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Intro to Biological Psychology
What does biological psychology f...,
What does biological psychology e...,
This chapter looks at how our bio...
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CNS & Neurotransmitters - Introduction
What are the 2 main parts of the ...,
What does the cns consist of,
Where is the brain
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Important Parts of the Brain (Course-Specific) - Table 3.2
Striatum,
Hippocampus,
Ventricles
11
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Neurotransmitters
What are neurotransmitters,
What do neurotransmitters allow for,
Where are neurotransmitters released
32
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Structure & Function of the Neuron
What does the nervous system cons...,
What do glial cells do,
What is the role of glial cells i...
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Neurotransmitters - pg. 137 (summary)
Gaba gamma aminobutyric acid,
Norepinephrine,
Acetylcholine
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Effect of Recreational Drugs on Transmission - Intro
What are drugs,
Examples of recreational drugs,
Why are they called recreational
13
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Nicotine - Mode of Action
What is an important feature of t...,
Why do animals and humans work to...,
What is the reward pathway
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Cocaine - Mode of Action
Cocaine also works on the reward ...,
Cocaine draws on the idea that th...,
How does cocaine cause reuptake
12
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Cannabis & Cannabinoids - Mode of Action
How do cannabis cannabinoids act,
What is cb1,
Where is the other type of cannab...
9
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Drug & Effect at Synapse - Summary
Effect of nicotine at synapse,
Effect of cocaine at synapse,
Effect of cannabis at synapse
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Structure of the Brain
How many lobes is the brain made ...,
What are the 4 lobes,
What are the 2 halves of the brai...
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Brain Structure & Aggression
What part of the brain is involve...,
What methods are used to find out...,
What is the cortex
4
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Prefrontal Cortex - Role in Emotions
Example of the prefrontal cortex ...,
Which cortices does depression li...,
The lower the activity in the pre...
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Prefrontal Cortex - Role in Aggression
What did bechara van der linden 2...,
What did bechara van der linden c...,
What did bechara van der linden l...
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Evidence that the Prefrontal Cortex Regulates Emotions & Behaviour
What study did raine et al 1998 c...,
The study used,
What did raine et al find
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The Limbic System
What does the limbic system include,
What does the hippocampus involve,
What does the hypothalamus do
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Brain Structure, Neurotransmitters & Hormones
What is serotonin,
What are low levels of serotonin ...,
Why is brain strucutre function l...
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Blanchard & Blanchard - Using Animal Studies to Learn About Human Aggression
What did blanchard blanchard 2003...,
Blanchard blanchard point out that,
Blanchard blanchard show that
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Genes
What is a gene,
Every individual human has,
What is a genotype
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The Nature–Nurture Debate - [Genes]
What is the genotype,
What is the phenotype,
Nature is
13
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Evolution
What is evolution,
What can changes in inherited cha...,
Explanations for evolution
5
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Natural Selection - Survival of the Fittest
What is natural selection,
What important points did darwin ...,
What did darwin suggest
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Genetic Mutation
What is a genetic mutation,
How can genetic mutation affect t...,
A genetic mutation can prevent a ...
9
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Genetic Drift
What is genetic drift,
What does the element of chance mean,
What happens if genes are lost
4
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Heritable Traits
Heritable,
Are all characteristics traits he...,
Eye colour is
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Kin Selection
At what level does darwin s theor...,
Why has darwin s idea being criti...,
What is altruism
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Group Selection
What does the theory of group sel...,
Individuals as a group might surv...,
How is group selection still dire...
5
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Evolution, Natural Selection & Aggression in Humans
What is aggression,
What is the opposite of aggression,
Both aggression its opposite are
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(Frustration-Aggression Theory)
Who proposed the frustration aggr...,
What does the theory suggest,
What happens if there is frustrat...
6
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Hormones
What are hormones,
What other structures in the body...,
How do hormones differ from neuro...
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Generalisation from Animal Studies to Humans - Evaluation
What did sluyter et al say about ...,
What did trainor 2009 explain,
What evidence did trainor 2009 gi...
5
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Sigmund Freud
Who was freud,
What did freud see in hospitals,
He was an ambitious man who wante...
13
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Psychoanalysis
Freud focused on,
What are neuroses,
What did freud look for to explai...
16
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Repressed Memories & Neuroses
What did freud suggest in the cas...,
Example of repressed memories cau...,
What was freud s idea about repre...
6
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The Unconscious
Freud thought that the mind was m...,
3 parts of the mind,
What does the unconscious mind do
9
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Life & Death Instincts
What has to be done for repressio...,
According to freud the energy tha...,
What is the life instinct
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3 Parts of the Personality
3 parts of the personality,
What is the id,
Where is the id
14
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Freud & Aggression
Main drives considered by freud,
What does the ego repress,
Why does the ego repress these th...
27
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