Question 1

One parent can produce about ___ different combinations of chromosomes,and the two together can produce about ___.

Accepted Answer

A) 8 million,60 to 70 trillion 
B) 100 million,250 trillion 
C) 2 billion,750 trillion 
D) 1 million,6 trillion 
A) 8 million,60 to 70 trillion 
B) 100 million,250 trillion 
C) 2 billion,750 trillion 
D) 1 million,6 trillion A

Question 2

The next (or the first)time you stare eye to eye with a chimpanzee,remember to keep this humbling fact in mind: You and the chimpanzee have ___ identical DNA sequences.

Accepted Answer

A) 90-95% 
B) 99% 
C) 95-98% 
D) 95% 
A) 90-95% 
B) 99% 
C) 95-98% 
D) 95% C

Question 3

While chimpanzees and humans resemble each other closely in terms of DNA sequences,we do differ dramatically in measures of genetic ___.

Accepted Answer

A) genotype 
B) regulation 
C) expression 
D) makeup 
A) genotype 
B) regulation 
C) expression 
D) makeup C

Question 4

Adoption studies of intelligence suggest that:

Accepted Answer

A) Genetics is the sole determinant of intelligence. 
B) Family environment more strongly determines intelligence than genetics. 
C) Both genetics and environment contribute to intelligence. 
D) Methods exist to assess the relative contributions of genetics and experience on intelligence. 
A) Genetics is the sole determinant of intelligence. 
B) Family environment more strongly determines intelligence than genetics. 
C) Both genetics and environment contribute to intelligence. 
D) Methods exist to assess the relative contributions of genetics and experience on intelligence.

Question 5

Which of the following statements is true about the case of Phineas Gage?

Accepted Answer

A) He did not survive the railroad accident. 
B) His case supported the equipotentiality view. 
C) The major damage he experienced was in the frontal lobes. 
D) He was studied by Paul Broca. 
A) He did not survive the railroad accident. 
B) His case supported the equipotentiality view. 
C) The major damage he experienced was in the frontal lobes. 
D) He was studied by Paul Broca.

Question 6

According to Descartes,the brain controlled behavior by:

Accepted Answer

A) Directing spirit fluid through nerves,thereby inflating the muscles 
B) Tilting the spinal cord like a joystick 
C) Bending energy from an outside light source 
D) Actively directing the pineal gland to inflate and deflate 
A) Directing spirit fluid through nerves,thereby inflating the muscles 
B) Tilting the spinal cord like a joystick 
C) Bending energy from an outside light source 
D) Actively directing the pineal gland to inflate and deflate

Question 7

The decade of the 1990s was designated as the decade of:

Accepted Answer

A) The brain 
B) Behavior 
C) Mind 
D) Cognition 
A) The brain 
B) Behavior 
C) Mind 
D) Cognition

Question 8

Humans have far fewer genes than originally thought.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Which of the following statements is most consistent with the dualism view of the mind-brain problem?

Accepted Answer

A) Both hemispheres of the brain work together. 
B) The brain and the mind are both physical. 
C) Everything is made of matter and energy. 
D) The body is made of matter,whereas the mind is not. 
A) Both hemispheres of the brain work together. 
B) The brain and the mind are both physical. 
C) Everything is made of matter and energy. 
D) The body is made of matter,whereas the mind is not.

Question 10

Who first localized speech control in the human brain?

Accepted Answer

A) Broca 
B) Gage 
C) Helmholtz 
D) Galvani 
A) Broca 
B) Gage 
C) Helmholtz 
D) Galvani

Question 11

The gene that causes Huntington's disease:

Accepted Answer

A) Is located on chromosome 4 
B) Was identified in 1970 
C) Will most likely be identified when the Human Genome Project is complete 
D) None of the above 
A) Is located on chromosome 4 
B) Was identified in 1970 
C) Will most likely be identified when the Human Genome Project is complete 
D) None of the above

Question 12

Psychologists use the term behavior to refer to:

Accepted Answer

A)  Overt acts 
B) Learning 
C) Emotions 
D) All of the above 
A)  Overt acts 
B) Learning 
C) Emotions 
D) All of the above

Question 13

An individual does not inherit schizophrenia but instead inherits a ___ for becoming schizophrenic.

Accepted Answer

A) vulnerability 
B) heritability 
C) predestiny 
D) genetic weight 
A) vulnerability 
B) heritability 
C) predestiny 
D) genetic weight

Question 14

___ is the percentage of the variation in a given characteristic that can be attributed to genetics.

Accepted Answer

A) Inheritance 
B) Genetic quotient 
C) Heritability 
D) Genetic weight 
A) Inheritance 
B) Genetic quotient 
C) Heritability 
D) Genetic weight

Question 15

Biological psychologists believe there is little hope that the mind-body question will ever be solved.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Which of the following statements is most consistent with the materialistic monist view of the mind-brain problem?

Accepted Answer

A) Both hemispheres of the brain work together. 
B) The brain and the mind are both physical. 
C) Everything is made of matter and energy. 
D) The body is made of matter,whereas the mind is not. 
A) Both hemispheres of the brain work together. 
B) The brain and the mind are both physical. 
C) Everything is made of matter and energy. 
D) The body is made of matter,whereas the mind is not.

