TEST BANK
Discovering Behavioral Neuroscience: An Introduction to
Biological Psychology
Laura A. Freberg
5th Edition
,Table of Contents
Chapter 01 What is Behavioral Neuroscience 1
Chapter 02 Functional Neuroanatomy and the Evolution 54
Chapter 03 Neurophysiology The Structure and Functions 122
Chapter 04 Psychopharmacology 179
Chapter 05 Genetics and the Development of the Human Brain 241
Chapter 06 Vision 293
Chapter 07 Nonvisual Sensation and Perception 352
Chapter 08 Movement 410
Chapter 09 Homeostasis Motivation and Reward 466
Chapter 10 Sexual Behavior 523
Chapter 11 Sleep and Waking 579
Chapter 12 Learning and Memory 640
Chapter 13 Cognitive Neuroscience 702
Chapter 14 Social and Affective Neuroscience 764
Chapter 15 Neuropsychology 820
Chapter 16 Psychopathology 877
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Test Bank - Discovering Behavioral Neuroscience: An Introduction to Biological Psychology, 5th Edition (Freberg, 2024)
Ch 01 What is Behavioral Neuroscience?
True / False
1. Biological psychology can be defined as the branch of psychology that studies the biological foundations of behavior,
emotions, and mental processes.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
RATIONALE: Biology influences behavior, which includes thoughts and emotions.
DIFFICULTY: Easy
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: DBNS.FREB.24.01.01 - Classify the subfields of neuroscience and explain how
behavioral neuroscience fits within the field.
TOPICS: (None)
KEYWORDS: Understand
OTHER: Neuroscience as an Interdisciplinary Field
2. Santiago Ramón y Cajal is best known for demonstrating that neurons generate electrical signals.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
RATIONALE: Cajal’s “Neuron Doctrine” assumed that the cells of the nervous system were
separate and independent.
DIFFICULTY: Easy
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: DBNS.FREB.24.01.02 - Interpret the significance of the major historical highlights
in the study of the nervous system.
TOPICS: Modern Neuroscience Begins
KEYWORDS: Understand
OTHER: Historical Highlights in Neuroscience
3. The pathways of the brain can be studied using either myelin stains or horseradish peroxidase.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
RATIONALE: A myelin stain lets you follow brain pathways that carry information from one part
of the brain to another, while horseradish peroxidase enzyme lets you discover a
pathway’s point of origin.
DIFFICULTY: Easy
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: DBNS.FREB.24.01.03 - Differentiate the brain imaging technologies, including CT,
PET, SPECT, MRI, fMRI, fNIRS, and DTI.
TOPICS: Microscopic Methods
KEYWORDS: Understand
OTHER: Behavioral Neuroscience Research Methods
4. Questions about the activity of the brain can be investigated using positron emission tomography (PET) and functional
magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI).
a. True
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Test Bank - Discovering Behavioral Neuroscience: An Introduction to Biological Psychology, 5th Edition (Freberg, 2024)
b. False
ANSWER: True
RATIONALE: PET studies provide information about various molecules in the brain (e.g., water
and oxygen) but not about brain structure. fMRI studies allow brain activity to be
correlated with a particular stimulus, emotional state, or task.
DIFFICULTY: Easy
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: DBNS.FREB.24.01.03 - Differentiate the brain imaging technologies, including CT,
PET, SPECT, MRI, fMRI, fNIRS, and DTI.
TOPICS: Imaging
KEYWORDS: Understand
OTHER: Behavioral Neuroscience Research Methods
5. Electroencephalograms (EEGs) were first developed and used by Raymond Damadian in Germany in 1924.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
RATIONALE: In 1924, German psychiatrist Hans Berger made the first EEG recordings.
DIFFICULTY: Easy
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: DBNS.FREB.24.01.03 - Differentiate the brain imaging technologies, including CT,
PET, SPECT, MRI, fMRI, fNIRS, and DTI.
TOPICS: Recording
KEYWORDS: Understand
OTHER: Behavioral Neuroscience Research Methods
6. Repeated transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) can be used to help treat those who suffer from auditory
hallucinations associated with schizophrenia.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
RATIONALE: rTMS is a non-invasive delivery of magnetic impulses that temporarily excite or
inactivate the targeted area of the brain.
DIFFICULTY: Easy
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: DBNS.FREB.24.01.04 - Assess the use of microscopic, peripheral, recording,
hyperscanning, stimulation, optogenetic, lesion, and biochemical methods in
behavioral neuroscience.
TOPICS: Brain Stimulation
KEYWORDS: Understand
OTHER: Behavioral Neuroscience Research Methods
7. Microdialysis can be used to assess the chemicals present in a very small area of the brain.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
RATIONALE: Microdialysis analyzes extracellular fluid in a particular area of the brain, allowing
researchers to identify the presence of specific neurochemicals.
