Chapter 1: Biopsychology As A Neuroscience
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, TABLE OF CONTENTS
PART I: WHAT IS BIOPSYCHOLOGY?
1. Biopsychology as a Neuroscience
PART II: FOUNDATIONS OF BIOPSYCHOLOGY
2. Evolution, Genetics, and Experience
3. Anatomy of the Nervous System
4. Neural Conduction and Synaptic Transmission
5. The Research Methods of Biopsychology
PART III: SENSORY AND MOTOR SYSTEMS
6. The Visual System
7. Sensory Systems, Perception, and Attention
8. The Sensorimotor System
PART IV: BRAIN PLASTICITY
9. Development of the Nervous System
10. Brain Damage and Neuroplasticity
11. Learning, Memory, and Amnesia
PART V: BIOPSYCHOLOGY OF MOTIVATION
12. Hunger, Eating, and Health
13. Hormones and Sex
14. Sleep, Dreaming, and Circadian Rhythms
15. Drug Use, Drug Addiction, and the Brain's Reward Circuits
PART VI: DISORDERS OF COGNITION AND
EMOTION
16. Lateralization, Language, and the Split Brain
17. Biopsychology of Emotion, Stress, and Health
18. Biopsychology of Psychiatric Disorders
,CHAPTER 1
BIOLOGY AS A NEUROSCIENCE: WHAT IS BIOPSYCHLOGY,
ANYWAY?
Total Assessment Guide (T.A.G.)
Question Remember Understand Apply What You
Topic
Type The Facts The Know
Concepts
Multiple
1-4, 6-10, 13, 15, 16 5, 11, 12, 14
What Is Biopsychology? Choice
Fill-In 1-3
Essay 1
Multiple 17-21, 23-25, 27-31,
What Types Of Research 33, 34 22, 26 32
Choice
Characterize The
Fill-In 4, 6 5
Biopsychological Approach?
Essay 2, 3
Multiple
35, 36, 39-41, 43-49 37, 38, 42
What Are The Dvisions Choice
Of Biopsychology? Fill-In 7-12
Essay 4, 5
Multiple
50-54, 56 55, 57
How Do Biopsychologists Choice
Conduct Their Work? Fill-In 13-15
Essay 6
Multiple
58-65
Thinking Critically About Choice
Biopsychological Claims Fill-In 16-18
Essay 7
, Chapter 1: Biopsychology As A Neuroscience
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS
1. The Human Brain Weighs About
a. 0.3 Kilograms (0.7 Pounds).
b. 0.8 Kilograms (1.8 Pounds).
c. 1.0 Kilograms (2.2 Pounds).
d. 1.3 Kilograms (2.9 Pounds).
e. 2.3 Kilograms (5.1 Pounds).
ANS; D
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Topic: Introduction
Learning Objective: 1.1 Define And Discuss What Is Meant By
Biopsychology. Skill Level: Remember The Facts
APA Learning Objective: 1.1 Describe Key Concepts, Principles, And Overarching Themes In
Psychology.
2. The Human Brain Is Composed Of Various Cells, Including Those Specialized To
Receive And Transmit Electrochemical Signals, Which Are Known As
a. Glial Cells.
b. Axons.
c. Neurons.
d. Oligodendroglia.
e. Sulci.
ANS; C
Difficulty Level: Easy
Topic: Introduction
Learning Objective: 1.1 Define And Discuss What Is Meant By
Biopsychology. Skill Level: Remember The Facts
APA Learning Objective: 1.1 Describe Key Concepts, Principles, And Overarching Themes In
Psychology.
TEST BANK for
Biopsychology, Global Edition 11th Edition Latest
Version 2025/2026 [A+] Questions & Answers
Perfectly Analyzed For Your 100% Success
by John Pinel (Author), Steven Barnes (Author)
, TABLE OF CONTENTS
PART I: WHAT IS BIOPSYCHOLOGY?
1. Biopsychology as a Neuroscience
PART II: FOUNDATIONS OF BIOPSYCHOLOGY
2. Evolution, Genetics, and Experience
3. Anatomy of the Nervous System
4. Neural Conduction and Synaptic Transmission
5. The Research Methods of Biopsychology
PART III: SENSORY AND MOTOR SYSTEMS
6. The Visual System
7. Sensory Systems, Perception, and Attention
8. The Sensorimotor System
PART IV: BRAIN PLASTICITY
9. Development of the Nervous System
10. Brain Damage and Neuroplasticity
11. Learning, Memory, and Amnesia
PART V: BIOPSYCHOLOGY OF MOTIVATION
12. Hunger, Eating, and Health
13. Hormones and Sex
14. Sleep, Dreaming, and Circadian Rhythms
15. Drug Use, Drug Addiction, and the Brain's Reward Circuits
PART VI: DISORDERS OF COGNITION AND
EMOTION
16. Lateralization, Language, and the Split Brain
17. Biopsychology of Emotion, Stress, and Health
18. Biopsychology of Psychiatric Disorders
,CHAPTER 1
BIOLOGY AS A NEUROSCIENCE: WHAT IS BIOPSYCHLOGY,
ANYWAY?
Total Assessment Guide (T.A.G.)
Question Remember Understand Apply What You
Topic
Type The Facts The Know
Concepts
Multiple
1-4, 6-10, 13, 15, 16 5, 11, 12, 14
What Is Biopsychology? Choice
Fill-In 1-3
Essay 1
Multiple 17-21, 23-25, 27-31,
What Types Of Research 33, 34 22, 26 32
Choice
Characterize The
Fill-In 4, 6 5
Biopsychological Approach?
Essay 2, 3
Multiple
35, 36, 39-41, 43-49 37, 38, 42
What Are The Dvisions Choice
Of Biopsychology? Fill-In 7-12
Essay 4, 5
Multiple
50-54, 56 55, 57
How Do Biopsychologists Choice
Conduct Their Work? Fill-In 13-15
Essay 6
Multiple
58-65
Thinking Critically About Choice
Biopsychological Claims Fill-In 16-18
Essay 7
, Chapter 1: Biopsychology As A Neuroscience
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS
1. The Human Brain Weighs About
a. 0.3 Kilograms (0.7 Pounds).
b. 0.8 Kilograms (1.8 Pounds).
c. 1.0 Kilograms (2.2 Pounds).
d. 1.3 Kilograms (2.9 Pounds).
e. 2.3 Kilograms (5.1 Pounds).
ANS; D
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Topic: Introduction
Learning Objective: 1.1 Define And Discuss What Is Meant By
Biopsychology. Skill Level: Remember The Facts
APA Learning Objective: 1.1 Describe Key Concepts, Principles, And Overarching Themes In
Psychology.
2. The Human Brain Is Composed Of Various Cells, Including Those Specialized To
Receive And Transmit Electrochemical Signals, Which Are Known As
a. Glial Cells.
b. Axons.
c. Neurons.
d. Oligodendroglia.
e. Sulci.
ANS; C
Difficulty Level: Easy
Topic: Introduction
Learning Objective: 1.1 Define And Discuss What Is Meant By
Biopsychology. Skill Level: Remember The Facts
APA Learning Objective: 1.1 Describe Key Concepts, Principles, And Overarching Themes In
Psychology.
