Example test questions Example test questions from Chapter 1from Chapter 1

The process by which an individual changes over the life span is called:

A.PhylogenyB.OntogenyC.ReductionismD.phrenology

Biological psychology A.Is concerned with how the functioning

of the brain, but not its structure, underlies behaviour.

B.Is concerned with human behaviour rather than animal behaviour

C.Spans several scientific disciplinesD.Is not concerned with the treatment of

behavioural problems

Which of the following questions is an example of the functional description of behaviour?

A.How does mating depend on hormones in different species?

B.How are the sounds of speech patterned?C.How do specialized patterns of behaviour

contribute to mating and to care of offspring?D.How do reproductive behaviours develop

over the lifespan?