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Gre Psychology: Experimental/natural Science Biology
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1. Includes comparative (evolution/genetics/animal behavior/ethology) and behavioral regulation
biological foundations
corpus callosum
inferior colliculi
homeostatic regulation
2. Supernormal
neuroleptic malignant syndrome (NMS)
supernormal stimulus
path of lightwaves entering eye
species- specific reactions
3. 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)
cerebellum
cerebral cortex
basic rest-activity cycle
occipital lobes
4. Occurs when an external stimulation - regardless of intensity - will not trigger a new action potential
absolute refractory periods
delta activity
REM rebound
Cranial Nerve III
5. Junction of the sagittal and coronal sutures of the skull; often used as a reference point for stereotaxic brain surgery
bregma
osmoregulation
relative refractory period
beta activity
6. Is found in the interior rostral temporal lobe - part of limbic system
the ___ refractory period follows the ____ refractory period
extirpation
Cranial Nerves
amygdala
7. 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
inferior colliculi
sleep paralysis
Vandenbergh effect
Cranial Nerve XI
8. The increase in REM sleep seen after a period of REM sleep deprivation
occipital lobes
REM rebound
monoamines
cutaneous senses
9. 'Roof'
motor cortex
subarachnoid space
tectum
nystagmus
10. Serotonin = 5-HT -regulation of mood - anxiety - aggression - sleep - appetite - sexuality -rostral and caudal raphe nuclei
endorphin
path of cerebrospinal fluid
serotonin (5-HT) (neurotransmitter)
diploid
11. Is a peptide neurotransmitter and a natural painkiller and antianxiety
endorphin
thyroid
an increase in alpha-1 receptors
amygdala
12. Those biological considerations which are DISTANT; Evolutionary Psychology - Comparative Psychology - Ethology
Glial cells
Frontal lobe
ultimate biological considerations
association area
13. Contains receptors to detect when the body needs food or fluids; the hunger center; lesions lead to aphagia
acetylcholine (neurotransmitter)
Korsakoff'S amnesia
lateral hypothalamus (LH)
tritanopia
14. Actually are two kinds: monochorionic and dichorionic (blastocyst splis into two before day 4)
monozygotic twins
ionotropic receptors
ventricles
adrenal cortex
15. Is generated by photoreceptors that are only sensitive to degrees of brightness; black-and-white vision found in the rods
scotopic vision
sign stimulus
cerebrospinal fluid
Mesolimbic System
16. Skin senses that register the sensations of pressure - warmth and cold
cutaneous senses
neostriatum
lateral hypothalamus (LH)
ethology
17. 1. Stage I (non-REM sleep) 2. Stage II (non-REM sleep 3. Stage III (non-REM sleep - slow-wave sleep) 4. Stage IV (non-REM sleep - slow-wave sleep) 5. Rapid Eye Movement Sleep (REM sleep) ~takes about 90 minutes for one full sleep cycle
cerebellum
tectum
stages of sleep
Whitten effect
18. Functions in metabolism (carbohydrate - protein - lipid) and in the endocrine system'S salt/water balance - produces the hormones cortisol and aldosterone
acetylcholine
substantia nigra
dopaminergic systems
adrenal cortex
19. Occurs at the onset of puberty; a hypothalamic hormone that stimulates the pituitary gland to secrete gonadotropin
Gonadotropin-releasing hormone
reaction time
proximate biological considerations
Korsakoff'S amnesia
20. The Lee-Boot effect - Whitten effect - Vandenbergh effect - and the Bruce effect; all mediated by the VNO
monoamines
sexual dimorphic behavior
tolerance
the 4 effects of pheromones on reproductive cycles
21. Related to plasticity - the term Lashley used to describe different parts of the cortex being interchangeable in their roles in learning
equipotentiality
motor cortex
cerebrospinal fluid
relative refractory period
22. These cells perform a variety of functions but do not transmit information; one type forms the myelin sheath
Bem'S Androgyny studies
agonist
sleep paralysis
Glial cells
23. Located in the forebrain - basal ganglia -> movement -speech and other complex behaviors
basal ganglia
hypothalamus
zygote
Cranial Nerve VII
24. Causes mesolimbic dopamine hyperactivity; etiology of schizophrenia
aphasia
endogenous
ultimate biological considerations
prefrontal hypoactivity
25. In the limbic system - is a fiber bundle - connects hippocampus with stuff (including the mammillary bodies of the hypothalamus)
nucleotides
diploid
brainstem
fornix
26. Part of limbic system; protrusion of the bottom of the brain at the posterior end of the hypothalamus - contains some hypothalamic nuclei
mammillary bodies
tyrosine
behavioral regulation
adrenal cortex
27. Functions as both a hormone and a neurotransmitter in the brain
zygosity
hypothalamus
bregma
norepinephrine
28. Bunch of dopaminergic neurons starting in the substantia nigra and ending in the neostriatum
zygote
nigrostriatal system
receptive field
species- specific reactions
29. ...
