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to accompany
Behavioral Neuroscience, Ninth Edition
S. Marc Breedlove and Neil V. Watson
Chapter 1: Behavioral Neuroscience: Scope and Outlook
TEST BANK QUESTIONS
Multiple Choice
1. Contact points between neurons are called
a. axons.
b. synapses.
c. nerves.
d. impulses.
Answer: b
Textbook Reference: 1.1 The Brain Is Full of Surprises
Learning Objective: 1.1.1 Name the main type of cells found in the brain, and name the
connections between them.
Bloom’s Level: 1. Remembering
2. Behavioral neuroscience
a. is concerned with how the functioning of the brain, but not its structure, underlies
behavior.
b. is concerned with human behavior rather than animal behavior.
c. spans several scientific disciplines.
d. is not concerned with the treatment of behavioral problems.
Answer: c
Textbook Reference: 1.1 The Brain Is Full of Surprises
Learning Objective: 1.1.2 List the names of some of the many fields of study related to
behavioral neuroscience.
Bloom’s Level: 2. Understanding
3. Darwin’s theory of evolution through natural selection gave rise to two approaches to
experimentation, one of which emphasizes
a. the unique creation of species.
b. differences among species.
c. the discontinuity between behavior and biological processes.
d. the inheritance of acquired characteristics.
Answer: b
Textbook Reference: 1.1 The Brain Is Full of Surprises
Learning Objective: 1.1.3 Describe five different perspectives taken in understanding the
biology of behavior.
Bloom’s Level: 2. Understanding
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4. Researchers have noted that young rodents develop a capacity to learn before they
develop a capacity to form long-term memories. This implies that
a. rodents have poorer memory systems than other mammals.
b. rodents are not appropriate models for studying the fundamentals of memory
processes.
c. learning and memory involve different processes.
d. learning does not require functional neural circuits.
Answer: c
Textbook Reference: 1.1 The Brain Is Full of Surprises
Learning Objective: 1.1.3 Describe five different perspectives taken in understanding the
biology of behavior.
Bloom’s Level: 3. Applying
5. Which question does the mechanisms perspective in biological psychology address?
a. How do learning and memory performance change over the life span?
b. What physiological changes in the brain encode memories?
c. What are the prospects for a “smart pill” to improve memory performance?
d. What pattern of movements must an animal make in order to learn a maze?
Answer: b
Textbook Reference: 1.1 The Brain Is Full of Surprises
Learning Objective: 1.1.3 Describe five different perspectives taken in understanding the
biology of behavior.
Bloom’s Level: 3. Applying
6. Which question is an example of the comparative/evolutionary perspective in
behavioral neuroscience?
a. To what extent can different species see color?
b. What environmental experiences in early life are required for vision to develop
normally?
c. What kind of treatments can correct faulty vision?
d. How are the visual areas of the brain organized?
Answer: a
Textbook Reference: 1.1 The Brain Is Full of Surprises
Learning Objective: 1.1.3 Describe five different perspectives taken in understanding the
biology of behavior.
Bloom’s Level: 3. Applying
7. Which question derives from the functional description of behavior?
a. How does mating depend on hormones in different species?
b. How are the sounds of speech patterned?
c. How do specialized patterns of behavior contribute to mating and to care of offspring?
d. How do reproductive behaviors develop over the life span?
Answer: c
Textbook Reference: 1.1 The Brain Is Full of Surprises
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Learning Objective: 1.1.3 Describe five different perspectives taken in understanding the
biology of behavior.
Bloom’s Level: 3. Applying
8. The process by which an individual changes over the life span is called
a. phylogeny.
b. ontogeny.
c. reductionism.
d. phrenology.
Answer: b
Textbook Reference: 1.1 The Brain Is Full of Surprises
Learning Objective: 1.1.3 Describe five different perspectives taken in understanding the
biology of behavior.
Bloom’s Level: 1. Remembering
9. Which statement represents a structural description of behavior?
a. Different species of mammals produce similar types of hormones.
b. The symptoms of Parkinson’s disease are related to depletion of a specific
neurotransmitter.
c. When an animal learns, the number and morphology of neuron connections change in
specific brain regions.
d. The amount of aggressive behavior between male rodents changes after puberty.
Answer: c
Textbook Reference: 1.1 The Brain Is Full of Surprises
Learning Objective: 1.1.3 Describe five different perspectives taken in understanding the
biology of behavior.
Bloom’s Level: 3. Applying
10. A factor manipulated by an experimenter is called a(n)
a. dependent variable.
b. somatic intervention.
c. independent variable.
d. correlation.
Answer: a
Textbook Reference: 1.2 Three Approaches Relate Brain and Behavior
Learning Objective: 1.2.1 Differentiate between the independent and dependent variables
in scientific experiments.
Bloom’s Level: 1. Remembering
11. Which of the following is an example of a somatic intervention study?
a. Measurements of the extent of brain abnormalities in patients with schizophrenia
b. Observations of patterns of brain activity in animals trained in a maze
c. Measurements of hormones in male rats exposed to female rats
d. Observations of the effects of giving a drug to some rats but not to others
Answer: d
Textbook Reference: 1.2 Three Approaches Relate Brain and Behavior
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Test Bank
to accompany
Behavioral Neuroscience, Ninth Edition
S. Marc Breedlove and Neil V. Watson
Chapter 1: Behavioral Neuroscience: Scope and Outlook
TEST BANK QUESTIONS
Multiple Choice
1. Contact points between neurons are called
a. axons.
b. synapses.
c. nerves.
d. impulses.
