Test Bank For Biological Psychology Kalat 11th Edition

Chapter 1: The Major Issues TRUE/FALSE 1. Neuroscientists are more interested in studying behavior than biological psychologists. ANS: F PTS: 1 DIF: factual REF: Introduction OBJ: 1 TOP: 1.1 The Biological Approach to Behavior 2. According to Tinbergen, a physiological explanation describes why a structure or behavior evolved as it did. ANS: F PTS: 1 DIF: factual REF: Introduction OBJ: 1 TOP: 1.1 The Biological Approach to Behavior 3. An evolutionary explanation describes why a structure or behavior evolved. ANS: F PTS: 1 DIF: factual REF: Biological Explanations of Behavior OBJ: 1 TOP: 1.1 The Biological Approach to Behavior MSC: www 4. An ontogenetic explanation is one that describes the development of a structure or behavior. ANS: T PTS: 1 DIF: factual REF: Biological Explanations of Behavior OBJ: 1 TOP: 1.1 The Biological Approach to Behavior MSC: www 5. A functional explanation describes why a structure or behavior evolved as it did. ANS: T PTS: 1 DIF: factual REF: Biological Explanations of Behavior OBJ: 1 TOP: 1.1 The Biological Approach to Behavior 6. Genes are the units of heredity. ANS: T PTS: 1 DIF: factual REF: Mendelian Genetics OBJ: 5 TOP: 1.2 Genetics and Behavior 7. A strand of DNA serves as a template (model) for the synthesis of RNA molecules. ANS: T PTS: 1 DIF: factual REF: Mendelian Genetics OBJ: 5 TOP: 1.2 Genetics and Behavior 8. It is possible for two heterozygous brown-eyed parents to have blue-eyed children. ANS: T PTS: 1 DIF: factual REF: Mendelian Genetics OBJ: 5 TOP: 1.2 Genetics and Behavior 2 Chapter 1