Exam 5: The Research Methods of Biopsychology

Which of the following is a contrast X-ray technique?

Which of the following brain lesion techniques is least likely to be associated with the destruction of major blood vessels?

In operant conditioning paradigms, the rate of a voluntary response is increased by __________ and decreased by __________.

The radial arm maze is commonly used to study

Electrodes are typically implanted in subcortical structures by __________ surgery.

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Repetition priming tests are tests of

Neuropsychological assessment is useful because it can

The modern customized-test-battery approach to neuropsychological testing typically begins with a

If a rat with its hair erect, moves sideways towards another rat and then pushes against it, the

Antianxiety (anxiolytic)drugs tend to reduce the amount of

In the open-field test, a high bolus count is frequently used as an indicator of

The digit-span test is a common test of

Stereotaxic surgery typically requires

Unlike other electrophysiological methods of recording neural activity, intracellular unit recording provides measurements of

In most self-stimulation paradigms,

The patient is often injected with radioactive 2-DG before positron __________.

A network of brain structures that tends to be active when a person sits quietly and lets her mind wander has been termed the

The __________ created by the current is the main cause of tissue damage produced be a radio-frequency lesion.

Which of the following is a commonly used measure of male rat sexual behavior?