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. The level of analysis of the study of specific interactions of the
different lobes of the brain is the _______ level.
a. neural systems
b. synaptic
c. circuit
d. molecular ANS - a) neural systems
The level of analysis of the study of neurotransmitter release is
the _______ level.
a. neural systems
b. synaptic
c. circuit
d. molecular ANS - b) synaptic
. The level of analysis of the study of membrane permeability of neurotransmitter receptors is the
_______ level.
a.neural systems
b.synaptic
c.circuit
d.molecular ANS - d) molecular
A basic spinal reflex involves input from a sensory neuron
(e.g., pain from stepping on a tack) to a motor neuron
in the spinal cord (which would lift the leg). The level of analysis of this reflex is the_______ level.
a.neural systems
b.synaptic
, c.circuit
d.molecular ANS - c. circuit
Which statement about the use of multiple levels of analysis in research is false?
a. A given behavior or function may be addressed at different levels of analysis.
b. The brain and spinal cord together are classified as part of the "organ" level of analysis.
c. Each level of analysis considers units that are more basic or simpler than the level above.
d. A single nerve cell is the most basic unit of analysis in biological psychology ANS - d) a single nerve
cell is the most basic unit of analysis in biological psychology
The idea that we can understand complex systems by
looking at their simpler constituent parts is known as
a. correlation.
b. causality.
c. fractionation.
d. reductionism ANS - d) reductionism
The ethicist Peter Singer argues that animal research is justified
only when it
a.is used for cancer research.
b. produces immediate and measurable benefits.
c. has demonstrated long-lasting benefits.
d. has demonstrated benefits for at least one-third of the human population ANS - b)produces
immediate and measurable benefits
Electrical messages used by nerve cells are essentially the same in a jellyfish or a cockroach. This
observation suggests that this mechanism is a(n) _______ characteristic.
a. conserved
b. coevolved
c. genetically specified
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