(Test Bank) Biopsychology

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Chapter 1: Biopsychology as a Neuroscience 1 Copyright © 2021, 2018, 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. All Rights Reserved. CHAPTER 1 BIOLOGY AS A NEUROSCIENCE: WHAT IS BIOPSYCHLOGY, ANYWAY? Total Assessment Guide (T.A.G.) Topic Question Type Remember the Facts Understand the Concepts Apply What You Know What Is Biopsychology? Multiple Choice 1-4, 6-10, 13, 15, 16 5, 11, 12, 14 Fill-In 1-3 Essay 1 What Types of Research Characterize the Biopsychological Approach? Multiple Choice 17-21, 23-25, 27-31, 33, 34 22, 26 32 Fill-In 4, 6 5 Essay 2, 3 What Are the Dvisions of Biopsychology? Multiple Choice 35, 36, 39-41, 43-49 37, 38, 42 Fill-In 7-12 Essay 4, 5 How Do Biopsychologists Conduct Their Work? Multiple Choice 50-54, 56 55, 57 Fill-In 13-15 Essay 6 Thinking Critically about Biopsychological Claims Multiple Choice 58-65 Fill-In 16-18 Essay 7 Chapter 1: Biopsychology as a Neuroscience 2 Copyright © 2021, 2018, 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. All Rights Reserved. MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS 1. The human brain weighs about a. 0.3 kilograms (0.7 pounds). b. 0.8 kilograms (1.8 pounds). c. 1.0 kilograms (2.2 pounds). d. 1.3 kilograms (2.9 pounds). e. 2.3 kilograms (5.1 pounds). Answer: D Difficulty Level: Moderate Topic: Introduction Learning Objective: 1.1 Define and discuss what is meant by biopsychology. Skill Level: Remember the Facts APA Learning Objective: 1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology. 2. The human brain is composed of various cells, including those specialized to receive and transmit electrochemical signals, which are known as a. glial cells. b. axons. c. neurons. d. oligodendroglia. e. sulci. Answer: C Difficulty Level: Easy Topic: Introduction Learning Objective: 1.1 Define and discuss what is meant by biopsychology. Skill Level: Remember the Facts APA Learning Objective: 1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology. Chapter 1: Biopsychology as a Neuroscience 3 Copyright © 2021, 2018, 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 3. The scientific study of the nervous system is called a. neuroscience. b. psychology. c. biopsychology. d. neurochemistry. e. neurophysiology. Answer: A Difficulty Level: Easy Topic: Introduction Learning Objective: 1.1 Define and discuss what is meant by biopsychology. Skill Level: Remember the Facts APA Learning Objective: 1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology. 4. Jimmie G., “the man frozen in time” described in the chapter vignette, had a severe problem with his a. memory. b. temperature regulation. c. intellectual functioning. d. allocation of attention. e. ability to recognize faces. Answer: A Difficulty Level: Easy Topic: Introduction Learning Objective: 1.1 Define and discuss what is meant by biopsychology. Skill Level: Remember the Facts APA Learning Objective: 1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology. Chapter 1: Biopsychology as a Neuroscience 4 Copyright © 2021, 2018, 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 5. Eduardo wants to understand the development of the human brain by comparing it to the brains of other species and theorizing about the environmental pressures that helped to shape those brains over the long process of historical time. Which perspective on biopsychology is Eduardo adopting? a. historiography b. conscious awareness perspective c. clinical perspective d. computational perspective e. evolutionary perspective Answer: E Difficulty Level: Easy Topic: Four Major Themes of This Text Learning Objective: 1.1 Define and discuss what is meant by biopsychology. Skill Level: Understand the Concepts APA Learning Objective: 1.2 Develop a working knowledge of psychology’s content domains. 6. Understanding the ongoing interaction between genes and experience is the subject matter of a. the clinical perspective. b. biochemistry. c. epigenetics. d. neuroanatomy. e. consciousness. Answer: C Difficulty Level: Easy Topic: Emerging Themes of This Text Learning Objective: 1.1 Define and discuss what is meant by biopsychology. Skill Level: Remember the Facts APA Learning Objective: 1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology. Chapter 1: Biopsychology as a Neuroscience 5 Copyright © 2021, 2018, 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 7. Biopsychology is the scientific study of the a. biology of behavior. b. brain. c. evolution of the brain. d. anatomy of the brain. e. chemistry underlying cognition. Answer: A Difficulty Level: Easy Topic: Defining Biopsychology Learning Objective: 1.1 Define and discuss what is meant by biopsychology. Skill Level: Remember the Facts APA Learning Objective: 1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology. 