Question 1

Which of the following statements is consistent with the vulnerability model as applied to mathematical ability?

Accepted Answer

A)  If your parents struggled in math classes, you will also struggle in math classes. 
B)  There will be no relationship between your math capabilities and those of your parents. 
C)  If your family members struggled with math classes, then there is no point in you trying to be successful in math classes. 
D)  Your ability to be successful in math classes can be expanded beyond genetic predispositions with good study habits. 
A)  If your parents struggled in math classes, you will also struggle in math classes. 
B)  There will be no relationship between your math capabilities and those of your parents. 
C)  If your family members struggled with math classes, then there is no point in you trying to be successful in math classes. 
D)  Your ability to be successful in math classes can be expanded beyond genetic predispositions with good study habits.

Question 2

What is a concern of modern nonmaterial neuroscientists?

Accepted Answer

A)  The brain is not accessible for study. 
B)  Consciousness will not be capable of explanation using material explanations. 
C)  Vision and hearing are too complex to be explained as arising from a material brain. 
D)  Lashley was correct in saying that brain functions are not localized. 
A)  The brain is not accessible for study. 
B)  Consciousness will not be capable of explanation using material explanations. 
C)  Vision and hearing are too complex to be explained as arising from a material brain. 
D)  Lashley was correct in saying that brain functions are not localized.

Question 3

Kara and Samantha are fraternal twins. Kara is very open to new experiences. What can we determine about Samantha's personality?

Accepted Answer

A)  Samantha is also very open to new experiences. 
B)  Samantha is no more likely to be open to new experiences than any other sibling would be. 
C)  Samantha is not open to new experiences. 
D)  Samantha's personality will be entirely determined by her environment. 
A)  Samantha is also very open to new experiences. 
B)  Samantha is no more likely to be open to new experiences than any other sibling would be. 
C)  Samantha is not open to new experiences. 
D)  Samantha's personality will be entirely determined by her environment.

Question 4

Reaching conclusions about the brain by observation is the method for obtaining knowledge called ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  empiricism 
B)  dualism 
C)  monism 
D)  idealism 
A)  empiricism 
B)  dualism 
C)  monism 
D)  idealism

Question 5

What difficulty did dualists face in finding support for their views regarding the mind and brain?

Accepted Answer

A)  explaining how a physical brain could result in mental processes 
B)  explaining how the mind could exist 
C)  explaining how the brain could exist 
D)  explaining how a nonphysical mind could impact a physical body 
A)  explaining how a physical brain could result in mental processes 
B)  explaining how the mind could exist 
C)  explaining how the brain could exist 
D)  explaining how a nonphysical mind could impact a physical body

Question 6

Which of the following is a true statement about chromosomes?

Accepted Answer

A)  Scientists identify individual chromosomes by number. 
B)  Chromosomes are identical in appearance. 
C)  All people have two X chromosomes. 
D)  All people have two Y chromosomes. 
A)  Scientists identify individual chromosomes by number. 
B)  Chromosomes are identical in appearance. 
C)  All people have two X chromosomes. 
D)  All people have two Y chromosomes.

Question 7

Which of the following scientists provided the first insights into the role of electricity in biological functioning?

Accepted Answer

A)  Hermann von Helmholtz 
B)  Eduard Hitzig 
C)  Gustav Fritsch 
D)  Luigi Galvani 
A)  Hermann von Helmholtz 
B)  Eduard Hitzig 
C)  Gustav Fritsch 
D)  Luigi Galvani

Question 8

Which theory of brain function involved measuring the bumps on the skull as a means to determine a person's individual characteristics?

Accepted Answer

A)  equipotentiality 
B)  phrenology 
C)  localization 
D)  hydraulic model of nervous system 
A)  equipotentiality 
B)  phrenology 
C)  localization 
D)  hydraulic model of nervous system

Question 9

Which observation has provided support for localization?

