Exam 1: Introduction to Biological Psychology

Which statement best summarizes the findings of Bruce Alexander and his colleagues on the effects of external environment on drug addiction in rats?

________ was an early term to describe the units of inheritance.

Compared to computed tomography (CT) scans, positron emission tomography (PET) scans

In experiments involving surgical brain lesions the ___________ can be considered the conceptual equivalent of a placebo applied in drug administration studies.

A ________ is a person who focuses on the role of specific brain areas in psychological dysfunction.

Social preference tests in experimental animals are used to assess

_____________ study the role of brain activity in cognitive functions such as memory.

The small voltages that are the brain's response linked to a specific task or stimulus are

Paul Broca confirmed the localization of brain function for _______ by examining the brain of a woman who had lacked this ability for 20 years.

_______________ scans use X-rays and computer technology to provide horizontal images of the brain.

Biology, neuroscience, and psychology ________ to form the basis of biopsychology.

Which is the correct order of the key players in the production of proteins?

The finches with beaks that were best adapted to successfully retrieve food were the finches most likely to survive long enough to _______, passing to their offspring the likelihood of having a similarly adaptive beak.

Based on Darwin's observations of the finches on the Galápagos Islands one could argue that giraffes exist today because, over time, their predecessors with longer necks were more likely to ________.

Fragile X syndrome is caused by a mutated recessive gene for a brain enzyme, hexosaminidase A (Hex A).

The circumstances surrounding an event and the interactions between behavior, brain and environment are referred to as

Physical damage to the brain can be painless.