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Course Introduction
Experimental Psychology explores the methodologies and principles behind designing, conducting, and analyzing psychological research. This course introduces students to core experimental techniques, including hypothesis formulation, variable manipulation, data collection, and statistical analysis. Through hands-on laboratory exercises and critical examination of classic and contemporary studies, students learn how experiments contribute to our understanding of human cognition, behavior, and emotion. Emphasis is placed on ethical considerations, replication, and the interpretation of empirical findings within the broader context of psychological science.
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Biopsychology 10th Edition by John P. J. Pinel
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Chapter 1: Biopsychology As a Neuroscience
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Q1) 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
Q2) Which subdiscipline of biopsychology is most likely to be identified with the assessment of the memory deficits of patients with damage to the frontal portions of the neocortex?
A) neuropsychology
B) physiological psychology
C) psychopharmacology
D) experimental psychology
E) psychophysiology
Answer: A
Q3) The general method that scientists use to study unobservable objects and events is called __________.
Answer: scientific inference
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Chapter 2: Evolution, Genetics, and Experience
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Q1) Which of the following are chordates?
A) humans
B) vertebrates
C) Florida walking catfish
D) mammals
E) all of the above
Answer: E
Q2) In many songbirds,the voice box or __________ is a double structure.
A) high vocal center
B) robust nucleus
C) syrinx
D) hypoglossal nucleus
E) archistriatum
Answer: C
Q3) The incidental nonadaptive by-products of an adaptive evolutionary change are called __________.
Answer: spandrels
Q4) Subsongs mark the beginning of the second phase of birdsong development: the __________ phase.
Answer: sensorimotor
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Chapter 3: The Anatomy of the Nervous System
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Q1) __________ means "ring."
Answer: Limbic
Q2) Which structure of the diencephalon regulates the pituitary?
A) snot gland
B) hypothalamus
C) medial geniculate
D) cerebellum
E) nasal mucosa
Answer: B
Q3) How many left ventral roots are there in the human body?
A) 12
B) 31
C) 62
D) 124
E) billions
Answer: B
Q4) Cerebrospinal fluid fills the four __________ of the brain.
Answer: ventricles
Q5) The brain and spinal cord compose the __________ system.
Answer: central nervous
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Chapter 4: Neural Conduction and Synaptic Transmission
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Q1) After release,most neurotransmitters are deactivated by A) reuptake.
B) synaptic enzymes.
C) the postsynaptic receptors.
D) deactivating enzymes.
E) ribosomes.
Q2) Prevalent in the cytoplasm of most terminal buttons are A) nuclei.
B) mitochondria.
C) synaptic vesicles.
D) all of the above
E) both B and C
Q3) Serotonin is synthesized from A) tyrosine.
B) L-dopa.
C) tryptophan.
D) norepinephrine.
E) epinephrine.
Q4) There are two kinds postsynaptic potentials: EPSPs and __________.
Q5) With respect to size,neuropeptides are the __________ neurotransmitters.
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Chapter 5: The Research Methods of Biopsychology
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Q1) Describe and compare the various techniques commonly used for obtaining structural images of the brains of neurological patients.
Q2) Which of the following is a commonly used measure of the sexual receptivity of female rats?
A) postejaculatory interval
B) mount frequency
C) lordosis quotient
D) number of intromissions to ejaculation
E) number of ejaculations to intromission
Q3) If a rat receives a single painful stimulus from a small object in a test box containing commercial bedding material,the rat will usually investigate the object and then A) flee.
B) bury it.
C) dig a tunnel.
D) escape.
E) build a nest.
Q4) Describe both the paired-image subtraction and the averaging techniques that are used in cognitive neuroscience research.Why are they employed?
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Chapter 6: The Visual System
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Q1) The phenomenon of color constancy makes the point that A) the perceived color of an object is not solely determined by the wavelengths of light that it reflects.
B) color is trichromatic.
C) color perception is trichromatic.
D) component and opponent processing are equal.
E) color and wavelength are the same thing.
Q2) According to the __________ theory,the color of an object depends on its relative reflectance of low,medium,and high wavelengths.
Q3) Involuntary fixational flick-like eye movements are called __________.
Q4) The perception of Mach bands results from A) ommatidia.
B) mutual excitement.
C) mutual consent.
D) lateral facilitation.
E) lateral inhibition.
Q5) About __________% of retinal ganglion cell axons become part of the retina-geniculate pathways.
Q6) Dual-opponent color cells are rich in __________.
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Chapter 7: Mechanisms of Perception
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Q1) The rubber-hand illusion has been most frequently demonstrated in A) healthy volunteers.
B) patients with auditory cortex damage.
