NSC Final Practice Test (Questions &
Answers)
Biopsychology is the scientific study of the
A) biology of behavior.
B) brain.
C) chemistry of the brain.
D) biology of the brain.
E) biology of cognition - CORRECT ANSWER-A
According to the textbook, the science of biopsychology as it is practiced today
emerged as a discipline in about
A) 1549.
B) 1649.
C) 1749.
D) 1849.
E) 1949. - CORRECT ANSWER-E
Which subdiscipline of neuroscience focuses on the study of brain disorders?
A) ethoexperimental psychology
B) biopsychology
C) developmental neurobiology
D) neuropathology
E) neuroendocrinology - CORRECT ANSWER-D
,The comparison of brain-behavior relations in different species is called
A) the comparative approach.
B) ethology.
C) biopsychology.
D) evolutionary biology.
E) none of the above - CORRECT ANSWER-A
In a well-designed experiment, there is only one systematic difference between the
conditions. This difference is manipulated by the experimenter and is called the
A) between-subject variable.
B) within-subject variable.
C) dependent variable.
D) independent variable.
E) confounded variable. - CORRECT ANSWER-D
The division of biopsychology that studies the neural mechanisms of behavior through
the direct manipulation of the brains of laboratory animals in controlled experiments is
A) physiological psychology.
B) psychophysiology.
C) neuropsychology.
D) cognitive neuroscience.
E) both A and B - CORRECT ANSWER-A
In psychophysiology, the usual measure of brain activity is the
A) EKG.
B) ANS.
, C) EEG.
D) electroencephalogram.
E) both C and D - CORRECT ANSWER-E
The general intellectual climate of a culture is referred to as its
A) canon.
B) guano.
C) Zeitgeist.
D) converging operations.
E) confounds - CORRECT ANSWER-C
Asomatognosia is a
A) form of Korsakoff's syndrome.
B) dualistic philosophy.
C) learned response.
D) consequence of hypothalamic damage.
E) deficiency in the awareness of parts of one's own body. - CORRECT ANSWER-E
The conspecific (same species) of a vole is a
A) rat.
B) monkey.
C) human.
D) mouse.
E) vole. - CORRECT ANSWER-E
Answers)
Biopsychology is the scientific study of the
A) biology of behavior.
B) brain.
C) chemistry of the brain.
D) biology of the brain.
E) biology of cognition - CORRECT ANSWER-A
According to the textbook, the science of biopsychology as it is practiced today
emerged as a discipline in about
A) 1549.
B) 1649.
C) 1749.
D) 1849.
E) 1949. - CORRECT ANSWER-E
Which subdiscipline of neuroscience focuses on the study of brain disorders?
A) ethoexperimental psychology
B) biopsychology
C) developmental neurobiology
D) neuropathology
E) neuroendocrinology - CORRECT ANSWER-D
,The comparison of brain-behavior relations in different species is called
A) the comparative approach.
B) ethology.
C) biopsychology.
D) evolutionary biology.
E) none of the above - CORRECT ANSWER-A
In a well-designed experiment, there is only one systematic difference between the
conditions. This difference is manipulated by the experimenter and is called the
A) between-subject variable.
B) within-subject variable.
C) dependent variable.
D) independent variable.
E) confounded variable. - CORRECT ANSWER-D
The division of biopsychology that studies the neural mechanisms of behavior through
the direct manipulation of the brains of laboratory animals in controlled experiments is
A) physiological psychology.
B) psychophysiology.
C) neuropsychology.
D) cognitive neuroscience.
E) both A and B - CORRECT ANSWER-A
In psychophysiology, the usual measure of brain activity is the
A) EKG.
B) ANS.
, C) EEG.
D) electroencephalogram.
E) both C and D - CORRECT ANSWER-E
The general intellectual climate of a culture is referred to as its
A) canon.
B) guano.
C) Zeitgeist.
D) converging operations.
E) confounds - CORRECT ANSWER-C
Asomatognosia is a
A) form of Korsakoff's syndrome.
B) dualistic philosophy.
C) learned response.
D) consequence of hypothalamic damage.
E) deficiency in the awareness of parts of one's own body. - CORRECT ANSWER-E
The conspecific (same species) of a vole is a
A) rat.
B) monkey.
C) human.
D) mouse.
E) vole. - CORRECT ANSWER-E
