CHAPTER 1: ORIGINS OF BEHAVIORAL NEUROSCIENCE
,CHAPTER 1: ORIGINS OF BEHAVIORAL NEUROSCIENCE
1.1 Multiple Choice
1) The mind-body solution proposed by René Descartes was inspired by
A) visions he had while suffering a nervous breakdown in his teen years.
B) his daughter Francine.
C) his observation of mechanical statues in a royal garden.
D) his training as a philosopher.
E) his training in music.
Answer: C
Rationale: The mind-body solution proposed by René Descartes was inspired by his observation of
mechanical statues in a royal garden.
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2) _______ refers to the ancient belief that spirits control the movements of inanimate objects.
A) Spiritualism
B) Dualism
C) Monism
D) Animism E) Theism
Answer: D
Diff: 1 Page Ref: 2 Objective: Factual
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3) Early humans would explain the movement of tree leaves in the wind as due toA) mental processes in
plants.
B) random motion.
C) the presence of spirits in the tree.
D) an action of God.
E) movement of fluids within the tree branches.
Answer: C
Rationale: Early humans would explain the movement of tree leaves in the wind as due to the presence
of spirits in the tree.
,Diff: 1 Page Ref: 2 Objective: Conceptual
LO: 1.1 APA: 1.2
4) The fact that humans have a thirst for knowledge of how things work is an example of A)
empathy.
B) spiritualism.
C) monism.
D) animism.
E) curiosity.
Answer: E
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5) The author's meaning of "consciousness" is consistent with our
A) being awake.
B) ability to detect stimuli that are present in the outside world.
C) ability to move our bodies.
D) ability to communicate our thoughts and feelings to others.
E) possessing a complicated nervous system.
Answer: D
Rationale: The author’s meaning of “consciousness” is consistent with our ability to communicate out
thoughts and feelings to others.
Diff: 3 Page Ref: 3 Objective: Conceptual
LO:1.1 APA: 1.1
6) Which of the following is most consistent with the proposition that consciousness is a physiological
function?
A) Consumption of a placebo pill changes our vision.
B) Damage to the brain can alter our self-awareness.
C) Inhalation of certain gases renders us aware of the environment.
D) Our awareness levels change with our emotional states.
E) Consciousness is similar across organisms with very different brain structures.
Answer: B
Rationale: The proposition that consciousness is a physiological function is consistent with the fact that
damage to the brain can alter our self-awareness.
Diff: 3 Page Ref: 3 Objective: Conceptual LO:1.1 APA: 1.2
7) Carlson argues that a key aspect of human consciousness is related to
A) our ability to communicate to others via language.
B) our ability to sleep at night.
C) the fact that humans are awake during the day.
D) the observation that brain damage can alter our awareness.
E) our ability to react to painful stimuli.
Answer: A
, Rationale: Carlson argues that a key aspect of human consciousness is related to our ability to
communicate to others via language.
Diff: 2 Page Ref: 3 Objective: Applied
LO:1.1 APA: 1.1
8) Epileptic seizures can be controlled by
A) administration of drugs such as cocaine or amphetamine.
B) drugs that block the action of acetylcholine in the brain.
C) removal of the cerebral cortex.
D) cutting the corpus callosum.
E) electrical stimulation of sub-cortical brain structures.Answer: D
Rationale: Epileptic seizures can be controlled by cutting the corpus callosum.
Diff: 3 Page Ref: 3 Objective: Applied LO:1.1 APA: 3.1
9) An important function of the corpus callosum is to A)
channel sensory information to the thalamic relay centers.
B) control the movement of the hands and fingers.
C) interconnect the cerebral hemispheres.
D) control the release of neurohormones from the pituitary.
E) channel motor information to the spinal cord.Answer: C
Rationale: An important function of the corpus callosum is to interconnect the cerebral hemispheres.
Diff: 2 Page Ref: 3 Objective: Conceptual LO:1.1 APA: 1.1
10) Transection of the ________ may be useful for reducing the symptoms of ________.
A) corpus callosum; epilepsy
B) fornix; obsessive-compulsive disorder
C) stria terminalis; anterograde amnesia
D) fornix; depression
E) corpus callosum; anxiety
Answer: A
Diff: 2 Page Ref: 3 Objective: Factual
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11) Surgical transection of the corpus callosum is intended to
A) reduce swelling of the brain in hydroencephalus.
B) alter long-term memory of traumatic events.
C) promote the development of the frontal lobes.
D) reduce the severity of epileptic seizures.
E) prevent the development of Parkinson's disease.
Answer: D
Diff: 1 Page Ref: 3 Objective: Factual LO:1.1 APA: 1.1
12) In most persons, the left hemisphere of the brain
A) controls the left side of the body.