Accepted Answer

A)  Spurzheim's measurements of skull bumps correlated with behaviors 
B)  Lashley's theory of equipotentiality 
C)  Broca's autopsy of the patient who lost the ability to speak 
D)  Galvani's animated frog leg 
A)  Spurzheim's measurements of skull bumps correlated with behaviors 
B)  Lashley's theory of equipotentiality 
C)  Broca's autopsy of the patient who lost the ability to speak 
D)  Galvani's animated frog leg

Question 10

Which of the following is true of marker genes?

Accepted Answer

A)  These are genes whose function is known. 
B)  These are genes that are protein coding. 
C)  These are genes that are non-protein coding. 
D)  These are genes whose location is known. 
A)  These are genes whose function is known. 
B)  These are genes that are protein coding. 
C)  These are genes that are non-protein coding. 
D)  These are genes whose location is known.

Question 11

Describe the contributions of the early neuroscience researchers Galvani, Fritsch and Hitzig, and Helmholtz.

Accepted Answer

These researchers were critical in first

Question 12

Patterns of gene expression remain constant throughout a person's life.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Which position is consistent with the way that modern-day neuroscientists approach the localization issue?

Accepted Answer

A)  They agree with Lashley that the brain has equipotentiality. 
B)  They agree with Gall that even very specific behaviors can be localized to individual brain areas. 
C)  They agree with Broca that language function can be found exclusively in Broca's area. 
D)  They have adopted the view that cooperation among several brain areas is necessary for behavior. 
A)  They agree with Lashley that the brain has equipotentiality. 
B)  They agree with Gall that even very specific behaviors can be localized to individual brain areas. 
C)  They agree with Broca that language function can be found exclusively in Broca's area. 
D)  They have adopted the view that cooperation among several brain areas is necessary for behavior.

Question 14

Define the term "junk DNA" and explain why this term is no longer considered an appropriate term to describe some portions of the human genome that were studied as part of the Human Genome Project.

Accepted Answer

One discovery from the Human Genome Proj

Question 15

An organism's complexity is ______ the number of its genes.

Accepted Answer

A)  correlated with 
B)  not correlated with 
C)  equivalent to 
D)  dependent on 
A)  correlated with 
B)  not correlated with 
C)  equivalent to 
D)  dependent on

Question 16

Based on the discussion of models in the textbook, why do many behavioral neuroscientists study rats?

Accepted Answer

A)  Rats are complex animals. 
B)  Rats are simpler systems than humans. 
C)  Rats are more complex than computers. 
D)  Rats were central to Darwin's theory. 
A)  Rats are complex animals. 
B)  Rats are simpler systems than humans. 
C)  Rats are more complex than computers. 
D)  Rats were central to Darwin's theory.

Question 17

Which of the following is a true statement about natural selection?

Accepted Answer

A)  Natural selection means that individuals with more adaptive behaviors will pass on their genes to more offspring. 
B)  Natural selection works to reduce the diversity found in later generations. 
C)  Natural selection has been disproven as the method of evolution. 
D)  Natural selection does not apply to humans. 
A)  Natural selection means that individuals with more adaptive behaviors will pass on their genes to more offspring. 
B)  Natural selection works to reduce the diversity found in later generations. 
C)  Natural selection has been disproven as the method of evolution. 
D)  Natural selection does not apply to humans.

Question 18

What concept is supported by studies of the HACNS1 DNA segment?

Accepted Answer

A)  that non-protein-coding DNA is just junk left over from evolution 
B)  that only protein-coding DNA is biochemically active 
C)  that non-protein-coding DNA is most of our DNA 
D)  that non-protein-coding DNA indirectly promotes the creation of important proteins 
A)  that non-protein-coding DNA is just junk left over from evolution 
B)  that only protein-coding DNA is biochemically active 
C)  that non-protein-coding DNA is most of our DNA 
D)  that non-protein-coding DNA indirectly promotes the creation of important proteins

Question 19

Which of the following was a barrier to resolving the mind-brain problem during the time of the early philosophical debates in the fifth century BCE?

