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Biopsychologists who study the psychological correlates of psychological processes by recording psychological signals from the surface of the human body are often referred to as ………..

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Psychophysiologists

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A biopsychologist who studies the memory deficits of human patients with brain damage would likely identify with the division of bio psychology termed ………..

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Neuropsychology

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The biopsychological research of ………… frequently involves the direct manipulation of recording of the neural activity of laboratory animals by various invasive surgical, electrical and chemical means.

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Physiological psychologists

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The division of biopsychology that focuses on the study of the effects of drugs on behaviour is often referred to as ……….

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Psychopharmacology

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……….. is the division of biopsychology that investigates the neural bases of human cognition; it’s major method is functional brain imaging.

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Cognitive Neuroscience

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…………. are biopsychologists who study the genetics, evolution and adaptiveness of behaviour, often by using the comparative approach.

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Comparative Psychologists

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According to the text, creative thinking about biopsychology is thinking

a) in new ways.
b) in productive ways.
c) in ways that are consistent with the evidence rather than widely accepted views.
d) “ outside the box”.
e) all of the above

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e) all of the above.

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The field that focuses on the study of the structure of the nervous system

a) neurophysiology
b) behavioural neuroscience
c) neurochemistry
d) neuropharmacologist
e) none of the above

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e) none of the above

… It is actually neuroanatomy

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Which division of biopsychology relies on functional brain imaging as its major research method?

a) cognitive neuroscience
b) neuropsychology
c) psychophysiology
d) behavioural neuroscience
e) physiological psychology

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a) cognitive neuroscience

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Korkasoff’s syndrome is

a) most commonly observed in males of Russian descent.
b) caused in large part by thiamine deficiency
c) often associated with chronic alcoholism
d) all of the above
e) both b and c

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e) both b and c

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Who was awarded a Nobel Prize for the development of prefrontal lobotomy as a treatment for psychiatric disorders?

a) Lima
b) Valenstein
c) Moniz
d) Freeman
e) Delgado

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c) Moniz

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CT

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Computer tomography

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MRI

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Magnetic resonance imaging

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PET

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Positron emissions tomography

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2-DG

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2 - deoxyglucose

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fMRI

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Functional magnetic resonance imaging

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MEG

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Magnetoencephalography

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TMS

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Transcranial magnetic stimulation

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EEG

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Electroencephalogram

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ERP

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Event related potentials

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AEP

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Average evoked potential

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EMG

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Electromyography

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EOG

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Electrooculography

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SCL

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Skin conductance level

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SCR

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Skin conductance response

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ECG or EKG

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Electrocardiogram

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IP

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Intraperitoneal

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IM

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Intramuscular

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IV

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Intravenous

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SC

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Subcutaneous

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6-OHDA

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6-hydroxydopamine

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GFP

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Green fluorescent protein

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Many neuropsychological assessments begin with the ………..

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WAIS - we hustler adult intelligence scale

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The most common test of short-term memory is the ……..

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Digit-span test

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The most common invasive test of language lateralisation is the ………..

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Sodium Amytal test

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The most common tests of explicit memory are the ……….

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repetition priming tests

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A common test of frontal lobe damage is ………..

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Wisconsin Card Sorting Test

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PET and fMRI studies almost always employ the ………..

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Paired-image subtraction technique

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A commonly used test of rat fearfulness is the …………

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Open-field test

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Male rats’ aggressive and defensive behaviour is readily assessed by the ………..

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Colony-intruder paradigm

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The most commonly used test of anxiolytic drug effects is the …………

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Elevated plus maze

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The most common measure of the sexual receptivity of a female rat is the …………..

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Lordosis quotient

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Animals press a lever to deliver stimulation of their own brains in the ………….

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Self-stimulation paradigm

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The spatial abilities of foraging rodents are often assessed with a ………..

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Radial arm maze

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The ability of a rat to find an invisible safety platform can be assessed in a …………

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Morris water maze

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A method of measuring the extracellular concentration of particular neurochemicals in the brain is

a) cerebral dialysis
b) immunocytochemistry
c) extracellular unit recording
d) intracellular unit recording
e) the 2-deoxyglucose technique

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a) cerebral dialysis

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Mice that have had genetic material of another species (e.g., a pathological human gene) inserted into their genome are called

a) knockout mice
b) transgenic mice
c) homozygous
d) heterozygous
e) both a and d

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b) transgenic mice

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The most widely used test of short-term memory is the

a) token test
b) WAIS
c) sodium Amytal test
d) digit span test
e) repetition priming test

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d) digit span test

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The colony intruder paradigm is commonly used to study

a) natural environment
b) spatial perception
c) reproduction
d) epigenetics
e) aggressive and defensive behaviour

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e) aggressive and defensive behaviour

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A seminatural animal learning paradigm that is often used to study spatial ability is

a) self-stimulation paradigm
b) conditioned defensive burying paradigm
c) radial arm maze
d) Morris water maze
e) both c and d

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e) both c and d

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