Question 1

Microdialysis can be used to assess the chemicals present in a very small area of the brain.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Phrenology is a

Accepted Answer

A)  technique for staining neural tissue. 
B)  misguided attempt to correlate personality with bumps in the skull. 
C)  method for imaging brain activity. 
D)  method for fixing neural tissue. 
A)  technique for staining neural tissue. 
B)  misguided attempt to correlate personality with bumps in the skull. 
C)  method for imaging brain activity. 
D)  method for fixing neural tissue.

Question 3

What makes it possible to assess activity levels using PET scans and fMRI?

Accepted Answer

Busy neurons require more glucose and ox

Question 4

Magnetoencephalography (MEG)recordings may be taken

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A)  at the same rate as positron emission tomography (PET)and functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI)scans. 
B)  faster than positron emission tomography (PET),but more slowly than functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI)scans. 
C)  faster than functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI),but more slowly than positron emission tomography (PET)scans. 
D)  faster than both positron emission tomography (PET)and functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI)scans. 
A)  at the same rate as positron emission tomography (PET)and functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI)scans. 
B)  faster than positron emission tomography (PET),but more slowly than functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI)scans. 
C)  faster than functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI),but more slowly than positron emission tomography (PET)scans. 
D)  faster than both positron emission tomography (PET)and functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI)scans.

Question 5

Which of the following made the Neuron Doctrine possible?

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A)  the light microscope and the use of stains in histology 
B)  the ability to apply electricity through wires 
C)  fewer restrictions on animal research 
D)  fewer restrictions on human dissection 
A)  the light microscope and the use of stains in histology 
B)  the ability to apply electricity through wires 
C)  fewer restrictions on animal research 
D)  fewer restrictions on human dissection

Question 6

Olds and Milner investigated brain structures responsible for reward by using

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A)  patch clamps. 
B)  single cell recordings. 
C)  lesions. 
D)  electrical stimulation. 
A)  patch clamps. 
B)  single cell recordings. 
C)  lesions. 
D)  electrical stimulation.

Question 7

"Pluripotent" stem cells are derived from

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A)  adult stem cells. 
B)  umbilical cord blood. 
C)  blastocysts. 
D)  cells from the cornea of the eye. 
A)  adult stem cells. 
B)  umbilical cord blood. 
C)  blastocysts. 
D)  cells from the cornea of the eye.

Question 8

Santiago Ramón y Cajal is best known for demonstrating that neurons generate electrical signals.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Quantitative analysis of modern electroencephalography (EEG)recordings can be used to

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A)  construct 3-D maps of brain activity. 
B)  generate high resolution images of brain structures. 
C)  assess learning and memory processes. 
D)  track the utilization of glucose and oxygen by the brain. 
A)  construct 3-D maps of brain activity. 
B)  generate high resolution images of brain structures. 
C)  assess learning and memory processes. 
D)  track the utilization of glucose and oxygen by the brain.

Question 10

Adult stem cells differ from embryonic stem cells in that adult stem cells

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A)  can differentiate into more types of tissue. 
B)  can divide fewer times. 
C)  are more likely to provoke an immune response in the tissue recipient. 
D)  are the subject of more intense ethical debate. 
A)  can differentiate into more types of tissue. 
B)  can divide fewer times. 
C)  are more likely to provoke an immune response in the tissue recipient. 
D)  are the subject of more intense ethical debate.

Question 11

To observe fiber pathways within a sample of tissue,it would be best to use the

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A)  Golgi silver stain. 
B)  Nissl stain. 
C)  myelin stain. 
D)  antibody stain. 
A)  Golgi silver stain. 
B)  Nissl stain. 
C)  myelin stain. 
D)  antibody stain.

Question 12

Monism is defined as a philosophical view that considers

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A)  mind to be the product of neural activity. 
B)  mind and body to be separate entities. 
C)  the senses as the source of knowledge. 
D)  reality to exist when it enters the thinking of an observer. 
A)  mind to be the product of neural activity. 
B)  mind and body to be separate entities. 
C)  the senses as the source of knowledge. 
D)  reality to exist when it enters the thinking of an observer.

Question 13

Gall and Spurzheim are responsible for

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A)  the Neuron Doctrine. 
B)  establishing the electrical nature of neural communication. 
C)  demonstrating that sensory and motor information uses separate pathways. 
D)  phrenology. 
A)  the Neuron Doctrine. 
B)  establishing the electrical nature of neural communication. 
C)  demonstrating that sensory and motor information uses separate pathways. 
D)  phrenology.

Question 14

Wilder Penfield and Robert Heath used which of the following techniques with their human participants?

Accepted Answer

A)  patch clamps 
B)  magnetoencephalography (MEG) 
C)  electrical stimulation 
D)  single cell recording 
A)  patch clamps 
B)  magnetoencephalography (MEG) 
C)  electrical stimulation 
D)  single cell recording

Question 15

In separate investigations,Robert Heath and Olds and Milner demonstrated that

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A)  electrical stimulation of the brain has no apparent behavioral effects. 
B)  animals and people will self-administer electrical stimulation to certain parts of the brain. 
C)  animals,but not humans,respond positively to electrical stimulation applied to certain parts of the brain. 
D)  surgically implanting stimulating electrodes in animals and people usually results in coma or death. 
A)  electrical stimulation of the brain has no apparent behavioral effects. 
B)  animals and people will self-administer electrical stimulation to certain parts of the brain. 
C)  animals,but not humans,respond positively to electrical stimulation applied to certain parts of the brain. 
D)  surgically implanting stimulating electrodes in animals and people usually results in coma or death.