collateral sprouting
Vomeronasal Organ
indirect antagonists
law of specific nerve energies
30. Bunch of dopaminergic neurons starting in the ventral tegmental area and ending in prefrontal cortex
hypothalamus
hair cells
Mesocortical system
prefrontal cortex
31. Is found in PTSD/CPTSD patients and persons exposed to chronic stress
a decrease in neuropeptide Y
ipsilateral
Glial cells
Frontal lobe
32. Made from within - natural
endogenous
Cranial Nerve I
galvanic skin response (GSR)
mesencephalon
33. Binding of a drug to a receptor site that does not interfere with the binding site for the principal ligand
Mesocortical system
midbrain
superior colliculi
non-competitive binding
34. Caudate nucleus and putamen
neostriatum
sexual dimorphic behavior
Frontal lobe
Cranial Nerve XI
35. Occurs during the deepest stages of slow-wave sleep; regular - synchronous electrical activity of less than 4 Hz
hypothalamus
delta activity
basic rest-activity cycle
ribonucleic acid (RNA)
36. Is characteristic of indirect antagonist drugs
noncompetitive binding
equipotentiality
delta activity
Bruce effect
37. 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
hypothalamus
pheromone
motor cortex
sleep spindles
38. 'little brain'
cerebellum
Hebb rule
graded potentials
Gonadotropin-releasing hormone
39. Expression of traits
Cranial Nerve XII
theta activity
phenotype
nystagmus
40. Affect sex characteristics/development and produce estrogen/progesterone (in females - ovaries) and testosterone (in male - testes)
path of lightwaves entering eye
pupil
ovaries/testes
projection area
41. Increasing effects/effectiveness of a medication due to repeated administration
Mesolimbic System
aphasia
sensitivity
agonist
42. Contains delta activity - stages III and IV
slow-wave sleep
cerebrospinal fluid
Cranial Nerve XI
medulla & pons
43. Is characteristic of indirect antagonists
non-competitive bonding
the 4 effects of pheromones on reproductive cycles
bregma
neostriatum
44. Optic Nerve - sight
trichromatic levels of color vision
lens
pupil
Cranial Nerve II
45. Are found in the diencephalon
Cranial Nerves
noncompetitive binding
hypothalamus + thalamus
substantia nigra
46. Self-dissolving
projection areas
monoamine neurotransmitters
autolytic
accommodation (bodily)
47. Begins where spinal cord ends - 3 structures: the medulla - the pons - the cerebellum
Bruce effect
Hebb rule
Vandenbergh effect
hindbrain
48. Associated with (spoken) language reception/comprehension - memory processing - and emotional control; contains Wernicke'S area and the auditory cortex
progesterone
temporal lobes
Cranial Nerve XI
fornix
49. Is found between the dura mater and arachnoid mater meninges
Lee-Boot effect
subdural space
effects of repeated administration
monoamines
50. Hormone secreted during the night by the pineal body; role in circadian and seasonal rhythms
melatonin
hypothalamus
ethology
Lee-Boot effect