Biological Psychology
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Course Introduction
Biological Psychology explores the relationship between physiological processes and behavior, delving into how the brain, nervous system, hormones, and genetics influence thoughts, emotions, and actions. The course covers topics such as the structure and function of neurons, neuroanatomy, mechanisms of sensory perception, the biological basis of learning and memory, motivation, emotion, and mental disorders. Students will gain an understanding of research methods used in biopsychology and discuss the implications of biological research for understanding both typical and atypical behavior.
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Discovering Behavioral Neuroscience An Introduction to Biological Psychology 4th Edition by Laura
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Chapter 1: What Is Behavioral Neuroscience?
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Q1) The ethical standard of doing no harm in medical work originated with the writings of A) Galen.
B) Hippocrates.
C) Descartes.
D) the U.S. Common Rule standards for protecting research participants.
Answer: B
Q2) MEG results are usually superimposed on images obtained by A) CT scans.
B) PET scans.
C) MRI.
D) Electroencephalography (EEG).
Answer: C
Q3) Anton van Leeuwenhoek advanced brain science by
A) demonstrating that neurons communicate via electricity.
B) demonstrating that sensory and motor information travel along separate pathways.
C) inventing the light microscope.
D) proposing the Neuron Doctrine.
Answer: C
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Chapter 2: Functional Neuroanatomy and the Evolution of the Nervous System
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Q1) The primary auditory cortex is located in the _________ lobes.
A) frontal
B) parietal
C) temporal
D) occipital
Answer: C
Q2) The pons and cerebellum make up which of the following divisions?
A) telencephalon
B) diencephalon
C) mesencephalon
D) metencephalon
Answer: D
Q3) Neurons comprising the parasympathetic division of the autonomic nervous system are located in the brain and sacral divisions of the spinal cord.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
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Chapter 3: Neurophysiology: The Structure and Functions of the
Cells of the Nervous System
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Q1) If a membrane potential changes from -70mV to -65mV,
A) hyperpolarization has occurred.
B) depolarization has occurred.
C) an action potential has occurred.
D) saltatory conduction has occurred.
Answer: B
Q2) At the beginning of an action potential, sodium moves
A) slowly into the cell, because electrostatic pressure is offset by diffusion.
B) rapidly into the cell, because both electrostatic pressure and diffusion operate at the same time.
C) slowly out of the cell, because as a positive ion, sodium remains attracted to the relatively negative intracellular environment.
D) rapidly out of the cell, because the sodium-potassium pumps are very active.
Answer: B
Q3) Compared with ionotropic receptors, metabotropic receptors respond more
A) rapidly but with shorter-lasting effects.
B) rapidly and have longer-lasting effects.
C) slowly but with shorter-lasting effects.
D) slowly and have longer-lasting effects.
Answer: D
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Chapter 4: Psychopharmacology
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Q1) Men and women of the same weight drinking two beverages in 1 hour will have the same blood alcohol readings.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Upon release into the synapse, neuropeptides differ from small-molecule transmitters as they
A) cannot be deactivated by enzymes, whereas small-molecule transmitters diffuse away or are deactivated by reuptake.
B) are deactivated by reuptake, whereas small-molecule transmitters diffuse away or are deactivated by enzymes.
C) can diffuse away from synapses, whereas small-molecule transmitters are deactivated by reuptake.
D) and small-molecule transmitters can be deactivated by diffusion, enzymes, or reuptake.
Q3) Which ion(s) pass through open NMDA receptor channels?
A) chloride
B) sodium and chloride
C) calcium
D) sodium and calcium
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Chapter 5: Genetics and the Development of the Human Brain
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Q1) Rosa Hoekstra and her colleagues (2007, p. 372) reported that "individual differences in endorsement on autistic traits show substantial heritability (57%)." Define heritability, and discuss the proper use of the concept and the implications of Hoekstra et al.'s statement.
Q2) Myelination occurs in
A) motor systems before it occurs in sensory systems. B) sensory systems before it occurs in motor systems.
C) interneurons before either motor or sensory systems. D) interneurons, sensory systems, and motor systems all at the same time.
Q3) As the developing axon grows toward its target, it may stick to ____________________ on the surface of other cells (a), ____________________ by following other axons (b), or be influenced by chemicals release by ____________________ (c and d).
Q4) The neural tube of the developing embryo gives rise to the nervous system. There is a dorsal-ventral difference in differentiation of the neural tube. Explain which aspects of the nervous system arise from the dorsal and ventral portions.
Q5) Summarize the major events that occur in synaptogenesis.
