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Behavioral Neuroscience, Eighth Edition
S. Marc Breedlove and Neil V. Watson
Chapter 1: Behavioral Neuroscience: Scope and Outlook
Multiple Choice
1. Contact points between neurons are called
a. axons.
b. synapses.
c. nerves.
d. impulses.
Answer: b
Textbook Reference: The Brain Is Full of Surprises
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: What Is Behavioral Neuroscience?
Bloom’s Level: 2. Understanding
3. Darwin’s theory of evolution through natural selection gave rise to two approaches to
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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: Five Viewpoints Explore the Biology of Behavior
Bloom’s Level: 2. Understanding
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: Five Viewpoints Explore 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: Five Viewpoints Explore the Biology of Behavior
Bloom’s Level: 5. Evaluating
6. Which question is an example of the ―comparative/evolutionary‖ perspective in
behavioral neuroscience?
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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: Five Viewpoints Explore the Biology of Behavior
Bloom’s Level: 5. Evaluating
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: Five Viewpoints Explore the Biology of Behavior
Bloom’s Level: 5. Evaluating
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: Five Viewpoints Explore 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.
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