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Gre Psychology: Experimental/natural Science Biology
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1. Dorsal part of midbrain; includes the superior and inferior colliculi
monozygotic twins
medial nucleus of the amygdala
tectum
projection fiber
2. Damage to this are causes clumsiness and loss of balance
Hebb rule
ventricles
direct antagonist
cerebellum
3. Consummatory stimuli - sign stimuli - supernormal stimuli - releaser
scotopic vision
cutaneous senses
triggers of behavior
extirpation
4. Occurs when a neuron is hyperpolarized and characterized by sufficient strength of stimulation triggering a new action potential
supernormal stimulus
basic rest-activity cycle
prefrontal cortex
relative refractory period
5. In the limbic system - is a fiber bundle - connects hippocampus with stuff (including the mammillary bodies of the hypothalamus)
association areas; projection areas
tyrosine
Cranial Nerve IX
fornix
6. Cornea - aqueous humor - pupil - lens - vitreous humor - retina
monoamine neurotransmitters
monoamines
path of lightwaves entering eye
Whitten effect
7. Regulates body temperature
cerebrospinal fluid
hypothalamus
ovaries/testes
reticular formation
8. The visual image of the world on the retina
law of specific nerve energies
Cranial Nerve VII
subcortical structures
proximal image
9. Glossopharyngeal Nerve - taste swallow
Cranial Nerve IX
prefrontal cortex
fusiform face area
projection areas
10. Bunch of dopaminergic neurons starting in the ventral tegmental area and ending in prefrontal cortex
basal forebrain
Mesocortical system
cerebrospinal fluid
basic rest-activity cycle
11. Those biological considerations which are DISTANT; Evolutionary Psychology - Comparative Psychology - Ethology
septum
ultimate biological considerations
L-Dopa
REM sleep; Slow Wave Sleep
12. 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
spatial summation
lesions in the reticular activating system
path of cerebrospinal fluid
superior colliculi
13. Occurs during the deepest stages of slow-wave sleep; regular - synchronous electrical activity of less than 4 Hz
consummatory stimulus
sexual dimorphic behavior
delta activity
sensitivity
14. There are 12 add more
Cranial Nerves
monoamine neurotransmitters
cerebrospinal fluid
receptor blockers
15. Is increased in its production by training/experience and therefore - associated with memory
Thompson & Spencer
Coolidge effect
ribonucleic acid (RNA)
cerebrospinal fluid
16. 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
pheromone
dopamine (neurotransmitter)
Cranial Nerve III
progesterone
17. Contains delta activity - stages III and IV
medulla & pons
lesions in the reticular activating system
slow-wave sleep
law of specific nerve energies
18. Increases heartrate - dilates/constricts blood vessels - increases blood sugar - produces hormones epinephrine and norepinephrine
contralateral
the adrenal medulla
glutamate (neurotransmitter)
Cranial Nerve III
19. The restorative effect of introducing a new female sex partner to a male that has apparently become 'exhausted' by sexual activity
Gonadotropin-releasing hormone
Coolidge effect
pineal gland
cerebral cortex
20. 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
thalamus
autonomic nervous system
ventromedial hypothalamus (VMH)
hair cells
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
hypothalamus + thalamus
Hebb rule
Bruce effect
stages of sleep
22. 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
H.M
REM sleep
adrenocorticotropic (ACTH)
reticulum
23. 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
Bruce effect
Cranial Nerve IX
REM sleep
Cranial Nerve VIII
24. Has two lobes that are connected by the massa intermedia (looks like a pair of balls - without the nutsack)
cerebellum
thalamus
mesencephalon
triggers of behavior
25. Absolute; relative
the ___ refractory period follows the ____ refractory period
biological etiology of schizophrenia
aqueous humor
Hobson & McCarley
26. 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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27. States that performance is worst at extremely low or extremely high levels of arousal and optimally at an intermediate level
tolerance
Yerkes-Dodson Law
anterior hypothalamus
Lee-Boot effect
28. A behavior that has different forms or occurs with different probabilities or under different circumstances in males than females
non-REM sleep
Gonadotropin-releasing hormone
Mesocortical system
sexual dimorphic behavior
29. A 90-minute activity cycle occurs throughout the day as well as throughout sleep (in humans) waxing and waning alertness controlled by a biological clock in the caudal brainstem that also controls cycles of REM and slow-wave sleep
projection areas
monoamines
projection area
basic rest-activity cycle
30. When a neuron reaches its excitation threshold - the neuron will produce an action potential of FIXED amplitude regardless of the magnitude of the stimulation
an increase in alpha-1 receptors
All-or-None Law
spinal cord
REM rebound
31. Forebrain -band of nerve fibers connecting the two cerebral hemispheres
corpus callosum
norepinephrine
diencephalon
Vomeronasal Organ
32. Found in the ventricles and spinal canal
cerebrospinal fluid
absolute refractory periods
Thompson & Spencer
Frontal lobe
33. Occurs intermittently during early stages of slow-wave sleep and REM sleep 3.5-7.5 Hz
consummatory stimulus
sensitivity
theta activity
Ketamine
34. Has neurons for reflexes
substantia nigra
H.M
Coolidge effect
spinal cord
35. Contains receptors to detect when the body needs food or fluids; the hunger center; lesions lead to aphagia
medulla & pons
thalamus
hindbrain
lateral hypothalamus (LH)
36. Sleepwalking - sleep talking
hypothalamus
hypnagogic activity
receptive field
tegmentum
37. Oculomotor Nerve - moves eye pupil
All-or-None Law
hypothalamus
tyrosine
Cranial Nerve III
38. Vestibulocochlear Nerve - hearing and balance
medulla & pons
hypothalamus
noncompetitive binding
Cranial Nerve VIII
39. Pass the easiest through the blood-brain barrier
zygosity
cerebral cortex
the 3 major pathways of dopamine in the brain
lipid soluble drugs/medications
40. One of the primary noradrenergic nuclei whose ascending axons project to frontal cortex - thalamus - hypothalamus - limbic system
locus coeruleus
norepinephrine
neuropeptide Y (NPY)
parathyroid
41. Extensive research in dreams - said BAH to Freud; proposed the activation-synthesis hypothesis (dreams are nothing more than the product of random electrical impulses)
triggers of behavior
ribonucleic acid (RNA)
monozygotic twins
Hobson & McCarley
42. 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
HPA Axis
endogenous
suprachiasmatic nucleus
neuroleptic malignant syndrome (NMS)
43. Referred to as the satiety center; lesions lead to obesity and hyperphagia
hindbrain
ventromedial hypothalamus (VMH)
HPA Axis
beta activity
44. Is a loss of dopamine cells in the substantia nigra of the basal ganglia; these cells are usually dark (nigra) but in Parkinson'S - the substantia nigra appears white due to cell death
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45. Transparent substance between lens and retina
symptoms of Parkinson'S Disease
monozygotic twins
vitreous humor
lesions in the reticular activating system
46. Includes the tectum and tegmentum
polysomnograms
K Complexes
mesencephalon
aphasia
47. Olfactory Nerve - smell
Cranial Nerve I
thyroid
extirpation
relative refractory period
48. Is characteristic of indirect antagonist drugs
glutamate (neurotransmitter)
noncompetitive binding
Bruce effect
subarachnoid space
49. Found in the hypothalamus - function to maintain the water balance in the body
sleep paralysis
lesions in the reticular activating system
osmoreceptors
consummatory stimulus
50. 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
synthesis-activation hypothesis
spinal cord
amacrine cells
inferior colliculi