8. Psychobiology, behavioral biology, and behavioral neuroscience are all approximate synonyms for a. cognitive behavior. b. behavioral psychology. c. biopsychology. d. neurophysiology. e. neuroscience. Answer: C Difficulty Level: Moderate Topic: Defining Biopsychology Learning Objective: 1.1 Define and discuss what is meant by biopsychology. Skill Level: Remember the Facts APA Learning Objective: 1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology. Chapter 1: Biopsychology as a Neuroscience 6 Copyright © 2021, 2018, 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 9. Psychology is defined as the scientific study of a. the physical determinants of behavior. b. behavior. c. emotional processes. d. the brain. e. learning and conditioning. Answer: B Difficulty Level: Easy Topic: Defining Biopsychology Learning Objective: 1.1 Define and discuss what is meant by biopsychology. Skill Level: Remember the Facts APA Learning Objective: 1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology. 10. The scientist who played a key role in the emergence of biopsychology as a discipline by writing The Organization of Behavior was a. Roger Walcott Sperry. b. Donald Olding Hebb. c. Karl Spencer Lashley. d. Brenda Milner. e. Wilder Graves Penfield. Answer: B Difficulty Level: Moderate Topic: What Are the Origins of Biopsychology? Learning Objective: 1.2 Discuss the origins of the field of biopsychology. Skill Level: Remember the Facts APA Learning Objective: 1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology. Chapter 1: Biopsychology as a Neuroscience 7 Copyright © 2021, 2018, 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 11. The science of biopsychology, as it is practiced today, emerged as a discipline around the a. 1890s. b. 1920s. c. 1960s. d. 1980s. e. 1940s. Answer: E Difficulty Level: Difficult Topic: What Are the Origins of Biopsychology? Learning Objective: 1.2 Discuss the origins of the field of biopsychology. Skill Level: Understand the Concepts APA Learning Objective: 1.2 Develop a working knowledge of psychology’s content domains. 12. Compared to the others, which is the youngest scientific discipline? a. physics b. astronomy c. biology d. biopsychology e. chemistry Answer: D Difficulty Level: Easy Topic: What Are the Origins of Biopsychology? Learning Objective: 1.2 Discuss the origins of the field of biopsychology. Skill Level: Understand the Concepts APA Learning Objective: 1.2 Develop a working knowledge of psychology’s content domains. Chapter 1: Biopsychology as a Neuroscience 8 Copyright © 2021, 2018, 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 13. Biopsychology is a branch or division of a. neuropsychology. b. psychophysiology. c. neuroscience. d. neuroanatomy. e. chemistry. Answer: C Difficulty Level: Moderate Topic: How Is Biopsychology Related to the Other Disciplines of Neuroscience? Learning Objective: 1.3 List the six fields of neuroscience that are particularly relevant to biopsychological inquiry. Skill Level: Remember the Facts APA Learning Objective: 1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology. 14. What distinguishes biopsychology from the other subdisciplines of neuroscience? a. its focus on the study of behavior b. its focus on using animal studies c. its focus on psychiatric disorders d. its focus on the chemistry of psychoactive drugs e. its focus on pathology of the nervous system Answer: A Difficulty Level: Moderate Topic: How Is Biopsychology Related to the Other Disciplines of Neuroscience? Learning Objective: 1.3 List the six fields of neuroscience that are particularly relevant to biopsychological inquiry. Skill Level: Understand the Concepts APA Learning Objective: 1.2 Develop a working knowledge of psychology’s content domains. Chapter 1: Biopsychology as a Neuroscience 9 Copyright © 2021, 2018, 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 15. Which subdiscipline of neuroscience focuses on the study of nervous system dysfunction? a. ethology b. biopsychology c. developmental neurobiology d. neuropathology e. neuroendocrinology Answer: D Difficulty Level: Moderate Topic: How Is Biopsychology Related to the Other Disciplines of Neuroscience? Learning Objective: 1.3 List the six fields of neuroscience that are particularly relevant to biopsychological inquiry. Skill Level: Remember the Facts APA Learning Objective: 1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology. 