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WorksheetsUnit 1
Total questions: 129
Worksheet time: 1hrs 5mins
Behavior
The way organisms precieve other and act towards them or around them
How many organism acts and completes mental processes
Anything an organism does/ any action we can observe and record
nature vs nurture issue
The debate that genes and experiences make the development of psychological traits and behaviors.
natural selection
Natural selection is the principle that traits that help and organism survive/ reproduce will be passed on.
evolutionary psychology
Evolutionary psychology is the study of the evolution of behavior and the mind, using natural selection principals.
behavior genetics
Behavior genetics is the study of the relative power and limits of genetic and environmental influences on behavior
mutations
Randome error in gene replication that leads to changes
environment
every non genetic influence, from prenatal nutrition to our experiences of people and things around us
all things that are around us and cause us to change
physical habitat around us that causes change.
heredity
Total chromosomes
Genes
Biochemical units passed on
Genome defenition
The complete set directions for making an organism
Identical twins defenition
Identical twins are twins that originate from one egg and have identical genetic information
fraternal twins
interaction defenition
When the effects of one factor depends on another factor
epigenetics defenition
the study of the molecular mechanisms by which environments can influence genetic expression
Somatic nervous system
The somatic nervous system controls voluntary movements in skeletal system.
autonomic nervous system
The autonomic nervous system regulates involuntary bodily functions like in the organs.
sympathetic nervous system
The sympathetic nervous system that arouses the body, mobilizing its energy.
Parasympathetic nervous system
Division of autonomic nervous system that calms the body, conserving its energy
Reflex defenition
Nervous system
Central nervous system
peripheral nervous system (PNS)
Nerves
bundled axons that make axons connecting nervous system with muscles, glands, and sensory organs
sensory (afferent) neurons
Sensory (afferent) neurons transmit sensory information from body tissues to the central nervous system.
motor (efferent) neurons
interneurons
neurons that carry outgoing information from the central nervous es system to the muscles and tissues
parietal lobes
occipital lobes
temporal lobes defenition
The temporal lobes above the ear involved in processing auditory information and memory.
motor cortex
somatosensory cortex
The somatosensory cortex process body touch and movement sensations
association areas
Association areas are involved in higher mental functions like learning
neurogenesis
The process of forming new neurons
corpus callosum defenition
The corpus callosum is a structure in the brain that connects the two hemispheres and send information between them .
split brain definition
consciousness defenition
cognitive neuro science defenition
dual process definition
Principal that information is processed on both concision and unconscious tracks
blindsight defenition
parallel processing defenition
Processing multiple aspects of a stimulus or problem simultaneously
sequential processing definition
sleep defenition
circadian rhythm
REM sleep defenition
what are alpha waves
Alpha waves are brain waves connected to a relaxed, awake state.
what is NREM sleep
rapid eye movement that is all sleep stages
non rapid eye movement that is all sleep stages except REM
rapid eye movement that is all sleep stages except REM
hallucinations
Hallucinations are false perceptions without it being real
hypnagogic sensations defenition
Hypnagogic sensations are weird experiences like false falling or false floating while trying to sleep
what are delta waves
Delta waves are large and slow brain waves associated with sleep
suprachiamatic nucleus (SCN)
The suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN) regulates and controles circadian rhythms.
embodied cognition defenition
Bodily sensations, gestures, and other states based on cognitive preferences and judgement
what is the parasympathetic nervous system
Reflex definition
No more than ---% of human genetic differences arise from population group differenes
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2
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10
Enviormental influence vs heredity
Environmental is exterior like culture and religion, while heredity is simply given at birth
Every strand of DNA is made of
Atoms
Cells
Genes
Tissues
Environmental factors can influence genes
True
False
Cell body
Neuron within the body
Dendrite and the nucles
Axon and its surronding parts
part of neuron containing nucleus
Neuron defenition
Nerve cell, or basic building blocks of nervous system
Dendrites defenition
What is the axon
The axon is a part of a neuron that transmits electrical impulses through branches to other neurons.
Myelin sheath defenition
The myelin sheath is a fatty layer that encases axons in neurons
Building block of nervous system
Neuron
Nerves
Axons
What are Glail cells
What is Action potential
A numeral impulse, brief electronic charge that travels down an axon, mean of communication between neurons.
