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Module 1.1: The Biological Approach to Behavior

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Dualism is the belief that...
a. mind and body are one and the same.
b. mind is an accidental byproduct of brain functioning.
c. mind and body are different in substance.
d. the mind does not exist.
c. mind and body are different in substance.
Having comouflage that matches an animal's typical surroundings due to a change in color patterns as the young animal matures is an example of a(n) ___________ explanation.
a. ontogenic
b. functional
c. physiological
d. evolutionary
a. ontogenic
According to your textbook, one operational definition of consciousness is based on our ability to...
a. mask stimuli.
b. focus our attention.
c. describe our experience.
d. see or hear a stimulus.
c. describe our experience.
Dr. Slide's research emphasizes understanding the anatomical pathways in the cortex and neurotransmitters they release. Dr. Slide is most likely a...
a. neuroscientist.
b. biological psychologist.
c. chemist.
d. medical doctor.
a. neuroscientist.
An evolutionary explanation of why we get goose bumps when cold is that...
a. it keeps us warm.
b. we inherited the mechanism from our remote ancestors who had more hair.
c. children are often raised in cold environments.
d. the sympathetic nervous system is activated.
b. We inherited the mechanism from our remote ancestors who had more hair.
The primary difference between biological psychologists and neuroscientists is that neuroscientists place greater emphasis on studying...

a. chemistry.
b. neurology.
c. both chemistry and anatomy.
d. anatomy.
e. behavior.
c. both chemistry and anatomy.
A monist believes that mind and body are...
a. separate but they interact.
b. the same thing.
c. separate but overlapping.
d. two distinct entities, with no connection whatsoever.
B. The same thing
Chalmers' fundamental "hard problem" is...

A. wondering how someone could be a dualist.
b. why and how brain activity is associated with consciousness.
c. understanding how neurotransmitters are created.
d. knowing why we sleep.
b. why and how brain activity is associated with consciousness.
If you believe the mind and the brain to be separate but somehow interact with each other, you would be considered a...

A. Dualist
b. separatist.
c. monist.
d. materialist.
A. Dualist
The primary difference between biological psychologists and neuroscientists is that biological psychologists place greater emphasis on studying...
A.chemistry.
b. both chemistry and anatomy.
c. neurology.
d. behavior.
e. anatomy.
D. Behavior
For Descartes, the most problematic issue facing dualism was...
a. discovering how neurons work.
b. finding two parts of the brain that were connected to each other.
c. finding the smallest unpaired structure in the brain.
d. how an immaterial mind could influence a physical brain.
d. how an immaterial mind could influence a physical brain.
If a person believes that hormones released at different stages of the menstrual cycle affect a person's mood, then it would be considered a(n) ______________ explanation.
a. ontogenic
b. evolutionary
c. physiological
d. functional
c. Physiological
Which of the following is TRUE about genetic drift?
a. It takes thousands of years to happen.
b. It occurs when species move to a new location.
c. It occurs more often in large populations.
d. It occurs more often in small populations.
d. It occurs more often in small populations.
Solipsism is the position that...

a. it is difficult to know whether other people have conscious experience.
b. people experience consciousness.
c. neither dualism nor monism is correct.
d. I alone have consciousness.
d. I alone have consciousness.
Two people arguing over whether or not a rat has conscious experiences are arguing about...
a. the problem of other minds.
b. artificial intelligence.
c. Descartism.
d. mentalism.
a. the problem of other minds.
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