C) patients with somatosensory cortex damage.
D) patients who feel no pain.
E) amputees.
Q2) Much of SII is
A) adjacent to SI.
B) in the lateral fissure.
C) in the parietal cortex.
D) all of the above
E) none of the above
Q3) The most common neurological cause of anosmia is A) a tumor.
B) an infection.
C) a blow to the head.
D) a convulsion.
E) a blow to the nose.
Q4) The three ossicles transmit auditory vibrations from the ear drum to the __________ window.
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Chapter 8: The Sensorimotor System
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Q1) The patellar tendon reflex is an example of a __________ reflex.
Q2) In contrast to the descending dorsolateral motor pathways,the ventromedial pathways
A) control the trunk.
B) are more diffuse.
C) are more strictly contralateral.
D) all of the above
E) both A and B
Q3) In general,the various areas of secondary motor cortex are thought to
A) terminate response sequences.
B) specialize in guiding learned sequences.
C) program specific patterns of movement.
D) mediate reflexes.
E) provide the major input to spinal motor circuits.
Q4) The effects of damage to the primary motor cortex include A) astereognosia.
B) difficulty in moving one part of the body independently of others.
C) paralysis.
D) all of the above
E) both A and B
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Chapter 9: Development of the Nervous System
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Q1) In a classic experiment,Knudsen and Brainard (1991)raised barn owls with vision-displacing prisms over their eyes.This led to the ontogenetic development of A) a corresponding shift in the auditory topographic map in the tectum.
B) a discrepancy between where a stimulus was heard to be and where it was seen to be.
C) the degeneration of the tectum.
D) the degeneration of the visual tectum.
E) the degeneration of the auditory cortex.
Q2) Immature cells that have the potential to develop into many,but not all,classes of mature cells (e.g.,blood,skin,hair,neurons)are called
A) ependymal.
B) pluripotent.
C) ventricular.
D) multipolar.
E) totipotent.
Q3) Autism spectrum disorder (ASD)has been linked to differences in the responses of the fusiform __________ area to the presentation of faces.
Q4) Radial migration of developing neurons occurs along __________ glial cells.
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Chapter 10: Brain Damage and Neuroplasticity
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Q1) Simple partial seizures and complex partial seizures are the two major categories of A) epilepsy.
B) focal seizures.
C) generalized seizures.
D) convulsions.
E) automatisms.
Q2) Cerebral ischemia is a disruption of the supply of __________ to the __________.
A) glutamate; brain
B) blood; heart
C) air; body
D) neurotransmitters; brain
E) blood; brain
Q3) Most neuropsychological diseases of genetic origin are not associated with a dominant gene.Explain why this is so,and describe two situations in which there could be an exception to this general principle.Finally,describe a neuropsychological disease associated with a dominant gene,and explain why it is an exception.
Q4) Discuss two methods that are currently being developed for promoting recovery from nervous system damage.Describe relevant evidence.
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Chapter 11: Learning, Memory, and Amnesia
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Q1) The main reason why LTP is one of the most widely studied neuroscientific phenomena is that it
A) involves a synaptic change similar to the synaptic change that has been hypothesized to be the basis of memory storage.
B) can easily be studied in human volunteers.
C) involves readily accessible neocortical circuits.
D) occurs in only mammals.
E) can be induced by a method called Hebb's postulate.
Q2) Following his surgery,H.M.seemed to experience
A) an extreme retrograde amnesia for remote events.
B) a complete disruption of short-term memory.
C) a mild retrograde amnesia for events of the 2 years preceding the surgery. D) all of the above
E) both A and C
Q3) The human medial temporal lobe includes the hippocampus,the __________,and the medial temporal cortex.
Q4) Approximately __________% of people experience infantile amnesia.
Q5) Many __________ cells are located in hippocampus,whereas many grid cells are located in the entorhinal cortex.
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Chapter 12: Hunger, eating, and Health
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Q1) The pancreatic hormone that is released prior to and during a meal is
Q2) During the fasting phase,the main fuel of the brain is A) free fatty acids.
B) glucose.
C) ketones.
D) carbohydrates.
E) gluconeogenesis.
Q3) In our culture,most individuals with anorexia or bulimia have a history of strict
Q4) Large bilateral lesions of the lateral hypothalamus produce A) aphagia. B) adipsia. C) hyperphagia.
D) both A and B
E) both B and C
Q5) Describe the three phases of energy metabolism,their function,and their regulation by pancreatic hormones.
Q6) __________ (CCK)was one of the first satiety peptides to be studied.
Q7) In nature,__________ tastes are often associated with toxins.
