Methods

Question 1

What are the limitations to studying fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) in human subjects?

a. There are not enough cases to study
b. There is very little evidence for FAS in children born to women in the United States
c. It is impossible to obtain permission to conduct this type of research
d. The studies are correlational only; one cannot assert that alcohol causes any particular effect

Answer 1

d. The studies are correlational only; one cannot assert that alcohol causes any particular effect

Question 2

Which pair of behavioural test and what it is designed to measure is incorrectly matched?

a. Conditioned emotional response; fear
b. Delayed-response test; fear
c. Elevated plus-maze; anxiety
d. Conditioned place preference; reward

Answer 2

b. Delayed-response test; fear (actually memory?)

Question 3

Which method uses implanted tubes with semipermeable membranes to record the activity of neurochemicals in the extracellular fluid of freely moving animals?

a. Microdialysis
b. In vivo voltammetry
c. Stereotaxic surgery
d. Patch clamp electrophysiology

Answer 3

a. Microdialysis

Question 4

Which type of validity refers to the traits observed in the model resembling those seen in the disorder?

Answer 4

Face validity

Question 5

Which type of validity refers to the etiology, or cause, of the abnormal traits in the animal model being the same as that for the human disorder?

Answer 5

Construct validity