ADH into the bloodstream.

d. The kidneys cause the creation of angiotensin in the blood.

72. ………………., a measurement which compares weight and height, defines people as

overweight.

a. Body mass index

b. Weight Index

c. Obesity Index

d. Mass Index

73. Obesity is most commonly caused by a combination of

i. of excessive dietary calories,

ii. lack of physical activity,

iii. genetic susceptibility

iv. endocrine disorders, medications or psychiatric illness

a. 1 and 2 only

b. 1,2 and 4 only

c. 1,2 and 3 only

d. All of these

74. …..………………..("weight loss surgery") is the use of surgical intervention in the

treatment of obesity.

a. Bariatric surgery

b. Obese Surgery

c. Fat loss Surgery

d. Caloric surgery

76. Excessive thirst, known as……………., along with excessive urination, known as

…………………., may be an indication of diabetes.

a. Polydipsia and Polyuria

b. Polyuria and Polyuria

c. Hypovolemia and Hypouria

d. Hypouria and Hypovolemia

77. Animals with osmotic thirst have a preference for ................... water. Animals with

hypovolemic thirst have a preference for slightly ............. water .

a) Pure and salty

b) Salty and Pure

c) None of these

d) Any kind of water

77. Hypovolemic thirst

i. It’s the thirst resulting from loss of fluids due to bleeding or sweating. It

ii. t is thirst associated with low volume of body fluids

iii. It’s the thirst resulting from eating salty foods

iv. It is the thirst resulting from hot foods

a. 1 and 2 only

b. 2 and 4 only

c. 1, 2 and 3 only

d. 1 and 3 only

78. Match the following

A. EEG i) eye movement

B. EMG ii) brain waves

C. EOG iii) skeletal muscle activity

D. PET iv) positron emission tomography

A B C D

a. i, ii, iii, and iv

b. ii, iii, I, and iv

c. iii, i, ii, and iv

d. iii, ii, I, and iv

79. If a food causes sickness, or simply precedes sickness caused by something else, a

learned __________ may result.

a. psychosomatic illness

b. taste aversion

c. anorexia

d. specific hunger

80. The manufacture of adrenalin and noradrenalin is controlled by:

(a) Nervous system

(b) Endocrine system

(c) Regulatory system

(d) Circulatory system

(e) Homeostasis

81. Both the terms “emotion” and “motivation” came from the same Latin root:

(a) Movement

(b) Move

(c) Moment

(d) “Movere”

(e) None of these

82. The level of arousal is maintained by a structure in the brain stem called the:

(a) Pons

(b) Lymbic system

(c) Reticular activating system

(d) Cerebellum

(e) None of the above

82. Physiologists use the term homeostasis to describe the body’s tendency to maintain a

balance or equilibrium among it’s:

(a) External physiological status and environment

(b) Internal physiological status and the environment

(c) Displacement behaviour and encepha- lization

(d) Approach gradient and avoidance gradient

84. Those internal mechanisms of the body which, by controlling numerous highly

complicated physiological processes, keep it in a state of equilibrium are known as:

(a) Homeostases

(b) Nervous System

(c) Nutrition

(d) None of the above

85. Homeostasis is the overall term for equilibrium preserving tendencies with an organism

by which:

(a) Neurophysiological condition is maintained

(b) Psychological condition is maintained

(c) Physiological condition is maintained

(d) Psychophysical condition is maintained

(e) None of the above

86. Sex is a:

(a) Biological motive

(b) Physiological motive

(c) Both (a) and (b)

(d) Psychological motive

(e) None of the above

87. The process of maintaining the biochemical balance or equilibrium throughout human

body is referred as:

(a) Osmosis

(b) Circulation

(c) Hoeostasis

(d) Nervous System

(e) Diffusion

88. A pituitary hormone associated with the secretion of milk is known as:

(a) Prolactin

(b) Adrenalin

(c) Estrogens

(d) Progesterones

(e) Insulin

89. A motive that is primarily learned rather than basing on biological needs is known as:

(a) Physical Motive

(b) Psychological Motive

(c) Neurophysiological Motive

(d) Psychological Motive

(e) None of these

90. The hypothalamus plays an important role in the regulation of:

(a) Food intake

(b) Water intake

(c) Alcohol intake

(d) Both food and water intake

(e) None of the above

91. Lateral hypothalamus (LH) is otherwise known as:

(a) Stimulating centre

(b) Circulatory Centre

(c) Feeding Centre

(d) Water centre

(e) None of the above

92. Research evidences indicated that ventromedial hypothalamus (VMH):

(a) Facilitates eating

(b) Expedites eating

(c) Both facilitates and

(d) Inhibits eating expedites eating

(e) None of the above

93. Electrical stimulation of ventromedial hypothalamus (VMH) cells:

(a) Inhibits eating

(b) Facilitates eating

(c) Expedites eating

(d) Both expedites and inhibits eating

(e) None of the above

94. Injections of glucose (which raise blood sugar level):

(a) Facilitate eating

(b) Expedite eating

(c) Both expedite and facilitate eating

(d) Inhibit eating

(e) None of the above

95. Injections of insulin (which lower blood sugar level):

(a) Increase food intake

(b) Decrease food intake

(c) Expedite food intake

(d) Facilitate food intake

(e) None of the above

96. Studies indicated that the hypothalamus contains cells (glucoreceptors) sensitive to the

rate of which:

(a) Glucose passes through them

(b) Glucose stimulates them

(c) Glucose inhibits them

(d) Glucose both stimulates and inhibits them

(e) None of the above

97. An empty stomach produces the periodic contractions of muscles in the stomach wall

which we identify as:

(a) Stomach ache

(b) Stomach pain

(c) Stomach ailment

(d) Hunger Pangs

(e) None of these

98. Obesity is thought to stem from disturbances during the:

(a) Phallic stage of psychosexual development

(b) Oral and Anal stages of psychosexual development

(c) Genital stage of psychosexual development

(d) Latency period of psychosexual development

(e) None of these

99. Dehydration of the osmoreceptors can be produced by depriving the organism of:

(a) Food

(b) Water

(c) Blood

(d) Sugar

(e) Alcohol

100. Water deficit in the body increases the concentration of:

(a) Pottasium

(b) Insulin

(c) Sugar

(d) Sodium

(e) Glucose

101. The main erotogenic zone of our body is:

(a) Mouth

(b) Genitals

(c) Anal Zones

(d) Lips

102. Which of the following could NOT serve as an operational definition for anger?

a. reddening of the face.

b. feelings of hostility

c. threatening posture

d. attack behaviour.

103. If it were discovered that destruction of a particular area of the brain disrupted a

certain behaviour but that destruction of any other part of the brain had no effect on that

behaviour, this would be evidence in favour of

a. antilocalisation

b. localisation of function

c. both localisation and antilocalisation, depending upon the size of the lesion

d. plasticity

104. Some researchers believe that an abnormally high level of dopamine may be related to

the occurrence of

a. Parkinson's disease

b. mental depression

c. Alzheimer's disease

d. schizophrenia

105. Any drug capable of effecting behaviour is called

a. psychoactive

b. psychopharmacological

c. psychedelic

d. consciousness alerting

106. Testosterone is

a. an androgen

b. an estrogen

c. a progestin

d. a monoamine

107. The part of the brain that interacts most importantly with the sex hormones in the

regulation of sexual behaviour is the

a. hypothalamus

b. cortex.

c. thalamus

d. medulla

1 d 21 b 41 d 61 c 81 d

2 b 22 a 42 b 62 d 82 c

3 d 23 a 43 b 63 c 83 b

4 a 24 c 44 a 64 a 84 a

5 d 25 c 45 d 65 c 85 a

6 d 26 c 46 d 66 d 86 c

7 c 27 d 47 b 67 c 87 c

8 c 28 b 48 a 68 d 88 a

9 c 29 a 49 b 69 d 89 d

10 a 30 a 50 b 70 a 90 a

11 a 31 a 51 a 71 c 91 c

12 c 32 c 52 b 72 a 92 d

13 a 33 d 53 a 73 d 93 a

14 b 34 b 54 a 74 a 94 d

15 c 35 b 55 d 75 a 95 a

16 d 36 b 56 d 76 a 96 a

17 d 37 d 57 a 77 a 97 d

18 b 38 b 58 b 78 b 98 b

19 a 39 b 59 a 79 b 99 b

20 b 40 d 60 b 80 a 100 d

101 b

102 a

103 b

104 d

105 a

106 a

107 a

Prepared by:Vishnu Sidharthan.T, Research Scholar Psychology, Dept of Psychology, University of Calicut