Question 1

Which mind-brain view is most likely to be held by a neuroscientist?

Accepted Answer

A) Idealistic monism 
B) Dualism 
C) Interactionism 
D) Monism 
A) Idealistic monism 
B) Dualism 
C) Interactionism 
D) Monism

Question 2

A ___ gene will have its effects only when it is paired with a similar gene on the other chromosome.

Accepted Answer

A) recessive 
B) dominant 
C) polygenic 
D) heterozygous 
A) recessive 
B) dominant 
C) polygenic 
D) heterozygous

Question 3

Which "scientist" was a seventeenth-century French philosopher and physiologist?

Accepted Answer

A) Rene Descartes 
B) Paul Broca 
C) Eduard Hitzig 
D) Gustav Fritsch 
A) Rene Descartes 
B) Paul Broca 
C) Eduard Hitzig 
D) Gustav Fritsch

Question 4

Identical twins can be either monozygotic or dizygotic.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Which of the following questions would a biopsychologist be least likely to study?

Accepted Answer

A) How does the brain's activity result in consciousness? 
B)  What changes occur in the nervous system when a person learns? 
C) How do people in different cultures view mental illness? 
D) What is the physiological explanation for depression? 
A) How does the brain's activity result in consciousness? 
B)  What changes occur in the nervous system when a person learns? 
C) How do people in different cultures view mental illness? 
D) What is the physiological explanation for depression?

Question 6

An example of an X-linked trait is:

Accepted Answer

A) Hand clasping 
B) Blood type 
C) Red-green color-blindness 
D) Huntington's disease 
A) Hand clasping 
B) Blood type 
C) Red-green color-blindness 
D) Huntington's disease

Question 7

Of the psychological characteristics examined for their genetic basis,probably the most studied has been personality.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Which statement below is true of the vulnerability model?

Accepted Answer

A) We inherit dispositions,not destinies. 
B) This model has been applied to disorders such as schizophrenia. 
C) The model shows how nature and nurture interact to produce a characteristic or disorder. 
D) All of the above 
A) We inherit dispositions,not destinies. 
B) This model has been applied to disorders such as schizophrenia. 
C) The model shows how nature and nurture interact to produce a characteristic or disorder. 
D) All of the above

Question 9

Through their experiments,Fritsch and Hitzig showed that:

Accepted Answer

A) The muscle in a frog's leg can be made to move by stimulating the nerve connected to it,even if the muscle had been removed from the body. 
B) The rate of nerve conduction is about 90 feet per second. 
C) The left hemisphere controls speech. 
D) Sensation is the result of electrical activity in the brain. 
A) The muscle in a frog's leg can be made to move by stimulating the nerve connected to it,even if the muscle had been removed from the body. 
B) The rate of nerve conduction is about 90 feet per second. 
C) The left hemisphere controls speech. 
D) Sensation is the result of electrical activity in the brain.

Question 10

The fact that parent and offspring may differ is irrelevant for natural selection.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Genetic effects are:

Accepted Answer

A) Constant over one's life 
B) Active at some times,inactive at other times 
C) A constant influence if the environment selects for this 
D) Active in a fixed sequence 
A) Constant over one's life 
B) Active at some times,inactive at other times 
C) A constant influence if the environment selects for this 
D) Active in a fixed sequence

Question 12

Which of the following statements is true about the Human Genome Project?

Accepted Answer

A) The project revealed that we have over 100,000 functioning genes. 
B) An international version of the project was able to identify what most of the genes actually do in the body. 
C) Much of our DNA does not encode proteins and is called "junk" DNA. 
D) It was used to identify the gene for Huntington's disease. 
A) The project revealed that we have over 100,000 functioning genes. 
B) An international version of the project was able to identify what most of the genes actually do in the body. 
C) Much of our DNA does not encode proteins and is called "junk" DNA. 
D) It was used to identify the gene for Huntington's disease.

Question 13

Gustav Fritsch and Eduard Hitzig used electrical stimulation of the brain to produce movement.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

What is meant by the statement that "heritability is not an absolute measure"?