Q6) .Describe the development of the neural tube into bulges or vesicles.
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Chapter 6: Vision
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Q1) High frequency gratings have
A) few bars within a given distance.
B) many bars within a given distance.
C) large differences in intensity between adjacent bars.
D) small differences in intensity between adjacent bars.
Q2) A sweater looks blue because it has properties that
A) reflect short wavelengths while absorbing longer wavelengths.
B) reflect long wavelengths while absorbing shorter wavelengths.
C) refract short wavelengths while absorbing longer wavelengths.
D) refract long wavelengths while absorbing shorter wavelengths.
Q3) The aqueous and vitreous humors differ in that the
A) aqueous humor is replenished and the vitreous humor is not.
B) vitreous humor is replenished and the aqueous humor is not.
C) aqueous humor nourishes the cornea, whereas the vitreous humor nourishes the lens.
D) vitreous humor nourishes the cornea, whereas the aqueous humor nourishes the lens.
Q4) Describe some of the changes in vision that most of us can expect to experience as we age. Based on these changes, what recommendations would you make for senior drivers?
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Chapter 7: Nonvisual Sensation and Perception
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Q1) Fiber pathways carrying information about touch cross the midline in the A) spinal cord.
B) medulla.
C) midbrain.
D) forebrain.
Q2) Ms. Chou has chronic pain. As such, she likely has more activation in her ___________ compared to people who experience an acute injury, like a burn.
A) thalamus
B) prefrontal cortex
C) somatosensory cortex
D) PAG
Q3) Vanne is painting a model of the human ear for a class project. She is trying to choose which color to use on the ______ so that she might remember that it contains the receptors that detect sound.
A) semicircular canals
B) ossicles
C) auditory canal
D) cochlea
Q4) Discuss some variations in sensitivity to smell that have been shown in humans.
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Chapter 8: Movement
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Q1) Humberto runs marathons. While running, he relies on his ______ muscles that are ______.
A) fast-twitch; aerobic
B) fast-twitch; anaerobic
C) slow-twitch; aerobic
D) slow-twitch; anaerobic
Q2) Which of the following structures is part of the basal ganglia?
A) the red nucleus
B) the putamen
C) the cerebellum
D) the reticular formation
Q3) Primary motor cortex is located in the _________ gyrus of the _________ lobe.
A) precentral; frontal
B) precentral; parietal
C) postcentral; frontal
D) postcentral; parietal
Q4) Dr. Paquin tests the Longmore's new baby for the Babinski sign, a type of monosynaptic reflex.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 9: Homeostasis, Motivation, and Reward
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Q1) Although it may not have been the initial reason she became anorexic, describe two changes in the nervous system that LeeAnne might experience as a result of being anorexic.
Q2) Jenae is going through menopause and has been experiencing hot flashes because her _______ levels have _______.
A) estrogen; increased B) estrogen; decreased C) thyroid hormone; increased D) thyroid hormone; decreased
Q3) Stuart was in a serious automobile accident and, in addition to breaking several bones, he suffered a deep cut that was bleeding badly. As he waited for help to arrive, it is likely that Stuart was beginning to experience A) hyponatremia.
B) strong osmotic thirst.
C) strong hypovolemic thirst.
D) both hyponatremia and hypovolemic thirst.
Q4) Describe the role of the POA of the hypothalamus in the regulation of core body temperature in endotherms.
Q5) Why does hyponatremia occur, and what are its consequences?
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Chapter 10: Sexual Behavior
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Q1) When Anita was 10 years old, she was the tallest girl in her fourth-grade class. She also began to menstruate when she was 10 years old. Given what we know about the effects of estradiol, we can expect that at age 17, Anita will be
A) one of the tallest girls in her class, because she started growing so early.
B) quite obese, because estradiol tends to make women fat.
C) not much taller than she was at 10 years old.
D) very popular among her female peers, because she matured so early.
Q2) GnRH secreted by the hypothalamus travels to the
A) anterior pituitary gland.
B) posterior pituitary gland.
C) anterior adrenal gland.
D) posterior adrenal gland.
Q3) The _____ neurons in male rodents have twice as many synaptic inputs than females, which might affect the animals' responses to stimuli such as the odor of a potential mate
A) preoptic area
B) INAH-2
C) SNB
D) INAH-3
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Chapter 11: Sleep and Waking
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Q1) Joseph is participating in an EEG study at his university, and the researcher has just asked him to perform some difficult calculations in his head. Which pattern of brain waves is most likely to be recorded from Joseph's brain during this task?