Question 17

Which of the following conclusions was reached from observations at autopsy on the brain of a man who had an inability to speak?

Accepted Answer

A) Speech is not localized in a particular brain region. 
B) Speech is inherited. 
C) Auditory reflexes are found in the dominant hemisphere. 
D) Speech is localized in the left side of the brain. 
A) Speech is not localized in a particular brain region. 
B) Speech is inherited. 
C) Auditory reflexes are found in the dominant hemisphere. 
D) Speech is localized in the left side of the brain.

Question 18

Which of the following techniques is used by scientists to determine the relative influence of genetics and experience on behavioral traits?

Accepted Answer

A) Gene mapping 
B) Adoption studies 
C) Chromosomal analysis 
D) All of the above 
A) Gene mapping 
B) Adoption studies 
C) Chromosomal analysis 
D) All of the above

Question 19

___ means that genes contribute a predisposition for a disorder that may or may not exceed the threshold to produce the disorder.

Accepted Answer

A) Heritability 
B) Heritability quotient 
C) Concordance rate 
D) Vulnerability 
A) Heritability 
B) Heritability quotient 
C) Concordance rate 
D) Vulnerability

Question 20

Some of our non-coding DNA controls ___.

Accepted Answer

A) mutation rate 
B) gene expression 
C) our junk DNA 
D) RNA expression 
A) mutation rate 
B) gene expression 
C) our junk DNA 
D) RNA expression

One parent can produce about _ different combinations of chromosomes,and the two together can produce about _.

The next (or the first)time you stare eye to eye with a chimpanzee,remember to keep this humbling fact in mind: You and the chimpanzee have ___ identical DNA sequences.

While chimpanzees and humans resemble each other closely in terms of DNA sequences,we do differ dramatically in measures of genetic ___.

Adoption studies of intelligence suggest that:

Which of the following statements is true about the case of Phineas Gage?

According to Descartes,the brain controlled behavior by:

The decade of the 1990s was designated as the decade of:

Humans have far fewer genes than originally thought.

Which of the following statements is most consistent with the dualism view of the mind-brain problem?

Who first localized speech control in the human brain?

The gene that causes Huntington's disease:

Psychologists use the term behavior to refer to:

An individual does not inherit schizophrenia but instead inherits a ___ for becoming schizophrenic.

___ is the percentage of the variation in a given characteristic that can be attributed to genetics.

Biological psychologists believe there is little hope that the mind-body question will ever be solved.

Which of the following statements is most consistent with the materialistic monist view of the mind-brain problem?

Which of the following conclusions was reached from observations at autopsy on the brain of a man who had an inability to speak?

Which of the following techniques is used by scientists to determine the relative influence of genetics and experience on behavioral traits?

___ means that genes contribute a predisposition for a disorder that may or may not exceed the threshold to produce the disorder.

Some of our non-coding DNA controls ___.

Communication Within the Nervous System

The Organization and Functions of the Nervous System

The Methods and Ethics of Research

Drugs, Addiction, and Reward

Motivation and the Regulation of Internal States

The Biology of Sex and Gender

Emotion and Health

Hearing and Language

Vision and Visual Perception

The Body Senses and Movement

Learning and Memory

Intelligence and Cognitive Functioning

Psychological Disorders

Sleep and Consciousness

Filters

Exam 1: What is Biopsychology?

One parent can produce about ___ different combinations of chromosomes,and the two together can produce about ___.

The next (or the first)time you stare eye to eye with a chimpanzee,remember to keep this humbling fact in mind: You and the chimpanzee have ___ identical DNA sequences.

While chimpanzees and humans resemble each other closely in terms of DNA sequences,we do differ dramatically in measures of genetic ___.

Adoption studies of intelligence suggest that:

Which of the following statements is true about the case of Phineas Gage?

According to Descartes,the brain controlled behavior by:

The decade of the 1990s was designated as the decade of:

Humans have far fewer genes than originally thought.

Which of the following statements is most consistent with the dualism view of the mind-brain problem?

Who first localized speech control in the human brain?

The gene that causes Huntington's disease:

Psychologists use the term behavior to refer to:

An individual does not inherit schizophrenia but instead inherits a ___ for becoming schizophrenic.

___ is the percentage of the variation in a given characteristic that can be attributed to genetics.

Biological psychologists believe there is little hope that the mind-body question will ever be solved.

Which of the following statements is most consistent with the materialistic monist view of the mind-brain problem?

Which of the following conclusions was reached from observations at autopsy on the brain of a man who had an inability to speak?

Which of the following techniques is used by scientists to determine the relative influence of genetics and experience on behavioral traits?

___ means that genes contribute a predisposition for a disorder that may or may not exceed the threshold to produce the disorder.

Some of our non-coding DNA controls ___.

Communication Within the Nervous System

The Organization and Functions of the Nervous System

The Methods and Ethics of Research

Drugs, Addiction, and Reward

Motivation and the Regulation of Internal States

The Biology of Sex and Gender

Emotion and Health

Hearing and Language

Vision and Visual Perception

The Body Senses and Movement

Learning and Memory

Intelligence and Cognitive Functioning

Psychological Disorders

Sleep and Consciousness

Filters

One parent can produce about _ different combinations of chromosomes,and the two together can produce about _.