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Gre Psychology: Experimental/natural Science Biology
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1. Auditory receptor cells in the cochlea that turn sound vibrations -> neural impulses
REM rebound
REM sleep; Slow Wave Sleep
hypocretin
hair cells
2. Those biological considerations which are DISTANT; Evolutionary Psychology - Comparative Psychology - Ethology
extirpation
ultimate biological considerations
Cranial Nerve XII
aqueous humor; vitreous humor
3. Decreases with age up until age 30 - then begins to increase *(counter intuitive)*
dopaminergic systems
reaction time
trichromatic levels of color vision
Cranial Nerve X
4. Binding of drug to receptor site that doesn'T interfere with the principal ligand
noncompetitive binding
zygote
retinal ganglion cells
amygdala
5. Strip of limbic cortex lying along the lateral walls of the groove separating the cerebral hemispheres - just above the corpus callosum
diploid
retinal ganglion cells
an increase in alpha-1 receptors
cingulate gyrus
6. An ovary or teste
neuropeptide Y (NPY)
ultimate biological considerations
gonad
Coolidge effect
7. An area that combines input from diverse brain regions
noncompetitive binding
association area
anterior hypothalamus
hypnagogic activity
8. In the tegmentum (ventral part of midbrain); its neurons connect to caudate nucleus + putamen (in basal ganglia)
substantia nigra
L-Dopa
dopamine (neurotransmitter)
dirty medications; clean medications
9. A drug that facilitates the effects of a particular neurotransmitter on the postsynaptic cell
prefrontal hypoactivity
myelin sheath
agonist
homeostasis
10. Hormone secreted during the night by the pineal body; role in circadian and seasonal rhythms
species- specific reactions
Bem'S Androgyny studies
nucleotides
melatonin
11. Research indicates that the expressing of negative emotions is associated with increased immune function; inhibiting negative emotions with decreasing immune function
tectum
adrenocorticotropic (ACTH)
emotional disclosure + immune functioning
hypothalamus + thalamus
12. Phantom limb pain - hypnotic induction and the success rate of placebo treatments
indications of psychological-physiological interaction in pain
non-competitive binding
sensitivity
nigrostriatal system
13. Forebrain -band of nerve fibers connecting the two cerebral hemispheres
monoamines
All-or-None Law
corpus callosum
antagonist
14. Consummatory stimuli - sign stimuli - supernormal stimuli - releaser
triggers of behavior
GABA
a decrease in neuropeptide Y
theta activity
15. Includes the tectum and tegmentum
mesencephalon
stages of sleep
hypothalamus
the 7 major neurotransmitters
16. Includes the thalamus and hypothalamus; region of forebrain surrounding the 3rd ventricle
REM sleep; Slow Wave Sleep
diencephalon
basic rest-activity cycle
proximal image
17. Contains receptors to detect when the body needs food or fluids; the hunger center; lesions lead to aphagia
lateral hypothalamus (LH)
behavioral regulation
inferior colliculi
tyrosine
18. In the posterior frontal lobe - contains the somatosensory cortex (touch - pressure - temperature - pain)
Yerkes-Dodson Law
ethology
spatial summation
parietal lobes
19. Regulates body temperature
noncompetitive binding
Vandenbergh effect
zygote
hypothalamus
20. Precursor to the catecholamine neurotransmitters (DA + NE)
mesencephalon
beta activity
mammillary bodies
tyrosine
21. 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)
autonomic nervous system
Bem'S Androgyny studies
tegmentum
indirect antagonists
22. Is increased in its production by training/experience and therefore - associated with memory
ribonucleic acid (RNA)
gonad
sleep paralysis
red nucleus + substantia nigra
23. Include the Nigrostriatal system - Mesolimbic system and Mesocortical system
diencephalon
dopaminergic systems
lateral hypothalamus (LH)
phenotype
24. States that performance is worst at extremely low or extremely high levels of arousal and optimally at an intermediate level
L-Dopa
Yerkes-Dodson Law
supernormal stimulus
pineal gland
25. These two developed the criteria for habituation; basic process is a form of synaptic depression that occurs presyntaptically.
