Research Methods in Neuroscience Exam 1
Questions And Answers
Neuroscience is the study of three F's -
correct answer ✅Form, function, funding
Form -
correct answer ✅what are the parts of the nervous system
Function -
correct answer ✅what do they do
Levels of analysis -
correct answer ✅Molecular neuroscience, cellular neuroscience,
cognitive and behavioral neuroscience
Molecular neuroscience -
correct answer ✅identify key molecules and their function and
interactions that underlie the structure, design and function of the
brain; examines biology of nervous system
Cellular neuroscience -
correct answer ✅Study of neurons at cellular level, includes
morphology and physiological properties of single neuron, action
potential
,Research Methods in Neuroscience Exam 1
Questions And Answers
Cognitive and behavioral neuroscience -
correct answer ✅Thought process, how neurons work together to
function in sensory and motor systems, learning, memory, decision-
making, language, sleep, mood, etc.
Basic methods -
correct answer ✅Case study, description, screens, manipulation
Case study -
correct answer ✅Identifying events that have occurred naturally
and using them to develop hypotheses to be tested
Description -
correct answer ✅Observe nervous system without manipulating
any variables
Screens -
correct answer ✅Searching for anatomical structures, neurons,
proteins, genes that could play a role in subject of interest
, Research Methods in Neuroscience Exam 1
Questions And Answers
Manipulation -
correct answer ✅Testing hypotheses by determining effect of
independent variable on dependent variable
Which method is the only method to test a hypothesis? -
correct answer ✅Manipulation
Why do we use animal models? -
correct answer ✅Their nervous system looks like ours, they can
mimic states, can control environment
Types of Validity -
correct answer ✅Face, construct, predictive
Face validity -
correct answer ✅Animal and human exhibit same behavior
Construct validity -
correct answer ✅Animal and human have same underlying genetic
or cellular mechanisms of behavior
Questions And Answers
Neuroscience is the study of three F's -
correct answer ✅Form, function, funding
Form -
correct answer ✅what are the parts of the nervous system
Function -
correct answer ✅what do they do
Levels of analysis -
correct answer ✅Molecular neuroscience, cellular neuroscience,
cognitive and behavioral neuroscience
Molecular neuroscience -
correct answer ✅identify key molecules and their function and
interactions that underlie the structure, design and function of the
brain; examines biology of nervous system
Cellular neuroscience -
correct answer ✅Study of neurons at cellular level, includes
morphology and physiological properties of single neuron, action
potential
,Research Methods in Neuroscience Exam 1
Questions And Answers
Cognitive and behavioral neuroscience -
correct answer ✅Thought process, how neurons work together to
function in sensory and motor systems, learning, memory, decision-
making, language, sleep, mood, etc.
Basic methods -
correct answer ✅Case study, description, screens, manipulation
Case study -
correct answer ✅Identifying events that have occurred naturally
and using them to develop hypotheses to be tested
Description -
correct answer ✅Observe nervous system without manipulating
any variables
Screens -
correct answer ✅Searching for anatomical structures, neurons,
proteins, genes that could play a role in subject of interest
, Research Methods in Neuroscience Exam 1
Questions And Answers
Manipulation -
correct answer ✅Testing hypotheses by determining effect of
independent variable on dependent variable
Which method is the only method to test a hypothesis? -
correct answer ✅Manipulation
Why do we use animal models? -
correct answer ✅Their nervous system looks like ours, they can
mimic states, can control environment
Types of Validity -
correct answer ✅Face, construct, predictive
Face validity -
correct answer ✅Animal and human exhibit same behavior
Construct validity -
correct answer ✅Animal and human have same underlying genetic
or cellular mechanisms of behavior
