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Gre Psychology: Experimental/natural Science Biology
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1. Related to plasticity - the term Lashley used to describe different parts of the cortex being interchangeable in their roles in learning
equipotentiality
parietal lobes
suprachiasmatic nucleus
aqueous humor; vitreous humor
2. Has two lobes that are connected by the massa intermedia (looks like a pair of balls - without the nutsack)
Cranial Nerves
lesions in the reticular activating system
thalamus
suspensory ligament
3. The female reproductive cycle of mammals other than primates
estrous cycle
amygdala
delta activity
receptive field
4. Is generated by photoreceptors that are only sensitive to degrees of brightness; black-and-white vision found in the rods
emotional disclosure + immune functioning
agonist
polysomnograms
scotopic vision
5. Include tolerance (possible withdrawal) and sensitivity
Hobson & McCarley
glutamic acid decarboxylase (GAD)
consummatory stimulus
effects of repeated administration
6. The maintenance of water balance in the body
motor cortex
cerebellum
osmoregulation
path of cerebrospinal fluid
7. Cornea - aqueous humor - pupil - lens - vitreous humor - retina
biological etiology of Parkinson'S Disease
path of lightwaves entering eye
Gonadotropin-releasing hormone
a decrease in neuropeptide Y
8. In the CNS - is an amino acid that stabilizes neural activity
diploid
GABA
antimanics
cerebellum
9. Symptom of narcolepsy - irresistible urge to
sleep attack
Coolidge effect
corpus callosum
monoamine neurotransmitters
10. Includes comparative (evolution/genetics/animal behavior/ethology) and behavioral regulation
biological foundations
lesions in the reticular activating system
antimanics
path of lightwaves entering eye
11. States that performance is worst at extremely low or extremely high levels of arousal and optimally at an intermediate level
All-or-None Law
agonist
medial nucleus of the amygdala
Yerkes-Dodson Law
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
autonomic nervous system
subcortical structures
aqueous humor; vitreous humor
tardive dyskinesia
13. Comprised of the hypothalamus - pituitary gland - thyroid gland - parathyroid - the adrenal cortex - the adrenal medulla - the pancreas - the ovaries/testes - pineal gland.
vitreous humor
nucleotides
dopamine (neurotransmitter)
endocrine system
14. 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)
delta activity
iris
indirect antagonists
fornix
15. These two developed the criteria for habituation; basic process is a form of synaptic depression that occurs presyntaptically.
Bruce effect
mesencephalon
Farber et al. (1995)
Thompson & Spencer
16. Adenine - Guanine - Thymine - Cytosine
nucleotides
hypothalamus
effects of repeated administration
endogenous
17. Involved in the effects of odors/pheromones in reproductive behavior - a nucleus that receives olfactory information from the olfactory bulb and accessory olfactory bulb
cataplexy
absolute refractory periods
retinal ganglion cells
medial nucleus of the amygdala
18. The midbrain; a region that surrounds the cerebral aqueduct; includes tectum and the tegmentum
affinity
projection area
mesencephalon
autonomic nervous system
19. learning and memory -neurotransmitter released at the neuromuscular junction of skeletal muscle axons to excite the muscle to contract
acetylcholine
spinal cord
iris
homeostasis
20. Vestibulocochlear Nerve - hearing and balance
temporal summation
reticulum
Cranial Nerve VIII
tyrosine
21. Phantom limb pain - hypnotic induction and the success rate of placebo treatments
corpus callosum
homeostasis
indications of psychological-physiological interaction in pain
diencephalon
22. A peptide - also known as OREXIN - produced by neurons whose cell bodies are located in the hypothalamus; their destruction causes narcolepsy
hypocretin
accommodation (bodily)
Yerkes-Dodson Law
subarachnoid space
23. A behavior that has different forms or occurs with different probabilities or under different circumstances in males than females
reticulum
sexual dimorphic behavior
direct antagonist
fornix
24. Hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis -controls stress response
cerebellum
HPA Axis
basal forebrain
melatonin
