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Biological SAQ Terminology Flashcards

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MRI

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Magnetic Resonance Imaging shows a cross-section of the brain, allowing you to see the structure of the brain.

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Localisation of function

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Localisation of function is the idea that certain functions of the brain are associated with specific areas of the brain

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Neuroplasticity

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Neuroplasticity is the brain’s ability to adapt and streamline its performance as a result of experience, learning, or following an injury. It does this through synaptic pruning and dendritic branching

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Neurotransmitters

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Neurotransmitters are brain chemicals that communicate information via electrical impulses throughout our brain and body. They transmit signals across a chemical synapse from one neuron’s terminal button to another neuron’s receptor site.

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Hormone

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Hormones are chemical messengers in our body that can influence our behaviour in multiple ways, usually travelling through the bloodstream

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Neural networks

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Series of connected neurons that information travels along, enabling us to do things.

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Synaptic pruning

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Synaptic pruning is the process of removing unnecessary neural networks in order to streamline the brain’s performance

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Dendritic branching

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Dendritic branching is the process of dendrites from one neuron branching out to establish connections with other neurons in order to streamline performance of the brain

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Dopamine

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Dopamine is a neurotransmitter which causes the body to feel a happy sensation such as a feeling of reward, this can however lead to addiction.

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Testosterone

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Testosterone is a hormone linked to status-seeking and levels of aggression, most prominently found within males and majorly released from the testes in men or ovaries in women although small amounts are produced in adrenal glands

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Post-mortem research

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The study of the physical brain of a deceased person who displayed a particular behaviour while they were alive that suggested possible brain damage.

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fMRI

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Functional magnetic resonance imaging measures changes in oxygenated blood flow of the brain to determine neural activity as when a particular part of the brain is more active, it consumes more oxygen and the blood flow increases.

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BOLD response

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fMRIs measure the Blood Oxygenation Level Dependent (BOLD) response in the MRI signals that arise from a change in neural activity in response to a task or stimulus.

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Brain imaging

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The most common types of brain imaging are EEG, MRI and fMRI, they have a common goal of aiming to produce coherent representations of the brain

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Consequences of brain damage

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They can range from subtle and temporary changes in ability and behaviour, to a profound and permanent reduction in basic skills and loss of control of emotion and behaviour such as retrograde and anterograde amnesia.

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Long term potentiation

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A process by which synaptic connections between neurons become stronger with frequent activation, thought to be a way in which the brain changes in response to experience

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Neurotransmission

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When a nerve impulse triggers the release of neurotransmitters, which are then released into the synapse and taken up by the receptors on the next neuron.

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Neuron

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A type of nerve cell found in the brain.

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Synapse

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The connection between two dendrites.

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Acetycholine

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A neurotransmitter that plays an important role in the normal function of the brain and body such as learning, memory, sleep and movement.

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Agonist

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A substance which binds to synaptic receptors and increases the effect of neurotransmitters.

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Antagonist

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A substance that bind to synaptic receptors and decreases the effect of neurotransmitters.

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Internal validity

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The extent to which a study actually demonstrates the relationship that it intended to.

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External validity

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The extent to which the results can be generalized to other contexts.

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Reliability

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A measure of consistency within results of psychological research.

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Correlation vs causation

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Correlation is a link between two variables whereas causation is when one variable directly affects a change in the other. Correlation does not imply causation.

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Purpose of ethical considerations

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To ensure participants (both humans and animals) are not harmed and that research conducted is ethically valid.

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BPS/APA

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British Psychological Society, American Psychological Association. They established lists of ethical considerations that must be adhered to for research to be accepted.

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Hormones

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Chemical messengers that are secreted by glands in the endocrine system and can influence our behaviour.

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Pheromones

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Airborne chemical messengers released by the body that have physical or emotional effects on other members of the same species.

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Endocrine system

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The name given to the various glands throughout the body that regulate and release hormones.

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Adrenaline

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A hormone responsible for the fight or flight response, causing physiological changes to prepare the body for fight or flight, e.g. pupil dilation, increased heart rate.

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Cortisol

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A hormone responsible for preparing the body for action in response to stress.

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VNO

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Found in mammals, connect to a special region in the brain where pheromones are thought to be processed.

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Primer pheromone

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They take longer to get a response and can influence the development of reproduction physiology and hormone levels in other beings.

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Releaser pheromone

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Have an immediate, rapid and reliable response, often linked to sexual attraction.

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Modulator pheromone

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They can either alter or synchronise bodily functions such as the menstrual cycle, often found in sweat.

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Genes

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A small section of DNA on a chromosome, which codes for a particular trait or behavioural characteristic. Inherited in child from parent.

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Chromosomes

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Strands of DNA that carry the genetic or hereditary traits of an individual.

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Genetic inheritence

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The transmission of traits from parents to their offspring through genes.

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Alleles

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Alternative forms of a gene that code for the different variations of a specific trait e.g. different eye colours

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Dominant/recessive

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Dominant means only one allele is required for the trait to be shown whereas recessive means two alleles are required, one from each parent.

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Codominant

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When two different alleles are both equally expressed in the phenotype of a heterozygous individual.

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Genotype

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The genetic makeup and selection of genes an individual possesses

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Phenotype

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How genes are expressed in an individual, observational traits

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Monozygotic twins

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Twins that developed from the same egg. 100% of DNA is shared

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Dizygotic twins

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Twins that developed from different eggs and sperm, only 50% of DNA shared, same as regular siblings.

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Epigenetics

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The study of the effect of the environment on gene expression.

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Twin studies

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Measure a difference in concordance rates of a particular trait across the two different types of twins

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Kinship studies

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A comparison of the correlations between relatives of known degrees of genetic relatedness on a measurable trait in order to estimate the heritability of that trait

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Family studies

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Research that examines how individuals change and grow and how those changes interact within the family matrix

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Concordance rates

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The percentage of pairs of twins or other blood relatives who exhibit a particular trait or disorder

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Falconer model

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A mathematical formula that is used in twin studies to estimate the relative contribution of genetic vs environmental factors to variation in a particular trait

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Evolution

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The changing in the inherited traits of a species over time in order to adapt in response to an environment or problem.

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Natural selection

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The idea that members of a species that survive competition and breed will have characteristics better suited to the environment and are more likely to pass on these traits.

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Survival of the fittest

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The organisms that are the most successful at procreating and reproducing will survive

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Reproductive benefit

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A mechanism of evolution that works by altering the heritable traits of a population

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Adaption

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A functional, cognitive or behavioural trait that benefits an organism within its environment.

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Signaler pheromone

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Provide information, they may help the mother to recognize her newborn by scent.

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