Brain & Behavior, Exam 1, PSY 3322
What terms refer to the study of the biological bases of behavior? correct answers
Biological Psychology
Physiological Psychology
Behavioral Neuroscience
Neuroscience correct answers scientific study of the nervous system
Neuropsychology correct answers brain and behavior relationship of injuries and
diseases.
What are two reasons why it is important to understand relationships between brain and
behavior? correct answers 1. important for many fields
2. 1 in 5 people have neurological or psychiatric disorders
Why is it said that the brain and behavior have a reciprocal relationship? correct
answers Changes in the brain affect behavior
Changes in behavior affect the brain
Neuroplasticity and the London Taxi Driver example correct answers Experience alters
the size of brain regions
-taxi drivers need good spatial memory; they have larger hippocampi compared to
others.
What is neurogenesis, and what activities promote it? correct answers The birth of new
brain cells. Promoted through sleep and exercise.
What disease is associated with enlarged ventricles? correct answers Schizophrenia
What organ did the ancient Egyptians and Greeks think was the seat of mental
capacities? correct answers The Heart.
Which ancient society thought that the brain was a cooling system for the blood?
correct answers Greeks
Who was one of the first to suggest in writing that the brain controls behavior? correct
answers Galen
What happened during the Renaissance? correct answers People became re-
interested in understanding the brain.
, What is dualism, and according to this view, what was the function of the pineal gland?
correct answers Dualism was the idea that the human mind and body are two distinct
entities that interact with each other to make a person.
-the pineal gland is where the soul(mind) communicates with the body.
What does "localization of function" mean? correct answers Different areas of the brain
control different behaviors.
Who was patient Tan, and how did he contribute to the idea of localization of function?
correct answers Patient Tan could only say the word "tan" after a brain injury. Physician,
Paul Broca performed an autopsy after Tan's death and found a part of his brain
("broca's area") was damaged. Thus, contributed to the idea of localization of function.
What is Phrenology? correct answers Assigned behaviors to different regions of the
brain at random. Understood personality based on those regions.
What is Social Neuroscience? correct answers How social factors interact with brain
and behavior.
Four current theoretical perspectives correct answers 1. Systemic description of
behavior (observing)
2. The evolution of behavior (example: tickling, why? it is a bonding mechanism)
3. Life span development of the brain and behavior (example: inhibitory control)
4. The biological mechanisms of behavior (neurons)
Ontogeny correct answers The change in an individual during its lifetime.
Which of the Four theoretical perspectives is the best? correct answers None. They are
the best when used together.
What is the Nervous System? correct answers A complex system of nerves. consists of
the CNS and the PNS
What two types of cells are found in the nervous system? correct answers 1. Neurons
2. Glia
What is the function of neurons? correct answers the neurons receive and transmit
information to other cells and process information. Gila cells are the support for neurons
What is the Neuron Doctrine? correct answers The discovery of neurons. Neurons are
independent cells separated by tiny gaps/spaces.
What are four basic parts of a neuron, and what is the function of each? correct
answers 1. Cell body - contains the nucleus (DNA), metabolic functions necessary to
keep the cell alive.
2. Dendrites - receive information from other cells
What terms refer to the study of the biological bases of behavior? correct answers
Biological Psychology
Physiological Psychology
Behavioral Neuroscience
Neuroscience correct answers scientific study of the nervous system
Neuropsychology correct answers brain and behavior relationship of injuries and
diseases.
What are two reasons why it is important to understand relationships between brain and
behavior? correct answers 1. important for many fields
2. 1 in 5 people have neurological or psychiatric disorders
Why is it said that the brain and behavior have a reciprocal relationship? correct
answers Changes in the brain affect behavior
Changes in behavior affect the brain
Neuroplasticity and the London Taxi Driver example correct answers Experience alters
the size of brain regions
-taxi drivers need good spatial memory; they have larger hippocampi compared to
others.
What is neurogenesis, and what activities promote it? correct answers The birth of new
brain cells. Promoted through sleep and exercise.
What disease is associated with enlarged ventricles? correct answers Schizophrenia
What organ did the ancient Egyptians and Greeks think was the seat of mental
capacities? correct answers The Heart.
Which ancient society thought that the brain was a cooling system for the blood?
correct answers Greeks
Who was one of the first to suggest in writing that the brain controls behavior? correct
answers Galen
What happened during the Renaissance? correct answers People became re-
interested in understanding the brain.
, What is dualism, and according to this view, what was the function of the pineal gland?
correct answers Dualism was the idea that the human mind and body are two distinct
entities that interact with each other to make a person.
-the pineal gland is where the soul(mind) communicates with the body.
What does "localization of function" mean? correct answers Different areas of the brain
control different behaviors.
Who was patient Tan, and how did he contribute to the idea of localization of function?
correct answers Patient Tan could only say the word "tan" after a brain injury. Physician,
Paul Broca performed an autopsy after Tan's death and found a part of his brain
("broca's area") was damaged. Thus, contributed to the idea of localization of function.
What is Phrenology? correct answers Assigned behaviors to different regions of the
brain at random. Understood personality based on those regions.
What is Social Neuroscience? correct answers How social factors interact with brain
and behavior.
Four current theoretical perspectives correct answers 1. Systemic description of
behavior (observing)
2. The evolution of behavior (example: tickling, why? it is a bonding mechanism)
3. Life span development of the brain and behavior (example: inhibitory control)
4. The biological mechanisms of behavior (neurons)
Ontogeny correct answers The change in an individual during its lifetime.
Which of the Four theoretical perspectives is the best? correct answers None. They are
the best when used together.
What is the Nervous System? correct answers A complex system of nerves. consists of
the CNS and the PNS
What two types of cells are found in the nervous system? correct answers 1. Neurons
2. Glia
What is the function of neurons? correct answers the neurons receive and transmit
information to other cells and process information. Gila cells are the support for neurons
What is the Neuron Doctrine? correct answers The discovery of neurons. Neurons are
independent cells separated by tiny gaps/spaces.
What are four basic parts of a neuron, and what is the function of each? correct
answers 1. Cell body - contains the nucleus (DNA), metabolic functions necessary to
keep the cell alive.
2. Dendrites - receive information from other cells
