Test Bank for Biopsychology 10th Edition (Global Edition) By John P.J. Pinel (All Chapters, 100% Original Verified, A+ Grade)

This is Test Bank zip file. PDF file is giving error in upload, thats why zip file is added. Check Sample Preview: CHAPTER 1 BIOPSYCHOLOGY AS A NEUROSCIENCE:WHAT IS BIOPSYCHOLOGY, ANYWAY? MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS 1. The human brain weighs about a. 0.3 kilograms (0.7 pounds). b. 0.8 kilograms (1.8 pounds). c. 1.0 kilograms (2.2 pounds). d. 1.3 kilograms (2.9 pounds). e. 2.3 kilograms (5.1 pounds). Answer: D Diff: 2 Page Ref: 26 Topic: Introduction Type: Factual 2. The human brain is composed of various cells, including about 100 billion that are specialized to receive and transmit electrochemical signals. These specialized cells are called a. glial cells. b. axons. c. neurons. d. oligodendroglia. e. sulci. Answer: C Diff: 1 Page Ref: 26 Topic: Introduction Type: Factual Biopsychology, 10e (Global Edition) John P.J. Pinel (Test Bank All Chapters, 100% Original Verified, A+ Grade) Chapter 1: Biopsychology as a Neuroscience 2 3. The study of the nervous system is called a. neuroscience. b. psychology. c. biopsychology. d. neurochemistry. e. neurophysiology. Answer: A Diff: 1 Page Ref: 26 Topic: Introduction Type: Factual 4. Jimmie G., the man frozen in time, had a severe problem with his a. memory. b. temperature regulation. c. IQ. d. attention. e. ability to tell time. Answer: A Diff: 1 Page Ref: 27 Topic: Introduction Type: Factual 5. Which of the following is a major theme of your text? a. thinking creatively about biopsychology b. clinical implications c. the evolutionary perspective d. neuroplasticity e. all of the above Answer: E Diff: 1 Page Ref: 27 Topic: Introduction Type: Factual Chapter 1: Biopsychology as a Neuroscience 3 6. Research has now established that the brain is a. static. b. immutable. c. plastic. d. white. e. gray. Answer: C Diff: 1 Page Ref: 28 Topic: What Is Biopsychology? Type: Factual 7. 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. Answer: A Diff: 1 Page Ref: 28 Topic: What Is Biopsychology? Type: Factual 8. Psychobiology, behavioral biology, and behavioral neuroscience are all approximate synonyms for a. cognitive behavior. b. behavioral psychology. c. biopsychology. d. neurophysiology. e. neuroscience. Answer: C Diff: 2 Page Ref: 28 Topic: What Is Biopsychology? Type: Factual Chapter 1: Biopsychology as a Neuroscience 4 9. Psychology is often defined as the scientific study of a. psychophysics. b. behavior. c. biopsychology. d. the brain. e. conditioning. Answer: B Diff: 1 Page Ref: 28 Topic: What Is Biopsychology? Type: Factual 10. The man who played a key role in the emergence of biopsychology as a discipline by writing “The Organization of Behavior” is a. Sperry. b. Hebb. c. Lashley. d. Milner. e. Pinel. Answer: B Diff: 2 Page Ref: 28 Topic: What Is Biopsychology? Type: Factual 11. 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. Answer: E Diff: 2 Page Ref: 28 Topic: What Is Biopsychology? Type: Conceptual Rationale: Although this question appears to be factual, the choices are so diverse that the student only has to have a general concept of when biopsychology emerged to correctly answer the question. Chapter 1: Biopsychology as a Neuroscience 5 12. Which of the following is the youngest scientific discipline? a. physics b. astrology c. biology d. biopsychology e. chemistry Answer: D Diff: 1 Page Ref: 28 Topic: What Is Biopsychology? Type: Conceptual Rationale: To answer this question correctly, the student needs only a general concept of the relative birth dates of the various disciplines. Astrology, of course, is not a science. 13. Biopsychology is a branch or division of a. neuropsychology. b. psychophysiology. c. neuroscience. d. all of the above e. both A and B Answer: C Diff: 2 Page Ref: 29 Topic: What Is Biopsychology? Type: Factual 14. What distinguishes biopsychology from the other subdisciplines of neuroscience? a. its focus on the study of behavior b. its focus on animal subjects c. its focus on psychiatric disorders d. its focus on psychoactive drugs e. both C and D Answer: A Diff: 2 Page Ref: 29 Topic: What Is Biopsychology? Type: Conceptual Rationale: All of the options characterize biopsychology, but only A distinguishes it from the other subdisciplines of neuroscience. Chapter 1: Biopsychology as a Neuroscience 6 15. Which subdiscipline of neuroscience focuses on the study of brain disorders? a. ethoexperimental psychology b. biopsychology c. developmental neurobiology d. neuropathology e. neuroendocrinology Answer: D Diff: 2 Page Ref: 29 Topic: What Is Biopsychology? Type: Factual 16. Structure of the nervous system is to function of the nervous system as a. biopsychology is to psychology. b. neuroanatomy is to neurophysiology. c. neuropathology is to clinical psychology. d. neuroscience is to biopsychology. e. biopsychology is to neuroscience. Answer: B Diff: 3 Page Ref: 29 Topic: What Is Biopsychology? Type: Factual 17. Which of the following animals are currently the most common subjects of biopsychological research? a. monkeys b. chimpanzees c. dogs d. rats and mice e. cats Answer: D Diff: 2 Page Ref: 29 Topic: What Types of Research Characterize the Biopsychological Approach? Type: Factual Chapter 1: Biopsychology as a Neuroscience 7 18. The main difference between human brains and the brains of their mammalian relatives is that human brains tend to be bigger and a. whiter. b. all gray. c. have more cortex. d. have two hemispheres. e. both C and D Answer: C Diff: 2 Page Ref: 30 Topic: What Types of Research Characterize the Biopsychological Approach? Type: Factual 19. 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 Answer: A Diff: 1 Page Ref: 30 Topic: What Types of Research Characterize the Biopsychological Approach? Type: Factual 20. An advantage of biopsychological research on nonhuman animals as opposed to humans is that a. the brains of nonhumans are simpler. b. there are fewer ethical constraints in studying nonhumans. c. research in several species makes it possible to use the comparative approach. d. all of the above e. none of the above Answer: D Diff: 2 Page Ref: 30 Topic: What Types of Research Characterize the Biopsychological Approach? Type: Factual