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The comparative approach

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Trying to understand biological phenomena by comparing them across different species.

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The fact that the brain continuously grows and changes in response to the individual’s genes and experiences is called…

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Neuroplasticity

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Before Neuroplasticity, most neuroscientists described the brain as thus…

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A static network of neurons wired together.

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Define biopsychology.

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The study of human behavior, emotions, and thought-processes as it relates to the biology of the human body and brain.

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When did biopsychology emerge and who played a role in its emergence?

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Late 1940’s, D.O. Hebb

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What was Hebb’s proposed theory in his book, “The Organization of Behavior?”

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Complex psychological phenomena (perceptions, emotions, thoughts, and memories) may be produced by brain activity.

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How does biopsychology interact with other disciplines of neurology?

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Biopsychologists gather knowledge from the other fields and apply it to the study of behavior.

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What are the six other disciplines of neuroscience that are relevant to biopsychology?

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Neuroanatomy, neurochemistry, neuroendocrinology, neuropathology, neuropharmacology, and neurophysiology.

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What are some of the advantages of non-human subjects in research?

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1) because their brains and behaviors are simpler, they are more likely to reveal brain-behavior interactions
2) comparative approach allows for further insight
3) ethics that apply to humans sometimes don’t apply to non-humans

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What are some advantages that humans have over non-human subjects for research?

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1) they are cheaper; no cost for maintaining animal laboratory
2) able to communicate and report subjective experiences
3) they can follow instructions

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What is the difference between: within-subject design and between-subject design?

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Between-subject design: When the same group of subjects is tested under each condition

Within-subject design: When a different group of subjects is tested under each condition

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Define the independent, dependent, and confound variables

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IV: variable that is manipulated to test a hypothesis
DV: variable that is being measured
CV: a variable that affects the outcome (DV) but is not controlled for

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The evolutionary perspective

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Consideration of environmental impact that led to the evolution of the brain and behavior.

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Define Quasi-experimental studies and explain a shortcoming of this method.

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Research done on groups of subjects already exposed to conditions in the real world. They can contain many confounding variables.

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Define case studies and explain a shortcoming of this method.

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Study that focuses on a single individual. It may not be generalizable, i.e., the results may not always apply to other cases.

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What is the difference between pure research and applied research?

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Pure research is conducted for the sole purpose of acquiring knowledge. Applied research is intended to bring about some direct benefit to humankind.

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The study of neural mechanisms of behavior is called…

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Physiological psychology

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How are studies done in physiological psychology?

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Through controlled experiments in non-humans by direct manipulation of the brain and nervous system.

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The study of the effects of drugs on the brain and human behavior is called…

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Psychopharmacology

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The study of the psychological effects of brain damage in human patients is called…

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Neuropsychology

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The study of neural mechanisms of cognition through the use of functional brain imaging is called…

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Cognitive neuroscience

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The study of the relation between psychological activity and psychological processes is called…

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Psychophysiology

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Psychophysiology is studied by…

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Noninvasive physiological recording in human subjects.

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Comparing different species to understand evolution, genetics and adaptiveness of behavior is called…

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Comparative psychology

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Comparative psychology often involves ethological research. This is defined as…

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The study of animal behavior in its natural environment.

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Define and describe Korsakoff’s syndrome.

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A condition characterized by severe memory loss in alcoholics. It also occurs in nonalcoholics who are deficient in thiamine. Damage is accelerated by alcohol.

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Using multiple approaches to address a single question is called…

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Converging operations

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Electroencephalogram or EEG

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The noninvasive measure of brain activity from the surface of the body.

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The division of the nervous system that regulates the body’s inner environment is called…

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The automatic nervous system.

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The term that generally refers to higher intellectual processes (thought, memory, attention, etc.) is called…

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Cognition

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When a process cannot be directly observed, scientists study it through ____________ methods.

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Empirical methods

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Scientific inference

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The empirical method that biopsychologists use to study the unobservable.

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Prefrontal lobotomy

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A process in which the connections between the prefrontal lobes and the rest of the brain are cut. A leucotume is used to core out tissue.

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Transorbital lobotomy

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An “ice pick” device is inserted under the eyelid and waved back and fourth to sever the connections between the prefrontal lobes and the rest of the brain.

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The outer layer of the adrenal gland that releases hormones to regulate energy, metabolism, mineral balance, and reproductive behavior.

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Adrenal cortex

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The core of the adrenal gland. Activated by the sympathetic nervous system to release hormones.

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Adrenal medulla

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Division of the peripheral nervous system that regulates the body’s internal environment.

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Automatic nervous system.

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The central nervous system is made up of what two organs?

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Brain and spinal cord

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The two divisions of the peripheral nervous system are…

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Automatic nervous system and somatic nervous system

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The automatic nervous system receives and sends signals to…

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Internal organs

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The somatic nervous system receives and sends signals to…

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Skeletal muscles and external receptors

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In sequence from top to bottom, the four regions of the spine and spinal cord are…

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Cervical, thoracic, lumbar, sacral

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The 31 pairs of sensory nerves that enter the spinal cord are…

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Dorsal roots

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Sex glands that release hormones that influence reproductive development and behavior are called…

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Gonads

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The brain structure that releases hormones that communicate with the pituitary gland is called…

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The hypothalamus

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The division of the automatic nervous nested that conserves energy during periods of calm and relaxes the body after a threat has passed.

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Parasympathetic

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The peripheral nervous system is located where?

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Outside the skull and spine.

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Often referred to as the master gland and hangs from the hypothalamus.

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Pituitary gland.

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Hormones that stimulate the release of other hormones are called…

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Tropic hormones

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The ________system is largely internal and the _________system is largely external both are divisions of the peripheral nervous system.

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Automatic, somatic

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The two divisions of the automatic nervous system are…

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Sympathetic nervous system and parasympathetic nervous system.

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The nervous system that mobilizes energy resources in periods of threat is called the…

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Sympathetic nervous system.

53
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The 31 pairs of motor nerves that exit the spinal cord are…

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Ventral roots

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Motor:exit:______ as sensory:enter:______

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Ventral, dorsal

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