Accepted Answer

The statement that "heritability is not

Question 15

What was the major drawback of Descartes' view of the mind-brain problem?

Accepted Answer

A) It was a theory. 
B) It was not tested by empirical methods. 
C) It was a hydraulic model. 
D) He knew how the brain worked,but not the body. 
A) It was a theory. 
B) It was not tested by empirical methods. 
C) It was a hydraulic model. 
D) He knew how the brain worked,but not the body.

Question 16

Luigi Galvani identified a region of the brain that he thought was necessary for hearing.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Descartes argued that the inflation of a muscle by a fluid caused movement.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

The number of genes an organism has ___ correlated with the organism's complexity;humans have just a few more than a ___.

Accepted Answer

A) is,chimpanzee 
B) is not,mouse 
C) is not,roundworm 
D) is,Neanderthal 
A) is,chimpanzee 
B) is not,mouse 
C) is not,roundworm 
D) is,Neanderthal

Question 19

Empiricism is the view that information can be obtained by reasoning alone.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Who first showed that movement would result from electrical stimulation of the brain?

Accepted Answer

A) Fritsch and Galvani 
B) Broca and Helmholtz 
C) Hitzig and Helmholtz 
D) Fritsch and Hitzig 
A) Fritsch and Galvani 
B) Broca and Helmholtz 
C) Hitzig and Helmholtz 
D) Fritsch and Hitzig

Which mind-brain view is most likely to be held by a neuroscientist?

A ___ gene will have its effects only when it is paired with a similar gene on the other chromosome.

Which "scientist" was a seventeenth-century French philosopher and physiologist?

Identical twins can be either monozygotic or dizygotic.

Which of the following questions would a biopsychologist be least likely to study?

An example of an X-linked trait is:

Of the psychological characteristics examined for their genetic basis,probably the most studied has been personality.

Which statement below is true of the vulnerability model?

Through their experiments,Fritsch and Hitzig showed that:

The fact that parent and offspring may differ is irrelevant for natural selection.

Genetic effects are:

Which of the following statements is true about the Human Genome Project?

Gustav Fritsch and Eduard Hitzig used electrical stimulation of the brain to produce movement.

What is meant by the statement that "heritability is not an absolute measure"?

What was the major drawback of Descartes' view of the mind-brain problem?

Luigi Galvani identified a region of the brain that he thought was necessary for hearing.

Descartes argued that the inflation of a muscle by a fluid caused movement.

The number of genes an organism has _ correlated with the organism's complexity;humans have just a few more than a _.

Empiricism is the view that information can be obtained by reasoning alone.

Who first showed that movement would result from electrical stimulation of the brain?

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

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Exam 1: What is Biopsychology?

Which mind-brain view is most likely to be held by a neuroscientist?

A ___ gene will have its effects only when it is paired with a similar gene on the other chromosome.

Which "scientist" was a seventeenth-century French philosopher and physiologist?

Identical twins can be either monozygotic or dizygotic.

Which of the following questions would a biopsychologist be least likely to study?

An example of an X-linked trait is:

Of the psychological characteristics examined for their genetic basis,probably the most studied has been personality.

Which statement below is true of the vulnerability model?

Through their experiments,Fritsch and Hitzig showed that:

The fact that parent and offspring may differ is irrelevant for natural selection.

Genetic effects are:

Which of the following statements is true about the Human Genome Project?

Gustav Fritsch and Eduard Hitzig used electrical stimulation of the brain to produce movement.

What is meant by the statement that "heritability is not an absolute measure"?

What was the major drawback of Descartes' view of the mind-brain problem?

Luigi Galvani identified a region of the brain that he thought was necessary for hearing.

Descartes argued that the inflation of a muscle by a fluid caused movement.

The number of genes an organism has ___ correlated with the organism's complexity;humans have just a few more than a ___.

Empiricism is the view that information can be obtained by reasoning alone.

Who first showed that movement would result from electrical stimulation of the brain?

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

The number of genes an organism has _ correlated with the organism's complexity;humans have just a few more than a _.