How do neuromodulators affect neural transmission?
a) by inhibiting the release of neurotransmitters
b) by blocking the reuptake of neurotransmitters
c) by facilitating the release of neurotransmitters
d) by either facilitating or inhibiting the release of neurotransmitters
ANS: d
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Carl Rogers asserts that an effective psychotherapist will:
A) actively confront and challenge his or her client's erroneous beliefs. B) interpret important transference and resistance behaviors for his or her client. C) provide unconditional positive regard toward his or her client. D) seek to identify how negative reinforcement is promoting maladaptive behaviors, feelings, and/or thoughts for an individual.
The activation-synthesis hypothesis of dreaming states that _______________
a) the purpose of dreaming is to express unconscious wishes, thoughts, and conflicts b) dreams are merely another kind of thinking that results from random brain stem signals c) the purpose of dreaming is to resolve current concerns and problems d) dreaming is a by-product of a process of eliminating or strengthening neural connections
What is the name of the process of creating new synapses that happens very quickly in the first couple of years after birth?
A) Synaptic pruning B) Synaptomiosis C) Myelinization D) Synaptogenesis
A neuropsychologist evaluating brain imaging data in patients with major depressive disorder would likely see all of the following except…
a. increased activity in the amygdala. b. reduced activity in the prefrontal cortex. c. reduced volume of the nucleus accumbens. d. increased activity in the hippocampus.