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Biopsychology: Fundamentals and Contemporary
Issues v1.0 1st Edition by Martin S. Shapiro
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,Chapter 1 History and Introduction
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1._____ is the overarching name for the discipline that covers many areas related to the nervous
system, including biology, chemistry, computer science, and psychology.
a. Neurology
b. Neuroanatomy
c. Neuroscience
d. Neurobiology
e. Neuropsychology
ANS: C DIF: Easy
2. The Edwin Smith surgical papyrus was
a. an illustration in Andreas Vesalius’s book on neuroanatomy created in the 1500s.
b. a drawing by Leonardo da Vinci showing the dissection of a human brain.
c. a complete description of the brain surgery performed by Edwin Smith in 1756 on a
small child.
d. the first document that was written in hieroglyphics showing a reference to the brain.
e. a surgical tool created by Edwin Smith in 1625 for boring holes in the skull.
ANS: D DIF: Moderate
3. Which of the following anatomical structures was thought to be the most precious and
important in ancient Egypt? For important people of the day, Egyptians would remove it and
place it in a jar to be buried with the rest of the mummified body.
a. heart
b. brain
c. tongue
d. eyes
e. hands
ANS: A DIF: Moderate
4. ______________is the term for the ancient “surgical” technique for drilling holes in the
skull? This was used to relieve pressure, drain infections, or release evil spirits.
a. Lobectomy
b. Borination
c. Trepanation
d. Spindling
e. Truncation
ANS: C DIF: Moderate
,5. During the _______________ artists and anatomists like Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo,
and Andreas Vesalius created detailed pictures of the brain or incorporated brain images into
their paintings.
a. Age of Enlightenment
b. Bronze Age
c. Dark Ages
d. Post-industrial Age
e. Renaissance
ANS: E DIF: Moderate
6. René Descartes was a proponent of
a. polyism.
b. dualism.
c. alterism.
d. monism.
e. intraism.
ANS: B DIF: Moderate
7. You’re living in the late 1800s, and you are concerned about your future career prospects
and want to get a reading of your brain. You go to a well-respected professional that reads the
bumps on your head and then reports your mental strengths and weaknesses. The person that
reads the bumps on your head is a
a. phlebotomist.
b. skullotomist.
c. pseudologist.
d. lobotomist.
e. phrenologist.
ANS: E DIF: easy
8. The idea that the “whole is greater than the sum of its parts” is best associated with which
approach to research?
a. reductionistic
b. alterism
c. holistic
d. polyistic
e. monoistic
ANS: C DIF: Moderate
9. Dr. Ortiz and Dr. Chang are colleagues in a psychology department, and they go out for
lunch. Dr. Ortiz talks about her work at the autism clinic, where she uses what she knows about
associative learning to help children. Dr. Chang talks about his work on the theoretical function
, of specific cells in the hippocampus of the brain. Dr. Ortiz takes a(n) _________ approach and
Dr. Chang takes a(n) ____________ approach to their respective interests.
a. applied, basic
b. focused, applied
c. basic, applied
d. fundamentalist, reductionist
e. applied, essentialist
ANS: A DIF: Moderate
10. Dr. Kaur is interested in the activity of the brainstem during sleep, so she carefully inserts
an electrode into a specific area of the brainstem in a rat and records activity while the animal
sleeps. Dr. Kaur is a
a. behavioral endocrinologist.
b. psychophysiologist.
c. physiological psychologist.
d. neurologist.
e. psychopharmacologist.
ANS: C DIF: Hard
11. A psychophysiologist would most likely do which of the following types of research?
a. the effect of an antidepressant on wheel running behavior in rats
b. the level of testosterone in a professional boxer
c. the preferred diet of a mouse that has a part of its hypothalamus (part of the brain)
removed
d. the brainwave patterns of a person as measured by an electroencephalogram (EEG)
while the person solves a memory problem
e. More than one of the above is correct.
ANS: D DIF: Moderate
12. A psychopharmacologist is most interested in how _____________ affect the brain and
behavior.
a. drugs
b. hormones
c. brainwaves
d. proteins
e. neurotransmitters
ANS: A DIF: Easy
13. Shortly after experiencing a natural disaster like an earthquake or hurricane, a person might
also be more susceptible to getting the flu or a cold. Which of the following is the study about
how thoughts, experiences, and behaviors influence how well one fights off diseases?
a. immunoneurosience
Biopsychology: Fundamentals and Contemporary
Issues v1.0 1st Edition by Martin S. Shapiro
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Complete Test bank, All Chapters are included.
