Behavioral Neuroscience Quiz
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What does behavioral neuroscience study?

  • The relationships between behavior and genetics
  • The relationships between behavior and the environment
  • The relationships between behavior and social interactions
  • The relationships between behavior and the body, specifically the brain (correct)

    • What is the mind-brain problem concerned with?

  • The relationship between emotions and cognitive processes
  • The relationship between the body and the brain
  • The relationship between the mind and the brain (correct)
  • The relationship between consciousness and behavior

    • What was the significance of the 1990s in neuroscience?

  • Discovery of a new region in the brain responsible for cognitive functions
  • Intense research and awareness leading to new understanding of neurological diseases, emotional disorders, and addictions (correct)
  • Development of effective treatments for brain injuries
  • Major advancements in technology for brain imaging

    • What is materialistic monism?

    <p>The view that body and mind consist of the same substance</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is empiricism?

    <p>Gathering information through observation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did Luigi Galvani do in the late 1700s?

    <p>Used electricity to stimulate nerves</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the localization issue in the context of the brain?

    <p>Specific areas of the brain carry out specific functions</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the ongoing debate about in psychology when it comes to 'Nature versus nurture'?

    <p>The importance of heredity relative to environmental influences in shaping behavior</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a gene?

    <p>A biological unit that directs cellular processes and transmits inherited characteristics</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a zygote?

    <p>A fertilized egg which undergoes rapid cell division and development</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are alleles?

    <p>Different versions of a gene</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the Human Genome Project?

    <p>A project with the goal to map the location of all the genes on the human chromosomes</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is heritability in the context of genetics?

    <p>The percentage of the variation in a characteristic attributed to genetic factors</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is vulnerability in the context of genetics?

    <p>Genes contribute to predisposition for a disorder, but it does not guarantee its occurrence</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the goal of the Human Genome Project?

    <p>To map the location of all the genes on the human chromosomes</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the 1990s deemed as in the field of neuroscience?

    <p>The 'Decade of the Brain'</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the mind-brain problem concerned with?

    <p>The relationship between the mind and the brain</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does behavioral neuroscience study?

    <p>The relationships between behavior and the body, specifically the brain</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does materialistic monism propose?

    <p>The mind and body consist of the same substance</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main goal of the Human Genome Project?

    <p>Map the location of all the genes on the human chromosomes</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the difference between dominant and recessive alleles?

    <p>Dominant alleles are always expressed, while recessive alleles are not</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the Localization Issue in the context of the brain?

    <p>Specific areas of the brain carry out specific functions</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the significance of Empiricism in the context of psychology?

    <p>Gathering information through observation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the term 'Nature versus nurture' debate in psychology focus on?

    <p>The importance of heredity relative to environmental influences in shaping behavior</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of the Genetic Code?

    <p>To direct cellular processes and transmit inherited characteristics</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the concept of Empiricism adopted in the field of brain science?

    <p>Gathering information through observation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the definition of a zygote?

    <p>A fertilized egg undergoing rapid cell division and development</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the concept of heritability in the context of genetics?

    <p>Percentage of the variation in a characteristic attributed to genetic factors</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main focus of the ongoing debate about 'Nature versus nurture' in psychology?

    <p>How important heredity is relative to environmental influences in shaping behavior</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main concept of the Phrenology theory?

    <p>35 different 'faculties' of emotion and intellect found in precise areas of the brain</p> Signup and view all the answers

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