Question 1

Describe and compare the various techniques commonly used for obtaining structural images of the brains of neurological patients.

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Question 2

If a rat is hurt by a small object in a test chamber containing commercial bedding material, the rat will often __________ the object.

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Question 3

Intracellular unit recording provides a measure of the __________ potential over time.

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Question 4

The test of intelligence that is most frequently used in neuropsychological assessment is abbreviated __________.

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Question 5

Describe both the paired-image subtraction and the averaging techniques that are used in cognitive neuroscience research. Why are they employed?

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Question 6

As the final step in the 2-deoxyglucose technique, brain slices are subjected to __________.

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Question 7

The typical __________ maze contains a hidden escape platform.

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Question 8

In the open-field test, fearful rats are __________, that is, they stay near the walls of the test box.

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Question 9

Sexually receptive female rats often assume the __________ posture when mounted by a male rat.

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Question 10

Electrodes are accurately implanted in subcortical structures by __________ surgery.

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Question 11

A commonly used test of short-term memory is the __________ subtest of the WAIS.

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Question 12

Describe the modern customized-test-battery approach to assessing the psychological deficits of neuropsychological patients. Give examples of two specific tests. How is this approach an improvement over previous approaches?

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Question 13

Discuss the assessment of memory deficits in neuropsychological patients. Discuss the effectiveness of the memory span and repetition priming tests.

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Question 14

Describe and compare the various methods for recording the electrical activity of the brain through invasive electrodes.

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Question 15

The __________ maze typically has eight or more arms and is used to study the spatial abilities of rats.

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Question 16

Gene __________ techniques are used to create organisms that lack particular genes.

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Question 17

Describe the conditioned taste aversion phenomenon and how it changed how researchers thought about learning.

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Question 18

To facilitate immunochemistry, neurochemists have created stocks of __________ to most neuropeptides.

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Question 19

Pavlovian conditioning typically involves repeatedly presenting the conditional stimulus just before the __________.

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Question 20

Many cancer patients receiving chemotherapy develop conditioned __________.

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Quiz 5: The Research Methods of Biopsychology