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, Why are a broad perspective and an interdisciplinary approach required for
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1. understanding the brain? Choose the correct option. ia ia ia ia ia ia
A) Understanding the brain is a focused area in natural science with the brain serving ia ia ia ia ia ia ia ia ia ia ia ia ia
as the common point of focus.
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B) Understanding the brain requires knowledge about many things, from the structure ia ia ia ia ia ia ia ia ia ia
of the water molecule to the electrical and chemical properties of the brain.
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C) Understanding the brain requires the study of the different species of the brain. ia ia ia ia ia ia ia ia ia ia ia ia
D) Understanding the brain requires the analysis of one approach at a time to yield a ia ia ia ia ia ia ia ia ia ia ia ia ia ia
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2. Galen's study of sheep brains was the basis for a theory of brain function that
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prevailedfor almost 1500 years. Which of the following represents this view? Choose the
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correct
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option.
A) The heart as the center of intellect and the brain as the cooling system
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B) Localization of brain function in the cerebrum and cerebellum ia ia ia ia ia ia ia ia
C) Mind–brain duality ia
D) Parceling the cerebrum into lobes ia ia ia ia
3. What is ―mind–brain problem‖? Choose the correct option.
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A) Individually, human mental capacities exist in the mind that is outside the brain. ia ia ia ia ia ia ia ia ia ia ia ia
B) The mind is the same as the brain. ia ia ia ia ia ia ia
C) Both animals and people possess intellect and a God-given soul.
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D) The pineal gland is a spiritual entity.
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4. What notion was displaced by the concept of nerves being described as wires? Choose
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the correct option.
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A) Nerves are channels that communicate with the brain by the movement of fluids.
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B) Muscles can be twitched when nerves are stimulated electrically and the brain itself
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may generate electricity. ia ia
C) Signals to the muscles causing movement use the same wires as those that register
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sensations from the skin. ia ia ia
D) Nerves conduct electrical signals to and from the brain. ia ia ia ia ia ia ia ia
5. The combined work of Bell and Magendie revealed a fundamental fact about the spinal
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nerves. Choose the correct option.
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A) Spinal nerves are myelinated. ia ia ia
B) Spinal nerves are bundles of sensory and motor nerves, and in each sensory
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andmotor nerve fiber, transmission is strictly one-way.
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C) Spinal nerves are not hollow tubes carrying fluid. ia ia ia ia ia ia ia
D) Both humans and animals have spinal nerves. ia ia ia ia ia ia
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,6. For what purpose did Franz Joseph Gall study the dimensions of the human head?
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Choose the correct option.
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A) To understand the propensity for certain personality traits
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B) To demonstrate equal participation of all regions of the brain in all cerebral
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functions
C) To show that nerves conduct electrical signals to and from the brain
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D) To show that unique human mental capabilities exist outside the brain
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7. On what basis did Broca defend functional localization of the brain? Choose the correct
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option.
A) By establishing a relationship between the production of speech and the right
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frontal lobe ia
B) By establishing a relationship between the production of speech and the occipital
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lobe
C) By establishing a relationship between the production of speech and the left frontal
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lobe
D) By establishing a relationship between the production of speech and the cerebellum
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8. To whom can we attribute the theory that behavior is among the heritable traits that can
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develop? Choose the correct option.
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A) Marie-Jean-Pierre Flourens ia
B) Charles Darwin ia
C) Gustav Fritsch and Edward Hitzig ia ia ia ia
D) Franz Joseph Gall ia ia
9. Which of the following is a correct explanation of a disorder that affects the nervous
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system? Choose the correct option.
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A) Cerebral palsy is a motor disorder caused by damage to the cerebrum before,
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during, or soon after birth. ia ia ia ia
B) Epilepsy is a progressive disease that affects nerve conduction, characterized by
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episodes of weakness, lack of coordination, and speech disturbance.
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C) Stroke involves a loss of feeling and movement caused by traumatic damage to the
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spinal cord. ia
D) Alzheimer's disease is a severe psychotic illness characterized by delusions, ia ia ia ia ia ia ia ia ia
hallucinations, and bizarre behavior. ia ia ia
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, 10. A neuroscientist is investigating how different neural circuits in the brain analyze
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sensory information, form perceptions of the external world, make decisions, and
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execute movements. At what level of analysis is this research conducted? Choose
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thecorrect option.
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A) Molecular neuroscience level ia ia
B) Cellular neuroscience level ia ia
C) Systems neuroscience level ia ia
D) Cognitive neuroscience level ia ia
11. What is the rationale behind the use of animal models to understand the human brain?
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Choose the correct option. ia ia ia
A) Animal brains are identical to human brains but only smaller in size.
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B) Brain mechanisms that motivate any reaction are identical in animal and human
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brains.
C) The nervous systems of different species of animals and humans share many
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common mechanisms. ia
D) Animal brains are easier to obtain than human brains. ia ia ia ia ia ia ia ia
12. How do neuroscientists identify the parts of the brain that are specialized for
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differentbehavioral functions related to the niche a species normally occupies?
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Choose the
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correct option. ia
A) By studying the similarities in response pattern to fear in different species
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B) By studying neurons one at a time ia ia ia ia ia ia
C) By comparing the specializations of the brains of different species
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D) By systematically destroying each part of the brain and studying its implication
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13. At which level of analysis do neuroscientists study the different types of neurons and
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their functions? Choose the correct option.
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A) Cellular neuroscience ia
B) Cognitive neuroscience ia
C) Molecular neuroscience ia
D) Behavioral neuroscience ia
14. What is the difference between replication and verification? Choose the correct option.
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A) Replication tests a hypothesis, whereas verification rechecks the hypothesis. ia ia ia ia ia ia ia ia
B) Replication can only be done once, whereas verification can be done many times. ia ia ia ia ia ia ia ia ia ia ia ia
C) Replication is repeating the experiment in other subjects to rule out the possibility ia ia ia ia ia ia ia ia ia ia ia ia
of chance. In verification, the experiment is repeated and the same observations are
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obtained by any scientist following the same protocol as the original observer.
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D) Replication and verification are not essentially different. ia ia ia ia ia ia
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