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Chapter 1: Behavioral Neuroscience: Scope and Outlook
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TESTNBANKNQUESTIONS
MultipleNChoice
1. ContactNpointsNbetweenNneuronsNareNcalled
a. axons.
b. synapses.
c. nerves.
d. impulses.
Answer:Nb
TextbookNReference:N1.1NTheNBrainNIsNFullNofNSurprises
LearningNObjective:N1.1.1NNameNtheNmainNtypeNofNcellsNfoundNinNtheNbrain,NandNnameNt
heNconnectionsNbetweenNthem.
Bloom’sNLevel:N1.NRemembering
2. BehavioralNneuroscience
a. isNconcernedNwithNhowNtheNfunctioningNofNtheNbrain,NbutNnotNitsNstructure,Nunderli
esNbehavior.
b. isNconcernedNwithNhumanNbehaviorNratherNthanNanimalNbehavior.
c. spansNseveralNscientificNdisciplines.
d. isNnotNconcernedNwithNtheNtreatmentNofNbehavioralNproblems.
Answer:Nc
TextbookNReference:N1.1NTheNBrainNIsNFullNofNSurprises
LearningNObjective:N1.1.2NListNtheNnamesNofNsomeNofNtheNmanyNfieldsNofNstudyNrelatedN
toNbehavioralNneuroscience.
Bloom’sNLevel:N2.NUnderstanding
3. Darwin’sNtheoryNofNevolutionNthroughNnaturalNselectionNgaveNriseNtoNtwoNapproachesN
toNexperimentation,NoneNofNwhichNemphasizes
a. theNuniqueNcreationNofNspecies.
b. differencesNamongNspecies.
c. theNdiscontinuityNbetweenNbehaviorNandNbiologicalNprocesses.
d. theNinheritanceNofNacquiredNcharacteristics.
Answer:Nb
TextbookNReference:N1.1NTheNBrainNIsNFullNofNSurprises
LearningNObjective:N1.1.3NDescribeNfiveNdifferentNperspectivesNtakenNinNunderstandingNth
eNbiologyNofNbehavior.
Bloom’sNLevel:N2.NUnderstanding
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4. ResearchersNhaveNnotedNthatNyoungNrodentsNdevelopNaNcapacityNtoNlearnNbeforeNth
eyNdevelopNaNcapacityNtoNformNlong-termNmemories.NThisNimpliesNthat
a. rodentsNhaveNpoorerNmemoryNsystemsNthanNotherNmammals.
b. rodentsNareNnotNappropriateNmodelsNforNstudyingNtheNfundamentalsNofNmemo
ryNprocesses.
c. learningNandNmemoryNinvolveNdifferentNprocesses.
d. learningNdoesNnotNrequireNfunctionalNneuralNcircuits.
Answer:Nc
TextbookNReference:N1.1NTheNBrainNIsNFullNofNSurprises
LearningNObjective:N1.1.3NDescribeNfiveNdifferentNperspectivesNtakenNinNunderstandingNth
eNbiologyNofNbehavior.
Bloom’sNLevel:N3.NApplying
5. WhichNquestionNdoesNtheNmechanismsNperspectiveNinNbiologicalNpsychologyNaddress?
a. HowNdoNlearningNandNmemoryNperformanceNchangeNoverNtheNlifeNspan?
b. WhatNphysiologicalNchangesNinNtheNbrainNencodeNmemories?
c. WhatNareNtheNprospectsNforNaN“smartNpill”NtoNimproveNmemoryNperformance?
d. WhatNpatternNofNmovementsNmustNanNanimalNmakeNinNorderNtoNlearnNaNmaze?
Answer:Nb
TextbookNReference:N1.1NTheNBrainNIsNFullNofNSurprises
LearningNObjective:N1.1.3NDescribeNfiveNdifferentNperspectivesNtakenNinNunderstandingNth
eNbiologyNofNbehavior.
