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Gre Psychology: Experimental/natural Science Biology
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1. Functions as both a hormone and a neurotransmitter in the brain
norepinephrine
endocrine system
cataplexy
sign stimulus
2. Is regulated by the hypothalamus
bregma
suspensory ligament
septal rage
homeostasis
3. The visual image of the world on the retina
proximal image
Farber et al. (1995)
hypnagogic activity
stages of sleep
4. A drug that opposes/inhibits the effects of a particular neurotransmitter on the postsynaptic cell
Gonadotropin-releasing hormone
antagonist
stages of sleep
projection area
5. Emotional perception and expression (particularly fearful emotions and detection of threat)
thyroid
amygdala
monoamine neurotransmitters
spatial summation
6. Midbrain - medulla and the pons
Mesocortical system
brainstem
dirty medications; clean medications
theta activity
7. Controls sexual activity; lesions inhibit sexual behavior; stimulation increases aggressive sexual behavior
cerebrospinal fluid
spinal cord
pheromone
anterior hypothalamus
8. Glossopharyngeal Nerve - taste swallow
hypothalamus + thalamus
Cranial Nerve IX
acetylcholine (neurotransmitter)
path of cerebrospinal fluid
9. Somewhat excitatory - also involved in synaptic plasticity - learning and short-term memory
REM rebound
spinal cord
scotopic vision
acetylcholine (neurotransmitter)
10. Binding of a drug to a receptor site that does not interfere with the binding site for the principal ligand
non-competitive binding
tolerance
glutamate (neurotransmitter)
relative refractory period
11. Thymoleptics = relieves mania of bipolar disorder (lithium carbonate - valproic acid - carbamazepine)
antimanics
subdural space
nigrostriatal system
projection fiber
12. Located underneath the cerebral cortex and includes the bottom portion of the forebrain - cerebellum - basal ganglia - medulla - pons - midbrain - thalamus - hypothalamus - amygdala - hippocampus
temporal lobes
non-REM sleep
subcortical structures
emotional disclosure + immune functioning
13. Phantom limb pain - hypnotic induction and the success rate of placebo treatments
tectum
nigrostriatal system
indications of psychological-physiological interaction in pain
hypothalamus
14. Found in the hypothalamus - function to maintain the water balance in the body
affinity
the adrenal medulla
osmoreceptors
Cranial Nerve VIII
15. Those biological considerations which are DISTANT; Evolutionary Psychology - Comparative Psychology - Ethology
ultimate biological considerations
slow-wave sleep
pupil
nystagmus
16. Includes the tectum and tegmentum
temporal summation
hypothalamus
mesencephalon
acetylcholine (neurotransmitter)
17. Activates one of 5 types of receptors in the CNS - cognition - motor activity - reward - muscle tone - sleep - mood - attention - learning -higher level effects of dopamine = D2
ribonucleic acid (RNA)
cerebrospinal fluid
lesions in the reticular activating system
dopamine (neurotransmitter)
18. Those biological considerations which are IMMEDIATE;Behavioral/Cognitive Neuroscience (i.e. how the nervous and endocrine systems influence behaviors/thoughts)
REM rebound
zygosity
endogenous
proximate biological considerations
19. Regulates body temperature
supernormal stimulus
hypothalamus
absolute refractory periods
ipsilateral
20. Vision: protrusions on top of the midbrain; part of visual system
direct antagonist
osmoreceptors
superior colliculi
basal ganglia
21. Damage to this are causes clumsiness and loss of balance
nigrostriatal system
cerebellum
adrenal cortex
zygosity
22. Expression of traits
phenotype
nigrostriatal system
substantia nigra
projection fiber
23. Cells that integrate information across the retina; rather than sending signals toward the brain - amacrine cells link bipolar cells to other bipolar cells and ganglion cells to other ganglion cells
norepinephrine
progesterone
amacrine cells
cerebellum
24. One of the primary noradrenergic nuclei whose ascending axons project to frontal cortex - thalamus - hypothalamus - limbic system
