Chapter 1
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A person who argues that the body and mind consist of physical matter and energy believes in
animism.
dualism.
monism.
ethnocentrism.
The phenomenon of blindsight confirms that
visual information must enter our consciousness for us to respond appropriately.
consciousness is not a general property of all parts of the brain.
there is no evolutionary advantage to possessing two visual systems.
the mammalian visual system is responsible for consciousness.
The right hemisphere of a person who has had a split-brain operation can no longer
perceive sensory information.
understand verbal instructions.
produce speech.
control movements of the right hand.
The effects of the split-brain operation suggest that
consciousness developed in the right hemisphere.
the left hemisphere is more adept at analyzing sensory information than the right hemisphere.
all cognitive processes are located in the left hemisphere.
information does not reach consciousness unless it reaches those parts of the brain responsible for verbal communication.
A researcher concluded that a drug made animals eat because it altered the insulin level in their blood. What kind of explanation did the researcher provide?
generalization
reduction
rationalization
deduction
Models, first used by Descartes to study how the body worked,
were the forerunners of the scientific method.
were useful because they could be tested experimentally.
challenged the usefulness of philosophical speculation.
negated the distinction between function and purpose.
The work of Müller and many physiologists who followed him is characterized by
experimentation and logical deduction.
observation and classification.
self-report and introspective evidence.
philosophical speculation.
Darwin's theory of evolution suggests that all of an organism's characteristics
are given to it by its creator.
confer a selective advantage on the species.
have been naturally selected by its ancestors.
have functional significance.
Which is the only true statement about animal research?
Behavior cannot be studied using tissue cultures or computers.
The characteristics of tissue cultures are similar enough to living organisms to replace them in research..
Computer research can replace animal research if the results are interpreted cautiously.
The results of research using tissue cultures can be more reliably replicated that the results of research using animals.
Most professional physiological psychologists work in
industry.
hospitals.
colleges and universities.
government.