Unit 3: Biological Bases of Behavior

Question 1

biological psych

Answer 1

concerned w/ links between biological and behavior

also known as behavior neuroscience, nueropsychologists, behavior genetists, physiological psych

Question 2

neuron

Answer 2

nerve cell; the basic building block of the nervou system; conduct electricity and sed chemical messages to each other

Question 3

sensory neurons

Answer 3

carry incoming info from the senory receptors to the brain and spinal cord for processing

Question 4

motor neurons

Answer 4

carry outgoing info from the brain & spinal cord to the muscles & glands

Question 5

interneurons

Answer 5

within the brain & spinal cord that communicate internally and intervene between the sensory inputs & motor outputs; processes info