Yerkes-Dodson Law
Thompson & Spencer
All-or-None Law
Cranial Nerve I
26. The restorative effect of introducing a new female sex partner to a male that has apparently become 'exhausted' by sexual activity
Coolidge effect
Ketamine
antimanics
polysomnograms
27. A drug that opposes/inhibits the effects of a particular neurotransmitter on the postsynaptic cell
zygote
emotional disclosure + immune functioning
antagonist
sexual dimorphic behavior
28. Pass the easiest through the blood-brain barrier
nystagmus
lipid soluble drugs/medications
diencephalon
L-Dopa
29. Junction of the sagittal and coronal sutures of the skull; often used as a reference point for stereotaxic brain surgery
endorphin & enkephalin
bregma
spinal cord
GABA
30. The viscous substance between cornea and lens
pineal gland
reciprocal innervation
aqueous humor
biological etiology of Parkinson'S Disease
31. The scientific study of animal behavior; documentation of species-specific instinctual behaviors
parathyroid
prefrontal cortex
ethology
autolytic
32. When a neuron reaches its excitation threshold - the neuron will produce an action potential of FIXED amplitude regardless of the magnitude of the stimulation
direct antagonist
cerebellum
All-or-None Law
dopamine (neurotransmitter)
33. Absolute; relative
Hobson & McCarley
ventromedial hypothalamus (VMH)
the ___ refractory period follows the ____ refractory period
non-competitive bonding
34. Convoluted of hills (gyri) and valleys (sulci) divided into two hemispheres (left and right) which are further divided into four lobes (occipital - parietal - temporal and frontal)
cerebral cortex
cerebellum
Gonadotropin-releasing hormone
Vomeronasal Organ
35. The slowing and eventual cessation of estrous cycles in groups of female animals that are housed together; caused by a pheromone in the animals urine and first observed in mice
Lee-Boot effect
aqueous humor
prefrontal hypoactivity
triggers of behavior
36. Result in either tolerance (and possible withdrawal symptoms) or sensitization (increase effectiveness of the drug)
norepinephrine
effects of repeated administration
temporal lobes
hippocampus
37. The visual image of the world on the retina
reaction time
proximal image
tegmentum
Ketamine
38. Trigerminal Nerve - face sensation
HPA Axis
Cranial Nerve V
tegmentum
biological etiology of Parkinson'S Disease
39. Controls sexual activity
amygdala
hypothalamus + thalamus
tritanopia
anterior hypothalamus
40. 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
dopaminergic systems
amacrine cells
REM sleep; Slow Wave Sleep
diencephalon
41. Hormones that reduce pain
K Complexes
pituitary gland
endorphin & enkephalin
agonist
42. The maintenance of water balance in the body
parietal lobes
basic rest-activity cycle
osmoregulation
mammillary bodies
43. 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)
Coolidge effect
fusiform face area
monoamines
non-competitive bonding
44. Located in the midbrain - a group of neurons which produce dopamine and degenerate in Parkinson'S Disease
efferent neurons
H.M
substantia nigra
synthesis-activation hypothesis
45. 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
path of cerebrospinal fluid
K Complexes
hypothalamus
locus coeruleus
46. Are direct antagonists; binds with a receptor but does not activate it - but prevents the natural ligand from binding with the receptor
adrenocorticotropic (ACTH)
theta activity
tegmentum
receptor blockers
47. Facial Nerve - moves face and salivates
Cranial Nerve VI
Cranial Nerve VII
spinal cord
stages of sleep
48. Functions in metabolism (carbohydrate - protein - lipid) and in the endocrine system'S salt/water balance - produces the hormones cortisol and aldosterone
adrenal cortex
supernormal stimulus
non-REM sleep
cerebellum
49. Physiologically different from the other four stages of sleep (i.e. the similarity between the summed electrical activity of neurons measured on the scalp (EEG) during REM sleep and during wakefulness
delta activity
REM sleep
amygdala
biological etiology of schizophrenia
50. 'Roof'
sleep
phenotype
Lee-Boot effect
tectum