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,Chapter 1 History and Introduction
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1._____ is the overarching name for the discipline that covers many areas related to the nervous
system, including biology, chemistry, computer science, and psychology.
a. Neurology
b. Neuroanatomy
c. Neuroscience
d. Neurobiology
e. Neuropsychology
ANS: C DIF: Easy
2. The Edwin Smith surgical papyrus was
a. an illustration in Andreas Vesalius’s book on neuroanatomy created in the 1500s.
b. a drawing by Leonardo da Vinci showing the dissection of a human brain.
c. a complete description of the brain surgery performed by Edwin Smith in 1756 on a
small child.
d. the first document that was written in hieroglyphics showing a reference to the brain.
e. a surgical tool created by Edwin Smith in 1625 for boring holes in the skull.
ANS: D DIF: Moderate
3. Which of the following anatomical structures was thought to be the most precious and
important in ancient Egypt? For important people of the day, Egyptians would remove it and
place it in a jar to be buried with the rest of the mummified body.
a. heart
b. brain
c. tongue
d. eyes
e. hands
ANS: A DIF: Moderate
4. ______________is the term for the ancient “surgical” technique for drilling holes in the
skull? This was used to relieve pressure, drain infections, or release evil spirits.
a. Lobectomy
b. Borination
c. Trepanation
d. Spindling
e. Truncation
ANS: C DIF: Moderate
,5. During the _______________ artists and anatomists like Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo,
and Andreas Vesalius created detailed pictures of the brain or incorporated brain images into
their paintings.
a. Age of Enlightenment
b. Bronze Age
c. Dark Ages
d. Post-industrial Age
e. Renaissance
ANS: E DIF: Moderate
6. René Descartes was a proponent of
a. polyism.
b. dualism.
c. alterism.
d. monism.
e. intraism.
ANS: B DIF: Moderate
7. You’re living in the late 1800s, and you are concerned about your future career prospects
and want to get a reading of your brain. You go to a well-respected professional that reads the
bumps on your head and then reports your mental strengths and weaknesses. The person that
reads the bumps on your head is a
a. phlebotomist.
b. skullotomist.
c. pseudologist.
d. lobotomist.
e. phrenologist.
ANS: E DIF: easy
8. The idea that the “whole is greater than the sum of its parts” is best associated with which
approach to research?
a. reductionistic
b. alterism
c. holistic
d. polyistic
e. monoistic
ANS: C DIF: Moderate
9. Dr. Ortiz and Dr. Chang are colleagues in a psychology department, and they go out for
lunch. Dr. Ortiz talks about her work at the autism clinic, where she uses what she knows about
associative learning to help children. Dr. Chang talks about his work on the theoretical function
, of specific cells in the hippocampus of the brain. Dr. Ortiz takes a(n) _________ approach and
Dr. Chang takes a(n) ____________ approach to their respective interests.
a. applied, basic
b. focused, applied
c. basic, applied
d. fundamentalist, reductionist
e. applied, essentialist
ANS: A DIF: Moderate
10. Dr. Kaur is interested in the activity of the brainstem during sleep, so she carefully inserts
an electrode into a specific area of the brainstem in a rat and records activity while the animal
sleeps. Dr. Kaur is a
a. behavioral endocrinologist.
b. psychophysiologist.
c. physiological psychologist.
d. neurologist.
e. psychopharmacologist.
ANS: C DIF: Hard
11. A psychophysiologist would most likely do which of the following types of research?
a. the effect of an antidepressant on wheel running behavior in rats
b. the level of testosterone in a professional boxer
c. the preferred diet of a mouse that has a part of its hypothalamus (part of the brain)
removed
d. the brainwave patterns of a person as measured by an electroencephalogram (EEG)
while the person solves a memory problem
e. More than one of the above is correct.
ANS: D DIF: Moderate
12. A psychopharmacologist is most interested in how _____________ affect the brain and
behavior.
a. drugs
b. hormones
c. brainwaves
d. proteins
e. neurotransmitters
ANS: A DIF: Easy
13. Shortly after experiencing a natural disaster like an earthquake or hurricane, a person might
also be more susceptible to getting the flu or a cold. Which of the following is the study about
how thoughts, experiences, and behaviors influence how well one fights off diseases?
a. immunoneurosience
