Exam 1 Review

Here are some of the things you should know for the exam.

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Three advantages to using human subjects in the study of biopsychology

Three advantages to using non-human subjects in the study of biopsychology

The two forms of scientific explanation.

Descartes believed that the mind acted on the body through this small organ. 

Muller’s belief that sensory information is specified by the particular nerve fibers that are activated. 

The general term for the belief that the mind and body are separate. 

When Fristsch and Hitzig stimulated this part of a dogs brain they observed muscle contraction. 

The muscle contraction Fristsch and Hitzig observed was _______ to side of the brain stimulated. 

Removing part of the brain to observe the resulting effects on behavior. 

The specific area of the brain that controls the muscles used for speech. 

The term used by Darwin to refer to reproductive success. 

Accidental changes in the chromosomes of sperm or eggs. 

The school of psychology that paved the way for the development of I/O psychology and educational psychology. 

The school of psychology that extends the concepts of natural selection to social systems and social behavior. 

Using this measure the tree shrew may actually have the largest brain. 

It is not the absolute size of the brain which sets humans apart from other animals but rather this particular part of the brain. 

It is not the absolute size of the brain which sets humans apart from other animals but rather this particular part of the brain. 

These neurons are found in between other neurons. 

The central nervous system consists of these two parts. 

The two major divisions of the peripheral nervous system. 

This branch of the autonomic nervous system controls functions that occur during a relaxed state. 

This type of neuron has one axon and one dendrite attached to its soma. 

These structures are part of the cytoskeleton of a neuron. 

The smooth version of this organelle helps to segregate molecules for use in a cell. 

These make rough endoplasmic reticulum “rough”. 

These cells are the “neural glue”. 

In the PNS these cells provide myelin and are important for providing channels for new neural growth.  

While in the resting state Na+ is driven into the cell mostly by this force.   

The principle that once an action potential starts it travels down the axon with decrement.  

Taken advantage of by myelinated cells, this property of an axon allows for fast, passive,  signal conduction.  

This type of neurotransmitter-dependent receptor requires the use of a G-protein to do its job.  

Although reuptake is most often used to terminate postsynaptic potentials this process can also be used. As is the case with the neurotransmitter Ach.

Anatomical term meaning “toward the side”.

The class of chemicals that includes neurotransmitters, neuromodulators, hormones, and any chemical that binds with a receptor site.

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