NSBH 20450 Exam 2024 Study Set| 205 Questions,
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The idea that we can understand complex systems by looking at their simpler constituent parts
is known as
A. correlation.
B. causality.
C. fractionation.
D. reductionism. - ✔✔D. reductionism.
Which of the following statements about the use of multiple levels of analysis in research is
false?
A. A given behavior or function may be addressed at different levels of analysis.
B. The brain and spinal cord together are classified as part of the "organ" level of analysis.
C. Each level of analysis considers units that are more basic or simpler than the level above.
D. A single nerve cell is the most basic unit of analysis in biological psychology. - ✔✔D. A
single nerve cell is the most basic unit of analysis in biological psychology.
The study of field potentials of neurons in the hippocampus is at which level of analysis?
A. Neural systems level
B. Synaptic level
C. Circuit level
D. Molecular level - ✔✔C. Circuit level
The study of membrane permeability of GABA receptors is at which level of analysis?
A. Neural systems level
B. Synaptic level
C. Circuit level
,D. Molecular level - ✔✔D. Molecular level
The study of neurotransmitter release is at which level of analysis?
A. Neural systems level
B. Synaptic level
C. Circuit level
D. Molecular level - ✔✔B. Synaptic level
The study of specific interactions of the temporal and frontal lobes is at which level of analysis?
A. Neural systems level
B. Synaptic level
C. Circuit level
D. Molecular level - ✔✔A. Neural systems level
The ethicist Peter Singer argues that animal research is justified only when it
A. produces indirectly measurable benefits for humans.
B. produces immediate and measurable benefits.
C. has demonstrated long-lasting benefits.
D. has demonstrated benefits for one-third of the human population. - ✔✔B. produces
immediate and measurable benefits.
In humans, about _______% of the brain is used during routine, day-to-day activities.
A. 10
B. 25
C. 50
D. 100 - ✔✔D. 100
,Which of the following statements is false?
A. More people die each year from the use of legal drugs than from illegal drugs.
B. Nerve impulses travel at the speed of light.
C. Some people are incapable of feeling pain.
D. Testosterone is made by both males and females. - ✔✔B. Nerve impulses travel at the
speed of light.
Which of the following statements is false?
A. Once our brains have developed, we can never grow new nerve cells
B. There are anatomical differences in the brain between men and women.
C. Dogs can detect color.
D. Contrary to common assumptions, sleepwalkers are not acting out dreams. - ✔✔A. Once
our brains have developed, we can never grow new nerve cells
The ability of the brain in development and in adulthood to be changed by environmental
inputs is called
A. neural plasticity.
B. ontogeny.
C. neural dominance.
D. dementia. - ✔✔A. neural plasticity.
The term "somatic intervention" is used to describe
A. research procedures that alter the structure or function of the body.
B. any type of experimental treatment.
C. the consequences of experimental alteration of the brain or body.
D. the effects of forced changes in behavior. - ✔✔A. research procedures that alter the
structure or function of the body.
, An experiment in which an chimp's brain activity is mapped following exposure to a particular
visual stimulus is an example of a
A. nonexperimental study.
B. behavioral intervention.
C. correlation study.
D. somatic intervention. - ✔✔B. behavioral intervention.
Which of the following is an example of a correlation study?
A. Severing the connections between the two sides of the brain
B. Observing the pattern of brain activity in rats that have been trained in a maze
C. Giving a drug to some animals but not to others
D. Measuring the extent of brain abnormalities in people with schizophrenia - ✔✔D.
Measuring the extent of brain abnormalities in people with schizophrenia
The measurable co-occurrence of a behavior and somatic change is a
A. somatic intervention.
B. correlation.
C. behavioral intervention.
D. analysis of variance. - ✔✔B. correlation.
Scientific explanations usually involve analysis on a simpler or more basic level of organization
than that of the structure or function to be explained. This approach is known as
A. conservation.
B. levels of analysis.
C. reductionism.
D. contextualism. - ✔✔C. reductionism.
Which of the following statements is false?