Accepted Answer

A)  The mind could only be observed in corpses. 
B)  The mind could only be observed in nonhuman animals. 
C)  There was not an understanding of how the brain or its cells functioned. 
D)  Introspection provided limited views of the brain. 
A)  The mind could only be observed in corpses. 
B)  The mind could only be observed in nonhuman animals. 
C)  There was not an understanding of how the brain or its cells functioned. 
D)  Introspection provided limited views of the brain.

Question 20

The quotation from your textbook "The truth, as is often the case, lies somewhere between these two extremes" describes current understanding of what neuroscience debate?

Accepted Answer

A)  the debate between monism and dualism 
B)  the debate between the hydraulic model and electrical signaling for communication in the brain 
C)  the debate between localization and distribution of function in the brain 
D)  the debate about the speed at which electrical signals occur in nerve cells 
A)  the debate between monism and dualism 
B)  the debate between the hydraulic model and electrical signaling for communication in the brain 
C)  the debate between localization and distribution of function in the brain 
D)  the debate about the speed at which electrical signals occur in nerve cells

Which of the following statements is consistent with the vulnerability model as applied to mathematical ability?

What is a concern of modern nonmaterial neuroscientists?

Kara and Samantha are fraternal twins. Kara is very open to new experiences. What can we determine about Samantha's personality?

Reaching conclusions about the brain by observation is the method for obtaining knowledge called ______.

What difficulty did dualists face in finding support for their views regarding the mind and brain?

Which of the following is a true statement about chromosomes?

Which of the following scientists provided the first insights into the role of electricity in biological functioning?

Which theory of brain function involved measuring the bumps on the skull as a means to determine a person's individual characteristics?

Which observation has provided support for localization?

Which of the following is true of marker genes?

Describe the contributions of the early neuroscience researchers Galvani, Fritsch and Hitzig, and Helmholtz.

Patterns of gene expression remain constant throughout a person's life.

Which position is consistent with the way that modern-day neuroscientists approach the localization issue?

Define the term "junk DNA" and explain why this term is no longer considered an appropriate term to describe some portions of the human genome that were studied as part of the Human Genome Project.

An organism's complexity is ______ the number of its genes.

Based on the discussion of models in the textbook, why do many behavioral neuroscientists study rats?

Which of the following is a true statement about natural selection?

What concept is supported by studies of the HACNS1 DNA segment?

Which of the following was a barrier to resolving the mind-brain problem during the time of the early philosophical debates in the fifth century BCE?

The quotation from your textbook "The truth, as is often the case, lies somewhere between these two extremes" describes current understanding of what neuroscience debate?

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 Behavioral Neuroscience

Which of the following statements is consistent with the vulnerability model as applied to mathematical ability?

What is a concern of modern nonmaterial neuroscientists?

Kara and Samantha are fraternal twins. Kara is very open to new experiences. What can we determine about Samantha's personality?

Reaching conclusions about the brain by observation is the method for obtaining knowledge called ______.

What difficulty did dualists face in finding support for their views regarding the mind and brain?

Which of the following is a true statement about chromosomes?

Which of the following scientists provided the first insights into the role of electricity in biological functioning?

Which theory of brain function involved measuring the bumps on the skull as a means to determine a person's individual characteristics?

Which observation has provided support for localization?

Which of the following is true of marker genes?

Describe the contributions of the early neuroscience researchers Galvani, Fritsch and Hitzig, and Helmholtz.

Patterns of gene expression remain constant throughout a person's life.

Which position is consistent with the way that modern-day neuroscientists approach the localization issue?

Define the term "junk DNA" and explain why this term is no longer considered an appropriate term to describe some portions of the human genome that were studied as part of the Human Genome Project.

An organism's complexity is ______ the number of its genes.

Based on the discussion of models in the textbook, why do many behavioral neuroscientists study rats?

Which of the following is a true statement about natural selection?

What concept is supported by studies of the HACNS1 DNA segment?

Which of the following was a barrier to resolving the mind-brain problem during the time of the early philosophical debates in the fifth century BCE?

The quotation from your textbook "The truth, as is often the case, lies somewhere between these two extremes" describes current understanding of what neuroscience debate?

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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