Test Bank for An Introduction to Brain and Behavior
7th Edition by Bryan Kolb, Ian Q. Whishaw,
Chapters 1 - 16, Complete Newest Version
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,origins of Brain and Behaviour?
1. Brain abnormalities can be related to:
A) 500 disorders.
B) 1000 disorders.
C) 1500 disorders.
D) more than 2,000 disorders.
2. All the nerve processes radiating out beyond the brain and spinal cord as well as all the
neurons outside the brain and spinal cord constitute the:
A) nervous system.
B) central nervous system.
C) peripheral nervous system.
D) external nervous system.
3. Which is NOT part of the peripheral nervous system?
A) sensory receptors in the skin
B) connections to motor neurons
C) sensory and motor connections to internal organs (e.g., the stomach)
D) the spinal cord
4. The set of brain structures responsible for most of our unconscious behaviors is called:
A) the cerebral hemisphere.
B) the brainstem.
C) the cerebrum.
D) the cerebellum.
5. The postulation that we make subliminal movements of our larynx and muscles when
we imagine was expounded by:
A) D. O. Hebb.
B) Edmond Jacobson.
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,C) Irenäus Eibl-Eibesfeldt.
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, D) Fred Linge.
6. “Behavior oconsists oof opatterns oin otime” ois oa odefinition oof obehavior oexpounded oby:
A) D. oO. oHebb.
B) Edmond oJacobson.
C) Irenäus oEibl-Eibesfeldt.
D) Fred oLinge.
7. Patterns oin otime ocan obe omade oup oof:
A) movements.
B) thinking.
C) both omovements oand othinking.
D) neither omovements onor othinking.
8. Animals owith osmaller obrains oand osimpler onervous osystems ohave omostly behaviors,
owhereas oanimals owith olarger obrains oand omore ocomplex onervous osystems ohave
omostly
o behaviors.
A) learned; oinherited
B) inherited; olearned
C) innate; oinherited
D) learned; oinnate
9. Crossbill obirds ohave oa obeak othat ois odesigned oto oeat opine ocones. oIf owe otrim othe
obeak, otheobehavior odisappears. oThis oexample oillustrates:
A) fixed obehavior.
B) flexible obehavior.
C) learned obehavior.
D) adaptive obehavior.
10. The osucking oresponse oobserved oin onewborn ohuman oinfants ois oan oexample oof oa(n):
A) learned oresponse.
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7th Edition by Bryan Kolb, Ian Q. Whishaw,
Chapters 1 - 16, Complete Newest Version
Page 1
,origins of Brain and Behaviour?
1. Brain abnormalities can be related to:
A) 500 disorders.
B) 1000 disorders.
C) 1500 disorders.
D) more than 2,000 disorders.
2. All the nerve processes radiating out beyond the brain and spinal cord as well as all the
neurons outside the brain and spinal cord constitute the:
A) nervous system.
B) central nervous system.
C) peripheral nervous system.
D) external nervous system.
3. Which is NOT part of the peripheral nervous system?
A) sensory receptors in the skin
B) connections to motor neurons
C) sensory and motor connections to internal organs (e.g., the stomach)
D) the spinal cord
4. The set of brain structures responsible for most of our unconscious behaviors is called:
A) the cerebral hemisphere.
B) the brainstem.
C) the cerebrum.
D) the cerebellum.
5. The postulation that we make subliminal movements of our larynx and muscles when
we imagine was expounded by:
A) D. O. Hebb.
B) Edmond Jacobson.
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,C) Irenäus Eibl-Eibesfeldt.
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, D) Fred Linge.
6. “Behavior oconsists oof opatterns oin otime” ois oa odefinition oof obehavior oexpounded oby:
A) D. oO. oHebb.
B) Edmond oJacobson.
C) Irenäus oEibl-Eibesfeldt.
D) Fred oLinge.
7. Patterns oin otime ocan obe omade oup oof:
A) movements.
B) thinking.
C) both omovements oand othinking.
D) neither omovements onor othinking.
8. Animals owith osmaller obrains oand osimpler onervous osystems ohave omostly behaviors,
owhereas oanimals owith olarger obrains oand omore ocomplex onervous osystems ohave
omostly
o behaviors.
A) learned; oinherited
B) inherited; olearned
C) innate; oinherited
D) learned; oinnate
9. Crossbill obirds ohave oa obeak othat ois odesigned oto oeat opine ocones. oIf owe otrim othe
obeak, otheobehavior odisappears. oThis oexample oillustrates:
A) fixed obehavior.
B) flexible obehavior.
C) learned obehavior.
D) adaptive obehavior.
10. The osucking oresponse oobserved oin onewborn ohuman oinfants ois oan oexample oof oa(n):
A) learned oresponse.
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