Chapter 3 Flashcards

(49 cards)

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Biological Psychology

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Link between Biology and behavior

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Evolutionary Psychology

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Evolution of behavior

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Nervous System

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Central and Peripheral

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Neuron

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Building block of the nervous system

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Dendrites

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Receive information form other neurons

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Synapse

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Gap that separates axon form dendrite

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Serotonin

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Regulates mood, arousal, hunger and sleep

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Dopamine

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Movement, Learning, Attention, Emotion

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Drugs

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Affect neurotransmitters

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Neuron Death

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Trauma, Abuse, Wear and Tear

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Central Nervous System (CNS)

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Brain and Spinal Cord

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Peripheral Nervous System (PNS)

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Somatic and Autonomic

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Autonomic Nervous System (ANS)

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Sympathetic and Parasympathetic

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Sympathetic Nervous System

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Arousal, Flight or Fight

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Parasympathetic Nervous System

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Calming, Rest and digest

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Somatic Nervous System (SNS)

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Motor output and Sensory Input

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Biofeedback

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Blood pressure, muscle tension

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18
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Neurofeedback

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Brain waves

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Nerves

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Collection of neurons

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Brain

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Hindbrain, Midbrain, Forebrain

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Hindbrain

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Medulla, Pons, Cerebellum, Reticular formation

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Reticular formation

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Arousal, Sleep, Walking, Conscoiusness

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Medulla

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Heart-Rate and Breathing

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Pons

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Automatic and unconscious movements

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Cerebellum
Balance, Coordination, Voluntary movement
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Midbrain
Coordinates signals from hindbrain and forebrain
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Forebrain
Limbic system and Cerebral cortex
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Limbic System
Emotion and Motivation. Hypothalamus, Amygdala, Hippocampus
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Cerebral Cortex
Cognition, Language, Thinking, Memory, Abstract reasoning, Speech
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Hypothalamus
Feeding, Fighting, Fleeing, Mating
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Amygdala
Aggression, Fear, Emotion laden memories
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Hippocampus
Memory formation, indexing
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Infantile Amnesia
Inability to remember info before age 3
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Parietal Lobe
Body sensations, pressure pain, temperature, touch
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Temporal Lobe
Hearing, language comprehension, face recognition
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Occipital Lobe
Vision and visual perception
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Frontal Lobe
Speaking, muscle movement, planning, judgment, impulse control
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Corpus Callosum
Connects right and left hemispheres
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Left hemisphere
Controls right side, speech, language, writing, logic
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Right hemisphere
Controls left side, Spatial Skills, Creative thinking, Fantasy thinking, Artistic and music ability
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Motor cortex
In frontal lobe, voluntary movement
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Somatosensory cortex
In parietal lobe, registers sensations
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Auditory cortex
In temporal lobe, auditory information
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Receiving stations
Sensory information
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Dispatch stations
Motor commands
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Visual cortex
In occipital lobe, visual information
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Endocrine system
Secretes Hormones into bloodstream
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Hormones
testosterone, estrogen, affect tissue
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Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal (HPA)
In the name, secrets hormones