Unit 1 Biological Bases of Behavior Test

Unit 1 Test Questions

Carrison views a movie in her home. In the figure, what letter corresponds to the light-sensitive surface of the eye that contains photoreceptors that receive the images of the movie?

A) A

B) B

C) C

D) D

D) D

Audra is working on a puzzle book and comes across the following figure. Which of the following Gestalt laws would best explain Audra’s perception of the image?

A) closure.

B) similarity.

C) proximity.

D) continuity.

A) closure.

The argument over the relative contributions of heredity and environment in the development of various behaviors and personality traits is known as which of the following controversies?

A) Continuous versus discrete

B) Nature versus Nurture

C) Active versus passive

D) Critical period versus sensitive period

B) Nature versus Nurture

Dr. Cruickshank conducted a study to examine whether cerebral cortex activity in the brain would be higher during memory retrieval for a test or during the initial learning process. She conducted brain scans on 10 volunteers while they were learning a new set of vocabulary words and while they were given a test on the same vocabulary words. 

In which lobes of the brain should Dr. Cruickshank expect to see activity when subjects process the sounds of the vocabulary words? 

A) Occipital lobes

B) Temporal lobes

C) Parietal lobes

D) Frontal lobes

B) Temporal lobes