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Gre Psychology: Experimental/natural Science Biology
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1. Result in either tolerance (and possible withdrawal symptoms) or sensitization (increase effectiveness of the drug)
monoamines
contralateral
effects of repeated administration
basic rest-activity cycle
2. A steroid hormone produced by the ovary that maintains the endometrial lining of the uterus during the later part of the menstrual cycle and during pregnancy; along with estradiol it promotes receptivity in female mammals with estrous cycles
lens
relative refractory period
the ___ refractory period follows the ____ refractory period
progesterone
3. Smooth electrical activity of 8-12 Hz -medium frequency - awake but in a restful state (^ eyes closed but conscious)
alpha activity
suprachiasmatic nucleus
bregma
biological etiology of Parkinson'S Disease
4. The increase in REM sleep seen after a period of REM sleep deprivation
cerebellum
progesterone
REM rebound
monoamines
5. Olfactory Nerve - smell
Cranial Nerve I
indirect antagonists
emotional disclosure + immune functioning
species- specific reactions
6. Decreases with age up until age 30 - then begins to increase *(counter intuitive)*
reaction time
direct antagonist
myelin sheath
collateral sprouting
7. Important to motor system
delta activity
red nucleus + substantia nigra
substantia nigra
basal ganglia
8. Decreasing effects of a medication due to repeated administration
tolerance
basal ganglia
Ketamine
sensitivity
9. Combines input from diverse brain regions; receives sensory information/sends motor impulses
cerebellum
Bruce effect
association areas; projection areas
K Complexes
10. Adenine - Guanine - Thymine - Cytosine
acetylcholine
osmoregulation
monoamines
nucleotides
11. Attaches to a binding site on receptor and interferes with the action of the receptor without affecting the binding site for the principal ligand (noncompetitive binding)
projection areas
indirect antagonists
bregma
proximate biological considerations
12. Accessory Nerve - moves the head
Cranial Nerve XI
nucleotides
Cranial Nerve V
non-competitive bonding
13. Controls sexual activity; lesions inhibit sexual behavior; stimulation increases aggressive sexual behavior
Hobson & McCarley
fusiform face area
anterior hypothalamus
ultimate biological considerations
14. Attaches to the binding site on a receptor and interferes with the receptor'S action - but NOT by interfering with the principal ligand'S binding site (noncompetitive binding)
neuropeptide Y (NPY)
indirect antagonists
substantia nigra
endogenous
15. If a synapse is active at about the same time that a postsynaptic neuron is active - that synapse will be strengthened
Hebb rule
hypocretin
cerebral cortex
reticulum
16. Occurs intermittently during early stages of slow-wave sleep and REM sleep 3.5-7.5 Hz
theta activity
emotional disclosure + immune functioning
osmoreceptors
Cranial Nerve IV
17. Junction of the sagittal and coronal sutures of the skull; often used as a reference point for stereotaxic brain surgery
biological foundations
REM rebound
bregma
hypothalamus + thalamus
18. Portion of a sensory field to which a cell responds
sensitivity
serotonin (5-HT) (neurotransmitter)
pupil
receptive field
19. The earlier onset of puberty seen in female animals that are housed with males caused by a pheromone in the male'S urine and first observed in mice
non-competitive binding
scotopic vision
Vandenbergh effect
Vomeronasal Organ
20. A large network of neural tissue located in the central region of the brain stem - from the medulla to the diencephalon
reticular formation
locus coeruleus
hypocretin
anterograde
21. These two brain structures contain entry/exits for most of the cranial nerves and control vital functions (heart rate -digestion - respiration)
glutamic acid decarboxylase (GAD)
effects of repeated administration
medulla & pons
Farber et al. (1995)
22. Pleasure center of the brain; discovered by Olds & Milner
proximate biological considerations
pituitary gland
septum
association areas; projection areas
23. Optic Nerve - sight
motor cortex
Cranial Nerve II
medial nucleus of the amygdala
Thompson & Spencer
24. Hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis -controls stress response
parietal lobes
myelin sheath
HPA Axis
the adrenal medulla
25. Comprised of the hypothalamus - pituitary gland - thyroid gland - parathyroid - the adrenal cortex - the adrenal medulla - the pancreas - the ovaries/testes - pineal gland.
