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Brain and Behavior Chapter 5: Research Methods of Biopsychology Part 2
This deck covers key concepts and techniques in biopsychology research methods, focusing on brain and behavior studies. It includes questions on various measurement techniques, surgical procedures, and lesion methods.
Which of the following technique measures changes in magnetic fields on the surface of the brain? A) MRI B) fMRI C) MEG D) EMG E) EEG
MEG
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Term
Definition
Which of the following technique measures changes in magnetic fields on the surface of the brain? A) MRI B) fMRI C) MEG D) EMG E) EEG
MEG
MEG records
Changes in magnetic fields on the surface of the scalp
Muscle tension is monitored by
Electromyography
Electrooculography is
A method of estimating eye movement
Electrooculography is a technique for monitoring
Eye movement
In electrooculography, how many electrodes are typically used to monitor the movements of one eye?
4
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
Which of the following technique measures changes in magnetic fields on the surface of the brain? A) MRI B) fMRI C) MEG D) EMG E) EEG | MEG |
MEG records | Changes in magnetic fields on the surface of the scalp |
Muscle tension is monitored by | Electromyography |
Electrooculography is | A method of estimating eye movement |
Electrooculography is a technique for monitoring | Eye movement |
In electrooculography, how many electrodes are typically used to monitor the movements of one eye? | 4 |
If you were startled by a loud noise, there would be an increase in your skin’s conductance of electricity. This response is called | A skin conductance response |
Which gland or glands directly influence the SCL and the SCR? | Sweat glands |
Which of the following is a record of a person’s heart beat? A) electrocardiogram B) ECG C) EKG | All of the above |
Hypertension is | Chronic high blood pressure |
The level of 130/70 mmHg is | A healthy human blood pressure |
Which of the following have traditionally been used by physicians to measure blood pressure? A) sphygmomanometers B) plethysmographs C) oscilloscopes D) electrodes E) ERPs | Sphygmomanometers |
Penile erection is | A plethysmographic response |
Stereotaxic surgery in human patients typically requires A) a stereotaxic atlas B) a stereotaxic instrument C) a head holder D) an electrode holder | All of the above |
The method by which the experiment devices are accurately positioned in subcortical structures of human patients and animal subjects is | Stereotaxic surgery |
Bregma is A) the point of intersection between two major skull sutures B) a common reference point for rat stereotaxic brain surgery C) a naughty word D) a type of electrode holder | Both A and B |
The reference point for many stereotaxic atlases of the rat brain is | Bregma |
Unlike subcortical lesions, cortical lesions are often make by | Aspiration |
Which of the following brain lesion techniques is least likely to be associated with damage to major blood vessels? | Aspiration lesions |
The _ created by the current is the main cause of tissue damage produced by a radio-frequency lesion | Heat |
Reversible brain lesions, if properly done, | Produce no permanent neural damage |
Cooling can be used to produce a functional or reversible brain lesion because | It can temporarily suppress neural activity in a particular area of the brain without damaging the brain |
A temporary or reversible lesion can be produced by | Cooling the target brain structure or injecting an anesthetic into it |
Reversible lesions can be produced by microinjection directly into the target brain structure of a | Local anesthetic such as lidocaine |
Lesions that are commonly referred to as amygdala lesions often A) damage neural structures other than the amygdala B) do not destroy the entire amygdala C) damage prefrontal cortex | Both A and B |