16. Structure of the nervous system is to function of the nervous system as a. biopsychology is to psychology. b. neuroanatomy is to neurophysiology. c. neuropathology is to clinical psychology. d. neuroscience is to biopsychology. e. biopsychology is to neuroscience. Answer: B Difficulty Level: Difficult Topic: How Is Biopsychology Related to the Other Disciplines of Neuroscience? Learning Objective: 1.3 List the six fields of neuroscience that are particularly relevant to biopsychological inquiry. Skill Level: Remember the Facts APA Learning Objective: 1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology. Chapter 1: Biopsychology as a Neuroscience 10 Copyright © 2021, 2018, 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 17. Which animals are currently the most common nonhuman subjects of biopsychological research? a. dolphins b. chimpanzees c. dogs d. rats and mice e. cuttlefish Answer: D Difficulty Level: Moderate Topic: Human and Nonhuman Subjects Learning Objective: 1.4 Compare the advantages and disadvantages of humans and nonhumans as subjects in biopsychological research. Skill Level: Remember the Facts APA Learning Objective: 1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology. 18. The differences between human brains and the brains of related species tend to be a. verifiable rather than quantifiable. b. quantitative rather than qualitative. c. superficial. d. qualitative rather than quantitative. e. quantifiable rather than verifiable. Answer: B Difficulty Level: Difficult Topic: Human and Nonhuman Subjects Learning Objective: 1.4 Compare the advantages and disadvantages of humans and nonhumans as subjects in biopsychological research. Skill Level: Remember the Facts APA Learning Objective: 1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology. Chapter 1: Biopsychology as a Neuroscience 11 Copyright © 2021, 2018, 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 19. The evaluation of brain-behavior relations across different species is called a. the comparative approach. b. ethology. c. biopsychology. d. evolutionary biology. e. neuropharmacology. Answer: A Difficulty Level: Easy Topic: Human and Nonhuman Subjects Learning Objective: 1.4 Compare the advantages and disadvantages of humans and nonhumans as subjects in biopsychological research. Skill Level: Remember the Facts APA Learning Objective: 1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology. 20. An advantage of conducting biopsychological research on nonhuman animals as opposed to humans is that a. the brains of nonhumans are simpler. b. there are greater ethical constraints when studying nonhumans. c. compiling detailed information within a single species advances science quickly. d. a greater amount of research funding is available for nonhuman research. e. the brain structures across species are virtually identical. Answer: A Difficulty Level: Easy Topic: Human and Nonhuman Subjects Learning Objective: 1.4 Compare the advantages and disadvantages of humans and nonhumans as subjects in biopsychological research. Skill Level: Remember the Facts APA Learning Objective: 1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology. Chapter 1: Biopsychology as a Neuroscience 12 Copyright © 2021, 2018, 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 21. One advantage of studying humans rather than other species in biopsychological research is that humans a. rarely miss data collection appointments due to illness or forgetfulness. b. are often cheaper to obtain as research participants. c. can assist experimenters in designing a study. d. show considerable variation in the structures of their brains. e. are unlikely to be uncooperative during the course of an experiment. Answer: B Difficulty Level: Moderate Topic: Human and Nonhuman Subjects Learning Objective: 1.4 Compare the advantages and disadvantages of humans and nonhumans as subjects in biopsychological research. Skill Level: Remember the Facts APA Learning Objective: 1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology. 