Question 1

Which is the correct sequence of steps in an experimental procedure?

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A) make a prediction, formulate a theory, confirm or modify the theory, test it 
B) make a prediction, test it, formulate a theory, confirm or modify the theory 
C) formulate a theory, make a prediction, test it, confirm or modify the theory 
D) make a prediction, formulate a theory, test it, confirm or modify the theory

Question 2

Brain abnormalities can be related to:

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A) 500 disorders. 
B) 1000 disorders. 
C) 1500 disorders. 
D) more than 2000 disorders.

Question 3

Tools are associated with:

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A) Homo habilis. 
B) Homo erectus. 
C) Homo sapiens. 
D) All of the answers are correct.

Question 4

The notion that all behavior can be explained by the workings of the brain is commonly referred to as:

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A) psychology. 
B) experimentalism. 
C) materialism. 
D) dualism.

Question 5

All the nerve processes radiating out beyond the brain and spinal cord as well as all the neurons outside the brain and spinal cord constitute the:

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A) nervous system. 
B) central nervous system. 
C) peripheral nervous system. 
D) external nervous system.

Question 6

The branch of biology that is concerned with naming and classifying species is:

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A) genetics. 
B) embryology. 
C) taxonomy. 
D) evolutionary biology.

Question 7

Modern humans appeared approximately:

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A) 50,000 years ago. 
B) 200,000 years ago. 
C) 100,000 years ago. 
D) 1 million years ago.

Question 8

Your friend says, "Of course elephants are smarter than dolphins: they have much bigger brains." Why is your friend's reasoning incorrect? What factors is he not taking into account to explain differences in brain size?

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The answer of Your friend says, "Of course elephants are...

Question 9

The first primates to walk upright, like modern humans, were:

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A) Homo erectus. 
B) Homo habilis. 
C) a Neanderthal species. 
D) an Australopithecus species.

Question 10

The notion that all living things are related was put forward by:

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A) Charles Darwin. 
B) Alfred Russel Wallace. 
C) neither Charles Darwin nor Alfred Russel Wallace. 
D) both Charles Darwin and Alfred Russel Wallace.

Question 11

The postulation that we make subliminal movements of our larynx and muscles when we imagine was expounded by:

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A) D.O.Hebb. 
B) Edmond Jacobson. 
C) Irenäus Eibl-Eibesfeldt. 
D) Fred Linge.

Question 12

Humans are classed as:

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A) fruit eaters. 
B) vegetation eaters. 
C) both fruit and vegetation eaters. 
D) a separate category from vegetation and fruit eaters.

Question 13

Crossbill birds have a beak that is designed to eat pine cones. If we trim the beak, the bird is unable to eat pine cones. This example illustrates:

Accepted Answer

A) fixed behavior. 
B) flexible behavior. 
C) learned behavior. 
D) adaptive behavior.

Question 14

How might climate changes have influenced the evolution of the human brain?

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The answer of How might climate changes have influenced the...

Question 15

Patterns in time can be made up of:

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A) movements. 
B) thinking. 
C) both movements and thinking. 
D) neither movements nor thinking.

Question 16

A person who can display some rudimentary behaviors, such as smiling or blinking, but is otherwise not conscious is described as being:

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A) in a coma. 
B) in a persistent vegetative state. 
C) in a minimally conscious state. 
D) brain dead.

Question 17

Which statement is the MOST accurate?

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A) Nonhuman animals have mostly inherited behavior and are little influenced by learning. 
B) Humans share many inherited behaviors but are mostly influenced by learning. 
C) Unlike nonhuman animals, humans share very few inherited behaviors and are mostly influenced by learning. 
D) Unlike nonhuman animals, humans' behavior is totally learned.

Question 18

_____ is the complex learned behaviors passed on from one generation to another.

Accepted Answer

A) Neoteny 
B) Evolution 
C) Culture 
D) Intelligence

Question 19

What is epigenetics, and why is it an important topic to study?

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The answer of What is epigenetics, and why is it...

Question 20

Comparing intelligence between species is difficult because we are typically reduced to comparing:

Accepted Answer

A) differences in brain size. 
B) differences in mating patterns. 
C) differences in species-typical behaviors. 
D) None of the answers is correct.

Exam 1: What Are the Origins of Brain and Behavior