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 civics individual and society achieving equality moving towards equality diversity and discrimination

Facial expressions are one mode of ____________.

  1. Verbal communication

  2. Bilateral communication

  3. Nonverbal communication

  4. Facial Expressions for emotional control

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Non-verbal communication is communication between people through sending and receiving wordless cues. It includes the use of visual cues such as body language, gestures, appearance, facial expressions, eye gaze etc.

Multiple choice civics individual and society achieving equality moving towards equality diversity and discrimination

Facial expressions of certain primary emotions are ___________.

  1. Complex

  2. Simple

  3. Inexplicable

  4. Innate

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

A facial expression is a form of non-verbal communication. A facial expression is one or more motions or positions of the muscles beneath the skin of the face. Facial movements convey the emotional state of an individual to observers. Facial expressions are a primary means of conveying social information between humans. The facial expression of certain primary emotion is innate or natural born.

Multiple choice biology habits and habitats of some important animals behavioural science ethology animal behaviour

A person is able to ignore the constant sensation caused to the body by the clothes due to 

  1. Habituation

  2. Association

  3. Imprinting

  4. Imitation

  5. Innovation

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

  • Habituation is a behavior of an individual in which due to the prolonged or repeated stimulus, it loses its unusuality, hence, no response from one's body is seen towards that stimulus.
  • For example, when a new tooth appears for the first time to infants, its unusual to them but later growth and development of the whole set of teeth doesn't bother much. 
So, the correct option is 'Habituation'.

Multiple choice biology skeleton, joints and muscles skeleton our skeletal system and the skin skeleton - movement and locomotion

We move our hands while walking for

  1. Faster movement

  2. Balancing

  3. Increasing blood circulation

  4. Relieving tension

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation
  • We move our hands while walking is a natural motion wherein each arm swings with the motion opposite that of the leg.
  • Moving arms in an opposing direction with respect to the lower limb reduces the angular momentum of the body which helps in balancing the rotational motion produced during walking.
  • Hence we move our hands while walking for balancing.
  • So, the correct answer is 'Balancing'.
Multiple choice sentences and types writing english

What effect is created by the structure and length of the following sentences:

The cat prowled silently towards the unsuspecting mouse. It laid one paw carefully, cautiously, upon the ground, the whole while keeping a fixed, unwavering gaze on its next meal. Suddenly, it plunged forward and grabbed the creature between its canines.

  1. Suspense

  2. Action

  3. Time-dragging

  4. Laziness

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A,B Correct answer
Explanation

The correct answers are Options A and B. The sentences are small and the main role is played by the verbs used in the sentences. The action verbs are predominant in the giving sentences. Thus, an effect of action is created by the sentence. At the same time, the sentences are small and creates an effect of suspense leaving the reader curious to know what happens further.
Options C and D are incorrect as the structure and length of the sentences do not adhere to the given effects.

Multiple choice biology nervous system the reflex action reflex action and reflex arc basic reflex action and reflex arc

All are examples of cranial reflexes but not

  1. Salivation

  2. Scratching

  3. Blushing

  4. Sneezing

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Reflex arc consists of sensory receptor, afferent neuron, centre, efferent neuron and effector organ. The reflexes that involve sensory and motor nerve fibres of cranial nerves and control the head region are known as cranial reflexes. Since, cranial reflexes involve head, eyes, nose, mouth, swallowing and facial expression, they produce the vital and involuntary responses. Spinal reflexes are the one in which spinal cord serves as centre without involvement of brain. They control the voluntary responses of other body parts via spinal cord. Salivation in response to sight/smell/thought of food, blushing and sneezing are involuntary actions, which involve mouth, facial expression and nose, and thus are categorized under cranial reflexes. Scratching is a voluntary response to itch stimulus in which brain is not involved and thus is a spinal reflex. 

Therefore, the correct answer is option B.

Multiple choice evs safety and first aid antibiotics and their uses common health care methods first aid

In addition to directional terms, there are specific positional terms with which we should become familiar. These terms include .........., which means lying face down.

  1. Supine

  2. Prone

  3. Lateral recumbent

  4. None of the above

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Prone is the positioning of the face especially in severe acute respiratory diseases. It is the position of the face where it lying down. Thus, the correct answer is option B.

Multiple choice zoology locomotion and reproduction flagella other cell components single membrane bound organelles

A cilium beats

  1. Asymmetrically by sweeping action

  2. Symmetrically by sweeping action

  3. Symmetrically by undulatory action

  4. Asymmetrically by undulatory action

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation
  • Cilia can be defined as the tiny hair-like projections on the surface of the cell.
  • These hair-like projections help in sweeping mucus, trapped dust and bacteria in the respiratory tracts.
  • It beats asymmetrically by the sweeping action
  • The asymmetrical beating pattern consists of two strokes- effective stroke and recovery stroke.
  • In an effective stroke, the cilia are straight and generate flow in the same direction as its motion.
  • Whereas, in recovery stroke, the cilia bend parallel to the surface and creates relatively weaker backward flow.
  • So, the correct answer is 'Asymmetrically by sweeping action'.
Multiple choice biology sensory organs of humans - sense organs ear : the organ of hearing and equilibrium ear and its function ear

Body balance during dynamic condition is initiated by which structure?

  1. Otoconia

  2. Cupula

  3. Stereocilia of crista

  4. Kinocilium of maculae

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The cupula is a structure in the vestibular system, providing the sense of spatial orientation. The cupula is located within the ampullae of each of the three semicircular canals. Part of the crista ampullaris, the cupula has embedded hair cells that have several stereocilia associated with each kinocilium. The cupula itself is the gelatinous component of the crista ampullaris that extends from the crista to the roof of the ampullae. When the head rotates, the endolymph filling the semicircular ducts initially lags behind due to inertia. As a result, the cupula is deflected opposite the direction of head movement. As the endolymph pushes the cupula, the stereocilia are bent as well, stimulating the hair cells within the crista ampullaris. After a short time of continual rotation, however, the endolymphs acceleration normalizes with the rate of rotation of the semicircular ducts. As a result, the cupula returns to its resting position and the hair cells cease to be stimulated. This continues until the head stops rotating which simultaneously halts semicircular duct rotation.

Multiple choice biology sensory organs of humans - sense organs ear : the organ of hearing and equilibrium ear and its function ear

When a person rotates rapidly for a sustained period of time it results in the sensation of dizziness and impaired ability to walk steadily. This is because

  1. The hair cells of ampulla are damaged

  2. Endolymph comes in contact with tectorial membrane

  3. The horizontal and vertical canals are stimulated

  4. The vestibular branch of the auditory nerve is pressed

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Vestibular apparatus is present in the ear in association with the cochlea. This apparatus is responsible for balance and sense of orientation of the body in the air. This apparatus is connected to the auditory nerve and helps in carrying information about hearing and orientation. When the body is oriented in the different form by rotating the body for certain period of time, the nerve gets disturbed or pressed. This results in a sensation of falling and the person walk in a disoriented manner. 

Thus, the correct answer is option D. 

Multiple choice zoology movement and locomotion in man bones and movements our skeletal system and the skin human skeleton system

Supination means turning plan

  1. Upward

  2. Forward

  3. Downward backward

  4. Bending

  5. Straightening

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Pronation and supination are a pair of unique movements possible only in the forearms and hands, allowing the human body to flip the palm either face up or face down. The muscles, bones, and joints of the human forearm are specifically arranged to permit these unique and important rotations of the hands. So, the correct option is "A" (Upward).