Question 1

The corpus callosum is a

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A)  large medical dictionary. 
B)  source of hypothalamic hormones. 
C)  membership directory of the Society for Neuroscience. 
D)  part of the neocortex. 
E)  neural pathway that connects the left and right hemispheres. 
A)  large medical dictionary. 
B)  source of hypothalamic hormones. 
C)  membership directory of the Society for Neuroscience. 
D)  part of the neocortex. 
E)  neural pathway that connects the left and right hemispheres.

Question 2

The general method that scientists use to study unobservable objects and events is called __________.

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scientific

Question 3

Compare experimental and quasiexperimental research.

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50% for defining and discussin

Question 4

Some comparative psychologists study behavior in the laboratory, whereas others conduct

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A)  ethological research. 
B)  case studies. 
C)  experiments. 
D)  applied research. 
E)  converging operations. 
A)  ethological research. 
B)  case studies. 
C)  experiments. 
D)  applied research. 
E)  converging operations.

Question 5

According to the text, the division of biopsychology that deals generally with the biology of behavior, rather than specifically with the neural mechanisms of behavior, is

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A)  physiological psychology. 
B)  psychobiology. 
C)  neural biology. 
D)  comparative psychology. 
E)  none of the above 
A)  physiological psychology. 
B)  psychobiology. 
C)  neural biology. 
D)  comparative psychology. 
E)  none of the above

Question 6

The major method of cognitive neuroscience is

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A)  functional brain imaging. 
B)  structural brain imaging. 
C)  autonomic nervous system recording. 
D)  the ethological approach. 
E)  the intelligence test. 
A)  functional brain imaging. 
B)  structural brain imaging. 
C)  autonomic nervous system recording. 
D)  the ethological approach. 
E)  the intelligence test.

Question 7

Scientists study past ice ages, evolution, neural inhibition, gravity, evaporation, and thinking by

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A)  neuroscience. 
B)  scientific inference. 
C)  generalization. 
D)  operational sets. 
E)  direct observation. 
A)  neuroscience. 
B)  scientific inference. 
C)  generalization. 
D)  operational sets. 
E)  direct observation.

Question 8

This drawing illustrates

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A)  Lima's original prefrontal lobotomy. 
B)  Moniz's original prefrontal lobotomy. 
C)  a transorbital prefrontal lobotomy. 
D)  both A and B 
E)  both B and C 
A)  Lima's original prefrontal lobotomy. 
B)  Moniz's original prefrontal lobotomy. 
C)  a transorbital prefrontal lobotomy. 
D)  both A and B 
E)  both B and C

Question 9

The EEG, or __________ , is commonly recorded from the scalp.

Accepted Answer

electroenc

Question 10

The main difference between human brains and the brains of their mammalian relatives is that human brains tend to be bigger and

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A)  whiter. 
B)  all gray. 
C)  have more cortex. 
D)  have two hemispheres. 
E)  both C and D 
A)  whiter. 
B)  all gray. 
C)  have more cortex. 
D)  have two hemispheres. 
E)  both C and D

Question 11

Research has now established that the brain is

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A)  static. 
B)  immutable. 
C)  plastic. 
D)  white. 
E)  gray. 
A)  static. 
B)  immutable. 
C)  plastic. 
D)  white. 
E)  gray.

Question 12

Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of humans as subjects in biopsychological research.

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50% for the advantages: they have human

Question 13

The cerebral cortex is the outermost layer of the

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A)  brain. 
B)  cerebellum. 
C)  great cerebral commissure. 
D)  cerebral hemispheres. 
E)  all of the above 
A)  brain. 
B)  cerebellum. 
C)  great cerebral commissure. 
D)  cerebral hemispheres. 
E)  all of the above

Question 14

The research of a biopsychologist working for a drug company would likely be

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A)  largely pure. 
B)  completely pure. 
C)  psychopharmacological. 
D)  applied. 
E)  both C and D 
A)  largely pure. 
B)  completely pure. 
C)  psychopharmacological. 
D)  applied. 
E)  both C and D

Question 15

__________ won a Nobel Prize for the development of the prefrontal lobotomy as a treatment for mental illness.

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The answer of __________ won a Nobel Prize for the...

Question 16

Experimental evidence suggests that the brain damage commonly observed in people who consume a lot of alcohol is caused by

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A)  the direct toxic effects of alcohol on the brain. 
B)  thiamine deficiency. 
C)  vitamin B? deficiency. 
D)  all of the above 
E)  both A and B 
A)  the direct toxic effects of alcohol on the brain. 
B)  thiamine deficiency. 
C)  vitamin B? deficiency. 
D)  all of the above 
E)  both A and B

Question 17

What do Hubel, Sperry, Axelrod, Moniz, Pavlov, and Golgi have in common? They are all

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A)  biopsychologists. 
B)  neuroanatomists. 
C)  neuropsychologists. 
D)  psychologists. 
E)  Nobel Prize winners. 
A)  biopsychologists. 
B)  neuroanatomists. 
C)  neuropsychologists. 
D)  psychologists. 
E)  Nobel Prize winners.

