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Biological Approach Assumptions Quiz

Question 1 of 6

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What Are Neurotransmitters?

Select one of the following:

  • a chemical substance which is released at the end of a nerve fibre by the arrival of a nerve impulse and, by diffusing across the synapse or junction, effects the transfer of the impulse to another nerve fibre, a muscle fibre, or some other structure.

  • a cell in the tissue of the brain.

  • a neuron

  • a signal transmitted along a nerve fibre. It consists of a wave of electrical depolarization that reverses the potential difference across the nerve cell membranes.

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Question 2 of 6

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Give an example of a neurotransmitter.

Select one of the following:

  • Axon

  • Atom

  • Serotonin

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Question 3 of 6

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For what activities is the frontal lobe respronsible?

Select one or more of the following:

  • Emotions

  • Problem Solving

  • Visual Processing

  • Language

  • Recognition

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Question 4 of 6

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According to the Biological approach, what can behaviour be largely explained by?

Select one of the following:

  • Operant and Classical conditioning

  • Cognitive proccesses

  • Biology (e.g. genes & hormones). Brain function & neurotransmitters.

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Question 5 of 6

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What does the CNS consist of?

Select one or more of the following:

  • Brain

  • Lungs

  • Pancreas

  • Heart

  • Spinal Cord

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Question 6 of 6

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What condition has serotonin been implicated in?

Select one or more of the following:

  • OCD

  • Depression

  • Schitzophrenia

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