Question 1

Which of the following is a commonly studied species-common behavior?

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A)  copulating 
B)  nest building 
C)  grooming 
D)  swimming 
E)  all of the above 
A)  copulating 
B)  nest building 
C)  grooming 
D)  swimming 
E)  all of the above

Question 2

The main difference between neurologists and neuropsychologists is that

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A)  neurologists deal with brain-damaged people. 
B)  neuropsychologists tend to focus on the assessment of complex behavioral problems. 
C)  neuropsychologists generally refer patients to neurologists, but not vice versa. 
D)  neurologists deal with behavior. 
E)  neurologists are scientists. 
A)  neurologists deal with brain-damaged people. 
B)  neuropsychologists tend to focus on the assessment of complex behavioral problems. 
C)  neuropsychologists generally refer patients to neurologists, but not vice versa. 
D)  neurologists deal with behavior. 
E)  neurologists are scientists.

Question 3

The ironic case of Professor P.makes the point that

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A)  two brains are better than one. 
B)  Alzheimer's disease can have an early onset. 
C)  many research methods of biopsychology are used in clinical settings. 
D)  brain tumors can be bilateral. 
E)  cortical tumors are usually malignant. 
A)  two brains are better than one. 
B)  Alzheimer's disease can have an early onset. 
C)  many research methods of biopsychology are used in clinical settings. 
D)  brain tumors can be bilateral. 
E)  cortical tumors are usually malignant.

Question 4

The reference point for many stereotaxic atlases of the rat brain is

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A)  smegma. 
B)  lambda. 
C)  the intersection between two major fissures. 
D)  bregma. 
E)  both C and D 
A)  smegma. 
B)  lambda. 
C)  the intersection between two major fissures. 
D)  bregma. 
E)  both C and D

Question 5

During conventional Pavlovian conditioning, the conditional stimulus is repeatedly presented just before the

Accepted Answer

A)  conditional response. 
B)  unconditional stimulus. 
C)  other conditional stimulus. 
D)  operant response. 
E)  classical stimulus. 
A)  conditional response. 
B)  unconditional stimulus. 
C)  other conditional stimulus. 
D)  operant response. 
E)  classical stimulus.

Question 6

Which of the following is a weakness of the gene knockout technique as a method of biopsychological research?

Accepted Answer

A)  Most behavioral traits are influenced by many interacting genes. 
B)  Elimination of one gene often influences the expression of other genes. 
C)  The effects of some gene knockouts are likely to depend on experience. 
D)  all of the above 
E)  none of the above 
A)  Most behavioral traits are influenced by many interacting genes. 
B)  Elimination of one gene often influences the expression of other genes. 
C)  The effects of some gene knockouts are likely to depend on experience. 
D)  all of the above 
E)  none of the above

Question 7

Intracellular unit recording is very difficult in

Accepted Answer

A)  humans. 
B)  monkeys. 
C)  rats. 
D)  freely moving animals. 
E)  higher species. 
A)  humans. 
B)  monkeys. 
C)  rats. 
D)  freely moving animals. 
E)  higher species.

Question 8

-The short-latency low-amplitude signals (indicated by the arrow)in this average auditory evoked potential are termed

Accepted Answer

A)  the P300. 
B)  the P400. 
C)  the ERP. 
D)  the sensory evoked potential. 
E)  far-field potentials. 
A)  the P300. 
B)  the P400. 
C)  the ERP. 
D)  the sensory evoked potential. 
E)  far-field potentials.

Question 9

Cryogenic blockade is often referred to as a functional or reversible lesion because

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A)  the damage that it produces lasts only a few weeks. 
B)  the damage that it produces lasts only a day or two. 
C)  it temporarily eliminates the contribution of a particular area of the brain without damaging the brain. 
D)  it produces lesions that can be reversed with drugs. 
E)  the subjects always survive. 
A)  the damage that it produces lasts only a few weeks. 
B)  the damage that it produces lasts only a day or two. 
C)  it temporarily eliminates the contribution of a particular area of the brain without damaging the brain. 
D)  it produces lesions that can be reversed with drugs. 
E)  the subjects always survive.

