Biology

Behavioral Psychology and Physiology

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Behavioral psychology and physiology explore cognitive processes, attention, memory, and learning mechanisms like conditioning. These concepts are frequently tested in general science and psychology sections of various competitive exams. Prepare thoroughly using these practice questions covering key behavioral theories and physiological functions.

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Behavioral Psychology and Physiology Questions

Multiple choice

Which of the following is not a reflex action?

  1. Salivation on sight of food

  2. Pulling of hand when pricked with a needle

  3. Withdrawal of hand on touching a hot plate

  4. Running fast to win a race
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Reflex is an action that occurs automatically and involuntarily. Running fast to win a race is a voluntary action. 

Multiple choice

Which of these fits gap 23?

Directions: Complete this passage by selecting the most suitable option for the corresponding gap.

Yawning is an involuntary ______ (21) ______ in which your mouth opens up wide and you inhale deeply followed by exhaling. When you say involuntary, this means that you have no _____ (22) ____ over this action much like other reflexes such as blinking or sneezing. Yawns are not _____ (23) ______ only to human beings as all other animals do this. Although there is no _____ (24) _____ proof as to why we yawn, some researchers have a theory that yawning is a process used to cool our brains off.

  1. effected

  2. joined

  3. exclusive

  4. rare
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

As the sentence further goes on to say that all other animals also do this, therefore, the blank will be filled by 'exclusive', meaning humans are not the only ones who yawn.

Multiple choice

Which of these fits gap 21?

Directions: Complete this passage by selecting the most suitable option for the corresponding gap.

Yawning is an involuntary ______ (21) ______ in which your mouth opens up wide and you inhale deeply followed by exhaling. When you say involuntary, this means that you have no _____ (22) ____ over this action much like other reflexes such as blinking or sneezing. Yawns are not _____ (23) ______ only to human beings as all other animals do this. Although there is no _____ (24) _____ proof as to why we yawn, some researchers have a theory that yawning is a process used to cool our brains off.

  1. condition

  2. behaviour

  3. exercise

  4. disease
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Yawning is not an exercise, disease or even a condition.

Multiple choice

Which of these fits gap 24?

Directions: Complete this passage by selecting the most suitable option for the corresponding gap.

Yawning is an involuntary ______ (21) ______ in which your mouth opens up wide and you inhale deeply followed by exhaling. When you say involuntary, this means that you have no _____ (22) ____ over this action much like other reflexes such as blinking or sneezing. Yawns are not _____ (23) ______ only to human beings as all other animals do this. Although there is no _____ (24) _____ proof as to why we yawn, some researchers have a theory that yawning is a process used to cool our brains off.

  1. cemented

  2. typical

  3. concrete

  4. experimented
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The process of yawning does not have a solid proof behind it.

Multiple choice

Which of these fits gap 22?

Directions: Complete this passage by selecting the most suitable option for the corresponding gap.

Yawning is an involuntary ______ (21) ______ in which your mouth opens up wide and you inhale deeply followed by exhaling. When you say involuntary, this means that you have no _____ (22) ____ over this action much like other reflexes such as blinking or sneezing. Yawns are not _____ (23) ______ only to human beings as all other animals do this. Although there is no _____ (24) _____ proof as to why we yawn, some researchers have a theory that yawning is a process used to cool our brains off.

  1. trust

  2. freedom

  3. restriction

  4. control
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Involuntary means something you did not specifically intend on doing or had no control over.

Multiple choice

An involuntary response to a sensory stimulus requires the help of:

  1. superficial reflex

  2. reflex arc

  3. stretch reflex

  4. deep reflex

  5. visceral reflex
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

A reflex arc is a neural pathway that controls an action reflex. A reflex arc represents a mechanism by which a physiological function is automatically managed or regulated. Reflex arcs can be found throughout the body ranging from skeletal muscles to smooth muscles in glands.

Multiple choice

Which of these fits gap 24?

Directions: Complete this passage by selecting the most suitable option for the corresponding gap.

Yawning is an involuntary ______ (21) ______ in which your mouth opens up wide and you inhale deeply followed by exhaling. When you say involuntary, this means that you have no _____ (22) ____ over this action much like other reflexes such as blinking or sneezing. Yawns are not _____ (23) ______ only to human beings as all other animals do this. Although there is no _____ (24) _____ proof as to why we yawn, some researchers have a theory that yawning is a process used to cool our brains off.

  1. cemented

  2. typical

  3. concrete

  4. experimented
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The process of yawning does not have a solid proof behind it.

Multiple choice

Which of these fits gap 23?

Directions: Complete this passage by selecting the most suitable option for the corresponding gap.

Yawning is an involuntary ______ (21) ______ in which your mouth opens up wide and you inhale deeply followed by exhaling. When you say involuntary, this means that you have no _____ (22) ____ over this action much like other reflexes such as blinking or sneezing. Yawns are not _____ (23) ______ only to human beings as all other animals do this. Although there is no _____ (24) _____ proof as to why we yawn, some researchers have a theory that yawning is a process used to cool our brains off.

  1. effected

  2. joined

  3. exclusive

  4. rare
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

As the sentence further goes on to say that all other animals also do this, therefore, the blank will be filled by ‘exclusive’, meaning humans are not the only ones who yawn.

Multiple choice

Which of these fits gap 21?

Directions: Complete this passage by selecting the most suitable option for the corresponding gap.

Yawning is an involuntary ______ (21) ______ in which your mouth opens up wide and you inhale deeply followed by exhaling. When you say involuntary, this means that you have no _____ (22) ____ over this action much like other reflexes such as blinking or sneezing. Yawns are not _____ (23) ______ only to human beings as all other animals do this. Although there is no _____ (24) _____ proof as to why we yawn, some researchers have a theory that yawning is a process used to cool our brains off.

  1. condition

  2. behaviour

  3. exercise

  4. disease
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Yawning is not an exercise, disease or even a condition.

Multiple choice

Which of these fits gap 22?

Directions: Complete this passage by selecting the most suitable option for the corresponding gap.

Yawning is an involuntary ______ (21) ______ in which your mouth opens up wide and you inhale deeply followed by exhaling. When you say involuntary, this means that you have no _____ (22) ____ over this action much like other reflexes such as blinking or sneezing. Yawns are not _____ (23) ______ only to human beings as all other animals do this. Although there is no _____ (24) _____ proof as to why we yawn, some researchers have a theory that yawning is a process used to cool our brains off.

  1. trust

  2. freedom

  3. restriction

  4. control
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Involuntary means something you did not specifically intend on doing or had no control over.