What is a threshold
A threshold is a level of stimulation required to trigger a neural impulse
What is the refractory period
The refractory period is a resting pause after a neuron has fired
Define all or nothing response
A neurons reaction to either firing full strength or not at all
What is synapse
A synapse is a junction between axon tip of the sending neuron between the dendrite or cell body of the receiving neuron
What is a neurotransmitter
Reuptake defenition
Reuptake is the reabsorption by the sending neuron
Endorphins
What does Acetylcholine do
Acetylcholine is responsible for muscle action, learning and memory
Dopamine
Serotonin
Serotonin is mood, hunger, sleep, and arousal
what is associated with Norepinephrine
Stress response and response to other situations, arousal, alertness,
what is GABA
what is Glutamate
Glutamate a excitatory nuero transmitter associated with memory
What is an agonist
An agonist is molecule that increases neurotransmitters actions
What is an antagonist
A a molecule that blocks or inhibits a nuerotransmitter actions
Endocrine system
The endocrine system is a slow chemical communication system; glads and tissues s that secrete hormones into the blood stream
Define hormones
Hormones are chemical messengers that are manufactured by endocrine glands
What does the endocrine system uses
Nuerotransmitters
Hormones
Psychoactive drug
What are depressants
What are Barbiturates
Opiods
Stimulaant drugs
Hallucinogens
Near death experience
What is Insomnia
what is narcolepsy
sleep apnea
REM sleep behavior disorder
REM rebound
Biological psychology
Biological psychology is the study that links psychology and biology
Biopsychosocial approach
The biopsychosocial approach integrates bioligcal, social cultural levels, and psychological approaches in a level of analysis.
What are the levels of analysis
Differing complimentary views , from biological to social-cultural
What's a SSRI Drug
Selective serotonin downtake Inhibitor, Zoloft. These try to make the homeostasis on a lower level.
Selective serotonin reuptake Inhibitor, Zoloft. These try to make the homeostasis on a lower level, but also sets limits on how high it can go.
In depression, serotonin cannot be transferred from Axon to Dendrite with a syntax in between
True
False
Homeostasis
When the body is regulated and balanced.
What are the 2 main parts of the nervous system
Each biological system is part of a subsytem that makes the whole person, from family to culture
True
False
Neuroplasticity defenition
Neuroplasticity is the brain's ability to change, especially during childhood
What is lesion
A lesion is the destruction of tissues
What is a EEG (electroenclephalogram)
An EEG is the recording of the waves of electrical activity on the brains surface
What is MEG (magnetoencephalography)
MEG is a non-invasive imaging technique that measures magnetic fields from the brains natural activity
CT scan
A CT scan is a series of x-ray photos of the brain to make 1 large image
what is PET (positron emission tomography)
PET is a way of detecting brain activity that displays where a radioactive form of glucose goes while the brain performs tasks
What is a MRI
MRI is a medical imaging technique that uses magnetic fields and radio waves to create images of soft tissues
what is a fMRI
fMRI is a technique for revealing blood flow(or brain acticity) by comparing MRI's
What does she Hindbrain control
The senses like taste, smell vision and hearing
Essential Breathing, heart rate, blood pressure, coordination, and balance.survival functions.
What does the Midbrain do
What does the Forebrain do
What is the brain stem and what does it do
The brain stem the piece connecting it to the spine that enters the skull, is responsible for controlling vital life functions.
Whats the Medulla
The medulla is a part of the Hindbrain responsible for regulating vital bodily functions.
Whats the Thalamus
The thalamus is the Forebrains sensory control center.
What is the Reticular formation
The reticular formation is nerve network that travels through the brain stem into the Thalamus.
What is the Cerebellum
The cerebellum is the hindbrain's own little brain, responsible for sensory input, coordination, nonverbal learning and memory
What is part of the Limbic system
Define the Amygadala
The amygdala is a l Lima bean sized neural cluster associated emotion regulation and memory.
What is the Hippothalamus
What is the Hippocampus
What is the Limbic system associated with
Emotions, memory, and drives
Cerebral cortex
The cerebral cortex is located in the spinal cord
The intricate fabric of connected neural cells covering the Forebrains hemisphere, the body's ultimate control and information processing center
What is the frontal lobe
The frontal lobe is a region of the brain behind the forehead associated with speaking, plan and decision making, and muscel control.
What are the Parietal lobes
The parietal lobes are regions of the brain responsible for processing sensory input for body position and touch
Occipitial lobes
The occipital lobes at the back of the head are responsible for visual processing.
Temporal lobes