25. Regulates body temperature
zygosity
suspensory ligament
hypothalamus
acetylcholine
26. There are 12 add more
proximal image
Cranial Nerves
acetylcholine (neurotransmitter)
Frontal lobe
27. Accessory Nerve - moves the head
autolytic
amygdala
Cranial Nerve XI
relative refractory period
28. Trochlear Nerve - moves eye
Cranial Nerve IV
tolerance
ultimate biological considerations
amygdala
29. Includes the tectum and tegmentum
umami
midbrain
suprachiasmatic nucleus
mesencephalon
30. Transparent substance between lens and retina
trichromatic levels of color vision
GABA
vitreous humor
pineal gland
31. Stimulates bone growth and produces the hormones: somatotropin - prolactin - thyroid-stimulating - adrenocorticotropic (ACTH) - follicle-stimulating - luteinnizing
species- specific reactions
monoamines
spinal cord
pituitary gland
32. A patient who had intact intelligence but an inability to learn/remember anything new (severe anterograde amnesia)
projection area
H.M
tectum
reciprocal innervation
33. Produce drowsiness and sleepiness
lesions in the reticular activating system
Cranial Nerve VII
gonad
prefrontal hypoactivity
34. Receptors whose activation directly affects potassium or chloride ion channels in the neuron - (many drugs of abuse substitute for natural GABA- alcohol - benzos - barbituates
cataplexy
ionotropic receptors
extirpation
hypothalamus
35. Includes the thalamus and hypothalamus; region of forebrain surrounding the 3rd ventricle
diencephalon
efferent neurons
Cranial Nerve V
the 3 major pathways of dopamine in the brain
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
Whitten effect
tritanopia
homeostatic regulation
endorphin
37. Symptom of narcolepsy - paralysis occurring just before a person falls alseep
neuropeptide Y (NPY)
sleep paralysis
septal rage
subdural space
38. Is found in PTSD/CPTSD patients and persons exposed to chronic stress
Yerkes-Dodson Law
Cranial Nerve IV
a decrease in neuropeptide Y
glutamate (neurotransmitter)
39. ...
L-Dopa
basal ganglia
hippocampus
law of specific nerve energies
40. Strip of limbic cortex lying along the lateral walls of the groove separating the cerebral hemispheres - just above the corpus callosum
lipid soluble drugs/medications
cingulate gyrus
Whitten effect
reaction time
41. Occurs when a neuron is hyperpolarized and characterized by sufficient strength of stimulation triggering a new action potential
spinal cord
dirty medications; clean medications
relative refractory period
antimanics
42. Similarity of alleles for a trait in an organism (i.e. heterozygous or homozygous)
diencephalon
REM rebound
sign stimulus
zygosity
43. Located in the midbrain - a group of neurons which produce dopamine and degenerate in Parkinson'S Disease
gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA)
substantia nigra
pineal gland
Gonadotropin-releasing hormone
44. 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
subarachnoid space
suprachiasmatic nucleus
anterograde
anterior hypothalamus
45. A steroid hormone produced by the ovary that maintains the endometrial lining of the uterus during the later part of the menstrual cycle and during pregnancy; along with estradiol it promotes receptivity in female mammals with estrous cycles
cataplexy
Vandenbergh effect
indications of psychological-physiological interaction in pain
progesterone
46. Sudden - sharp waveforms found only in Stage II of sleep; spontaneously occur about one per minute but also to unexpected noises
delta activity
temporal lobes
K Complexes
mesencephalon
47. AKA the striate cortex - located at the back of the brain - and contains the visual cortex
ovaries/testes
sleep spindles
endorphin
occipital lobes
48. When a neuron reaches its excitation threshold - the neuron will produce an action potential of FIXED amplitude regardless of the magnitude of the stimulation
All-or-None Law
pheromone
scotopic vision
ultimate biological considerations
49. Affect sex characteristics/development and produce estrogen/progesterone (in females - ovaries) and testosterone (in male - testes)
ovaries/testes
hypothalamus
sleep attack
path of lightwaves entering eye
50. Trigerminal Nerve - face sensation
ionotropic receptors
Cranial Nerve V
monoamines
hypothalamus + thalamus
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