Brain and Behavior Exam
A lion and a tiger mated and produced an offspring called a liger. This indicates that
lions and tigers must be the same: correct answers species
Celeste has damage to her central nervous system. This means that either her _____ or
her _____ (or both) are damaged. correct answers brain; spinal cord
Professor McGraw is interested in studying primate language acquisition. If she wishes
to study primates that are MOST closely related to humans she should study: correct
answers pygmy chimpanzees
Janet's cerebrum is also referred to as her: correct answers forebrain
Darwin used the principle of _____ to explain how new species evolve and how species
change over time. correct answers natural selection
Megan believes that mind is separate from the body, in other words Megan supports the
notion of: correct answers dualism
Over millions of years the primate hand has changed so it can better grasp tree
branches. This is an example of: correct answers evolution
Stephanie is writing an essay arguing that the notion of the mind is immaterial.
Stephanie is MOST likely writing about: correct answers materialism
In the core of Damien's body is his: correct answers central nervous system
The statement "I believe that behavior is solely the result of processes of the
nonmaterial mind" would MOST likely be stated by someone who supports the ideas of:
correct answers aristotle
Tristan is writing an essay about the mind-body problem. Central to the essay is a
critique of: correct answers dualism
Jules has volunteered to participate in a study about sensory deprivation. Based on how
participants in previous sensory deprivation studies have responded, what is Jules likely
to say about the experience of not receiving sensory input? correct answers It was
unpleasant
Allison is taking a course in neuroscience in hopes of finding out how the brain
produces behavior. The neuroscience course will teach that: correct answers How the
brain produces behavior is unanswered
, Professor Erhlich is telling her class about a theory suggesting that we think with silent
language and with bodily movements. Professor Erhlich is describing: correct answers
embodied behavior
Paul is drawing a diagram explaining how Descartes felt the nonmaterial mind could
interact with the body to produce movement. Paul draws _____ between the
nonmaterial mind and the body. correct answers the pineal body
Tamara is writing an essay about the origin of modern psychology. She is likely to begin
with a description of the work of: correct answers Aristotle
Professor Ahmed is studying inherited behaviors in an animal species. Because he is
studying inherited behaviors it is MOST likely that he is studying an animal that has a
relatively _____ nervous system. correct answers simple
Asmi is writing an essay on a nineteenth century scientist who proposed a theory of
evolution. Which of the following people may be the topic of her essay? correct
answers Wallace
Simon believes that the mind is responsible for all behavior. Simon agrees with: correct
answers monism/materialism
Drew is demonstrating Descartes's language test to the other students in his class.
Drew is at the front of the lecture hall with a student volunteer. To test if the volunteer
possesses a mind Drew will ask the volunteer: correct answers to describe her
apartment
The _____ was devised in 1950 to determine whether a machine could be judged as
conscious. correct answers Turing test
Jenna doesn't have a pineal body. According to Descartes: correct answers she has no
mind
Professor Kent is studying learned behaviors in an animal species. Because she is
studying learned behaviors you can be certain the animal she is studying has a
relatively _____ nervous system. correct answers complex
Anna is looking at cross sections of two different areas of a cortex. She notes that the
two areas are very different, one has _____ layers and the other has _____ layers.
correct answers 3; 6
Angela is looking at a model of a human diencephalon. She notes that the two primary
structures are the: correct answers thalamus and hypothalamus
A lion and a tiger mated and produced an offspring called a liger. This indicates that
lions and tigers must be the same: correct answers species
Celeste has damage to her central nervous system. This means that either her _____ or
her _____ (or both) are damaged. correct answers brain; spinal cord
Professor McGraw is interested in studying primate language acquisition. If she wishes
to study primates that are MOST closely related to humans she should study: correct
answers pygmy chimpanzees
Janet's cerebrum is also referred to as her: correct answers forebrain
Darwin used the principle of _____ to explain how new species evolve and how species
change over time. correct answers natural selection
Megan believes that mind is separate from the body, in other words Megan supports the
notion of: correct answers dualism
Over millions of years the primate hand has changed so it can better grasp tree
branches. This is an example of: correct answers evolution
Stephanie is writing an essay arguing that the notion of the mind is immaterial.
Stephanie is MOST likely writing about: correct answers materialism
In the core of Damien's body is his: correct answers central nervous system
The statement "I believe that behavior is solely the result of processes of the
nonmaterial mind" would MOST likely be stated by someone who supports the ideas of:
correct answers aristotle
Tristan is writing an essay about the mind-body problem. Central to the essay is a
critique of: correct answers dualism
Jules has volunteered to participate in a study about sensory deprivation. Based on how
participants in previous sensory deprivation studies have responded, what is Jules likely
to say about the experience of not receiving sensory input? correct answers It was
unpleasant
Allison is taking a course in neuroscience in hopes of finding out how the brain
produces behavior. The neuroscience course will teach that: correct answers How the
brain produces behavior is unanswered
, Professor Erhlich is telling her class about a theory suggesting that we think with silent
language and with bodily movements. Professor Erhlich is describing: correct answers
embodied behavior
Paul is drawing a diagram explaining how Descartes felt the nonmaterial mind could
interact with the body to produce movement. Paul draws _____ between the
nonmaterial mind and the body. correct answers the pineal body
Tamara is writing an essay about the origin of modern psychology. She is likely to begin
with a description of the work of: correct answers Aristotle
Professor Ahmed is studying inherited behaviors in an animal species. Because he is
studying inherited behaviors it is MOST likely that he is studying an animal that has a
relatively _____ nervous system. correct answers simple
Asmi is writing an essay on a nineteenth century scientist who proposed a theory of
evolution. Which of the following people may be the topic of her essay? correct
answers Wallace
Simon believes that the mind is responsible for all behavior. Simon agrees with: correct
answers monism/materialism
Drew is demonstrating Descartes's language test to the other students in his class.
Drew is at the front of the lecture hall with a student volunteer. To test if the volunteer
possesses a mind Drew will ask the volunteer: correct answers to describe her
apartment
The _____ was devised in 1950 to determine whether a machine could be judged as
conscious. correct answers Turing test
Jenna doesn't have a pineal body. According to Descartes: correct answers she has no
mind
Professor Kent is studying learned behaviors in an animal species. Because she is
studying learned behaviors you can be certain the animal she is studying has a
relatively _____ nervous system. correct answers complex
Anna is looking at cross sections of two different areas of a cortex. She notes that the
two areas are very different, one has _____ layers and the other has _____ layers.
correct answers 3; 6
Angela is looking at a model of a human diencephalon. She notes that the two primary
structures are the: correct answers thalamus and hypothalamus
