Chapter 1- Biopsychology as a Neuroscience: What Is Biopsychology, Anyway?
The human brain weighs about
1.3 kilograms (2.9 pounds)
According to the textbook, the science of biopsychology as it is practiced today emerged as a discipline in about
1949
Which of the following is a major theme of your text?
All of the above (thinking creatively about bio psychology, clinical implications, the evolutionary perspective, and neuroplasticity)
The man who played a key role in the emergence of biopsychology as a discipline by writing "The Organization of Behavior" is
Hebb
· Psychology is often defined as the scientific study of
behavior
Biopsychology is the scientific study of the
biology of behavior
Which of the following is the youngest scientific discipline?
biopsychology
· Psychobiology, behavioral biology, and behavioral neuroscience are all approximate synonyms for
biopsychology
The main difference between human brains and the brains of their mammalian relatives is that human brains tend to be bigger and
have more cortex
What distinguishes biopsychology from the other subdisciplines of neuroscience?
its focus on the study of behavior
Jimmie G., the man frozen in time, had a severe problem with his
memory
Structure of the nervous system is to function of the nervous system as
neuroanatomy is to neurophysiology
The human brain is comprised of various cells, including about 100 billion that are specialized to receive and transmit electrochemical signals. These specialized cells are called
neurons
Which subdiscipline of neuroscience focuses on the study of brain disorders?
neuropathology
The study of the nervous system is called
neuroscience
· Biopsychology is a branch or division of
neuroscience
Research has now established that the brain is
plastic
Which of the following animals are currently the most common subjects of bio psychological research
rats and mice