FOUNDATIONS OF BEHAVIORAL
NEUROSCIENCE 10TH GLOBAL EDITION
NEIL CARLSON MELISSA BIRKETT TEST
BANK PRACTICE SCRIPT UPDATED 2026
TESTED SOLUTIONS
⫸ What is The fundamental assumption of behavioral neuroscience
Answer: All psychology can be explained by the underlying biology
⫸ What is the Historical Perspective of the brain or the idea we had
about the brain growth in the past Answer: - Belief brain does not
change in adulthood
- This is not true, the nervous system continues to change and makes
new connections and new neurons
⫸ Todays beliefs Answer: We know brain is plastic:
- change in neuron connections (synapses, axons)
- change in number of neurons
(Neurogenesis and Apoptosis)
⫸ Neurogenesis Answer: birth of new neurons (There are new neurons
being created in human adults)
, ⫸ Apoptosis Answer: program cell death, your born with mainly all the
neurons you need and the neurons that you do not use die away
⫸ The Nature of Behavioral Neuroscience: The Goals of Research
Answer: • Explain behavior by studying physiological processes
• Use generalization to deduce general laws from specific events
• The goal of research is to understand the universe and how things work
• Reductionism
• Coincidence
• Understand underlying physiology can help us understand the behavior
(e.g. phonetic vs. whole-word reading).
• Generalization
• Reduction
⫸ Reductionism: Answer: Employ deduction to explain a phenomenon
in terms of more basic elements
⫸ Coincidence: Answer: Recognize that a behavior can occur for
different reasons (e.g. nest building - for offspring, warmth, protection,
concealment)
⫸ Generalization Answer: A conclusion drawn from specific
information that is used to make a broad statement about a topic or
person
NEUROSCIENCE 10TH GLOBAL EDITION
NEIL CARLSON MELISSA BIRKETT TEST
BANK PRACTICE SCRIPT UPDATED 2026
TESTED SOLUTIONS
⫸ What is The fundamental assumption of behavioral neuroscience
Answer: All psychology can be explained by the underlying biology
⫸ What is the Historical Perspective of the brain or the idea we had
about the brain growth in the past Answer: - Belief brain does not
change in adulthood
- This is not true, the nervous system continues to change and makes
new connections and new neurons
⫸ Todays beliefs Answer: We know brain is plastic:
- change in neuron connections (synapses, axons)
- change in number of neurons
(Neurogenesis and Apoptosis)
⫸ Neurogenesis Answer: birth of new neurons (There are new neurons
being created in human adults)
, ⫸ Apoptosis Answer: program cell death, your born with mainly all the
neurons you need and the neurons that you do not use die away
⫸ The Nature of Behavioral Neuroscience: The Goals of Research
Answer: • Explain behavior by studying physiological processes
• Use generalization to deduce general laws from specific events
• The goal of research is to understand the universe and how things work
• Reductionism
• Coincidence
• Understand underlying physiology can help us understand the behavior
(e.g. phonetic vs. whole-word reading).
• Generalization
• Reduction
⫸ Reductionism: Answer: Employ deduction to explain a phenomenon
in terms of more basic elements
⫸ Coincidence: Answer: Recognize that a behavior can occur for
different reasons (e.g. nest building - for offspring, warmth, protection,
concealment)
⫸ Generalization Answer: A conclusion drawn from specific
information that is used to make a broad statement about a topic or
person
