Biology Test Answers

. | u01q1 Question 1 |

| Another name for biopsychology is: |

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| Student Response | Value | Correct Answer | Feedback |

A. | behavioral neuroscience. | | | |

B. | psychophysiology. | | | |

C. | physiological psychology. | 100% | | Correct. |

D. | All of the other alternatives are correct. | | | |

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Score: | 5/5 |

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2. | u01q1 Question 2 |

| Some neuroscientists allied with the Discovery Institute: |

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| Student Response | Value | Correct Answer | Feedback |

A. | believe that evolution explains all biological processes, such as brain development. | | | |

B. | believe that nonmaterial neuroscience has a better chance of explaining consciousness than material neuroscience. | 100% | | Correct. |

C. | believe that the brain changes the brain, based on the study of psychotherapy altering the brain in patients with OCD. | | | |

D. | view the mind as being material. | | | |

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Score: | 5/5 |

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3. | u01q1 Question 3 |

| According to Descartes, the brain controlled behavior by: |

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| Student Response | Value | Correct Answer | Feedback |

A. | directing spirit fluid through nerves, thereby inflating the muscles. | 100% | | Correct. |

B. | tilting the spinal cord like a joystick. | | | |

C. | bending energy from an outside light source. | | | |

D. | Actively directing the pineal gland to inflate and deflate. | | | |

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Score: | 5/5 |

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4. | u01q1 Question 4 |

| Why did Descartes choose the pineal gland as the “seat of the soul”? |

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| Student Response | Value | Correct Answer | Feedback |

A. | It was in a perfect position to serve this function. | | | |

B. | It was capable of bending at different angles to direct the flow of animal spirits. | | | |

C. | It was attached just below the two cerebral hemispheres. | | | |

D. | All of the above. | 100% | | Correct. |

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Score: | 5/5 |

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