Bloom’sNLevel:N3.NApplying
6. WhichNquestionNisNanNexampleNofNtheNcomparative/evolutionaryNperspectiveNi
nNbehavioralNneuroscience?
a. ToNwhatNextentNcanNdifferentNspeciesNseeNcolor?
b. WhatNenvironmentalNexperiencesNinNearlyNlifeNareNrequiredNforNvisionNtoNdevelo
pNnormally?
c. WhatNkindNofNtreatmentsNcanNcorrectNfaultyNvision?
d. HowNareNtheNvisualNareasNofNtheNbrainNorganized?
Answer:Na
TextbookNReference:N1.1NTheNBrainNIsNFullNofNSurprises
LearningNObjective:N1.1.3NDescribeNfiveNdifferentNperspectivesNtakenNinNunderstandingNth
eNbiologyNofNbehavior.
Bloom’sNLevel:N3.NApplying
7. WhichNquestionNderivesNfromNtheNfunctionalNdescriptionNofNbehavior?
a. HowNdoesNmatingNdependNonNhormonesNinNdifferentNspecies?
b. HowNareNtheNsoundsNofNspeechNpatterned?
c. HowNdoNspecializedNpatternsNofNbehaviorNcontributeNtoNmatingNandNtoNcareNofNoffspring?
d. HowNdoNreproductiveNbehaviorsNdevelopNoverNtheNlifeNspan?
Answer:Nc
TextbookNReference:N1.1NTheNBrainNIsNFullNofNSurprises
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LearningNObjective:N1.1.3NDescribeNfiveNdifferentNperspectivesNtakenNinNunderstandingNth
eNbiologyNofNbehavior.
Bloom’sNLevel:N3.NApplying
8. TheNprocessNbyNwhichNanNindividualNchangesNoverNtheNlifeNspanNisNcalled
a. phylogeny.
b. ontogeny.
c. reductionism.
d. phrenology.
Answer:Nb
TextbookNReference:N1.1NTheNBrainNIsNFullNofNSurprises
LearningNObjective:N1.1.3NDescribeNfiveNdifferentNperspectivesNtakenNinNunderstandingNth
eNbiologyNofNbehavior.
Bloom’sNLevel:N1.NRemembering
9. WhichNstatementNrepresentsNaNstructuralNdescriptionNofNbehavior?
a. DifferentNspeciesNofNmammalsNproduceNsimilarNtypesNofNhormones.
b. TheNsymptomsNofNParkinson’sNdiseaseNareNrelatedNtoNdepletionNofNaNspecif
icNneurotransmitter.
c. WhenNanNanimalNlearns,NtheNnumberNandNmorphologyNofNneuronNconnectionsNchangeN
inNspecificNbrainNregions.
d. TheNamountNofNaggressiveNbehaviorNbetweenNmaleNrodentsNchangesNafterNpuberty.
Answer:Nc
TextbookNReference:N1.1NTheNBrainNIsNFullNofNSurprises
LearningNObjective:N1.1.3NDescribeNfiveNdifferentNperspectivesNtakenNinNunderstandingNth
eNbiologyNofNbehavior.
Bloom’sNLevel:N3.NApplying
10. ANfactorNmanipulatedNbyNanNexperimenterNisNcalledNa(n)
a. dependentNvariable.
b. somaticNintervention.
c. independentNvariable.
d. correlation.
Answer:Na
TextbookNReference:N1.2NThreeNApproachesNRelateNBrainNandNBehavior
LearningNObjective:N1.2.1NDifferentiateNbetweenNtheNindependentNandNdependentNvariable
sNinNscientificNexperiments.
Bloom’sNLevel:N1.NRemembering
11. WhichNofNtheNfollowingNisNanNexampleNofNaNsomaticNinterventionNstudy?
a. MeasurementsNofNtheNextentNofNbrainNabnormalitiesNinNpatientsNwithNschizophrenia
b. ObservationsNofNpatternsNofNbrainNactivityNinNanimalsNtrainedNinNaNmaze
c. MeasurementsNofNhormonesNinNmaleNratsNexposedNtoNfemaleNrats
d. ObservationsNofNtheNeffectsNofNgivingNaNdrugNtoNsomeNratsNbutNnotNtoNothers
Answer:Nd
TextbookNReference:N1.2NThreeNApproachesNRelateNBrainNandNBehavior
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