A) beta
B) alpha
C) theta
D) delta
Q2) In fruit flies, per and tim proteins
A) inhibit the Clock protein.
B) promote the production of the Clock protein.
C) are inhibited by the Clock protein.
D) inhibit the production of each other and the Clock protein.
Q3) REM dreaming phenomena that precede actual sleep are known as A) myoclonia.
B) hypnogogic hallucinations.
C) hypnopompic hallucinations
D) sleep apnea.
Q4) Explain the role of a zeitgeber and give some examples including the most potent for humans.
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Chapter 12: Learning and Memory
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Q1) During which memory phase do actin filaments produce larger, stiffer dendritic spines?
A) generation.
B) stabilization.
C) consolidation.
D) maintenance.
Q2) For days after a powerful earthquake, Lavonne jumped whenever an airplane flew over her house to land at the nearby airport. This response is likely a result of A) instinct.
B) reflex.
C) habituation.
D) sensitization.
Q3) One patient with damage to his association cortex was
A) unable to name living things while retaining the ability to name inanimate objects.
B) unable to name inanimate objects while retaining the ability to name living things.
C) unable to name either living things or inanimate objects.
D) able to name objects but not familiar people.
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Chapter 13: Cognition
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Q1) to The term anomia means
A) poor comprehension.
B) poor production of speech.
C) difficulty reading and writing.
D) difficulty finding the correct word to express an idea.
Q2) Michael damaged areas of his right hemisphere in a serious automobile accident. Which of the following types of information processing are likely to cause him problems in the future?
A) logical, sequential processing
B) emotional, intuitive processing
C) complex language
D) identifying objects in the right half of the visual field
Q3) The language model by Dronkers, Pinker, and Damasio proposes
A) slight changes in the Wernicke-Geschwind model.
B) a one-way pathway between Broca's and Wernicke's areas.
C) implementation, mediational, and conceptual levels of processing.
D) a role for Broca's area in the management of semantic knowledge.
Q4) Dyslexia is strongly influenced by genetics.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 14: Emotion, Aggression, and Stress
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Q1) Fear of strangers develops
A) more similarly in identical twins than in fraternal twins.
B) more similarly in fraternal twins than in identical twins.
C) at about the same time in fraternal and identical twins.
D) at very different rates in different cultures.
Q2) In rare cases of human violence, aggression has been reduced by lesioning the
A) hypothalamus.
B) septal area.
C) amygdala.
D) thalamus.
Q3) Describe the lateralization of emotion in the cerebral cortex.
Q4) Damage to which of the following structures may be associated with human violence?
A) the hippocampus
B) the fornix
C) the orbitofrontal cortex
D) the fusiform gyrus
Q5) What changes would you recommend to our criminal justice system on the basis of research findings described in this chapter regarding aggression and lying?
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Q6) What behaviors are correlated with telling a deliberate lie?
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Chapter 15: Neuropsychology
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Q1) Symptoms that occur following a concussion
A) occur only in cases in which unconsciousness lasts for more than a day.
B) occur only in cases in which bleeding has required surgery.
C) can produce lack of concentration and memory loss.
D) are usually so mild that the patient does not notice any changes.
Q2) When low oxygen levels result from insufficiency in the blood supply to the brain, the resulting condition is known as
A) ischemia.
B) aneurysm.
C) arteriovenous malformation.
D) cavernous malformation.
Q3) Migraine headaches affect
A) about the same number of men and women.
B) about twice as many women as men.
C) about twice as many men as women.
D) slightly more men than women.
Q4) Larger numbers of strokes result from ischemia than from cerebral hemorrhages.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Describe the two major types of generalized seizures.
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Chapter 16: Psychopathology
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Q1) The abnormal saccades seen in relatives of people with schizophrenia are
A) eye movements during the visual tracking of a stimulus.
B) eye movements during REM sleep.
C) EEG waveforms recorded over the occipital lobe.
D) chemicals found in the cerebrospinal fluid.
Q2) Injections of sodium lactate can initiate a panic attack in individuals diagnosed with panic disorder.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Zachery has schizophrenia. Mostly he experiences ________ such as hearing voices. Occasionally, he also experiences _________ when he goes through periods where he is emotionless. His doctor prescribed him some medication, but it caused him to have movement problems, a condition called _______.
Q4) One of the most significant environmental factors correlated with the development of major depressive disorder (MDD) is
A) prenatal exposure to androgens.
B) stress.
C) emergency caesarean sections.
D) high birth weight.
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