Chapters 3-5

Question 1

What are Neurotransmitters?

Answer 1

Chemicals that carry messages between neurons.

Question 2

What is GABA?

Answer 2

Inhibits neural firing, helps regulate aggression, eating.

Question 3

What is serotonin?

Answer 3

Associated with sleep, eating, and mood.

Question 4

What is dopamoine?

Answer 4

Parkinson’s disease.

Question 5

Central N.S.

Answer 5

Brain and spinal cord

Question 6

Peripheral N.S.

Answer 6

2-way communication

Question 7

Autonomic Division

Answer 7

Controls internal organs and glands.

Question 8

Somatic Divison

Answer 8

Controls skelatol Muscles.

Question 9

Sympathetic Division

Answer 9

Energizes the body

Question 10

Parasympathetic Division

Answer 10

Conserves Energy

Question 11

Central Core

Answer 11

“Old Brain”

Question 12

What does the human brain control?

Answer 12

Most of the basic functions related to our survival.

Question 13

What is medulla?

Answer 13

Breathing and Heartbeat.

Question 14

What is the Cerebellum?

Answer 14

Some intellectual functions like balance and coordination.

Question 15

Hippocampus

Answer 15

Involved in memory.

Question 16

What is the Cerebral Cortex?

Answer 16

“The new brain” it makes us human and allows for high level of mental processing.

Question 17

Frontal Lobe

Answer 17

Planning, voluntary behaviors and personality.

Question 18

Partial Lobe

Answer 18

Touch and sensation

Question 19

Occipital Lobe

Answer 19

Vision

Question 20

Temporal Lobe

Answer 20

Hearing

Question 21

Endocrine System

Answer 21

system of glands that release hormones.

Question 22

Pituitary Gland

Answer 22

Located in the brain and called “master gland.”

Question 23

Thyroid Gland

Answer 23

Regulates metabolism

Question 24

Stimulus

Answer 24

Any form of energy capable of forming a response.

Question 25

Sensation

Answer 25

The process where receptor cells send a nerve impulse to the brain.

Question 26

Perception

Answer 26

e process where the brain interprets sensations.

Question 27

Sensory Adaption

Answer 27

Our system’s ability to provide info is reduced after prolonged exposure to a stimulus.

Question 28

Absolute threshold

Answer 28

Minimum strength of a stimulus needed to be detected.

Question 29

Data driven Processing

Answer 29

“Bottom up” Sensory data is present

Question 30

Perceptual set

Answer 30

Expectations that guide our expectations.

Question 31

Subliminal messages

Answer 31

These messages do not change our behavior.

Question 32

REM

Answer 32

Dreaming occurs in REM and physical changes occur.

Question 33

Sleep Apnea

Answer 33

Stops breathing while sleeping.

Question 34

Narcolepsy

Answer 34

Uncontrollable urge for sleep

Question 35

Sleep walking

Answer 35

Stage 3 sleep (deepest level)

Question 36

REM Behavior disorder

Answer 36

acting out our dreams

Question 37

what does Freud Believe?

Answer 37

Dreams are meaningful and must be interpreted. “The interpretation of dreams 1890s”

Question 38

What is Activation Synthesis?

Answer 38

Dreams are not symbolic or important.

Question 39

What is DARE?

Answer 39

Research shows graduates are equally likely to use drugs.

Question 40

Depressants

Answer 40

Depress the activity in the brain, slow down the neural firing.

Question 41

Hallucinations

Answer 41

Alter perceptual processes or produce hallucinations.

Question 42

Narcotics

Answer 42

Maine feature is plain relief.