PSB 2000 Exam 1 (FSU O'Neal-Moffitt) | UPDATED
Questions with 100% Verified Answers
Q1: Biological psychology
A: Study of physiological, evolutionary, and developmental mechanisms of behavior and
experience
Q2: What are the two main cell types in the nervous system?
A: Neurons and glial cells
Q3: Behavior has to..
A: be consistent over a period of time
Q4: What are two types of behaviors produced by animals?
A: Inherited/Innate (simple)
&
Learned (complex)
Q5: The "mind-brain (mind-body) problem"
A: Trying to determine the relationship between the "mental" mind and the "physical" brain
Q6: Descartes
A: Dualism (both a nonmaterial mind AND material body contribute to behavior)
Q7: Locked-in syndrome
A: Damage to part of the brainstem, in which the body and most of the facial muscles are
paralyzed but consciousness remains
Q8: Aristotle
A: Psyche (synonym for mind. is an entity once proposed to be the source of human
behavior)
Q9: Darwin
A: Natural selection
Q10: Mendel
A: Genes (showed inheritance)
Q11: Dualism vs Monism/Materialism
, A: Dualism has both physical properties of the brain and psyche being the source of
behavior
Monism believes behavior is explained by a function of the nervous system
Q12: Mentalism
A: Behavior is caused by nonmaterial mind (psyche)
Q13: Sex-linked gene vs Sex-limited gene
A: Sex-linked are on sex chromosomes (X & Y)
**X chrome have 1500 proteins while Y have 27
Sex-limited are genes that are present in both sexes but mainly ave an effect on one sex
On autosomal (any other chromosome besides X&Y) and are turned on/off
Q14: Monozygotic vs Dizygotic
A: Mono - twins from one egg (identical)
Di - twins from two eggs (fraternal)
Q15: Epigenetics
A: Interplay of genes, environment, and experience. Change in gene expression w/o the
modification of the DNA sequence
Q16: With regard to brain size and behavior, what is the principle of
proper mass?
and encephalization quotient?
A: Species exhibiting more complex behaviors will have relatively large brains
Encephalization quotient is the measure of brain size obtained from the ratio of actual to
expected brain size
Q17: What physical property might be a better way to predict
behavioral complexity?
A: Density
Q18: Neuroplasticity
A: Nervous system's potential for physical or chemical change that enhances its adaptability
to environment change and its ability to compensate for injury
Q19: Main divisions of
Central nervous system
Somatic nervous system
Autonomous nervous system
Enteric nervous system
A: CNS - brain and spinal cord
SNS - cranial nerves and spinal nerves
Questions with 100% Verified Answers
Q1: Biological psychology
A: Study of physiological, evolutionary, and developmental mechanisms of behavior and
experience
Q2: What are the two main cell types in the nervous system?
A: Neurons and glial cells
Q3: Behavior has to..
A: be consistent over a period of time
Q4: What are two types of behaviors produced by animals?
A: Inherited/Innate (simple)
&
Learned (complex)
Q5: The "mind-brain (mind-body) problem"
A: Trying to determine the relationship between the "mental" mind and the "physical" brain
Q6: Descartes
A: Dualism (both a nonmaterial mind AND material body contribute to behavior)
Q7: Locked-in syndrome
A: Damage to part of the brainstem, in which the body and most of the facial muscles are
paralyzed but consciousness remains
Q8: Aristotle
A: Psyche (synonym for mind. is an entity once proposed to be the source of human
behavior)
Q9: Darwin
A: Natural selection
Q10: Mendel
A: Genes (showed inheritance)
Q11: Dualism vs Monism/Materialism
, A: Dualism has both physical properties of the brain and psyche being the source of
behavior
Monism believes behavior is explained by a function of the nervous system
Q12: Mentalism
A: Behavior is caused by nonmaterial mind (psyche)
Q13: Sex-linked gene vs Sex-limited gene
A: Sex-linked are on sex chromosomes (X & Y)
**X chrome have 1500 proteins while Y have 27
Sex-limited are genes that are present in both sexes but mainly ave an effect on one sex
On autosomal (any other chromosome besides X&Y) and are turned on/off
Q14: Monozygotic vs Dizygotic
A: Mono - twins from one egg (identical)
Di - twins from two eggs (fraternal)
Q15: Epigenetics
A: Interplay of genes, environment, and experience. Change in gene expression w/o the
modification of the DNA sequence
Q16: With regard to brain size and behavior, what is the principle of
proper mass?
and encephalization quotient?
A: Species exhibiting more complex behaviors will have relatively large brains
Encephalization quotient is the measure of brain size obtained from the ratio of actual to
expected brain size
Q17: What physical property might be a better way to predict
behavioral complexity?
A: Density
Q18: Neuroplasticity
A: Nervous system's potential for physical or chemical change that enhances its adaptability
to environment change and its ability to compensate for injury
Q19: Main divisions of
Central nervous system
Somatic nervous system
Autonomous nervous system
Enteric nervous system
A: CNS - brain and spinal cord
SNS - cranial nerves and spinal nerves
