Question 1

The scientific method is

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A)   a protocol for use of animals in laboratory testing.
B)   a formal system of testing hypotheses to answer scientific questions.
C)   the testing of an established theory to back it up.
D)   the comparison of different scientific tests in order to choose the most probable.

Question 2

The early nineteenth-century field of _______ claimed to discern an association between personality traits and specific bumps on the skull.

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A)   ontogeny
B)   dualism
C)   epigenetics
D)   phrenology

Question 3

Describe two major principles that characterize evolutionary perspectives on behavior, and explain the advantages of using both perspectives in studying neural function across different species of animals.

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Question 4

Which statement about the prevalence of neurological disease in the United States today is false?

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A)   There are more people diagnosed with stroke than with epilepsy.
B)   There are more people diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease than with traumatic brain injury.
C)   There are fewer people diagnosed with multiple sclerosis than with epilepsy.
D)   There are more people diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease than with stroke.

Question 5

The concept that different brain regions specialize in specific behaviors is called _______, and it developed out of the pseudoscientific fad called _______.

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A)   split-brain; dualism
B)   ontology; phrenology
C)   neuroplasticity; dualism
D)   localization of function; phrenology

Question 6

A researcher in the field of _______ would be interested in what type of effect winning a game of chess has on a man's testosterone levels.

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A)   neuroeconomics
B)   evolutionary psychology
C)   social neuroscience
D)   epigenetics

Question 7

At this time, close to _______ million people globally are suffering from some form of anxiety disorder.

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A)   50
B)   100
C)   300
D)   400

Question 8

Postmortem brains of suicide victims with childhood histories of abuse show

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A)   methylation of a gene that regulates stress hormone responses.
B)   methylation of a gene that regulates mood.
C)   methylation of a gene for suicidality.
D)   a failure of methylation of genes for stress and suicidality.

Question 9

The process by which an individual changes over the life span is called _______.

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Question 10

What do evolutionary psychologists study?

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Question 11

Outline the steps of the scientific method as used in scientific research.

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Question 12

Explain the relationship between phrenology and early neuroscience.

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Question 13

"Methylation" refers to a

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A)   process that causes the lasting activation of a gene.
B)   process that causes the lasting inactivation of a gene.
C)   mutation due to evolutionary pressure.
D)   process that causes gene expression.

Question 14

The publication of Principles of Psychology by _______ heralded the modern era of biological psychology.

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A)   William James
B)   Donald Hebb
C)   Hermann Ebbinghaus
D)   Henry James

Question 15

Define behavioral neuroscience with respect to its subject matter and applications, and discuss the major theoretical viewpoints that guide research in behavioral neuroscience.

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Behavioral neuroscience is a field of st...

Question 16

A common myth/misconception about the brain activity of a person as they go about the activities of a normal day is that

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A)   10% of the brain is active, when in fact the entire brain is active most of the time.
B)   10% of the brain is active, when in fact 50% of the brain is active most of the time.
C)   10% of the brain is active, when in fact 25% of the brain is active most of the time.
D)   brain activity is extremely variable throughout the day.

Question 17

In studying brain-damaged patients exhibiting speech difficulties, Paul Broca discovered that a particular region in the _______ part of the brain appears to be especially important.

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Question 18

The observation that learning and memory abilities in monkeys increase over the first years of life is consistent with the _______ perspective.

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A)   life span development of the brain and behavior
B)   evolution of brain and behavior
C)   biological mechanisms of behavior
D)   systematic description of behavior

Question 19

Studies in biopsychology that address questions about subjective experience and the brain mechanisms that account for it are interested in explaining

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A)   epigenetics.
B)   language localization.
C)   consciousness.
D)   sensation and perception.

Question 20

Compare and contrast Karl Lashley and Donald Hebb.

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