spinal cord
Vomeronasal Organ
locus coeruleus
REM rebound
25. Norepinephrine and serotonin
monoamine neurotransmitters
biological etiology of schizophrenia
lens
cingulate gyrus
26. Is characteristic of indirect antagonists
cerebellum
projection fiber
aqueous humor; vitreous humor
non-competitive bonding
27. 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
the ___ refractory period follows the ____ refractory period
prefrontal hypoactivity
accommodation (bodily)
Bruce effect
28. Sign
Cranial Nerve X
sleep attack
sign stimulus
aqueous humor
29. First described by Descartes - a combination of antagonistic muscle movements (e.g. those involved in walking)
Cranial Nerve IV
association area
amygdala
reciprocal innervation
30. Occurs during the deepest stages of slow-wave sleep; regular - synchronous electrical activity of less than 4 Hz
amygdala
delta activity
temporal lobes
temporal summation
31. Is characteristic of indirect antagonist drugs
noncompetitive binding
menstrual cycle
monoamines
Thompson & Spencer
32. Cumulative effects of repeated stimulation from a presynaptic neuron
spinal cord
temporal summation
basal forebrain
Cranial Nerve VII
33. 'little net'
reticulum
species- specific reactions
tyrosine
All-or-None Law
34. Is a peptide neurotransmitter and a natural painkiller and antianxiety
Korsakoff'S amnesia
absolute refractory periods
beta activity
endorphin
35. Is found in the frontal lobe (which is divided into the prefrontal lobes and ___ ___)
anterior hypothalamus
superior colliculi
hypnagogic activity
motor cortex
36. Is an oversensitivity to dopamine (D2)
biological etiology of schizophrenia
antagonist
Coolidge effect
tritanopia
37. Found in the ventricles and spinal canal
hypothalamus
cerebrospinal fluid
thalamus
thyroid
38. In the posterior frontal lobe - contains the somatosensory cortex (touch - pressure - temperature - pain)
parietal lobes
Thompson & Spencer
lipid soluble drugs/medications
zygosity
39. Affect sex characteristics/development and produce estrogen/progesterone (in females - ovaries) and testosterone (in male - testes)
mesencephalon
ultimate biological considerations
ovaries/testes
osmoreceptors
40. Motor neurons found in the Somatic (voluntary) and Autonomic (involuntary) Nervous Systems
monoamines
vitreous humor
efferent neurons
lesions in the reticular activating system
41. A behavior that has different forms or occurs with different probabilities or under different circumstances in males than females
sexual dimorphic behavior
tolerance
vitreous humor
contralateral
42. Focuses light waves on the retina and is held in place by the suspensory ligament; aqueous humor on cornea side; vitreous humor on retina side
ionotropic receptors
diploid
lens
prefrontal cortex
43. Audition: protrusions on top of midbrain; part of auditory system
homeostatic regulation
inferior colliculi
Whitten effect
H.M
44. 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
medial nucleus of the amygdala
All-or-None Law
retinal ganglion cells
45. 'covering'
triggers of behavior
efferent neurons
tegmentum
Cranial Nerve IV
46. Two different presynaptic neurons/inputs to a post-synaptic cell
Korsakoff'S amnesia
inferior colliculi
spatial summation
non-REM sleep
47. Receive incoming sensory information or send out motor impulse commands
subdural space
pupil
osmoregulation
projection areas
48. States that performance is worst at extremely low or extremely high levels of arousal and optimally at an intermediate level
ionotropic receptors
Yerkes-Dodson Law
a decrease in neuropeptide Y
Cranial Nerve IX
49. Sits just above the hindbrain - contains cranial nerves - parts of the reticular formation -important relay stations for sensory information and the substantia nigra
pupil
pheromone
indications of psychological-physiological interaction in pain
midbrain
50. Relays nerve impulses - processes sensory impulses - reflex behavior and contains nerve cell bodies
spinal cord
substantia nigra
monozygotic twins
mammillary bodies