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

In Pavlov's experiments with dogs, salivation was the

  1. conditioned response

  2. unconditioned stimulus

  3. conditioned stimulus

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

In Pavlov's experiment, the dog's natural, unlearned response to food (the unconditioned stimulus) is salivation, making it the unconditioned response.

Multiple choice

In classical conditioning, learning is evident when a

  1. stimulus automatically produces a response without a prior history of experience

  2. stimulus which did not initially produce a response now elicits that response

  3. spontaneously emitted response increases in frequency as a result of its consequences

  4. subject repeats an action he or she has observed in another and is praised for it
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Classical conditioning occurs when a neutral stimulus is paired with an unconditioned stimulus until it elicits a conditioned response.

Multiple choice

Which of the following is not a Golden Rule in Pilates?

  1. Relaxation

  2. Precision

  3. Flow

  4. Control
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The core principles (Golden Rules) of Pilates are typically defined as Concentration, Control, Centering, Precision, Flow, and Breath. Relaxation is not considered one of the core Pilates principles.

Multiple choice

In cat pose, what body part is being used the most?

  1. lower legs

  2. Upper back

  3. arms

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

Cat pose involves rounding the spine, which creates a significant stretch and engagement in the upper back area. This is the counter-pose to cow pose.

Multiple choice biology coordination in life processes ingestion of food mechanism of digestion

One of the following movements is not completely involuntary. It is

  1. Peristalsis

  2. Systole of ventricles

  3. Dilation of eye pupil

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

Deglutition (swallowing) is a complex process that begins as a voluntary action in the mouth before becoming an involuntary reflex in the pharynx and esophagus.

Multiple choice frog - control and coordination system frog animal diversity - ii (phylum: chordata) organ and organ systems in animals zoology

A frog with crushed brain is pinched on the leg. The leg is drawn away. It is

  1. Automatic motor response

  2. Neurotransmitter induced response

  3. Conditional reflex

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

The withdrawal of a leg in response to a stimulus in a brain-crushed frog is a classic example of a simple reflex, which is mediated by the spinal cord and does not require higher brain centers.

Multiple choice temperature control homeostasis coordination and response biology

Which of the following is not a type of tactile sensation

  1. Heat

  2. Touch

  3. Vibration

  4. Pressure
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Tactile sensations are produced by the pressure receptors in the skin. The tactual sensation is related to touch.


So, the correct option is 'heat'.

Multiple choice physics kinematics different types of motion basics of motion motion and reference point

What is common to the following?
Motion of the propeller of a flying helicopter, the minute hand of a watch, the tape of cassette recorder.

  1. All are example of translatory motion

  2. All are examples of oscillatory motion

  3. All are examples of rotatory motion

  4. All are examples of periodic motion
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Motions of the propeller of a flying helicopter, the minute hand of watch and tape of cassette recorder are the example of rotatory motion.
Correct answer is option C.

Multiple choice biology windows of knowledge human nose nose nose : the olfactory organ

Some persons have an innate sense of direction. It is due to magnetic sensitivity of

  1. Cochlea

  2. Corpora quadrigemina

  3. Nose

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

  •  Humans possess a tiny, shiny crystal of magnetite in the ethmoid bone, located between your eyes, just behind the nose.
  •  Magnetite is a magnetic mineral also possessed by homing pigeons, migratory salmon, dolphins, honeybees, and bats is a tiny compass needle, allowing them to orient themselves in the earth's magnetic field and swim down to their happy home in the mud. Hence, Some persons have an innate sense of direction. It is due to the magnetic sensitivity of the Nose.
So, the correct answer is 'Nose'.

Multiple choice biology windows of knowledge human nose nose nose : the olfactory organ

The ability to perceive pheromones is related to the sense of

  1. audition

  2. gustation

  3. equilibrium

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

(A)Audition is the sense of hearing.

(B)Gustation is the sense of tasting.
(C)Equilibrium is the equalizing process.
(D)Olfaction is the sense of smell.  It should be noted that some pheromones are detected by the main olfactory system.

So, the correct option is 'Olfaction'.