Curricular Requirement 3: Biological Bases of Behavior Name: Period: Due
Key Terms for CR 3: Biological Bases of Behavior Key Term Definition Application Acetylcholine (Ach) Action potential Adrenal glands All or None Law Amygdala Aphasia Association areas Autonomic nervous system Axon Basilar membrane Behavior genetics Biological psychology Brainstem Broca s Area Central Nervous System (CNS) Cerebellum Cerebral cortex Chromosomes Corpus callosum CT scan Dendrite
Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) Electroencephelogram (EEG) Endocrine system Endorphins Environment (psychology) Evolutionary psychology Fraternal twins Frontal lobes fmri Genes Genome Glial cells Heritability Hindbrain Homeostasis Hormones Hypothalamus Identical twins Interneurons Lesion Limbic system Medulla
Midbrain Molecular genetics Motor cortex Motor neurons (efferent) MRI Mutation Myelin sheath Natural selection Nerves Nervous system Neural networks Neurons Neurotransmitter Occipital Lobes Parasympathetic nervous system Parietal lobes Peripheral Nervous System PET Scan Pituitary gland Plasticity Pons Reticular formation
Reuptake Sensory cortex Sensory neurons (afferent) Somatic nervous system Spinal cord Split brain Sympathetic nervous system Synapse Temporal lobes Testosterone Thalamus Threshold Wernicke s area Person Key People for CR 3: Biological Bases of Behavior Contribution to Psychology 3: Biological Bases of Behavior Paul Brocca Charles Darwin Michael Gazzaniga Roger Sperry Carl Wernicke
College Board Requirements for CR 3: Biological Bases of Behavior (8-10% of Exam): An effective introduction to the relationship between physiological processes and behavior including the influence of neural function, the nervous system and the brain, and genetic contributions to behavior is an important element in the AP course. AP students in psychology should be able to do the following: Identify basic processes and systems in the biological bases of behavior, including parts of the neuron and the process of transmission of a signal between neurons. Discuss the influence of drugs on neurotransmitters (e.g., reuptake mechanisms, agonists, antagonists). Discuss the effect of the endocrine system on behavior. Describe the nervous system and its subdivisions and functions: o central and peripheral nervous systems; o major brain regions, lobes, and cortical areas; o brain lateralization and hemispheric specialization. Discuss the role of neuroplasticity in traumatic brain injury. Recount historic and contemporary research strategies and technologies that support research (e.g., case studies, split-brain research, imaging techniques). Discuss psychology s abiding interest in how heredity, environment, and evolution work together to shape behavior. Predict how traits and behavior can be selected for their adaptive value.
Topic: Neurons
Topic: Neural Communication
Topic: Synapse
Topic: More Neuron Stuff
Dopamine Acetylcholine Serotonin Topic: Neurotransmitters Question/Main Neurotransmitter Function Idea Lack Excess Norepinephrine Glutamate GABA Endorphins
Topic: The Nervous System
1. 10 7. 9. 4. 8. 3. 5. 6. 2. Topic: The Brain 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Topic: Hindbrain Location Function Brainstem Cerebellum Pons Medulla
Topic: Midbrain & Forebrain Location Function Reticular Activating System Basal Ganglia Thalamus Location Function Limbic System
Topic: Forebrain Location Function Hippocampus Amygdala Hypothalamus Nucleus Accumbens Suprachiasmatic Nucleus Corpus Callosum
Topic: Lobes of the Brain
Topic: Lobes of the Brain
Topic: Vision & Language
Topic: Studying the Brain
Question/Main Scan Definition Idea Purpose Adv/Disadv EEG Topic: Brain Scans PET CT MRI fmri
Topic: Endocrine System Pineal Pituitary Thyroid & Parathyroid Pancreas Adrenals Gonads (testes & ovaries)
Topic: Genetics
Topic: Chromosome Disorders Disorder Genetic Cause Symptoms Colorblindness Down s Syndrome Phenylketonuria (PKU) Fragile X Syndrome Tay-Sachs Syndrome Huntington s Disease Turner Syndrome Klinefelter s Syndrome
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