Question 10

Lesions that are commonly referred to as amygdala lesions often

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A)  damage neural structures other than the amygdala. 
B)  do not destroy the entire amygdala. 
C)  damage prefrontal cortex. 
D)  both A and B 
E)  both B and C 
A)  damage neural structures other than the amygdala. 
B)  do not destroy the entire amygdala. 
C)  damage prefrontal cortex. 
D)  both A and B 
E)  both B and C

Question 11

In electrooculography, how many electrodes are typically used to monitor the movements of one eye?

Accepted Answer

A)  4 
B)  8 
C)  2 
D)  1 
E)  6 
A)  4 
B)  8 
C)  2 
D)  1 
E)  6

Question 12

-Which method was used to record this signal?

Accepted Answer

A)  extracellular unit recording 
B)  intracellular unit recording 
C)  electroencephalography 
D)  integrated multiple-unit recording 
E)  plethysmography 
A)  extracellular unit recording 
B)  intracellular unit recording 
C)  electroencephalography 
D)  integrated multiple-unit recording 
E)  plethysmography

Question 13

Describe and compare the various methods for recording the electrical activity of the brain through invasive electrodes.

Accepted Answer

50% for describing intracellul

Question 14

The typical Morris water maze

Accepted Answer

A)  is circular. 
B)  contains a clearly visible escape platform. 
C)  is filled with clear water. 
D)  all of the above 
E)  both B and C 
A)  is circular. 
B)  contains a clearly visible escape platform. 
C)  is filled with clear water. 
D)  all of the above 
E)  both B and C

Question 15

Vestibular function can be assessed by assessing a patient's reaction to

Accepted Answer

A)  facial nerve stimulation. 
B)  electroencephalography. 
C)  cold water flushed in the ear. 
D)  needles inserted in the face. 
E)  needles inserted in the foot. 
A)  facial nerve stimulation. 
B)  electroencephalography. 
C)  cold water flushed in the ear. 
D)  needles inserted in the face. 
E)  needles inserted in the foot.

Question 16

Brain damage may produce selective language deficits associated with the sounds, grammar, or meaning of language.In other words, they may disrupt

Accepted Answer

A)  syntax, phonology, or semantics, respectively. 
B)  phonology, semantics, or syntax, respectively. 
C)  phonology, syntax, or semantics, respectively. 
D)  semantics, syntax, or phonology, respectively. 
E)  semantics, phonology, or syntax, respectively. 
A)  syntax, phonology, or semantics, respectively. 
B)  phonology, semantics, or syntax, respectively. 
C)  phonology, syntax, or semantics, respectively. 
D)  semantics, syntax, or phonology, respectively. 
E)  semantics, phonology, or syntax, respectively.

Question 17

On the digit-span test, most people score about

Accepted Answer

A)  65%. 
B)  85%. 
C)  50%. 
D)  100%. 
E)  none of the above 
A)  65%. 
B)  85%. 
C)  50%. 
D)  100%. 
E)  none of the above

Question 18

-Which method was used to record this signal?

Accepted Answer

A)  extracellular unit recording 
B)  intracellular unit recording 
C)  electroencephalography 
D)  integrated multiple unit recording 
E)  plethysmography 
A)  extracellular unit recording 
B)  intracellular unit recording 
C)  electroencephalography 
D)  integrated multiple unit recording 
E)  plethysmography

Question 19

-This apparatus is

Accepted Answer

A)  an elevated plus maze. 
B)  a Hebb-Williams maze. 
C)  a wheel maze. 
D)  a Morris maze. 
E)  none of the above 
A)  an elevated plus maze. 
B)  a Hebb-Williams maze. 
C)  a wheel maze. 
D)  a Morris maze. 
E)  none of the above

Question 20

Which contrast X-ray technique is designed to locate vascular abnormalities in the brains of human patients?

