Discovering Behavioral Neuroscience: An
Introduction to Biological Psychology
by Laura Freberg (Author)
5th Edition
, TABLE OF CONTENTS
Chapter 1. What Is Behavioral Neuroscience?
Chapter 2. Functional Neuroanatomy and the Evolution of the Nervous System
Chapter 3. Neurophysiology: The Structure and Functions of the Cells of the Nervous System
Chapter 4. Psychopharmacology
Chapter 5. Genetics and the Development of the Human Brain
Chapter 6. Vision
Chapter 7. Nonvisual Sensation and Perception
Chapter 8. Movement
Chapter 9. Homeostasis, Motivation, and Reward
Chapter 10. Sexual Behavior
Chapter 11. Sleep and Waking
Chapter 12. Learning and Memory
Chapter 13. Cognitive Neuroscience
Chapter 14. Social and Affective Neuroscience
Chapter 15. Neuropsychology
Chapter 16. Psychopathology
,TEST BANK
Discovering Behavioral Neuroscience: An Introduction to Biological
Psychology, 5th Edition (Freberg, 2024)
Chapters 1–16
CHAPTER 1: WHAT IS BEHAVIORAL NEUROSCIENCE?
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Behavioral neuroscience is best defined as:
a) The study of abnormal behavior and its treatment
b) The scientific study of the biological bases of behavior and mental processes
c) The branch of medicine that deals with surgery on the nervous system
d) The philosophical study of the mind-body problem
Answer: b
Rationale: Behavioral neuroscience (also called biological psychology or biopsychology) examines the
biological foundations underlying behavior and mental processes, integrating knowledge from
neuroscience, psychology, biology, and related fields.
2. Which of the following historical figures is credited with proposing that the mind resides in the
brain rather than the heart?
a) Aristotle
b) Hippocrates
c) René Descartes
d) Galen
Answer: b
Rationale: Hippocrates argued that the brain was the seat of intelligence and mental life. Aristotle, in
contrast, believed the heart was the center of mental function and that the brain served to cool the
blood.
, 3. Aristotle believed the primary function of the brain was to:
a) Generate thoughts and emotions
b) Cool the blood
c) Store memories
d) Coordinate movement
Answer: b
Rationale: Aristotle proposed a cardiac-centric view in which the heart was the seat of the mind, while
the brain functioned merely to cool the blood. This view was later overturned by evidence supporting the
brain as the organ of mental life.
4. René Descartes' concept of dualism proposed that:
a) The brain and spinal cord function independently
b) The mind and body are separate entities that interact
c) Mental illness has both biological and psychological causes
d) There are two hemispheres of the brain with distinct functions
Answer: b
Rationale: Descartes argued that the mind (a nonphysical substance) and the body (a physical substance)
are fundamentally different but interact, with the pineal gland proposed as the point of interaction. This
position is known as mind-body dualism.
5. Descartes proposed that the mind and body interact through the:
a) Corpus callosum
b) Hypothalamus
c) Pineal gland
d) Pituitary gland
Answer: c
Rationale: Descartes suggested the pineal gland as the point of interaction between the nonphysical
mind and the physical body because it was a singular (unpaired) structure located in the center of the
brain.
6. The philosophical position of monism holds that:
a) The mind and body are fundamentally separate
b) The mind and body are composed of the same underlying substance
c) Only one hemisphere of the brain controls behavior
d) A single neurotransmitter governs all behavior
Answer: b
Rationale: Monism rejects the dualist separation of mind and body, holding instead that they are aspects
of the same substance—typically a physical/material substance. This is the dominant perspective in
modern neuroscience.
Introduction to Biological Psychology
by Laura Freberg (Author)
5th Edition
, TABLE OF CONTENTS
Chapter 1. What Is Behavioral Neuroscience?
Chapter 2. Functional Neuroanatomy and the Evolution of the Nervous System
Chapter 3. Neurophysiology: The Structure and Functions of the Cells of the Nervous System
Chapter 4. Psychopharmacology
Chapter 5. Genetics and the Development of the Human Brain
Chapter 6. Vision
Chapter 7. Nonvisual Sensation and Perception
Chapter 8. Movement
Chapter 9. Homeostasis, Motivation, and Reward
Chapter 10. Sexual Behavior
Chapter 11. Sleep and Waking
Chapter 12. Learning and Memory
Chapter 13. Cognitive Neuroscience
Chapter 14. Social and Affective Neuroscience
Chapter 15. Neuropsychology
Chapter 16. Psychopathology
,TEST BANK
Discovering Behavioral Neuroscience: An Introduction to Biological
Psychology, 5th Edition (Freberg, 2024)
Chapters 1–16
CHAPTER 1: WHAT IS BEHAVIORAL NEUROSCIENCE?
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Behavioral neuroscience is best defined as:
a) The study of abnormal behavior and its treatment
b) The scientific study of the biological bases of behavior and mental processes
c) The branch of medicine that deals with surgery on the nervous system
d) The philosophical study of the mind-body problem
Answer: b
Rationale: Behavioral neuroscience (also called biological psychology or biopsychology) examines the
biological foundations underlying behavior and mental processes, integrating knowledge from
neuroscience, psychology, biology, and related fields.
2. Which of the following historical figures is credited with proposing that the mind resides in the
brain rather than the heart?
a) Aristotle
b) Hippocrates
c) René Descartes
d) Galen
Answer: b
Rationale: Hippocrates argued that the brain was the seat of intelligence and mental life. Aristotle, in
contrast, believed the heart was the center of mental function and that the brain served to cool the
blood.
, 3. Aristotle believed the primary function of the brain was to:
a) Generate thoughts and emotions
b) Cool the blood
c) Store memories
d) Coordinate movement
Answer: b
Rationale: Aristotle proposed a cardiac-centric view in which the heart was the seat of the mind, while
the brain functioned merely to cool the blood. This view was later overturned by evidence supporting the
brain as the organ of mental life.
4. René Descartes' concept of dualism proposed that:
a) The brain and spinal cord function independently
b) The mind and body are separate entities that interact
c) Mental illness has both biological and psychological causes
d) There are two hemispheres of the brain with distinct functions
Answer: b
Rationale: Descartes argued that the mind (a nonphysical substance) and the body (a physical substance)
are fundamentally different but interact, with the pineal gland proposed as the point of interaction. This
position is known as mind-body dualism.
5. Descartes proposed that the mind and body interact through the:
a) Corpus callosum
b) Hypothalamus
c) Pineal gland
d) Pituitary gland
Answer: c
Rationale: Descartes suggested the pineal gland as the point of interaction between the nonphysical
mind and the physical body because it was a singular (unpaired) structure located in the center of the
brain.
6. The philosophical position of monism holds that:
a) The mind and body are fundamentally separate
b) The mind and body are composed of the same underlying substance
c) Only one hemisphere of the brain controls behavior
d) A single neurotransmitter governs all behavior
Answer: b
Rationale: Monism rejects the dualist separation of mind and body, holding instead that they are aspects
of the same substance—typically a physical/material substance. This is the dominant perspective in
modern neuroscience.
