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Penetrance

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% of people with genotype which EXPRESS phenotype

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Heritability

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% of variation in population due to genetics

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Antipsychotics

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-reduce synaptic dopamine

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Disinhibition b/c alcohol

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  • inability to suppress a behavior / impulsiveness
  • affects prefrontal cortex- decision-making cognitive process

alcohol increases GABA (= inhibits inhibiting inappropriate behavior) and increases dopamine = euphoria

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Light and shadow is…

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…a monocular cue

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innocuous means

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innocent/unharmful

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Tunnel vision

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decrease field of vision

sympathetic NS

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Signal Detection Theory

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When you respond yes even though the stimulus wasn’t there, that’s a false alarm

A miss is when you miss an actual signal that is present

Subject response (top) vs signal presence (down)

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