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Question #1
Scientific progress is most likely when different approaches are focused on a single problem, particularly when the strengths of one approach compensate for the weaknesses of the others. This is called
A.   comparative analysis.
B.   scientific inference.
C.   critical thinking.
D.   converging operations.
E.   functional imaging.
Question #2
The primary symptom of Korsakoff's syndrome is
A.   severe memory loss.
B.   epilepsy.
C.   dehydration.
D.   obesity.
E.   insomnia.
Question #3
Experimental evidence suggests that the brain damage commonly observed in people who consume a lot of alcohol is caused by
A.   all of these
B.   thiamine deficiency.
C.   vitamin B<sub>1 </sub>deficiency.
D.   the direct toxic effects of alcohol on the brain.
Question #4
Scientists in many fields study the unobservable
A.   with electron microscopes.
B.   by direct measurement.
C.   by scientific inference.
D.   by direct observation.
E.   with microelectrodes.
Question #5
The visual system bases its perception of motion on a comparison between movement of the image on the
A.   retina and contractions of the eye muscles.
B.   retina and the neural commands sent from the brain to the eye muscles.
C.   cornea and its movement on the retina.
D.   two retinas.
E.   retina and movement of the eyes.
Question #6
The principle that precedence should be given to the simplest interpretation of a behavior when more than one interpretation is possible is called
A.   the principle of simplicity.
B.   the principle of precedence.
C.   the principle of convergence.
D.   Delgado's canon.
E.   Morgan's canon.
Question #7
The first prefrontal lobotomy performed on a human was
A.   performed by Lima.
B.   performed with a leucotome.
C.   based on the study of Becky.
D.   all of these
E.   none of the above
Question #8
In the U.S. alone, more than __________ psychiatric patients have received a prefrontal lobotomy.
A.   4,000
B.   40
C.   400,000
D.   400
E.   40,000
Question #9
Which of the following is NOT regarded as one of the major divisions of biopsychology?
A.   psychopharmacology
B.   clinical psychology
C.   physiological psychology
D.   neuropsychology
E.   psychophysiology
Question #10
The cerebral cortex is the outermost layer of the
A.   all of these
B.   cerebellum.
C.   great cerebral commissure.
D.   cerebral hemispheres.
E.   brain.

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