Accepted Answer

A)  cerebral angiography 
B)  X-ray photography 
C)  pneumoencephalography 
D)  CT scans 
E)  PET scans 
A)  cerebral angiography 
B)  X-ray photography 
C)  pneumoencephalography 
D)  CT scans 
E)  PET scans

Which of the following is a commonly studied species-common behavior?

The main difference between neurologists and neuropsychologists is that

The ironic case of Professor P.makes the point that

The reference point for many stereotaxic atlases of the rat brain is

During conventional Pavlovian conditioning, the conditional stimulus is repeatedly presented just before the

Which of the following is a weakness of the gene knockout technique as a method of biopsychological research?

Intracellular unit recording is very difficult in

-The short-latency low-amplitude signals (indicated by the arrow)in this average auditory evoked potential are termed

Cryogenic blockade is often referred to as a functional or reversible lesion because

Lesions that are commonly referred to as amygdala lesions often

In electrooculography, how many electrodes are typically used to monitor the movements of one eye?

-Which method was used to record this signal?

Describe and compare the various methods for recording the electrical activity of the brain through invasive electrodes.

The typical Morris water maze

Vestibular function can be assessed by assessing a patient's reaction to

Brain damage may produce selective language deficits associated with the sounds, grammar, or meaning of language.In other words, they may disrupt

On the digit-span test, most people score about

-Which method was used to record this signal?

-This apparatus is

Which contrast X-ray technique is designed to locate vascular abnormalities in the brains of human patients?

Biopsychology As a Neuroscience

Evolution, Genetics, and Experience

The Anatomy of the Nervous System

Neural Conduction and Synaptic Transmission

The Visual System

Mechanisms of Perception

The Sensorimotor System

Development of the Nervous System

Brain Damage and Neuroplasticity

Learning, Memory, and Amnesia

Hunger, Eating, and Health

Hormones and Sex

Sleep, Dreaming, and Circadian Rhythms

Drug Addiction and the Brains Reward Circuits

Lateralization, Language, and the Split Brain

Biopsychology of Emotion, Stress, and Health

Biopsychology of Psychiatric Disorders

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Exam 5: The Research Methods of Biopsychology

Which of the following is a commonly studied species-common behavior?

The main difference between neurologists and neuropsychologists is that

The ironic case of Professor P.makes the point that

The reference point for many stereotaxic atlases of the rat brain is

During conventional Pavlovian conditioning, the conditional stimulus is repeatedly presented just before the

Which of the following is a weakness of the gene knockout technique as a method of biopsychological research?

Intracellular unit recording is very difficult in

-The short-latency low-amplitude signals (indicated by the arrow)in this average auditory evoked potential are termed

Cryogenic blockade is often referred to as a functional or reversible lesion because

Lesions that are commonly referred to as amygdala lesions often

In electrooculography, how many electrodes are typically used to monitor the movements of one eye?

-Which method was used to record this signal?

Describe and compare the various methods for recording the electrical activity of the brain through invasive electrodes.

The typical Morris water maze

Vestibular function can be assessed by assessing a patient's reaction to

Brain damage may produce selective language deficits associated with the sounds, grammar, or meaning of language.In other words, they may disrupt

On the digit-span test, most people score about

-Which method was used to record this signal?

-This apparatus is

Which contrast X-ray technique is designed to locate vascular abnormalities in the brains of human patients?

Biopsychology As a Neuroscience

Evolution, Genetics, and Experience

The Anatomy of the Nervous System

Neural Conduction and Synaptic Transmission

The Visual System

Mechanisms of Perception

The Sensorimotor System

Development of the Nervous System

Brain Damage and Neuroplasticity

Learning, Memory, and Amnesia

Hunger, Eating, and Health

Hormones and Sex

Sleep, Dreaming, and Circadian Rhythms

Drug Addiction and the Brains Reward Circuits

Lateralization, Language, and the Split Brain

Biopsychology of Emotion, Stress, and Health

Biopsychology of Psychiatric Disorders

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