Brain and Behavior
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Course Introduction
Brain and Behavior explores the intricate relationship between the structure and function of the nervous system and various aspects of human behavior. This course examines the biological bases of behavior, including how neurons communicate, the roles of different brain regions, and the effects of neurotransmitters and hormones. Students will investigate topics such as perception, learning, memory, emotion, motivation, and mental health disorders, emphasizing research findings from neuroscience, psychology, and related fields to gain a deeper understanding of how the brain shapes thoughts, actions, and experiences.
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Brain and Behavior An Introduction to Biological Psychology 3rd Edition by Bob L. Garrett
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Chapter 1: What is Biopsychology?
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Q1) Broca's mute patient had damage to his:
A)Pineal gland
B)Parietal lobe
C)Left hemisphere
D)Motor cortex
Answer: C
Q2) Biological psychologists believe there is little hope that the mind-body question will ever be solved.
A)True
B)False Answer: False
Q3) Genes have been unequivocally shown to cause behavior.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q4) Descartes concluded the mind and body interacted in the pituitary gland.
A)True
B)False Answer: False
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Chapter 2: Communication Within the Nervous System
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Q1) Temporal summation and spatial summation always occur together.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q2) ___ neurons control movements and actions of organs.
A)Phasic
B)Inter-
C)Motor
D)Sensory
Answer: C
Q3) Fugu contains a sodium channel blocker.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q4) ___ alters the output of ___.
A)The presynaptic neuron,the postsynaptic neuron
B)An autoreceptor,the presynaptic neuron
C)An autoreceptor,postsynaptic neuron
D)An autoreceptor,the sodium-potassium pump
Answer: B
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Chapter 3: The Organization and Functions of the Nervous System
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Q1) Damage to the prefrontal cortex is least likely to result in problems with:
A)Decision making
B)Working memory
C)Comprehension of speech
D)Behavioral inhibition
Answer: C
Q2) Compensation for neural damage by reorganization is most likely to be seen with:
A)Language
B)Motor coordination
C)Memory
D)Visual recognition
Answer: A
Q3) Loss of cells is not a normal part of early development and usually only occurs with disease or aging.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
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Chapter 4: The Methods and Ethics of Research
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Q1) One of the success stories of gene therapy is that of treatments for SCID.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Theories:
A)Allow scientists to integrate and interpret diverse observations
B)Generate hypotheses that guide further research
C)Need to be revised when new data are available
D)All of the above
Q3) The incidence of schizophrenia is ___ in the generally population but ___ in the offspring of a schizophrenic parent.
A)5,13
B)1,13
C)5,30
D)1,30
Q4) Which method enables the visualization of minute but specific structural details of a neuron,such as synaptic vesicles?
A)Light microscopy
B)Dark field microscopy
C)Electron microscopy
D)Microautoradiography
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Chapter 5: Drugs, Addiction, and Reward
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Q1) Which of the following act at cannabinoid receptors?
A)Anandamide
B)Marijuana
C)2-AG
D)All of the above
Q2) Which of the following produce withdrawal symptoms when no longer used,but are not addictive?
A)Drugs for angina pain
B)Drugs for hypertension
C)Coffee
D)Nasal decongestants
Q3) A ___ drug has effects on behavior such as producing euphoria or dysphoria,sedation or stimulation,or even hallucinations.
A)psychoactive
B)psychologically dependent
C)psychotherapeutic
D)psychedelic
Q4) The first use of opium occurred in the 1800s.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 6: Motivation and the Regulation of Internal States
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Q1) The feeding cycle is divided into two phases:
A)Absorption and excretion
B)Absorption and metabolism
C)Absorption and fasting
D)Metabolism and fasting
Q2) Leptin levels are higher in:
A)Obese individuals
B)Non-obese individuals
C)Diabetic individuals
D)Non-diabetic individuals
Q3) Robert couldn't get used to the changing seasons;he felt hot so he wanted the air conditioning on,then he felt chilled.His sensations of being either too hot or too cold resulted from the actions of his:
A)Hypothalamus
B)Suprachiasmatic nucleus of the hypothalamus
C)Postoptic area of the hypothalamus
D)Preoptic area of the hypothalamus
Q4) Describe the two phases of the feeding cycle.
Q5) Discuss how blood sugar levels affect eating in individuals with and without diabetes.
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Chapter 7: The Biology of Sex and Gender
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Q1) A male pseudohermaphrodite can result from a deficiency in an enzyme that converts ___ into ___.
A)testosterone,dihydrotestosterone
B)dihydrotestosterone,testosterone
C)androgen,estradiol
D)estradiol,estrogen
Q2) The "neutral-at-birth" theorists argue that sexual reassignment in infancy has a definite time window for success that must be observed.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Human males who have the same multihistocompatibility complex as a female are rated by the female as having a more pleasant body odor.
A)True
B)False
Q4) The four phases of sexual arousal in order are:
A)Plateau,excitement,orgasm,refractory
B)Excitement,plateau,orgasm,refractory
C)Excitement,plateau,orgasm,resolution
D)Excitement,orgasm,resolution,refractory
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Chapter 8: Emotion and Health
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Questions
Q1) James and Lange argued that the autonomic nervous system responds similarly to a variety of emotional experiences.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Since you know that drugs that increase serotonin levels can decrease alcohol craving and consumption,you would expect that ___ would be part of medical treatment for alcohol abuse.
