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psych - biological

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Decks in this class (16)

what is the cns and how does it work?
What is the cns 1,
What does the spinal cord connect...,
What are the calls in the cns cal...
4  cards
structure and role of the neuron
Describe the cell body 1,
Describe the nucleus 2,
Describe the mitochondria 3
15  cards
synaptic transmission
Summarise the process of neurotra...,
Summarise the process of neurotra...,
What are the four most common neu...
12  cards
the effect of recreational drugs on the transmission process in the cns
Define recreational drugs 1,
Mode of action of drugs at the sy...,
Describe the reward pathway 3
26  cards
brain structure
What lobes is the brain made up of 1,
How is the brain separated 2,
How is the pre frontal cortex inv...
24  cards
evolution
What are the role of genes in hum...,
What is evolution 2,
How are genes developed 3
6  cards
biological explanation of aggression as an alternative to Freud’s psychodynamic explanation
0  cards
the role of hormones (e.g., testosterone) to explain human behaviour such as aggression
Define innate 1,
Define a hormone 2,
Why are males more aggressive tha...
17  cards
methods: correlational research
What is a correlation 1,
What are correlations useful for 2,
Who produces the scores in correl...
8  cards
methods: analysing correlational data
How do you start analysing a corr...,
Which statistical test is best fo...,
What is spearman s test used for ...
10  cards
methods: brain-scanning techniques
What does cat stand for 1,
What can cat scans be used for 2,
What do cat scans of the brain in...
30  cards
methods: twin and adoption studies
Define nature 1,
Define nurture 2,
What do twin studies investigate 3
49  cards
classic study: brain abnormalities in murderers indicated by PET (Raine, A. et al., 1997)
What did raine look at in this st...,
What scanning technique was used ...,
How is this research useful 3
36  cards
contemporary study: examining genetic and environmental effects on social aggression: a study of 6-year-old twins (Brendgen et al., 2005)
Background 1,
Aims 2,
What was the sample and method us...
13  cards
key questions
What is the key question for bio ...,
What is aggression 2,
What is the role of nature and nu...
14  cards
practical
Research question 1,
Abstract 2,
Abstract 3
27  cards

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