Question 1

The skull bones and other tissues separating the brain from electrodes can create a problem for recording by blocking

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A)  the brain's electrical output more than its magnetic output. 
B)  the brain's magnetic output more than its electrical output. 
C)  the brain's magnetic and electrical output equally. 
D)  neither the brain's electrical nor its magnetic output. 
A)  the brain's electrical output more than its magnetic output. 
B)  the brain's magnetic output more than its electrical output. 
C)  the brain's magnetic and electrical output equally. 
D)  neither the brain's electrical nor its magnetic output.

Question 2

Adoptive families have been found to share many features in common. How is this likely to impact measures of trait heritability that compare children with their biological and adoptive parents and siblings?

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One challenge in comparing biological an

Question 3

Animal research continues to be very controversial. Describe the protections that are currently in place and their strengths and weaknesses.

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Students should be aware in their answer

Question 4

Stimulation of the brain using optogenetics is more precise than stimulation through surgically implanted electrodes.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Animals will gain up to two to three times their normal weight when the

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A)  lateral hypothalamus is lesioned. 
B)  lateral hypothalamus is stimulated. 
C)  ventromedial hypothalamus is lesioned. 
D)  ventromedial hypothalamus is stimulated. 
A)  lateral hypothalamus is lesioned. 
B)  lateral hypothalamus is stimulated. 
C)  ventromedial hypothalamus is lesioned. 
D)  ventromedial hypothalamus is stimulated.

Question 6

As part of your senior thesis, you want to study the effects of advertising on young children during Saturday morning cartoons. Which of the following is the first step you will need to take?

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A)  Get informed consent from the group of children you will be using as subjects. 
B)  Obtain approval for your project from the human participants institutional review board at the university you are attending. 
C)  Recruit students from a local school to be subjects. 
D)  Find a place for all the children to watch television together on a Saturday morning. 
A)  Get informed consent from the group of children you will be using as subjects. 
B)  Obtain approval for your project from the human participants institutional review board at the university you are attending. 
C)  Recruit students from a local school to be subjects. 
D)  Find a place for all the children to watch television together on a Saturday morning.

Question 7

PET scans

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A)  expose the participant to x-rays. 
B)  expose the participant to strong magnets. 
C)  utilize detectors of radioactive tracers. 
D)  require the participant to wear a helmet containing sensors. 
A)  expose the participant to x-rays. 
B)  expose the participant to strong magnets. 
C)  utilize detectors of radioactive tracers. 
D)  require the participant to wear a helmet containing sensors.

Question 8

What is the best definition of heritability?

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A)  the amount of an individual's phenotype that is due to genetic influences 
B)  the proportion of traits in an individual that is not influenced by environmental variables 
C)  the amount that a trait varies in a population that is due to genetics 
D)  the likelihood that a parent will pass on a particular trait to his or her offspring 
A)  the amount of an individual's phenotype that is due to genetic influences 
B)  the proportion of traits in an individual that is not influenced by environmental variables 
C)  the amount that a trait varies in a population that is due to genetics 
D)  the likelihood that a parent will pass on a particular trait to his or her offspring

Question 9

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) technology is based on

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A)  magnetism. 
B)  radioactivity. 
C)  x-rays. 
D)  the gamma camera. 
A)  magnetism. 
B)  radioactivity. 
C)  x-rays. 
D)  the gamma camera.

Question 10

The analysis of lesions allows researchers to

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A)  identify stimuli that activate a particular part of the brain. 
B)  identify the probable function of a specific brain area. 
C)  observe individual ion channels in the membranes of neurons. 
D)  observe the activity of a particular part of the brain. 
A)  identify stimuli that activate a particular part of the brain. 
B)  identify the probable function of a specific brain area. 
C)  observe individual ion channels in the membranes of neurons. 
D)  observe the activity of a particular part of the brain.

Question 11

If you want to locate a pathway's point of origin, it would be best to use

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A)  the Golgi silver stain. 
B)  the Nissl stain. 
C)  the myelin stain. 
D)  horseradish peroxidase. 
A)  the Golgi silver stain. 
B)  the Nissl stain. 
C)  the myelin stain. 
D)  horseradish peroxidase.

Question 12

Electroencephalograms (EEGs) were first developed and used by Raymond Damadian in Germany in 1924.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

The work of Fritsch and Hitzig provided further evidence for the

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A)  Neuron Doctrine. 
B)  accuracy phenomenon. 
C)  localization of some functions in the brain. 
D)  Bell-Magendie law. 
A)  Neuron Doctrine. 
B)  accuracy phenomenon. 
C)  localization of some functions in the brain. 
D)  Bell-Magendie law.

Question 14

Optogenetics allows researchers to

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A)  visualize neurons with very high resolution. 
B)  influence the activity of neurons with light. 
C)  record the activity of individual neurons. 
D)  lesion individual neurons using light. 
A)  visualize neurons with very high resolution. 
B)  influence the activity of neurons with light. 
C)  record the activity of individual neurons. 
D)  lesion individual neurons using light.

Question 15

In order to do a single cell recording, electrode tips

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A)  contained in SQUIDs must be positioned over the area of interest. 
B)  must be positioned on the surface of the skull bones. 
C)  must be surgically implanted. 
D)  must be arrayed on the surface of the scalp. 
A)  contained in SQUIDs must be positioned over the area of interest. 
B)  must be positioned on the surface of the skull bones. 
C)  must be surgically implanted. 
D)  must be arrayed on the surface of the scalp.

