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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.   functional imaging.
C.   converging operations.
D.   scientific inference.
E.   critical thinking.
Question #2
The primary symptom of Korsakoff's syndrome is
A.   epilepsy.
B.   severe memory loss.
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.   the direct toxic effects of alcohol on the brain.
C.   thiamine deficiency.
D.   vitamin B<sub>1 </sub>deficiency.
Question #4
Scientists in many fields study the unobservable
A.   by direct measurement.
B.   by scientific inference.
C.   with electron microscopes.
D.   with microelectrodes.
E.   by direct observation.
Question #5
The visual system bases its perception of motion on a comparison between movement of the image on the
A.   retina and movement of the eyes.
B.   retina and contractions of the eye muscles.
C.   retina and the neural commands sent from the brain to the eye muscles.
D.   cornea and its movement on the retina.
E.   two retinas.
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.   Morgan's canon.
B.   the principle of simplicity.
C.   Delgado's canon.
D.   the principle of convergence.
E.   the principle of precedence.
Question #7
The first prefrontal lobotomy performed on a human was
A.   performed with a leucotome.
B.   based on the study of Becky.
C.   performed by Lima.
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.   40
B.   4,000
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.   neuropsychology
B.   psychophysiology
C.   physiological psychology
D.   psychopharmacology
E.   clinical psychology
Question #10
The cerebral cortex is the outermost layer of the
A.   cerebellum.
B.   brain.
C.   great cerebral commissure.
D.   cerebral hemispheres.
E.   all of these

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