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Gre Psychology: Experimental/natural Science Biology

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1. States that performance is worst at extremely low or extremely high levels of arousal and optimally at an intermediate level






2. Functions in metabolism (carbohydrate - protein - lipid) and in the endocrine system'S salt/water balance - produces the hormones cortisol and aldosterone






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






4. Cornea - aqueous humor - pupil - lens - vitreous humor - retina






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






6. Maintains balance/posture and coordinates body movements






7. learning and memory -neurotransmitter released at the neuromuscular junction of skeletal muscle axons to excite the muscle to contract






8. A patient who had intact intelligence but an inability to learn/remember anything new (severe anterograde amnesia)






9. Is increased in its production by training/experience and therefore - associated with memory






10. Include the Nigrostriatal system - Mesolimbic system and Mesocortical system






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






12. Associated with defensive and aggressive behavior; lesions produce docility and hypersexual states (Kluver & Bucy)






13. Has neurons for reflexes






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






15. Controls sexual activity






16. Hormones that reduce pain






17. Norepinephrine and serotonin






18. Symptom of narcolepsy - paralysis occurring just before a person falls alseep






19. Optic Nerve - sight






20. 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)






21. The midbrain; a region that surrounds the cerebral aqueduct; includes tectum and the tegmentum






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






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






24. A drug that opposes/inhibits the effects of a particular neurotransmitter on the postsynaptic cell






25. There are 12 add more






26. 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






27. Measure changes in the electrical resistance of the skin (sweat gland activity)






28. If a synapse is active at about the same time that a postsynaptic neuron is active - that synapse will be strengthened






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






30. Most pervasive excitatory neurotransmitter in the brain






31. An anterograde amnesia in which one cannot form episodic memories BUT in experiments - patients that cannot identify previously heard melodies do show a preference for them -> explicit memory function has a different neurological basis than implicit

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32. Sits just above the hindbrain - contains cranial nerves - parts of the reticular formation -important relay stations for sensory information and the substantia nigra






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






34. Occurs at the onset of puberty; a hypothalamic hormone that stimulates the pituitary gland to secrete gonadotropin






35. Strip of limbic cortex lying along the lateral walls of the groove separating the cerebral hemispheres - just above the corpus callosum






36. Means 'Savory' in Japanese and is a taste receptor found on the tongue; activated by glutamate present in meats - cheese and other protein heavy foods






37. The visual image of the world on the retina






38. An area that combines input from diverse brain regions






39. Skin senses that register the sensations of pressure - warmth and cold






40. 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)






41. A BEHAVIOR; insistent urge of sleepiness forces us to seek sleep/a bad






42. Automatic and rapidly acquired reactions - not attributable to reinforcement or conditioning






43. Hormone secreted during the night by the pineal body; role in circadian and seasonal rhythms






44. Is the primary inhibitory neurotransmitter in vertebrates; these receptors are ionotropic






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






46. Regulates body temperature






47. 'little brain'






48. Sleepwalking - sleep talking






49. Emotional perception and expression (particularly fearful emotions and detection of threat)






50. Smooth electrical activity of 8-12 Hz -medium frequency - awake but in a restful state (^ eyes closed but conscious)