General Psychology Dr. Crawley Module 2

Biological Psychology

1. Describe the basic structure and function of neurons.
2. Briefly describe the concept of an action potential. What is meant by the all-or-none law?
3. Describe the communication process that occurs between cells.
4. How do psychoactive drugs have their affect?
5. Describe the structures of the hindbrain and their function.
6. Describe the structures of the midbrain and their function.
7. Describe the general location and functions of each of the four lobes of the cerebral cortex.
8. Describe the location and function of Broca's and Wernicke's areas
9. What is the corpus collosum. What affect does severing the corpus callosum have on behavior?

Sensation and Perception

1. Distinguish between sensation and perception
2. Describe the visual process, including the stimulus input and the structures of the eye
3. Identify disorders of the eye
4. The differences between Rods and Cones and how convergence affects processing
5. Discuss two theories of color vision and their level of operation
6. Identify the cues that allows us to perceive depth