22. The term “within-subjects design” refers to experiments in which a. each research subject is exposed to each condition of the experiment. b. a different group of subjects is tested in each condition of the experiment. c. some groups of subjects receive drug injections. d. invasive procedures are used, such as those in which the internal physiology of the subjects is manipulated. e. an individual subject is studied intensively over a period of time. Answer: A Difficulty Level: Difficult Topic: Experiments and Nonexperiments Learning Objective: 1.5 Compare experiments, quasiexperimental studies, and case studies, emphasizing their utility in the study of causal effects. Skill Level: Understand the Concepts APA Learning Objective: 1.2 Develop a working knowledge of psychology’s content domains. Chapter 1: Biopsychology as a Neuroscience 13 Copyright © 2021, 2018, 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 23. In a successful experiment, the independent variable affects the a. confounded variable. b. dependent variable. c. correlated variable. d. repeated-measures variable. e. manipulated variable. Answer: B Difficulty Level: Moderate Topic: Experiments and Nonexperiments Learning Objective: 1.5 Compare experiments, quasiexperimental studies, and case studies, emphasizing their utility in the study of causal effects. Skill Level: Remember the Facts APA Learning Objective: 1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology. 24. In a well-designed experiment, there is only one systematic difference between the conditions. This difference is manipulated by the experimenter and is called the a. between-subject variable. b. within-subject variable. c. dependent variable. d. independent variable. e. confounded variable. Answer: D Difficulty Level: Easy Topic: Experiments and Nonexperiments Learning Objective: 1.5 Compare experiments, quasiexperimental studies, and case studies, emphasizing their utility in the study of causal effects. Skill Level: Remember the Facts APA Learning Objective: 1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology. Chapter 1: Biopsychology as a Neuroscience 14 Copyright © 2021, 2018, 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 25. The presence of which variable makes it difficult to reach causal conclusions about experimental outcomes? a. independent variables b. dependent variables c. constant variables d. confounded variables e. manipulated variables Answer: D Difficulty Level: Moderate Topic: Experiments and Nonexperiments Learning Objective: 1.5 Compare experiments, quasiexperimental studies, and case studies, emphasizing their utility in the study of causal effects. Skill Level: Remember the Facts APA Learning Objective: 1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology. 26. The Coolidge effect refers to the fact that a. rats often experience harmful bouts of lordosis after engaging in sexual activity. b. a sexually-fatigued animal will often resume sexual activity if its current partner is replaced with a new one. c. the members of some species do not become sexually fatigued, even after hours-long periods of copulation. d. male animals tend to become sexually fatigued at a faster rate than do female animals. e. prolonged copulation is more difficult for females to maintain than for males. Answer: B Difficulty Level: Moderate Topic: Experiments and Nonexperiments Learning Objective: 1.5 Compare experiments, quasiexperimental studies, and case studies, emphasizing their utility in the study of causal effects. Skill Level: Understand the Concepts APA Learning Objective: 1.2 Develop a working knowledge of psychology’s content domains. Chapter 1: Biopsychology as a Neuroscience 15 Copyright © 2021, 2018, 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 27. An experiment conducted by Gillian Lester and Boris Gorzalka, published in 1988, is significant because it provided the first strong evidence of a Coolidge effect in a. females. b. humans. c. nonhumans. d. hamsters. e. rats. Answer: A Difficulty Level: Moderate Topic: Experiments and Nonexperiments Learning Objective: 1.5 Compare experiments, quasiexperimental studies, and case studies, emphasizing their utility in the study of causal effects. Skill Level: Remember the Facts APA Learning Objective: 1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology. 28. The posture of lordosis in a female rodent indicates that she a. is searching for food. b. will attack if provoked. c. is defending a litter of pups. d. is sexually receptive. e. is sexually fatigued. Answer: D Difficulty Level: Moderate Topic: Experiments and Nonexperiments Learning Objective: 1.5 Compare experiments, quasiexperimental studies, and case studies, emphasizing their utility in the study of causal effects. Skill Level: Remember the Facts APA Learning Objective: 1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology.