The chief antidote for test anxiety is:

A. over-perception
B. thought suppression
C. regression
D. discussing the problem with your professor

Neurons convey information about the strength of stimuli by varying:

A. the size of their action potentials
B. the velocity of their action potentials
C. the rate at which they fire action potentials
D. all of the above

The motor cortex lies in which lobe?

A. Parietal
B. Occipital
C. Temporal
D. Frontal

When Asians and Americans are asked what accounts for the consistently higher scores in mathematics among Asians, Americans are likely to conclude it is due to:

A. The environment
B. Hard work
C. Better schooling
D. Genetics

The fact that we tend to see stars in the sky as constellations to the Gestalt principle of:

A. Proximity
B. Closure
C. Common Fate
D. Similarity

An innovative scanning technique that uses magnetic to visualize brain activity is called:

A. PET
B. MRI
C. CAT
D. fMRI

When you are walking, the brain sends messages to the skeletal muscles in the legs by way of:

A. efferent fibers
B. central fibers
C. motor fibers
D. sensory fibers

An organism’s drive to reach a state of equilibrium is known as:

A. Balance production
B. Internalization
C. Homeostasis
D. Tension reduction

A relatively simple part of stimulus configuration is termed:

A. Innate releasing mechanism
B. Taxis
C. Sign stimulus
D. Kinesis

A behavioral guideline for a specific setting is a (n):

A. Implicit guide
B. Explicit guide
C. Rule
D. Social role