BIOLOGICAL PSYCHOLOGY 13TH EDITION
CHAPTERS 1 14 COMPREHENSIVE QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS
◉ Where does perception occur?
Answer: In the brain.
◉ What is monism?
Answer: Mental activity and certain types of brain activity are
inseparable.
◉ Why do people differ from one another?
Answer: Many differences can be traced to differences in the brain.
◉ What does physiological explanation refer to?
Answer: Explains how behavior occurs through brain and body
mechanisms.
◉ What does ontogenetic explanation refer to?
Answer: Explains how behavior develops through genetic and
environmental influences.
, ◉ What does evolutionary explanation refer to?
Answer: Explains where a behavior came from in ancestral history.
◉ What does functional explanation refer to?
Answer: Explains why a behavior evolved and its adaptive value.
◉ Why do biological psychologists study nonhuman animals?
Answer: Many mechanisms of behavior are similar across species
and may be easier to study in nonhumans.
◉ What is reduction in animal research?
Answer: Using fewer animals in research.
◉ What is replacement in animal research?
Answer: Using computer models or other substitutes for animals
when possible.
◉ What is refinement in animal research?
Answer: Changing procedures to reduce animal pain and discomfort.
◉ Who is Santiago Ramon y Cajal?
CHAPTERS 1 14 COMPREHENSIVE QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS
◉ Where does perception occur?
Answer: In the brain.
◉ What is monism?
Answer: Mental activity and certain types of brain activity are
inseparable.
◉ Why do people differ from one another?
Answer: Many differences can be traced to differences in the brain.
◉ What does physiological explanation refer to?
Answer: Explains how behavior occurs through brain and body
mechanisms.
◉ What does ontogenetic explanation refer to?
Answer: Explains how behavior develops through genetic and
environmental influences.
, ◉ What does evolutionary explanation refer to?
Answer: Explains where a behavior came from in ancestral history.
◉ What does functional explanation refer to?
Answer: Explains why a behavior evolved and its adaptive value.
◉ Why do biological psychologists study nonhuman animals?
Answer: Many mechanisms of behavior are similar across species
and may be easier to study in nonhumans.
◉ What is reduction in animal research?
Answer: Using fewer animals in research.
◉ What is replacement in animal research?
Answer: Using computer models or other substitutes for animals
when possible.
◉ What is refinement in animal research?
Answer: Changing procedures to reduce animal pain and discomfort.
◉ Who is Santiago Ramon y Cajal?
