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Biological approach Flashcards

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what are genes?

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made up of stands of DNA inherited from parents

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what is neuroanatomy?

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the structure of the nervous system including the brain

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what is neurochemistry?

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the chemical process within the brain and nervous system

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what is evolution?

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the way animals change over millions of years

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what are traits?

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characteristics that make up a personality

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what is an extrovert?

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someone whose outgoing and sociable

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what is an introvert?

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someone whose withdrawn and shy

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what is a genotype?

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an individuals genetic makeup

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what is a phenotype?

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an individuals observable traits such as height

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what is the SRY gene?

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the sex determine region located on the Y chromosome

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what is localisation?

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the view that different brain areas perform certain specific functions

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what is lateralisation?

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the idea that the two halves of the brain are functionally different

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what is neuroplasticity?

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the capacity for the brain to recognise its structure and function

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what is the function of the brain?

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where decision making takes place

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what is the function of the spinal cord?

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controls reflex actions

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what is adrenaline?

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causes the heart to beat faster and triggers the production of glucose to fuel energy for the fight or flight response

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what is cortisol?

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suppresses the immune system

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what are neurotransmitters?

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allows communication between neurons in the brain and nervous system

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what are sex hormones?

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chemicals produced by testes in males and ovaries in females

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what is survival of the fittest?

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when life is hard, those individuals who possess characteristics that help them stay alive

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what is environmental of evolutionary adaptedness?

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the habitat in which a species evolved in most recent adaptations

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what is genome lag?

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the idea that some behaviour is no longer adaptive because genetic changes over thousands of generations have proceeded much slower than changes in our environment

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what is sexual selection?

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the idea that characteristics must have an advantage to make them attractive to potential males e.g. a peacock tail

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