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Gre Psychology: Experimental/natural Science Biology
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1. Adenine - Guanine - Thymine - Cytosine
Cranial Nerve V
tyrosine
equipotentiality
nucleotides
2. Is the primary inhibitory neurotransmitter in vertebrates; these receptors are ionotropic
Glial cells
ovaries/testes
gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA)
agonist
3. The viscous substance between cornea and lens
delta activity
Hobson & McCarley
mesencephalon
aqueous humor
4. Trochlear Nerve - moves eye
tardive dyskinesia
locus coeruleus
reaction time
Cranial Nerve IV
5. If head is rotated - eye movements occur in the same direction
superior colliculi
nystagmus
thyroid
indications of psychological-physiological interaction in pain
6. Most brain communications are with the opposite side of the body
contralateral
motor cortex
anterograde
Cranial Nerve V
7. Precursor to GABA (the most inhibitory/regulatory/pervasive neurotransmitter)
glutamic acid decarboxylase (GAD)
suspensory ligament
iris
pupil
8. The restorative effect of introducing a new female sex partner to a male that has apparently become 'exhausted' by sexual activity
lens
Coolidge effect
Cranial Nerve V
Cranial Nerve I
9. Includes comparative (evolution/genetics/animal behavior/ethology) and behavioral regulation
biological foundations
temporal lobes
tectum
aqueous humor; vitreous humor
10. learning and memory -neurotransmitter released at the neuromuscular junction of skeletal muscle axons to excite the muscle to contract
hippocampus
acetylcholine
biological foundations
Hebb rule
11. Consummatory stimuli - sign stimuli - supernormal stimuli - releaser
triggers of behavior
medial nucleus of the amygdala
trichromatic levels of color vision
septum
12. The Lee-Boot effect - Whitten effect - Vandenbergh effect - and the Bruce effect; all mediated by the VNO
the 4 effects of pheromones on reproductive cycles
equipotentiality
tritanopia
neuroleptic malignant syndrome (NMS)
13. Sleepwalking - sleep talking
acetylcholine (neurotransmitter)
serotonin (5-HT) (neurotransmitter)
hypnagogic activity
consummatory stimulus
14. A region of the visual association cortex located in the extrastriate cortex at the base of the brain that has special face-recognizing circuits (more important in right hemisphere)
vitreous humor
fusiform face area
myelin sheath
projection areas
15. Symptom of narcolepsy; complete paralysis that occurs while AWAKE/conscious; will suddenly fall to floor paralyzed for a few minutes
pineal gland
Farber et al. (1995)
cataplexy
zygosity
16. Is increased in its production by training/experience and therefore - associated with memory
ultimate biological considerations
tolerance
ribonucleic acid (RNA)
antagonist
17. Research indicates that the expressing of negative emotions is associated with increased immune function; inhibiting negative emotions with decreasing immune function
suspensory ligament
emotional disclosure + immune functioning
efferent neurons
trichromatic levels of color vision
18. Glandular system control center - produces the hormones oxytocin and antidiuretic; functions in both the nervous system and endocrine sytem - In the forebrain - regulates motivated behaviors (eating - drinking - aggression - sexual behavior
Cranial Nerve XII
hypothalamus + thalamus
path of cerebrospinal fluid
hypothalamus
19. Viscous substance between cornea and lens; transparent substance between lens and retina
spinal cord
spatial summation
aqueous humor; vitreous humor
tolerance
20. Refers to both the somatosensory cortex and motor cortex (they are a little different but very interrelated)
endogenous
sensorimotor cortex
endocrine system
mesencephalon
21. Termination of pregnancy by the odor of a pheromone in the urine of a male other than the one that impregnated the female; first observed in mice
spinal cord
Thompson & Spencer
endogenous
Bruce effect
22. Acetylcholine - glutamate - gamma-aminobutyric acid - dopamine - serotonin - norepinephrine - endorphin
the 7 major neurotransmitters
retinal ganglion cells
supernormal stimulus
Cranial Nerve XI
23. An anterograde amnesia in which one cannot form episodic memories BUT in experiments - patients that cannot identify previously heard melodies do show a preference for them -> explicit memory function has a different neurological basis than implicit
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24. Vagus Nerve - heart rate and digestion
septal rage
osmoreceptors