Question 16

Colin's schizophrenia is responding well to his medication,but he continues to be bothered by auditory hallucinations,in which voices continually criticize his actions.Colin's physician might try which of the following technologies in order to provide him with relief from these troubling symptoms?

Accepted Answer

A)  repeated transcranial magnetic stimulation 
B)  lesions of the auditory cortex 
C)  electrical stimulation of the auditory cortex 
D)  gene therapy 
A)  repeated transcranial magnetic stimulation 
B)  lesions of the auditory cortex 
C)  electrical stimulation of the auditory cortex 
D)  gene therapy

Question 17

Reversible lesions are produced by applying

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A)  heat. 
B)  cold. 
C)  chemicals. 
D)  heat or cold. 
A)  heat. 
B)  cold. 
C)  chemicals. 
D)  heat or cold.

Question 18

Computerized tomography (CT)scanning is based on

Accepted Answer

A)  the gamma camera. 
B)  histology. 
C)  X-ray technology. 
D)  magnetism. 
A)  the gamma camera. 
B)  histology. 
C)  X-ray technology. 
D)  magnetism.

Question 19

The purpose of conducting research using the technique illustrated in this figure is to

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A)  discover the boundaries of the target area of the brain. 
B)  identify the chemicals present in the target area of the brain. 
C)  identify the function of the target area of the brain. 
D)  discover the connections to and from the target area of the brain. 
A)  discover the boundaries of the target area of the brain. 
B)  identify the chemicals present in the target area of the brain. 
C)  identify the function of the target area of the brain. 
D)  discover the connections to and from the target area of the brain.

Question 20

This illustration demonstrates the use of

Accepted Answer

A)  the Golgi stain. 
B)  the horseradish peroxidase stain. 
C)  microdialysis. 
D)  magnetoencephalography. 
A)  the Golgi stain. 
B)  the horseradish peroxidase stain. 
C)  microdialysis. 
D)  magnetoencephalography.

Microdialysis can be used to assess the chemicals present in a very small area of the brain.

Phrenology is a

What makes it possible to assess activity levels using PET scans and fMRI?

Magnetoencephalography (MEG)recordings may be taken

Which of the following made the Neuron Doctrine possible?

Olds and Milner investigated brain structures responsible for reward by using

"Pluripotent" stem cells are derived from

Santiago Ramón y Cajal is best known for demonstrating that neurons generate electrical signals.

Quantitative analysis of modern electroencephalography (EEG)recordings can be used to

Adult stem cells differ from embryonic stem cells in that adult stem cells

To observe fiber pathways within a sample of tissue,it would be best to use the

Monism is defined as a philosophical view that considers

Gall and Spurzheim are responsible for

Wilder Penfield and Robert Heath used which of the following techniques with their human participants?

In separate investigations,Robert Heath and Olds and Milner demonstrated that

Colin's schizophrenia is responding well to his medication,but he continues to be bothered by auditory hallucinations,in which voices continually criticize his actions.Colin's physician might try which of the following technologies in order to provide him with relief from these troubling symptoms?

Reversible lesions are produced by applying

Computerized tomography (CT)scanning is based on

The purpose of conducting research using the technique illustrated in this figure is to

This illustration demonstrates the use of

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Cells of the Nervous System

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Nonvisual Sensation and Perception

Movement

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Sexual Behavior

Sleep and Waking

Learning and Memory

Lateralization, language, and Intelligence

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Exam 1: Introducing Biological Psychology

Microdialysis can be used to assess the chemicals present in a very small area of the brain.

Phrenology is a

What makes it possible to assess activity levels using PET scans and fMRI?

Magnetoencephalography (MEG)recordings may be taken

Which of the following made the Neuron Doctrine possible?

Olds and Milner investigated brain structures responsible for reward by using

"Pluripotent" stem cells are derived from

Santiago Ramón y Cajal is best known for demonstrating that neurons generate electrical signals.

Quantitative analysis of modern electroencephalography (EEG)recordings can be used to

Adult stem cells differ from embryonic stem cells in that adult stem cells

To observe fiber pathways within a sample of tissue,it would be best to use the

Monism is defined as a philosophical view that considers

Gall and Spurzheim are responsible for

Wilder Penfield and Robert Heath used which of the following techniques with their human participants?

In separate investigations,Robert Heath and Olds and Milner demonstrated that

Colin's schizophrenia is responding well to his medication,but he continues to be bothered by auditory hallucinations,in which voices continually criticize his actions.Colin's physician might try which of the following technologies in order to provide him with relief from these troubling symptoms?

Reversible lesions are produced by applying

Computerized tomography (CT)scanning is based on

The purpose of conducting research using the technique illustrated in this figure is to

This illustration demonstrates the use of

The Anatomy and Evolution of the Nervous System

Cells of the Nervous System

Psychopharmacology

Genetics and the Development of the Human Brain

Vision

Nonvisual Sensation and Perception

Movement

Temperature Regulation,thirst,and Hunger

Sexual Behavior

Sleep and Waking

Learning and Memory

Lateralization, language, and Intelligence

Emotion, reward, aggression, and Stress

Neurological Disorders

Psychological Disorders

Filters