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Gre Psychology: Experimental/natural Science Biology

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1. A behavior that has different forms or occurs with different probabilities or under different circumstances in males than females






2. Related to plasticity - the term Lashley used to describe different parts of the cortex being interchangeable in their roles in learning






3. Receive incoming sensory information or send out motor impulse commands






4. SCN = controls circadian rhythms - located directly above the optic chasm in the anterior portion of the hypothalamus - receives input from the eyes which is why light exposure affects our sleep-wake cycles






5. Moving forward






6. 'little brain'






7. Bunch of dopaminergic neurons starting in the ventral tegmental area and ending in prefrontal cortex






8. Trigerminal Nerve - face sensation






9. Is a receptor blocker; binds with a receptor but does not activate it - actually prevents the natural ligand from binding with the receptor






10. Portion of a sensory field to which a cell responds






11. Hypoglossal Nerve - moves the tongue






12. Links the nervous system and endocrine system; comprised of involuntary efferent neurons and divided into the Sympathetic and Parasympathetic branches: Sympathetic Nervous System is involved in the 'fight or flight' response and the Parasympathetic N






13. The female reproductive cycle of most primates - including humans; recognized by growth of the lining of the uterus - ovulation - development of a corpus luteum - and (if pregnancy does not occur) menstration






14. Located in the forebrain - basal ganglia -> movement -speech and other complex behaviors






15. Consummatory stimulus






16. Is found in the interior rostral temporal lobe - part of limbic system






17. Abducens Nerve - moves eye






18. The visual image of the world on the retina






19. Result in either tolerance (and possible withdrawal symptoms) or sensitization (increase effectiveness of the drug)






20. Associated with (spoken) language reception/comprehension - memory processing - and emotional control; contains Wernicke'S area and the auditory cortex






21. Those biological considerations which are DISTANT; Evolutionary Psychology - Comparative Psychology - Ethology






22. Dorsal part of midbrain; includes the superior and inferior colliculi






23. One of the primary noradrenergic nuclei whose ascending axons project to frontal cortex - thalamus - hypothalamus - limbic system






24. Junction of the sagittal and coronal sutures of the skull; often used as a reference point for stereotaxic brain surgery






25. In the tegmentum (ventral part of midbrain); its neurons connect to caudate nucleus + putamen (in basal ganglia)






26. The maintenance of water balance in the body






27. Is found in the frontal lobe (which is divided into the prefrontal lobes and ___ ___)






28. Olfactory Nerve - smell






29. EEG desynchrony (rapid -irregular waves) - lack of muscle tonus - rapid eye movements - penile erection/vaginal secretion - dreams; EEG synchrony (slow waves) - moderate muscle tonus - slow/absent eye movements - lack of genital activity






30. Somewhat excitatory - also involved in synaptic plasticity - learning and short-term memory






31. 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






32. Regulates body temperature






33. Relays nerve impulses - processes sensory impulses - reflex behavior and contains nerve cell bodies






34. Increasing effects/effectiveness of a medication due to repeated administration






35. Begins where spinal cord ends - 3 structures: the medulla - the pons - the cerebellum






36. An inherited form of defective color vision in which hues with short wavelengths are confused (blue cone dysfunction); see world in green and red






37. The synchronization of the menstrual or estrous cycles of a group of females - which occurs only in the presence of a pheromone in a male'S urine






38. Include tolerance (possible withdrawal) and sensitivity






39. Includes the thalamus and hypothalamus; region of forebrain surrounding the 3rd ventricle






40. Contains receptors to detect when the body needs food or fluids; the hunger center; lesions lead to aphagia






41. Are found in the diencephalon






42. A single - unfertilized cell created during conception; the combined egg + sperm






43. Two different presynaptic neurons/inputs to a post-synaptic cell






44. Vestibulocochlear Nerve - hearing and balance






45. Bunch of dopaminergic neurons starting in the ventral tegmental area and ending in the nucleus accumbens - amygdala and hippocampus






46. Made from within - natural






47. 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)






48. Occur in amacrine - bipolar and horizontal cells; govern/encompass the opponent-process level of color vision






49. 1. ventral tegmentum to mesolimbic forebrain (cognition - reward systems - emotional behavior) 2. substantia nigra to caudate nucleus putamen (movement and sensory stimulation) 3. hypothalamus to pituitary gland (neuronal/hormonal control)






50. If head is rotated - eye movements occur in the same direction