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Chapter 3: The Biological and Evolutionary Bases of Behavior
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1When Peter and Rosemary Grant studied several species of Darwin's finches, they discovered that major climate changes affected which populations of finches survived. This is an example of
- AHeritability.
- BThe all-or-none law.
- CNatural selection.
- DNature versus nurture.
2Sharon is involved in a project in which she observes the behaviors of young children. She is most able to directly observe their
- AGenotypes.
- BPhenotypes.
- CChromosomes.
- DDNA.
3Suppose you carried out a study to assess whether there is a genetic component to "sense of humor." To conclude that genetics play a role, you would want to find that
- ADZ twins are more similar in their senses of humor than MZ twins.
- BDZ twins always have better senses of humor than MZ twins.
- CMZ twins always have better senses of humor than DZ twins.
- DMZ twins are more similar in their sense of humor than DZ twins.
4One of the jobs of _________ is to receive stimulation from other neurons.
- AAxons
- BTerminal buttons
- CSynapses
- DDendrites
5After Jonas withdraws money from the bank, he has to wait two minutes before his card will work again. This sounds a lot like the _________ in neural transmission.
- AAll-or-nothing law
- BAction potential
- CRefractory period
- DIon channels
6Wilma is creating an illustration of neural transmission. She leaves a small gap between a terminal button on one neuron and the dendrite of the next. She should label that gap the
- AIon channel.
- BGlia.
- CNodes of Ranvier.
- DSynapse.
7Which techniques allows researchers to create reversible "lesions"?
- AfMRI
- BrTMS
- CPET scans
- DEEG
8The _________ nervous system processes incoming neural messages and sends commands to different parts of the body
- ACentral
- BAutonomic
- CSomatic
- DPeripheral
9After he experienced damage to his _________, H.M. had difficulties acquiring new information.
- AReticular formation
- BThalamus
- CHippocampus
- DBroca's area
10As you are chatting with Tajus, you noticed that she is right-handed. You think that it's most likely that her ability to produce speech is controlled by
- AHer left hemisphere.
- BHer right hemisphere.
- CBoth her left and right hemispheres.
- DNeither the left nor the right hemisphere.
11Brain-imaging techniques reveal that the brain representation of the fingers of the left hand is enhanced for people who play the violin versus nonplayers. This result provides an example of
- ANeurogenesis.
- BHeritability.
- CLateralization.
- DBrain plasticity.
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- Chapter 3: The Biological and Evolutionary Bases of Behavior Textbook Quiz for Psych 1020
- Autor
- Karina Lozano
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- English
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- Erstellt am 18 Okt 2015 · aktualisiert am 2 Nov 2016
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