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CH1: What is Behavioral Neuroscience Flashcards

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The human brain has evolved and grown to about (blank) pounds

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three

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The human brain has (blank) neuron making 100 trillion connections

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80

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Human brain is involved in most (blank)

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bodily processes

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1990s is deemed as the (blank)

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decade of the brain
- Period of intense research and awareness
- New understanding of neurological diseases, emotional disorders, and addictions

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What is behavioral neuroscience?

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A study of the relationships between behavior and the body, specifically the brain

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What is behavior?

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Both overt (external) and covert (internal) events

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What does overt mean?

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making a sound, move a particular way

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What does covert mean?

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learning, thinking, and emotion

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What is dualism?

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The idea that the mind and brain are seaparate

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What is monism?

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The idea that the mind and body consist of the same substance

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What is materialistic monism?

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The view that the body and mind and everything else are physical

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What is a model?

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A proposed mechanism for how something works

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What is empiricism?

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Gathering information through observation

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What does localization refer to?

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Specific areas of the brain carry out specific functions

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What is phrenology?

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35 different faculties of emotion, intellect found in precise areas of the brain

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What is equipotentiality?

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The brain can function as an undifferentiated whole

17
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What does nature versus nurture refer to?

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An ongoing debate about how important heredity is relative to environmental influences in shaping behavior

18
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What is gene?

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The biological unit that directs cellular processes and transmits inherited characteristics

19
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What is DNA?

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Deoxyribonucleic acid. Double-stranded double helix chain of chemical molecules

20
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What is a zygote?

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A fertilized egg which undergoes rapid cell division and development on its way to becoming a functioning organism

21
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Each parent contributes (blank) amount of chromosomes

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23

22
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What is an embryo?

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New organism as it develops over first 8 weeks

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What is a fetus?

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Organism at developmental stage between 8 weeks and birth

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What is alleles?

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Different versions of a gene

25
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What is a dominant allele?

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Produces effect regardless of which allele it is paired with

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What is a recessive allele?

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Has influence only when paired with the same allele

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What does heterozygous mean?

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Two alleles are different

28
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What does homozygous mean?

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two identical alleles

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What is a phenotype?

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An observable characteristic

30
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What is a genotype?

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A combinations of alleles

31
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What is X-linked?

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A characteristic produced by an unpaired gene on the X-chromosome

32
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What is polygenic?

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Characteristics determined by several genes

33
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What is a genome?

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All the genes in our chromosomes

34
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What is the human genome project?

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A project with the goal to map the location of all the genes on the human chromosomes

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What is gene expression?

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Translation of encoded information into production of proteins

36
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What is natural selection?

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Those whose genes endow them with more adaptive traits are more likely to survive and reproduce

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What is heritability?

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Percentage of the variation in a characteristic attributed to genetic factors

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What is vulnerability?

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Genes contribute to predisposition for a disorder

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