Chapter 3

Question 1

Biological Psychology

Answer 1

Link between Biology and behavior

Question 2

Evolutionary Psychology

Answer 2

Evolution of behavior

Question 3

Nervous System

Answer 3

Central and Peripheral

Question 4

Neuron

Answer 4

Building block of the nervous system

Question 5

Dendrites

Answer 5

Receive information form other neurons

Question 6

Synapse

Answer 6

Gap that separates axon form dendrite

Question 7

Serotonin

Answer 7

Regulates mood, arousal, hunger and sleep

Question 8

Dopamine

Answer 8

Movement, Learning, Attention, Emotion

Question 9

Drugs

Answer 9

Affect neurotransmitters

Question 10

Neuron Death

Answer 10

Trauma, Abuse, Wear and Tear

Question 11

Central Nervous System (CNS)

Answer 11

Brain and Spinal Cord

Question 12

Peripheral Nervous System (PNS)

Answer 12

Somatic and Autonomic

Question 13

Autonomic Nervous System (ANS)

Answer 13

Sympathetic and Parasympathetic

Question 14

Sympathetic Nervous System

Answer 14

Arousal, Flight or Fight

Question 15

Parasympathetic Nervous System

Answer 15

Calming, Rest and digest

Question 16

Somatic Nervous System (SNS)

Answer 16

Motor output and Sensory Input

Question 17

Biofeedback

Answer 17

Blood pressure, muscle tension

Question 18

Neurofeedback

Answer 18

Brain waves

Question 19

Nerves

Answer 19

Collection of neurons

Question 20

Brain

Answer 20

Hindbrain, Midbrain, Forebrain

Question 21

Hindbrain

Answer 21

Medulla, Pons, Cerebellum, Reticular formation

Question 22

Reticular formation

Answer 22

Arousal, Sleep, Walking, Conscoiusness

Question 23

Medulla

Answer 23

Heart-Rate and Breathing

Question 24

Pons

Answer 24

Automatic and unconscious movements

Question 25

Cerebellum

Answer 25

Balance, Coordination, Voluntary movement

Question 26

Midbrain

Answer 26

Coordinates signals from hindbrain and forebrain

Question 27

Forebrain

Answer 27

Limbic system and Cerebral cortex

Question 28

Limbic System

Answer 28

Emotion and Motivation. Hypothalamus, Amygdala, Hippocampus

Question 29

Cerebral Cortex

Answer 29

Cognition, Language, Thinking, Memory, Abstract reasoning, Speech

Question 30

Hypothalamus

Answer 30

Feeding, Fighting, Fleeing, Mating

Question 31

Amygdala

Answer 31

Aggression, Fear, Emotion laden memories

Question 32

Hippocampus

Answer 32

Memory formation, indexing

Question 33

Infantile Amnesia

Answer 33

Inability to remember info before age 3

Question 34

Parietal Lobe

Answer 34

Body sensations, pressure pain, temperature, touch

Question 35

Temporal Lobe

Answer 35

Hearing, language comprehension, face recognition

Question 36

Occipital Lobe

Answer 36

Vision and visual perception

Question 37

Frontal Lobe

Answer 37

Speaking, muscle movement, planning, judgment, impulse control

Question 38

Corpus Callosum

Answer 38

Connects right and left hemispheres

Question 39

Left hemisphere

Answer 39

Controls right side, speech, language, writing, logic

Question 40

Right hemisphere

Answer 40

Controls left side, Spatial Skills, Creative thinking, Fantasy thinking, Artistic and music ability

Question 41

Motor cortex

Answer 41

In frontal lobe, voluntary movement

Question 42

Somatosensory cortex

Answer 42

In parietal lobe, registers sensations

Question 43

Auditory cortex

Answer 43

In temporal lobe, auditory information

Question 44

Receiving stations

Answer 44

Sensory information

Question 45

Dispatch stations

Answer 45

Motor commands

Question 46

Visual cortex

Answer 46

In occipital lobe, visual information

Question 47

Endocrine system

Answer 47

Secretes Hormones into bloodstream

Question 48

Hormones

Answer 48

testosterone, estrogen, affect tissue

Question 49

Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal (HPA)

Answer 49

In the name, secrets hormones