A)fluoxetine
B)drugs that inhibit serotonin reuptake
C)antidepressants that facilitate serotonin activity
D)All of the above
Q3) Define the term emotion,and give an example of what might be happening in your brain and body during a specific emotion such as anger.
Q4) According to your textbook author,what might discriminate novelty or thrill seekers from more cautious individuals?
A)The connections between the oribitofrontal and ventromedial cortex
B)The connections between their amygdala and hypothalamus
C)The intensity of their limbic system response
D)The connections between the prefrontal cortex and the rest of the brain
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Chapter 9: Hearing and Language
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Q1) When a mother can identify the sound of her baby's cries over other sounds,her sound discrimination ability is a function of her _____.
A)ventral stream of auditory information analysis
B)dorsal stream of auditory information analysis
C)secondary auditory cortex
D)inferior colliculus and medial geniculate
Q2) The auditory system localizes sounds above 3000 Hz and up by detecting _____.
A)arrival time differences
B)phase differences
C)intensity differences
D)sine wave analysis
Q3) Teri's pediatrician tried to explain what might have happened to her little boy's brain to cause his dyslexia;it is likely that the boy's _____ is not larger in the left hemisphere as it is in normal brains.
A)Broca's area
B)planum temporale
C)angular gyrus
D)Wernicke's area
Q4) Define and describe three major speech deficits that accompany Broca's aphasia.
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Chapter 10: Vision and Visual Perception
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Q1) The photopigment in cones is called rhodopsin.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Humans can "see" only about ___ of the entire electromagnetic spectrum.
A)1/10th
B)1/100th
C)1/50th
D)1/70th
Q3) The fovea is colorblind.
A)True
B)False
Q4) When a photopigment is exposed to light,it:
A)Combines individual component molecules into one
B)Dissociates into component molecules
C)Is released from the cilium
D)Is released into the outer segments of the cell
Q5) Axons from the temporal halves of the retinas cross over to the opposite side of the brain at the optic chiasm.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 11: The Body Senses and Movement
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Q1) The utricle and saccule provide information pertaining to:
A)Balance and movement of the trunk
B)Lack of balance
C)Movements of body parts
D)Position of the head with respect to gravity
Q2) An individual who has Parkinson's disease would likely have degeneration of neurons in the ___.
A)reticular formation
B)substantia nigra
C)cerebellum
D)basal ganglia
Q3) Without a vestibular system we would experience:
A)Dizziness when standing too still
B)Projectile vomiting
C)No instances of motion sickness ever
D)Blurred vision while walking
Q4) The semicircular canals respond to steady rotation.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Describe in detail the therapies for Parkinson's.
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Chapter 12: Learning and Memory
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Q1) Whether the left or right hippocampus is most active in the formation of memories depends largely on the content of the material.
A)True
B)False
Q2) There is ___ of a prolonged consolidation period for nondeclarative learning.
A)evidence based on animal research
B)neural network evidence
C)no evidence
D)theoretical evidence
Q3) Long-term potentiation has been observed:
A)Only in the hippocampus
B)In the hippocampus and visual cortex
C)In the hippocampus,visual cortex,and motor cortex
D)In all brain parts that are responsible for learning
Q4) Alzheimer's disease is associated with degeneration of ___ neurons.
A)glutamate
B)dopamine
C)acetylcholine
D)serotonin
Q5) What synaptic changes occur during LTP? What dendritic changes?
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Chapter 13: Intelligence and Cognitive Functioning
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Q1) It is assumed that more intelligent people excel when quick choices are required because of:
A)Generally faster nerve conduction velocity
B)A greater number of neurons
C)Longer neurons
D)A greater number of frontal cortex neurons
Q2) Intelligence is:
A)The capacity for learning,reasoning,and understanding
B)What we think intelligence is
C)What IQ tests measure
D)All of the above
Q3) Some of the loss in intelligence with aging is due to a lack of practice in some of the skills necessary to do well on IQ tests.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Down syndrome is caused by maternal alcoholism.
A)True
B)False
Q5) What are some criticisms of IQ tests?
Q6) Discuss the relationship of genetics and intelligence.
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Chapter 14: Psychological Disorders
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Q1) In schizophrenia:
A)The brain shows decreased synchrony across several areas
B)Extraneous sounds cannot be suppressed
C)Environmental stimuli can be perceived as threatening
D)All of the above
Q2) Most evidence suggests a ___ correlation between family members for schizophrenia.
A)weak positive
B)weak negative
C)strong positive
D)strong negative
Q3) The notion of a "silent" gene for schizophrenia in twins means:
A)The gene can be expressed in the offspring of the nonschizophrenic identical twin
B)That the offspring of the nonschizophrenic fraternal twin will develop schizophrenia
C)That schizophrenia will "skip" generations in terms of its expression in all twin pairs
D)None of the above
Q4) What do antidepressants and ECT have in common that may explain why they work?
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Chapter 15: Sleep and Consciousness
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Q1) Dreams occur only during:
A)REM sleep
B)Non-REM sleep
C)Alpha EEG
D)None of the above
Q2) What is the reverse learning explanation for REM sleep?
Q3) Which of the following is least likely to be a zeitgeber for the majority of people?
A)Social contact
B)Alarm clock
C)Morning light
D)Work schedules
Q4) In phase delay an individual goes to sleep ___,while in phase advance the individual goes to sleep ___.
A)later,earlier
B)earlier,later
C)in high contrast light,in low contrast light
D)in low contrast light,in high contrast light
Q5) What are the functions of slow wave sleep and what evidence supports these interpretations?
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