Unit 3 Part B Vocabulary

Question 0

Portion of the cerebral cortex lying just behind the forehead; involved in speaking and muscle movements and in making plans and judgments

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Frontal lobes

Question 1

The intricate fabric of interconnected neural cells covering the cerebral hemispheres; The body’s ultimate control and info processing center

Answer 1

Cerebral cortex

Question 2

Portion of the cerebral cortex lying at the top of the head and toward the rear; receives sensory input for touch and body position

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Parietal lobe

Question 3

Portion of the cerebral cortex lying at the back of the head; includes areas that receive info from the visual fields

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Occipital lobe

Question 4

Portion of the cerebral cortex lying roughly above the ears; includes the auditory areas each receiving info primarily from the opposite ear

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Temporal lobe

Question 5

An area at the rear of the frontal lobe that controls voluntary movements

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Motor cortex

Question 6

Area at the front of the parietal lobe that registers and processes body touch and movement sensations

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Somatosensory cortex

Question 7

The brains ability to change, especially during childhood by recognizing after damage or by building new pathways based on experience

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Plasticity

Question 8

The large band of neural fibers connecting the two brain hemispheres and carrying messages between them

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Corpus Callosum

Question 9

Our awareness of ourselves and our environment

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Consciousness

Question 10

The principle that info is often simultaneously processed on separate conscious and unconscious tracks

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Dual processing

Question 11

The study of the relative power and limits of genetic and environmental influences on behavior

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Behavior genetics

Question 12

Thread like structures made of DNA molecules that contain the genes

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Chromosomes

Question 13

The biochemical units of heredity that make up the chromosomes; segments of DNA capable of synthesizing proteins

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Genes

Question 14

The complete instructions for making an organism consisting of all the genetic material in that organisms chromosomes

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Genomes

Question 15

Twins who develop from a single fertilized egg that splits into creating two genetically identical organisms

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Identical twins

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Twins who develop from separate fertilized eggs. They are genetically no closer than brothers and sisters but they share a fetal environment

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Fraternal twins

Question 17

The subfield of biology that studies the molecular structure and function of genes

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Molecular genetics

Question 18

The portion of variation among individuals that we can attribute to genes. The (blank) of a trait may vary depending on the range of populations and environments studied

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Heritability

Question 19

The study of environmental influences on gene expression that occur without a DNA change

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Epigenetics

Question 20

The study of the evolution of behavior and mind using principles of natural selection

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Evolutionary psychology

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The principle that among the range of inherited trait variations, those contributing to reproduction and survival will most likely be based on two succeeding generations

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Natural selection

Question 22

A random error in gene replication that leads to a change

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Mutation

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An evolutionary psychologist who developed the principle of natural selection

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Charles Darwin

Question 24

A complex molecule containing the genetic info that makes up the chromosomes

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DNA