Biopsychology, 10th Edition By John P. J. Pinel
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Chapter 1: Biopsychology as a Neuroscience
CHAPTER 1 BIOPSYCHOLOGY AS A NEUROSCIENCE: WHAT IS BIOPSYCHOLOGY, ANYWAY? MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS 1.
The human brain weighs about a. b. c. d. e.
0.3 kilograms (0.7 pounds). 0.8 kilograms (1.8 pounds). 1.0 kilograms (2.2 pounds). 1.3 kilograms (2.9 pounds). 2.3 kilograms (5.1 pounds).
Answer: D Diff: 2 Page Ref: 2 Topic: Introduction Type: Factual 2.
The human brain is composed of various cells, including about 100 billion that are specialized to receive and transmit electrochemical signals. These specialized cells are called a. b. c. d. e.
glial cells. axons. neurons. oligodendroglia. sulci.
Answer: C Diff: 1 Page Ref: 2 Topic: Introduction Type: Factual
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The study of the nervous system is called a. b. c. d. e.
neuroscience. psychology. biopsychology. neurochemistry. neurophysiology.
Answer: A Diff: 1 Page Ref: 2 Topic: Introduction Type: Factual 4.
Jimmie G., the man frozen in time, had a severe problem with his a. b. c. d. e.
memory. temperature regulation. IQ. attention. ability to tell time.
Answer: A Diff: 1 Page Ref: 3 Topic: Introduction Type: Factual 5.
Which of the following is a major theme of your text? a. b. c. d. e.
thinking creatively about biopsychology clinical implications the evolutionary perspective neuroplasticity all of the above
Answer: E Diff: 1 Page Ref: 3 Topic: Introduction Type: Factual
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Research has now established that the brain is a. b. c. d. e.
static. immutable. plastic. white. gray.
Answer: C Diff: 1 Page Ref: 4 Topic: What Is Biopsychology? Type: Factual 7.
Biopsychology is the scientific study of the a. b. c. d. e.
biology of behavior. brain. chemistry of the brain. biology of the brain. biology of cognition.
Answer: A Diff: 1 Page Ref: 4 Topic: What Is Biopsychology? Type: Factual 8.
Psychobiology, behavioral biology, and behavioral neuroscience are all approximate synonyms for a. b. c. d. e.
cognitive behavior. behavioral psychology. biopsychology. neurophysiology. neuroscience.
Answer: C Diff: 2 Page Ref: 4 Topic: What Is Biopsychology? Type: Factual
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Psychology is often defined as the scientific study of a. b. c. d. e.
psychophysics. behavior. biopsychology. the brain. conditioning.
Answer: B Diff: 1 Page Ref: 4 Topic: What Is Biopsychology? Type: Factual 10.
The man who played a key role in the emergence of biopsychology as a discipline by writing “The Organization of Behavior” is a. b. c. d. e.
Sperry. Hebb. Lashley. Milner. Pinel.
Answer: B Diff: 2 Page Ref: 4 Topic: What Is Biopsychology? Type: Factual 11.
According to the textbook, the science of biopsychology as it is practiced today emerged as a discipline in about a. b. c. d. e.
1549. 1649. 1749. 1849. 1949.
Answer: E Diff: 2 Page Ref: 4 Topic: What Is Biopsychology? Type: Conceptual Rationale: Although this question appears to be factual, the choices are so diverse that the student only has to have a general concept of when biopsychology emerged to correctly answer the question. 4 ..