,CHAPTER 1: ORIGINS OF BEHAVIORAL NEUROSCIENCE
1.1 Multiple Choice
1) The mind-body solution proposed by René Descartes was inspired by
A) visions he had while suffering a nervous breakdown in his teen years.
B) his daughter Francine.
C) his observation of mechanical statues in a royal garden.
D) his training as a philosopher.
E) his training in music.
Answer: C
Rationale: The mind-body solution proposed by René Descartes was inspired by his observation of
mechanical statues in a royal garden.
Diff: 1 Page Ref: 2,4 Objective: Applied LO:1.1 APA: 1.1
2) _______ refers to the ancient belief that spirits control the movements of inanimate objects.
A) Spiritualism
B) Dualism
C) Monism
D) Animism E) Theism
Answer: D
Diff: 1 Page Ref: 2 Objective: Factual
LO: 1.1 APA: 1.1
3) Early humans would explain the movement of tree leaves in the wind as due toA) mental processes in
plants.
B) random motion.
C) the presence of spirits in the tree.
D) an action of God.
E) movement of fluids within the tree branches.
Answer: C
Rationale: Early humans would explain the movement of tree leaves in the wind as due to the presence
of spirits in the tree.
,Diff: 1 Page Ref: 2 Objective: Conceptual
LO: 1.1 APA: 1.2
4) The fact that humans have a thirst for knowledge of how things work is an example of A)
empathy.
B) spiritualism.
C) monism.
D) animism.
E) curiosity.
Answer: E
Diff: 1 Page Ref: 2 Objective: Factual LO: 1.1 APA:
1.1
5) The author's meaning of "consciousness" is consistent with our
A) being awake.
B) ability to detect stimuli that are present in the outside world.
C) ability to move our bodies.
D) ability to communicate our thoughts and feelings to others.
E) possessing a complicated nervous system.
Answer: D
Rationale: The author’s meaning of “consciousness” is consistent with our ability to communicate out
thoughts and feelings to others.
Diff: 3 Page Ref: 3 Objective: Conceptual
LO:1.1 APA: 1.1
6) Which of the following is most consistent with the proposition that consciousness is a physiological
function?
A) Consumption of a placebo pill changes our vision.
B) Damage to the brain can alter our self-awareness.
C) Inhalation of certain gases renders us aware of the environment.
D) Our awareness levels change with our emotional states.
E) Consciousness is similar across organisms with very different brain structures.
Answer: B
Rationale: The proposition that consciousness is a physiological function is consistent with the fact that
damage to the brain can alter our self-awareness.
Diff: 3 Page Ref: 3 Objective: Conceptual LO:1.1 APA: 1.2
7) Carlson argues that a key aspect of human consciousness is related to
A) our ability to communicate to others via language.
B) our ability to sleep at night.
C) the fact that humans are awake during the day.
D) the observation that brain damage can alter our awareness.
E) our ability to react to painful stimuli.
Answer: A
, Rationale: Carlson argues that a key aspect of human consciousness is related to our ability to
communicate to others via language.
Diff: 2 Page Ref: 3 Objective: Applied
LO:1.1 APA: 1.1
8) Epileptic seizures can be controlled by
A) administration of drugs such as cocaine or amphetamine.
B) drugs that block the action of acetylcholine in the brain.
C) removal of the cerebral cortex.
D) cutting the corpus callosum.
E) electrical stimulation of sub-cortical brain structures.Answer: D
Rationale: Epileptic seizures can be controlled by cutting the corpus callosum.
Diff: 3 Page Ref: 3 Objective: Applied LO:1.1 APA: 3.1
9) An important function of the corpus callosum is to A)
channel sensory information to the thalamic relay centers.
B) control the movement of the hands and fingers.
C) interconnect the cerebral hemispheres.
D) control the release of neurohormones from the pituitary.
E) channel motor information to the spinal cord.Answer: C
Rationale: An important function of the corpus callosum is to interconnect the cerebral hemispheres.
Diff: 2 Page Ref: 3 Objective: Conceptual LO:1.1 APA: 1.1
10) Transection of the ________ may be useful for reducing the symptoms of ________.
A) corpus callosum; epilepsy
B) fornix; obsessive-compulsive disorder
C) stria terminalis; anterograde amnesia
D) fornix; depression
E) corpus callosum; anxiety
Answer: A
Diff: 2 Page Ref: 3 Objective: Factual
LO:1.1 APA: 2.1
11) Surgical transection of the corpus callosum is intended to
A) reduce swelling of the brain in hydroencephalus.
B) alter long-term memory of traumatic events.
C) promote the development of the frontal lobes.
D) reduce the severity of epileptic seizures.
E) prevent the development of Parkinson's disease.
Answer: D
Diff: 1 Page Ref: 3 Objective: Factual LO:1.1 APA: 1.1
12) In most persons, the left hemisphere of the brain
A) controls the left side of the body.
