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Exam (elaborations) Biopsychology 9th Edition by John P.J. Pinel Biopsychology, ISBN: 5576 CHAPTER 1 Chapter 1: Biopsychology as a Neuroscience BIOPSYCHOLOGY AS A NEUROSCIENCE: WHAT IS BIOPSYCHOLOGY, ANYWAY? MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS 1. The human brain weighs about a. 0.3 kilogr...

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Biopsychology 9th Edition by John P.J. Pinel –
Test Bank
Chapter 1: Biopsychology as a Neuroscience

CHAPTER 1
BIOPSYCHOLOGY AS A NEUROSCIENCE: WHAT IS BIOPSYCHOLOGY,
ANYWAY?

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS

1. The human brain weighs about

a. 0.3 kilograms (0.7 pounds).
b. 0.8 kilograms (1.8 pounds).
c. 1.0 kilograms (2.2 pounds).
d. 1.3 kilograms (2.9 pounds).
e. 2.3 kilograms (5.1 pounds).

Answer: D
Diff: 2
Page Ref: 2
Topic: Introduction
Type: Factual

2. The human brain is composed of various cells, including about 100 billion that are
specialized to receive and transmit electrochemical signals. These specialized cells
are called

a. glial cells.
b. axons.
c. neurons.
d. oligodendroglia.
e. sulci.

Answer: C
Diff: 1
Page Ref: 2
Topic: Introduction
Type: Factual

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, Chapter 1: Biopsychology as a Neuroscience

3. The study of the nervous system is called

a. neuroscience.
b. psychology.
c. biopsychology.
d. neurochemistry.
e. neurophysiology.

Answer: A
Diff: 1
Page Ref: 2
Topic: Introduction
Type: Factual

4. Jimmie G., the man frozen in time, had a severe problem with his

a. memory.
b. temperature regulation.
c. IQ.
d. attention.
e. ability to tell time.

Answer: A
Diff: 1
Page Ref: 3
Topic: Introduction
Type: Factual

5. Which of the following is a major theme of your text?

a. thinking creatively about biopsychology
b. clinical implications
c. the evolutionary perspective
d. neuroplasticity
e. all of the above

Answer: E
Diff: 1
Page Ref: 3
Topic: Introduction
Type: Factual




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, Chapter 1: Biopsychology as a Neuroscience

6. Research has now established that the brain is

a. static.
b. immutable.
c. plastic.
d. white.
e. gray.

Answer: C
Diff: 1
Page Ref: 4
Topic: What Is Biopsychology?
Type: Factual

7. Biopsychology is the scientific study of the

a. biology of behavior.
b. brain.
c. chemistry of the brain.
d. biology of the brain.
e. biology of cognition.

Answer: A
Diff: 1
Page Ref: 4
Topic: What Is Biopsychology?
Type: Factual

8. Psychobiology, behavioral biology, and behavioral neuroscience are all
approximate synonyms for

a. cognitive behavior.
b. behavioral psychology.
c. biopsychology.
d. neurophysiology.
e. neuroscience.

Answer: C
Diff: 2
Page Ref: 4
Topic: What Is Biopsychology?
Type: Factual




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