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The idea that we can understand complex systems by looking at their simpler constituent parts
is known as
A. correlation.
B. causality.
C. fractionation.
D. reductionism. - ✔✔D. reductionism.
Which of the following statements about the use of multiple levels of analysis in research is
false?
A. A given behavior or function may be addressed at different levels of analysis.
B. The brain and spinal cord together are classified as part of the "organ" level of analysis.
C. Each level of analysis considers units that are more basic or simpler than the level above.
D. A single nerve cell is the most basic unit of analysis in biological psychology. - ✔✔D. A
single nerve cell is the most basic unit of analysis in biological psychology.
The study of field potentials of neurons in the hippocampus is at which level of analysis?
A. Neural systems level
B. Synaptic level
C. Circuit level
D. Molecular level - ✔✔C. Circuit level
The study of membrane permeability of GABA receptors is at which level of analysis?
A. Neural systems level
B. Synaptic level
C. Circuit level
,D. Molecular level - ✔✔D. Molecular level
The study of neurotransmitter release is at which level of analysis?
A. Neural systems level
B. Synaptic level
C. Circuit level
D. Molecular level - ✔✔B. Synaptic level
The study of specific interactions of the temporal and frontal lobes is at which level of analysis?
A. Neural systems level
B. Synaptic level
C. Circuit level
D. Molecular level - ✔✔A. Neural systems level
The ethicist Peter Singer argues that animal research is justified only when it
A. produces indirectly measurable benefits for humans.
B. produces immediate and measurable benefits.
C. has demonstrated long-lasting benefits.
D. has demonstrated benefits for one-third of the human population. - ✔✔B. produces
immediate and measurable benefits.
In humans, about _______% of the brain is used during routine, day-to-day activities.
A. 10
B. 25
C. 50
D. 100 - ✔✔D. 100
,Which of the following statements is false?
A. More people die each year from the use of legal drugs than from illegal drugs.
B. Nerve impulses travel at the speed of light.
C. Some people are incapable of feeling pain.
D. Testosterone is made by both males and females. - ✔✔B. Nerve impulses travel at the
speed of light.
Which of the following statements is false?
A. Once our brains have developed, we can never grow new nerve cells
B. There are anatomical differences in the brain between men and women.
C. Dogs can detect color.
D. Contrary to common assumptions, sleepwalkers are not acting out dreams. - ✔✔A. Once
our brains have developed, we can never grow new nerve cells
The ability of the brain in development and in adulthood to be changed by environmental
inputs is called
A. neural plasticity.
B. ontogeny.
C. neural dominance.
D. dementia. - ✔✔A. neural plasticity.
The term "somatic intervention" is used to describe
A. research procedures that alter the structure or function of the body.
B. any type of experimental treatment.
C. the consequences of experimental alteration of the brain or body.
D. the effects of forced changes in behavior. - ✔✔A. research procedures that alter the
structure or function of the body.
, An experiment in which an chimp's brain activity is mapped following exposure to a particular
visual stimulus is an example of a
A. nonexperimental study.
B. behavioral intervention.
C. correlation study.
D. somatic intervention. - ✔✔B. behavioral intervention.
Which of the following is an example of a correlation study?
A. Severing the connections between the two sides of the brain
B. Observing the pattern of brain activity in rats that have been trained in a maze
C. Giving a drug to some animals but not to others
D. Measuring the extent of brain abnormalities in people with schizophrenia - ✔✔D.
Measuring the extent of brain abnormalities in people with schizophrenia
The measurable co-occurrence of a behavior and somatic change is a
A. somatic intervention.
B. correlation.
C. behavioral intervention.
D. analysis of variance. - ✔✔B. correlation.
Scientific explanations usually involve analysis on a simpler or more basic level of organization
than that of the structure or function to be explained. This approach is known as
A. conservation.
B. levels of analysis.
C. reductionism.
D. contextualism. - ✔✔C. reductionism.
Which of the following statements is false?