Question 16

The "Common Rule" refers to

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A)  federal restrictions on stem cell research. 
B)  laws limiting the use of university research facilities by private corporations. 
C)  a set of ethical standards for research shared by 17 federal agencies. 
D)  Hippocrates' statement that physicians should "do no harm." 
A)  federal restrictions on stem cell research. 
B)  laws limiting the use of university research facilities by private corporations. 
C)  a set of ethical standards for research shared by 17 federal agencies. 
D)  Hippocrates' statement that physicians should "do no harm."

Question 17

Why is MEG more useful than fMRI for studying participants' responses to quiet sounds?

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A)  MEG equipment is much cheaper and easier to use than fMRI equipment. 
B)  The magnets used in fMRI are very noisy, blocking the ability to sense quiet sounds. 
C)  MEG recordings of brain activity must be taken more slowly than fMRI images, allowing a more accurate assessment of brain activity. 
D)  Neither of these technologies is suitable for assessing participants' responses to sound. 
A)  MEG equipment is much cheaper and easier to use than fMRI equipment. 
B)  The magnets used in fMRI are very noisy, blocking the ability to sense quiet sounds. 
C)  MEG recordings of brain activity must be taken more slowly than fMRI images, allowing a more accurate assessment of brain activity. 
D)  Neither of these technologies is suitable for assessing participants' responses to sound.

Question 18

In PET scans, colors are assigned that reflect the

Accepted Answer

A)  density of tissue in a particular area. 
B)  response of the cells in a particular area to magnetism. 
C)  magnetic output of an area of the brain. 
D)  amount of activity in a particular area of the brain. 
A)  density of tissue in a particular area. 
B)  response of the cells in a particular area to magnetism. 
C)  magnetic output of an area of the brain. 
D)  amount of activity in a particular area of the brain.

Question 19

Researchers interested in the effects of a drug on an awake, freely moving animal are most likely to

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A)  use surgically implanted micropipettes to administer precise amounts of the drug directly to the brain. 
B)  use microdialysis. 
C)  allow the animal to inhale, eat, or chew substances that contain precise amounts of the drug. 
D)  sample the chemicals that are active in a precise location in the brain. 
A)  use surgically implanted micropipettes to administer precise amounts of the drug directly to the brain. 
B)  use microdialysis. 
C)  allow the animal to inhale, eat, or chew substances that contain precise amounts of the drug. 
D)  sample the chemicals that are active in a precise location in the brain.

Question 20

Federal guidelines for using human participants in research apply to all organizations and individuals receiving federal funding.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

The skull bones and other tissues separating the brain from electrodes can create a problem for recording by blocking

Adoptive families have been found to share many features in common. How is this likely to impact measures of trait heritability that compare children with their biological and adoptive parents and siblings?

Animal research continues to be very controversial. Describe the protections that are currently in place and their strengths and weaknesses.

Stimulation of the brain using optogenetics is more precise than stimulation through surgically implanted electrodes.

Animals will gain up to two to three times their normal weight when the

As part of your senior thesis, you want to study the effects of advertising on young children during Saturday morning cartoons. Which of the following is the first step you will need to take?

PET scans

What is the best definition of heritability?

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) technology is based on

The analysis of lesions allows researchers to

If you want to locate a pathway's point of origin, it would be best to use

Electroencephalograms (EEGs) were first developed and used by Raymond Damadian in Germany in 1924.

The work of Fritsch and Hitzig provided further evidence for the

Optogenetics allows researchers to

In order to do a single cell recording, electrode tips

The "Common Rule" refers to

Why is MEG more useful than fMRI for studying participants' responses to quiet sounds?

In PET scans, colors are assigned that reflect the

Researchers interested in the effects of a drug on an awake, freely moving animal are most likely to

Federal guidelines for using human participants in research apply to all organizations and individuals receiving federal funding.

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The skull bones and other tissues separating the brain from electrodes can create a problem for recording by blocking

Adoptive families have been found to share many features in common. How is this likely to impact measures of trait heritability that compare children with their biological and adoptive parents and siblings?

Animal research continues to be very controversial. Describe the protections that are currently in place and their strengths and weaknesses.

Stimulation of the brain using optogenetics is more precise than stimulation through surgically implanted electrodes.

Animals will gain up to two to three times their normal weight when the

As part of your senior thesis, you want to study the effects of advertising on young children during Saturday morning cartoons. Which of the following is the first step you will need to take?

PET scans

What is the best definition of heritability?

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) technology is based on

The analysis of lesions allows researchers to

If you want to locate a pathway's point of origin, it would be best to use

Electroencephalograms (EEGs) were first developed and used by Raymond Damadian in Germany in 1924.

The work of Fritsch and Hitzig provided further evidence for the

Optogenetics allows researchers to

In order to do a single cell recording, electrode tips

The "Common Rule" refers to

Why is MEG more useful than fMRI for studying participants' responses to quiet sounds?

In PET scans, colors are assigned that reflect the

Researchers interested in the effects of a drug on an awake, freely moving animal are most likely to

Federal guidelines for using human participants in research apply to all organizations and individuals receiving federal funding.

Functional Neuroanatomy and the Evolution of the Nervous System

Neurophysiology: The Structure and Functions of the Cells of the Nervous System

Psychopharmacology

Genetics and the Development of the Human Brain

Vision

Nonvisual Sensation and Perception

Movement

Homeostasis, Motivation, and Reward

Sexual Behavior

Sleep and Waking

Learning and Memory

Cognition

Emotion, Aggression, and Stress

Neuropsychology

Psychopathology

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