DIFFICULTY: Easy
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: DBNS.FREB.24.01.04 - Assess the use of microscopic, peripheral, recording,
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Discovering Behavioral Neuroscience: An Introduction to
Biological Psychology
Laura A. Freberg
5th Edition
,Table of Contents
Chapter 01 What is Behavioral Neuroscience 1
Chapter 02 Functional Neuroanatomy and the Evolution 54
Chapter 03 Neurophysiology The Structure and Functions 122
Chapter 04 Psychopharmacology 179
Chapter 05 Genetics and the Development of the Human Brain 241
Chapter 06 Vision 293
Chapter 07 Nonvisual Sensation and Perception 352
Chapter 08 Movement 410
Chapter 09 Homeostasis Motivation and Reward 466
Chapter 10 Sexual Behavior 523
Chapter 11 Sleep and Waking 579
Chapter 12 Learning and Memory 640
Chapter 13 Cognitive Neuroscience 702
Chapter 14 Social and Affective Neuroscience 764
Chapter 15 Neuropsychology 820
Chapter 16 Psychopathology 877
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Test Bank - Discovering Behavioral Neuroscience: An Introduction to Biological Psychology, 5th Edition (Freberg, 2024)
Ch 01 What is Behavioral Neuroscience?
True / False
1. Biological psychology can be defined as the branch of psychology that studies the biological foundations of behavior,
emotions, and mental processes.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
RATIONALE: Biology influences behavior, which includes thoughts and emotions.
DIFFICULTY: Easy
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: DBNS.FREB.24.01.01 - Classify the subfields of neuroscience and explain how
behavioral neuroscience fits within the field.
TOPICS: (None)
KEYWORDS: Understand
OTHER: Neuroscience as an Interdisciplinary Field
2. Santiago Ramón y Cajal is best known for demonstrating that neurons generate electrical signals.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
RATIONALE: Cajal’s “Neuron Doctrine” assumed that the cells of the nervous system were
separate and independent.
DIFFICULTY: Easy
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: DBNS.FREB.24.01.02 - Interpret the significance of the major historical highlights
in the study of the nervous system.
TOPICS: Modern Neuroscience Begins
KEYWORDS: Understand
OTHER: Historical Highlights in Neuroscience
3. The pathways of the brain can be studied using either myelin stains or horseradish peroxidase.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
RATIONALE: A myelin stain lets you follow brain pathways that carry information from one part
of the brain to another, while horseradish peroxidase enzyme lets you discover a
pathway’s point of origin.
DIFFICULTY: Easy
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: DBNS.FREB.24.01.03 - Differentiate the brain imaging technologies, including CT,
PET, SPECT, MRI, fMRI, fNIRS, and DTI.
TOPICS: Microscopic Methods
KEYWORDS: Understand
OTHER: Behavioral Neuroscience Research Methods
4. Questions about the activity of the brain can be investigated using positron emission tomography (PET) and functional
magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI).
a. True
_____________________________________________________________________________________________
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, ______________________________________________________________________________________________
Test Bank - Discovering Behavioral Neuroscience: An Introduction to Biological Psychology, 5th Edition (Freberg, 2024)
b. False
ANSWER: True
RATIONALE: PET studies provide information about various molecules in the brain (e.g., water
and oxygen) but not about brain structure. fMRI studies allow brain activity to be
correlated with a particular stimulus, emotional state, or task.
DIFFICULTY: Easy
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: DBNS.FREB.24.01.03 - Differentiate the brain imaging technologies, including CT,
PET, SPECT, MRI, fMRI, fNIRS, and DTI.
TOPICS: Imaging
KEYWORDS: Understand
OTHER: Behavioral Neuroscience Research Methods
5. Electroencephalograms (EEGs) were first developed and used by Raymond Damadian in Germany in 1924.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
RATIONALE: In 1924, German psychiatrist Hans Berger made the first EEG recordings.
DIFFICULTY: Easy
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: DBNS.FREB.24.01.03 - Differentiate the brain imaging technologies, including CT,
PET, SPECT, MRI, fMRI, fNIRS, and DTI.
TOPICS: Recording
KEYWORDS: Understand
OTHER: Behavioral Neuroscience Research Methods
6. Repeated transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) can be used to help treat those who suffer from auditory
hallucinations associated with schizophrenia.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
RATIONALE: rTMS is a non-invasive delivery of magnetic impulses that temporarily excite or
inactivate the targeted area of the brain.
DIFFICULTY: Easy
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: DBNS.FREB.24.01.04 - Assess the use of microscopic, peripheral, recording,
hyperscanning, stimulation, optogenetic, lesion, and biochemical methods in
behavioral neuroscience.
TOPICS: Brain Stimulation
KEYWORDS: Understand
OTHER: Behavioral Neuroscience Research Methods
7. Microdialysis can be used to assess the chemicals present in a very small area of the brain.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
RATIONALE: Microdialysis analyzes extracellular fluid in a particular area of the brain, allowing
researchers to identify the presence of specific neurochemicals.
DIFFICULTY: Easy
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: DBNS.FREB.24.01.04 - Assess the use of microscopic, peripheral, recording,
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