PBSI 235: Exam 1 questions well
answered passed
behavioral neuroscience - correct answer ✔✔the study of the biological bases of psychological
processes and behavior
behavioral neuroscience can provide knowledge about - correct answer ✔✔the brain and
behavior
fundamental discoveries in biological psychology research may contribute to - correct answer
✔✔greater understanding of brain disorders and development of effective treatments
at least one in _______ people around the world currently suffers from neurological or
psychiatric illness - correct answer ✔✔five
ancient egyptians, indians, chinese, and greeks thought the __________ was the center of
thoughts and emotions - correct answer ✔✔heart
hippocrates wrote about the __________ controlling thoughts, emotions, and intelligence -
correct answer ✔✔brain
aristotle believed the ________ was the root of consciousness - correct answer ✔✔heart
galen (a greco-roman physician) treated - correct answer ✔✔brain injured gladiators
galen proposed that behavior results from - correct answer ✔✔connections between the brain
and the body
,what experience led galen to his proposal? - correct answer ✔✔treating brain-injured gladiators
the scientific revolution - correct answer ✔✔-major developments in math and science
-establishment of the scientific method
when did the scientific revolution start? - correct answer ✔✔towards the end of the
renaissance (1500s)
how was the scientific method established? - correct answer ✔✔-experimentation rather than
philosophy
-question assumptions
renaissance artist and scientist leonardo da vinci pioneered... - correct answer ✔✔anatomical
drawings by relying on direct observation (more accurate than early drawings by others)
rene descartes proposed the concept of - correct answer ✔✔spinal reflexes and their neural
pathways
how did rene descartes explain control of behavior? - correct answer ✔✔in terms of the
nervous system acting as a machine
rene descartes promoted the notion of - correct answer ✔✔dualism
dualism - correct answer ✔✔humans have a nonmaterial soul as well as a material body
______________ had one of the first accurate anatomical drawings and textbooks of the brain -
correct answer ✔✔thomas willis (1600s)
, what did thomas willis discover? - correct answer ✔✔relation between disorders and brain
damage
in the 1800s, the field of phrenology (a pseudoscience) popularized the concept of - correct
answer ✔✔localization of function
phrenology - correct answer ✔✔the belief that bumps on the skull result from enlargements of
brain regions responsible for certain behavioral faculties (was WRONG)
localization of function - correct answer ✔✔the concept that different brain regions specialize in
specific behaviors
researchers began to show that damage to specific brain regions caused - correct answer
✔✔predictable impairments
paul broca (1800s) noted that damage to a particular region of the - correct answer ✔✔left side
of the brain reliably impairs speech production
-broca's aphasia
1800s--golgi invents - correct answer ✔✔cell staining technique
1800s--ramon y cajal makes - correct answer ✔✔detailed drawings of many types of nerve cells
using golgi staining
1900s--rapid progress was made in the areas of - correct answer ✔✔learning & memory and
conditioning
answered passed
behavioral neuroscience - correct answer ✔✔the study of the biological bases of psychological
processes and behavior
behavioral neuroscience can provide knowledge about - correct answer ✔✔the brain and
behavior
fundamental discoveries in biological psychology research may contribute to - correct answer
✔✔greater understanding of brain disorders and development of effective treatments
at least one in _______ people around the world currently suffers from neurological or
psychiatric illness - correct answer ✔✔five
ancient egyptians, indians, chinese, and greeks thought the __________ was the center of
thoughts and emotions - correct answer ✔✔heart
hippocrates wrote about the __________ controlling thoughts, emotions, and intelligence -
correct answer ✔✔brain
aristotle believed the ________ was the root of consciousness - correct answer ✔✔heart
galen (a greco-roman physician) treated - correct answer ✔✔brain injured gladiators
galen proposed that behavior results from - correct answer ✔✔connections between the brain
and the body
,what experience led galen to his proposal? - correct answer ✔✔treating brain-injured gladiators
the scientific revolution - correct answer ✔✔-major developments in math and science
-establishment of the scientific method
when did the scientific revolution start? - correct answer ✔✔towards the end of the
renaissance (1500s)
how was the scientific method established? - correct answer ✔✔-experimentation rather than
philosophy
-question assumptions
renaissance artist and scientist leonardo da vinci pioneered... - correct answer ✔✔anatomical
drawings by relying on direct observation (more accurate than early drawings by others)
rene descartes proposed the concept of - correct answer ✔✔spinal reflexes and their neural
pathways
how did rene descartes explain control of behavior? - correct answer ✔✔in terms of the
nervous system acting as a machine
rene descartes promoted the notion of - correct answer ✔✔dualism
dualism - correct answer ✔✔humans have a nonmaterial soul as well as a material body
______________ had one of the first accurate anatomical drawings and textbooks of the brain -
correct answer ✔✔thomas willis (1600s)
, what did thomas willis discover? - correct answer ✔✔relation between disorders and brain
damage
in the 1800s, the field of phrenology (a pseudoscience) popularized the concept of - correct
answer ✔✔localization of function
phrenology - correct answer ✔✔the belief that bumps on the skull result from enlargements of
brain regions responsible for certain behavioral faculties (was WRONG)
localization of function - correct answer ✔✔the concept that different brain regions specialize in
specific behaviors
researchers began to show that damage to specific brain regions caused - correct answer
✔✔predictable impairments
paul broca (1800s) noted that damage to a particular region of the - correct answer ✔✔left side
of the brain reliably impairs speech production
-broca's aphasia
1800s--golgi invents - correct answer ✔✔cell staining technique
1800s--ramon y cajal makes - correct answer ✔✔detailed drawings of many types of nerve cells
using golgi staining
1900s--rapid progress was made in the areas of - correct answer ✔✔learning & memory and
conditioning
