Test Bank For Biopsychology, 11th Edition by John P.J. Pinel Steven J. Barnes Chapter 1-18

1 Copyright © 202 1, 2018, 201 4 Pearson Education, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Test Bank For Biopsychology, 11th edition by John P.J. Pinel Steven J. Barnes Chapter 1 -18 CHAPTER 1 BIOLOGY AS A NEUROSCIENCE: WHAT IS BIOPSYCHLOGY, ANYWAY? Total Assessment Guide (T.A.G.) Topic Question Type Remember the Facts Understand the Concepts Apply What You Know What Is Biopsychology? Multiple Choice 1-4, 6-10, 13, 15, 16 5, 11, 12, 14 Fill-In 1-3 Essay 1 What Types of Research Characterize the Biopsychological Approach? Multiple Choice 17-21, 23 -25, 27 -31, 33, 34 22, 26 32 Fill-In 4, 6 5 Essay 2, 3 What Are the Dvisions of Biopsychology? Multiple Choice 35, 36, 39 -41, 43 -49 37, 38, 42 Fill-In 7-12 Essay 4, 5 How Do Biopsychologists Conduct Their Work? Multiple Choice 50-54, 56 55, 57 Fill-In 13-15 Essay 6 Thinking Critically about Biopsychological Claims Multiple Choice 58-65 Fill-In 16-18 Essay 7 2 Copyright © 202 1, 2018, 201 4 Pearson Education, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 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 O bjective: 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. 3. The scientific study of the nervous system is called a. neuroscience. b. psychology. c. biopsychology. d. neurochemistry. e. neurophysiology. Answer : A Difficulty Level: Easy 3 Copyright © 202 1, 2018, 201 4 Pearson Education, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 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. 4. Jimmie G., ―the man frozen i n time ‖ described in the chapter vignette , had a severe problem with his a. memory. b. temperature regulation. c. intellectual functioning . d. allocation of attention. e. ability to recognize faces . Answer : A Difficulty Level: Easy Topic: Introdu ction 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. 5. Eduardo wants to understand the deve lopment of the human brain by comparing it to the brains of other species and theorizing about the environmental pressures that helped to shape those brains over the long process of historical time. Which perspective on biopsychology is Eduardo adopting? a. historiography b. conscious awareness perspective c. clinical perspective d. computational perspective e. evolutionary perspective Answer : E Difficulty Level: Easy Topic: Four Major Themes of This Text Learning Objective: 1.1 Define and discuss w hat is meant by biopsychology. Skill Level: Understand the Concepts APA Learning Objective: 1.2 Develop a working knowledge of psychology’s content domains. 6. Understanding the ongoing interaction between genes and experience is the subject matter of a. the clinical perspective . 4 Copyright © 202 1, 2018, 201 4 Pearson Education, Inc. All Rights Reserved. b. biochemistry . c. epigenetics . d. neuroanatomy . e. consciousness . Answer : C Difficulty Level: Easy Topic: Emerging Themes of This Text Learning Objective: 1.1 Define and discuss what is meant by biopsychology. Skill Le vel: Remember the Facts APA Learning Objective: 1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology. 7. Biopsychology is the scientific study of the a. biology of behavior. b. brain. c. evolution of the brain. d. anatomy of the brain. e. chemistry underlying cognition. Answer : A Difficulty Level: Easy Topic: Defining Biopsychology 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. 8. Psychobiology, behavioral biology, and behavioral neuroscience are all approximate synonyms for a. cognitive behavior. b. behavioral psychology. c. biopsychology. d. neurophysiology. e. neuroscience. Answer : C Difficulty Level: Moderate Topic: Defining Biopsychology 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, principl es, and overarching themes in psychology.