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Chapter 13: Hormones and Sex
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Q1) Describe and discuss sexual dimorphisms of the mammalian brain.How do they develop? Include cyclic gonadotropin release,the sexually dimorphic nucleus,and the aromatization hypothesis in your answer.
Q2) The most prevalent estrogen is A) estradiol.
B) progestin.
C) progesterone.
D) testosterone.
E) androstenedione.
Q3) The medial preoptic area appears to control male copulatory behavior via a tract that runs to the A) ventromedial hypothalamus.
B) sexually dimorphic nucleus.
C) preoptic area.
D) periaqueductal gray.
E) lateral tegmental field.
Q4) Explain how the neuroendocrine system regulates the release of hormones from the gonads.Illustrate with a diagram of the regulatory model.
Q5) Ear wiggling is a __________ (solicitation)behavior in female rats.
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Chapter 14: Sleep, Dreaming, and Circadian Rhythms
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Q1) Melatonin is released by the
A) pinel gland.
B) pineal gland.
C) penile gland.
D) adrenal medulla.
E) hypothalamus.
Q2) The effects of the carousel apparatus are difficult to interpret because
A) it can deprive rats of only a small amount of sleep.
B) the volunteers have to sleep in wet pajamas.
C) in addition to producing sleep deprivation, it produces confounding stress.
D) it prevents microsleeps.
E) the yoked control subjects experience much more stress than do the experimental subjects.
Q3) Which of the following are commonly prescribed as hypnotics?
A) barbiturates
B) tricyclic antidepressants
C) benzodiazepines
D) serotonin antagonists
E) melatonin
Q4) Somnambulism usually occurs during stage __________ sleep.
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Chapter 15: Drug Addiction and the Brains Reward Circuits
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Q1) Modern approaches to the study of drug addiction are concerned with modeling
A) initial drug taking.
B) habitual drug taking.
C) drug craving and relapse.
D) all of the above
E) none of the above
Q2) Many drug-addicted individuals manage to stop taking the drug to which they are addicted,sometimes for several months,but they usually __________.
Q3) Drug taking is not the only problem experienced by drug-addicted persons; many also
A) suffer from anhedonia.
B) have general deficits in self-control.
C) engage in excessive risk taking.
D) all of the above
E) none of the above
Q4) Recent research suggests that,in drug-addicted individuals,dopamine release in the nucleus accumbens may be related more to the __________ of a drug than the liking of the drug.
Q5) Delirium tremens is a symptom of __________ withdrawal.
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Chapter 16: Lateralization, language, and the Split Brain
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Q1) The study of communication in nonhuman primates suggests that the major impediment to their use of vocal language is their inability to
A) exert fine motor control over their voices.
B) distinguish various speech sounds.
C) interpret various speech sounds.
D) assign emotion to particular sounds.
E) act in response to sound.
Q2) Tests with very sensitive fMRI machines suggest that the language areas of the cortex are
A) large and homogeneous.
B) patchy and widespread.
C) variable.
D) both A and C
E) both B and C
Q3) The left-hemisphere is dominant for speech in
A) all left-handers and a few right-handers.
B) nearly all left-handers and a few right-handers.
C) nearly all right-handers and the majority of left-handers.
D) nearly all right-handers and only a few left-handers.
E) a few right-handers and even fewer left-handers.
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Chapter 17: Biopsychology of Emotion, stress, and Health
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Q1) The adult neurogenesis of hippocampal cells is reduced by A) enriched environments.
B) stress.
C) antibodies.
D) pyramidal cells.
E) maternal grooming.
Q2) Papez believed that emotional states were expressed through the action of the other limbic structures on the A) amygdala.
B) autonomic nervous system.
C) hypothalamus.
D) hippocampus.
E) neocortex.
Q3) During a sequence of predatory attacks on a frog or a mouse,a rat's target site is almost always the
A) back, near the base of the tail.
B) back of the neck.
C) throat.
D) nose.
E) hind legs.
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Chapter 18: Biopsychology of Psychiatric Disorders
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Q1) Imipramine is a
A) tricyclic antidepressant.
B) MOA inhibitor.
C) phenothiazine.
D) butyrophenone.
E) serotonin antagonist.
Q2) The monoamine theory of depression holds that depression is associated with A) underactivity at serotonergic and noradrenergic synapses.
B) degeneration of monoamines.
C) decreases in dopamine receptors.
D) monoamine agonists.
E) realignment of MAO inhibitors.
Q3) The active ingredient of snakeroot is A) chlorpromazine.
B) reserpine.
C) atropine.
D) morphine.
E) chlordiazepoxide.
Q4) Describe the development of typical antipsychotic drugs and how these drugs implicated dopamine in the mechanisms of schizophrenia.
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