Answer: b
Textbook Reference: 1.1 The Brain Is Full of Surprises
Learning Objective: 1.1.1 Name the main type of cells found in the brain, and name the
connections between them.
Bloom’s Level: 1. Remembering
2. Behavioral neuroscience
a. is concerned with how the functioning of the brain, but not its structure, underlies
behavior.
b. is concerned with human behavior rather than animal behavior.
c. spans several scientific disciplines.
d. is not concerned with the treatment of behavioral problems.
Answer: c
Textbook Reference: 1.1 The Brain Is Full of Surprises
Learning Objective: 1.1.2 List the names of some of the many fields of study related to
behavioral neuroscience.
Bloom’s Level: 2. Understanding
3. Darwin’s theory of evolution through natural selection gave rise to two approaches to
experimentation, one of which emphasizes
a. the unique creation of species.
b. differences among species.
c. the discontinuity between behavior and biological processes.
d. the inheritance of acquired characteristics.
Answer: b
Textbook Reference: 1.1 The Brain Is Full of Surprises
Learning Objective: 1.1.3 Describe five different perspectives taken in understanding the
biology of behavior.
Bloom’s Level: 2. Understanding
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4. Researchers have noted that young rodents develop a capacity to learn before they
develop a capacity to form long-term memories. This implies that
a. rodents have poorer memory systems than other mammals.
b. rodents are not appropriate models for studying the fundamentals of memory
processes.
c. learning and memory involve different processes.
d. learning does not require functional neural circuits.
Answer: c
Textbook Reference: 1.1 The Brain Is Full of Surprises
Learning Objective: 1.1.3 Describe five different perspectives taken in understanding the
biology of behavior.
Bloom’s Level: 3. Applying
5. Which question does the mechanisms perspective in biological psychology address?
a. How do learning and memory performance change over the life span?
b. What physiological changes in the brain encode memories?
c. What are the prospects for a “smart pill” to improve memory performance?
d. What pattern of movements must an animal make in order to learn a maze?
Answer: b
Textbook Reference: 1.1 The Brain Is Full of Surprises
Learning Objective: 1.1.3 Describe five different perspectives taken in understanding the
biology of behavior.
Bloom’s Level: 3. Applying
6. Which question is an example of the comparative/evolutionary perspective in
behavioral neuroscience?
a. To what extent can different species see color?
b. What environmental experiences in early life are required for vision to develop
normally?
c. What kind of treatments can correct faulty vision?
d. How are the visual areas of the brain organized?
Answer: a
Textbook Reference: 1.1 The Brain Is Full of Surprises
Learning Objective: 1.1.3 Describe five different perspectives taken in understanding the
biology of behavior.
Bloom’s Level: 3. Applying
7. Which question derives from the functional description of behavior?
a. How does mating depend on hormones in different species?
b. How are the sounds of speech patterned?
c. How do specialized patterns of behavior contribute to mating and to care of offspring?
d. How do reproductive behaviors develop over the life span?
Answer: c
Textbook Reference: 1.1 The Brain Is Full of Surprises
© 2020 Oxford University Press
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Learning Objective: 1.1.3 Describe five different perspectives taken in understanding the
biology of behavior.
Bloom’s Level: 3. Applying
8. The process by which an individual changes over the life span is called
a. phylogeny.
b. ontogeny.
c. reductionism.
d. phrenology.
Answer: b
Textbook Reference: 1.1 The Brain Is Full of Surprises
Learning Objective: 1.1.3 Describe five different perspectives taken in understanding the
biology of behavior.
Bloom’s Level: 1. Remembering
9. Which statement represents a structural description of behavior?
a. Different species of mammals produce similar types of hormones.
b. The symptoms of Parkinson’s disease are related to depletion of a specific
neurotransmitter.
c. When an animal learns, the number and morphology of neuron connections change in
specific brain regions.
d. The amount of aggressive behavior between male rodents changes after puberty.
Answer: c
Textbook Reference: 1.1 The Brain Is Full of Surprises
Learning Objective: 1.1.3 Describe five different perspectives taken in understanding the
biology of behavior.
Bloom’s Level: 3. Applying
10. A factor manipulated by an experimenter is called a(n)
a. dependent variable.
b. somatic intervention.
c. independent variable.
d. correlation.
Answer: a
Textbook Reference: 1.2 Three Approaches Relate Brain and Behavior
Learning Objective: 1.2.1 Differentiate between the independent and dependent variables
in scientific experiments.
Bloom’s Level: 1. Remembering
11. Which of the following is an example of a somatic intervention study?
a. Measurements of the extent of brain abnormalities in patients with schizophrenia
b. Observations of patterns of brain activity in animals trained in a maze
c. Measurements of hormones in male rats exposed to female rats
d. Observations of the effects of giving a drug to some rats but not to others
Answer: d
Textbook Reference: 1.2 Three Approaches Relate Brain and Behavior
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