Cranial Nerve X
collateral sprouting
25. Is found in PTSD/CPTSD patients and persons exposed to chronic stress
prefrontal cortex
a decrease in neuropeptide Y
hippocampus
reaction time
26. Choroid Plexus > Ventricle 1 & 2 > Foramen of Monro > Ventricle 3 > Aqueduct of Sylvius > Ventricle 4 > Foramen of Magendie lateral aperture) > Foramina of Luschka (lateral aperture) - subarachnoid space (outside of brain) and spinal cord > re-absorp
suspensory ligament
cerebrospinal fluid
path of cerebrospinal fluid
cataplexy
27. Acquired language disorders - usually caused by damage in the left hemisphere; includes Broca'S: (left frontal lobe damage) and Wernickes'S (left temporal/parietal damage)
noncompetitive binding
endogenous
aphasia
delta activity
28. Audition: protrusions on top of midbrain; part of auditory system
basal ganglia
sleep paralysis
indirect antagonists
inferior colliculi
29. Facial Nerve - moves face and salivates
hypocretin
the 7 major neurotransmitters
Cranial Nerve VII
relative refractory period
30. Glossopharyngeal Nerve - taste swallow
a decrease in neuropeptide Y
biological etiology of Parkinson'S Disease
amygdala
Cranial Nerve IX
31. Accessory Nerve - moves the head
estrous cycle
Hebb rule
tegmentum
Cranial Nerve XI
32. Tremors - rigidity of limbs - poor balance and difficulty initiating movements
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33. Is an oversensitivity to dopamine (D2)
serotonin (5-HT) (neurotransmitter)
biological etiology of schizophrenia
inferior colliculi
triggers of behavior
34. Has a major role in metabolism - stimulation/maintenance - produces the hormones thyroxin and calcitonin
thyroid
glutamate (neurotransmitter)
supernormal stimulus
suprachiasmatic nucleus
35. 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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36. Emotional perception and expression (particularly fearful emotions and detection of threat)
hypothalamus
amygdala
nigrostriatal system
thalamus
37. An axon of a neuron in one region of the brain whose terminals form synapses with neurons in another region
reticular formation
projection fiber
adrenal cortex
indications of psychological-physiological interaction in pain
38. Is found at the base of the brain - underneath the thalamus (**remember hypo-below)
lateral hypothalamus (LH)
hypothalamus
hair cells
vitreous humor
39. Strip of limbic cortex lying along the lateral walls of the groove separating the cerebral hemispheres - just above the corpus callosum
cingulate gyrus
proximate biological considerations
an increase in alpha-1 receptors
delta activity
40. An inherited form of defective color vision in which hues with short wavelengths are confused (blue cone dysfunction); see world in green and red
the adrenal medulla
mammillary bodies
tritanopia
Cranial Nerve VIII
41. Receive incoming sensory information or send out motor impulse commands
projection areas
temporal lobes
path of lightwaves entering eye
bregma
42. Are direct antagonists; binds with a receptor but does not activate it - but prevents the natural ligand from binding with the receptor
receptor blockers
galvanic skin response (GSR)
tritanopia
dopaminergic systems
43. Associated with (spoken) language reception/comprehension - memory processing - and emotional control; contains Wernicke'S area and the auditory cortex
temporal lobes
zygote
ventricles
proximate biological considerations
44. hormone - secreted by the pituitary gland -signals the adrenal gland to secrete corticosteroid hormones -ACTH is a critical component of the HPA Axis that controls the stress response
Whitten effect
tyrosine
Cranial Nerve II
adrenocorticotropic (ACTH)
45. Is characteristic of indirect antagonist drugs
medial nucleus of the amygdala
receptor blockers
noncompetitive binding
L-Dopa
46. All have similar molecular structure - so many 'dirty' medications
monoamines
polysomnograms
efferent neurons
sign stimulus
47. The maintenance of water balance in the body
amacrine cells
suprachiasmatic nucleus
bregma
osmoregulation
48. Portion of a sensory field to which a cell responds
receptive field
reciprocal innervation
thyroid
GABA
49. Involved in the effects of odors/pheromones in reproductive behavior - a nucleus that receives olfactory information from the olfactory bulb and accessory olfactory bulb
medial nucleus of the amygdala
biological foundations
path of cerebrospinal fluid
the adrenal medulla
50. Hormones that reduce pain
monoamines
autonomic nervous system
endorphin & enkephalin
collateral sprouting