CHAPTER 1: BIOPSYCHOLOGY AS A
NEUROSCIENCE
TEST BANK FOR
BIOPSYCHOLOGY, GLOBAL EDITION 11TH
EDITION NEWEST VERSION 2025/2026 [A+]
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.)
QUESTI REMEMBER UNDERSTAN APPLY WHAT
TOPIC
ON THE D THE YOU KNOW
TYPE FACTS CONCEPT
S
MULTI
1-4, 6-10, 13, 15, 16 5, 11, 12, 14
WHAT IS PLE
BIOPSYCHOLOGY? CHOI
CE
FILL-IN 1-3
ESSAY 1
MULTI 17-21, 23-25, 27-31,
WHAT TYPES OF 33, 34 22, 26 32
PLE
RESEARCH
CHOI
CHARACTERIZE THE
CE
BIOPSYCHOLOGICAL
FILL-IN 4, 6 5
APPROACH?
ESSAY 2, 3
MULTI
35, 36, 39-41, 43-49 37, 38, 42
WHAT ARE THE PLE
DVISIONS OF CHOI
BIOPSYCHOLOGY CE
? FILL-IN 7-12
ESSAY 4, 5
MULTI
50-54, 56 55, 57
HOW DO PLE
BIOPSYCHOLOGISTS CHOI
CONDUCT THEIR CE
WORK? FILL-IN 13-15
ESSAY 6
MULTI
58-65
THINKING CRITICALLY PLE
ABOUT CHOI
BIOPSYCHOLOGICAL CE
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).
ANSWER;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.
ANSWER;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.
NEUROSCIENCE
TEST BANK FOR
BIOPSYCHOLOGY, GLOBAL EDITION 11TH
EDITION NEWEST VERSION 2025/2026 [A+]
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.)
QUESTI REMEMBER UNDERSTAN APPLY WHAT
TOPIC
ON THE D THE YOU KNOW
TYPE FACTS CONCEPT
S
MULTI
1-4, 6-10, 13, 15, 16 5, 11, 12, 14
WHAT IS PLE
BIOPSYCHOLOGY? CHOI
CE
FILL-IN 1-3
ESSAY 1
MULTI 17-21, 23-25, 27-31,
WHAT TYPES OF 33, 34 22, 26 32
PLE
RESEARCH
CHOI
CHARACTERIZE THE
CE
BIOPSYCHOLOGICAL
FILL-IN 4, 6 5
APPROACH?
ESSAY 2, 3
MULTI
35, 36, 39-41, 43-49 37, 38, 42
WHAT ARE THE PLE
DVISIONS OF CHOI
BIOPSYCHOLOGY CE
? FILL-IN 7-12
ESSAY 4, 5
MULTI
50-54, 56 55, 57
HOW DO PLE
BIOPSYCHOLOGISTS CHOI
CONDUCT THEIR CE
WORK? FILL-IN 13-15
ESSAY 6
MULTI
58-65
THINKING CRITICALLY PLE
ABOUT CHOI
BIOPSYCHOLOGICAL CE
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).
ANSWER;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.
ANSWER;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.