tolerance
endocrine system
collateral sprouting
bregma
26. Sleep tests (i.e. to diagnosis sleep apnea)
medial nucleus of the amygdala
polysomnograms
vitreous humor
accommodation (bodily)
27. Precursor to the catecholamine neurotransmitters (DA + NE)
tyrosine
anterior hypothalamus
Cranial Nerve VII
sensitivity
28. Involved in the effects of odors/pheromones in reproductive behavior - a nucleus that receives olfactory information from the olfactory bulb and accessory olfactory bulb
noncompetitive binding
hair cells
medial nucleus of the amygdala
Coolidge effect
29. Is everything anterior to the central sulcus
zygosity
locus coeruleus
basal ganglia
Frontal lobe
30. States that performance is worst at extremely low or extremely high levels of arousal and optimally at an intermediate level
Yerkes-Dodson Law
HPA Axis
parathyroid
ultimate biological considerations
31. Contains delta activity - stages III and IV
Gonadotropin-releasing hormone
noncompetitive binding
amacrine cells
slow-wave sleep
32. Similarity of alleles for a trait in an organism (i.e. heterozygous or homozygous)
zygosity
parietal lobes
myelin sheath
delta activity
33. A sensory organ that detects the presence of certain chemicals - especially when a liquid is actively sniffed; mediates the effects of some pheromones
Vomeronasal Organ
suprachiasmatic nucleus
septal rage
cerebrospinal fluid
34. An area that combines input from diverse brain regions
association area
Frontal lobe
stages of sleep
subarachnoid space
35. Automatic and rapidly acquired reactions - not attributable to reinforcement or conditioning
species- specific reactions
dopamine (neurotransmitter)
stages of sleep
anterograde
36. The visual image of the world on the retina
acetylcholine (neurotransmitter)
adrenocorticotropic (ACTH)
direct antagonist
proximal image
37. 'Roof'
glutamate (neurotransmitter)
noncompetitive binding
tectum
cerebrospinal fluid
38. Supernormal
monoamines
superior colliculi
sensorimotor cortex
supernormal stimulus
39. Related to plasticity - the term Lashley used to describe different parts of the cortex being interchangeable in their roles in learning
equipotentiality
Coolidge effect
biological etiology of schizophrenia
endorphin
40. Instead of one continuum for sex (masculine-feminine) - her work in the presence of both masculine and feminine features/development suggests these are actually two separate continuums (defeminized-feminized and unmasculinized-masculinized)
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41. Neurotransmitter in CNS - hormone in peripheral vascular system; deficiencies > depression - ADD; noradrenergic nuclei = locus coeruleus
norepinephrine
Cranial Nerve VIII
affinity
Lee-Boot effect
42. Mechanism whereby neurons make connections to new areas to change their connectivity
brainstem
progesterone
path of cerebrospinal fluid
collateral sprouting
43. Two different presynaptic neurons/inputs to a post-synaptic cell
K Complexes
ethology
consummatory stimulus
spatial summation
44. A drug that facilitates the effects of a particular neurotransmitter on the postsynaptic cell
agonist
diencephalon
Cranial Nerve I
hypothalamus
45. Hypoglossal Nerve - moves the tongue
acetylcholine (neurotransmitter)
Cranial Nerve XII
path of cerebrospinal fluid
Whitten effect
46. AKA the striate cortex - located at the back of the brain - and contains the visual cortex
mesencephalon
inferior colliculi
occipital lobes
effects of repeated administration
47. Expression of traits
umami
phenotype
medial nucleus of the amygdala
midbrain
48. Controls circadian rhythms - produces melatonin (daylight signals go to the eyes to the hypothalamus to the pineal gland)
projection fiber
the 3 major pathways of dopamine in the brain
autolytic
pineal gland
49. Receptors whose activation directly affects potassium or chloride ion channels in the neuron - (many drugs of abuse substitute for natural GABA- alcohol - benzos - barbituates
biological etiology of schizophrenia
ultimate biological considerations
acetylcholine
ionotropic receptors
50. Irregular electrical activity of 13-30 Hz - state of arousal - attentive
beta activity
myelin sheath
substantia nigra
Farber et al. (1995)