Question 18

Which of the following is the youngest scientific discipline?

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A)  physics 
B)  astrology 
C)  biology 
D)  biopsychology 
E)  chemistry 
A)  physics 
B)  astrology 
C)  biology 
D)  biopsychology 
E)  chemistry

Question 19

The man who played a key role in the emergence of biopsychology as a discipline by writing "The Organization of Behavior" is

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A)  Sperry. 
B)  Hebb. 
C)  Lashley. 
D)  Milner. 
E)  Pinel. 
A)  Sperry. 
B)  Hebb. 
C)  Lashley. 
D)  Milner. 
E)  Pinel.

Question 20

Biopsychology is the scientific study of the

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A)  biology of behavior. 
B)  brain. 
C)  chemistry of the brain. 
D)  biology of the brain. 
E)  biology of cognition. 
A)  biology of behavior. 
B)  brain. 
C)  chemistry of the brain. 
D)  biology of the brain. 
E)  biology of cognition.

The corpus callosum is a

The general method that scientists use to study unobservable objects and events is called __________.

Compare experimental and quasiexperimental research.

Some comparative psychologists study behavior in the laboratory, whereas others conduct

According to the text, the division of biopsychology that deals generally with the biology of behavior, rather than specifically with the neural mechanisms of behavior, is

The major method of cognitive neuroscience is

Scientists study past ice ages, evolution, neural inhibition, gravity, evaporation, and thinking by

This drawing illustrates

The EEG, or __________ , is commonly recorded from the scalp.

The main difference between human brains and the brains of their mammalian relatives is that human brains tend to be bigger and

Research has now established that the brain is

Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of humans as subjects in biopsychological research.

The cerebral cortex is the outermost layer of the

The research of a biopsychologist working for a drug company would likely be

__________ won a Nobel Prize for the development of the prefrontal lobotomy as a treatment for mental illness.

Experimental evidence suggests that the brain damage commonly observed in people who consume a lot of alcohol is caused by

What do Hubel, Sperry, Axelrod, Moniz, Pavlov, and Golgi have in common? They are all

Which of the following is the youngest scientific discipline?

The man who played a key role in the emergence of biopsychology as a discipline by writing "The Organization of Behavior" is

Biopsychology is the scientific study of the

Evolution, Genetics, and Experience: Thinking About the Biology of Behavior

The Anatomy of the Nervous System

Neural Conduction and Synaptic Transmission

The Research Methods of Biopsychology

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 Brain’s Reward Circuits

Lateralization, Language, and the Split Brain

Biopsychology of Emotion, Stress, and Health

Biopsychology of Psychiatric Disorders

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Exam 1: Biopsychology as a Neuroscience: What is Biopsychology, Anyway?

The corpus callosum is a

The general method that scientists use to study unobservable objects and events is called __________.

Compare experimental and quasiexperimental research.

Some comparative psychologists study behavior in the laboratory, whereas others conduct

According to the text, the division of biopsychology that deals generally with the biology of behavior, rather than specifically with the neural mechanisms of behavior, is

The major method of cognitive neuroscience is

Scientists study past ice ages, evolution, neural inhibition, gravity, evaporation, and thinking by

This drawing illustrates

The EEG, or __________ , is commonly recorded from the scalp.

The main difference between human brains and the brains of their mammalian relatives is that human brains tend to be bigger and

Research has now established that the brain is

Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of humans as subjects in biopsychological research.

The cerebral cortex is the outermost layer of the

The research of a biopsychologist working for a drug company would likely be

__________ won a Nobel Prize for the development of the prefrontal lobotomy as a treatment for mental illness.

Experimental evidence suggests that the brain damage commonly observed in people who consume a lot of alcohol is caused by

What do Hubel, Sperry, Axelrod, Moniz, Pavlov, and Golgi have in common? They are all

Which of the following is the youngest scientific discipline?

The man who played a key role in the emergence of biopsychology as a discipline by writing "The Organization of Behavior" is

Biopsychology is the scientific study of the

Evolution, Genetics, and Experience: Thinking About the Biology of Behavior

The Anatomy of the Nervous System

Neural Conduction and Synaptic Transmission

The Research Methods of Biopsychology

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 Brain’s Reward Circuits

Lateralization, Language, and the Split Brain

Biopsychology of Emotion, Stress, and Health

Biopsychology of Psychiatric Disorders

Filters