Psyc 415 Quiz 1

PSYC 415 - SPRING II 2022 - QUIZ ONE

Instructions (Please read!): Type your first and last name and email address in the boxes indicated. No name, no credit! The email address MUST be your Coastal email or I will not be able to return your quiz to you. Read each question carefully and type or click your answer. Click FINISHED "yes" and then the SUBMIT button when you have finished the quiz.

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1) What is the name of this course?

A) Biopsychology
B) Human Neuropsychology
C) Physiological Psychology
D) something else

2) Where will you find materials for this class on the Internet?

A) Moodle
B) Dr. King's website
C) Psychology Department website
D) somewhere else

3) What time does this class meet?

A) Wednesday at 3:00
B) Tuesday and Thursday at 12:15
C) Tuesday and Thursday at 9:25
D) it doesn't; it's a distance class

4) How is this class going to be delivered?

A) online
B) in the classroom
C) both A and B
D) none of the above

5) What is the required textbook for this class?

A) Breedlove's Biological Psychology
B) Kolb and Whishaw's Fundamentals of Human Neuropsychology
C) Carlsen and Birkett's Physiology of Behavior
D) There is no required textbook.

6) How can you reach me during my office hours?

A) by text message or phone
B) come to my office in Smith Science
C) by email
D) both B and C, but not A, are correct

7) Which of the following topics will be covered in this course?

A) neuroanatomy
B) degenerative diseases (of the brain)
C) schizophrenia, depression, and anxiety disorders
D) all of the above

8) Which of the following is/are good advice for this course?

A) Check the website several times a week.
B) Review the lectures and other materials posted at the website.
C) If there's something you don't understand, ASK!
D) all of the above

9) When you go to the website for this course, what is the first thing you see under the course title?

A) links to course material
B) links to review material
C) a box where announcements will be posted
D) links to online neuropsychology resources

10) What is the first lecture topic (right after the welcome video)?

A) Intro to Neuropsychology
B) Causes of Insomnia
C) Is Amnesia Real?
D) Pastrami On Rye With Mustard

11) What will you find if you scroll all the way to the bottom of the webpage?

A) a list of interesting videos
B) neuroscience links
C) the end of the world
D) a Pizza Hut menu

12) Counting this quiz, how many exams will there be in this class?

A) two
B) six
C) twelve
D) none of the above is correct

13) What is Dr. King's email address?

A) thekingster@coastal.edu
B) kingw@coastal.edu
C) king@coastal.edu
D) none of the above

14) The primary professional society for neuroscience is called what?

A) Society for Neuroscience
B) Neuroscience Around the World
C) Brain and Behavior Society
D) none of the above

15) How often does this society meet?

A) every month
B) four times a year (quarterly)
C) every six months
D) annually

16) Which of the following is a subarea of biopsychology?

A) psychopharmacology
B) cognitive neuroscience
C) neuropsychology
D) all of the above

17) We learned about the function of neurons through experiments on what animal?

A) rats
B) dogs
C) gerbils
D) squid

18) Who said, "Scientific truths are held only until further notice"?

A) Donald Duck
B) Bertrand Russell
C) Albert Einstein
D) Herbert Feigl

19) When a book called One Hundred Against Einstein was published, what was Einstein's reply?

A) "That's a lot!"
B) "Only one hundred?"
C) "One would be enough."
D) "I must be wrong."

20) Some of what I'm going to tell you this semester about the brain is going to eventually be shown to be wrong as we learn more about the brain. So what?

A) It's up to me to keep my knowledge current.
B) Why am I bothering to take this course then?
C) I guess I'll have to take the course again next semester.
D) Ya, so where did you get your degree? Ed's neuropsychology school?

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