One of the three principles of the biological level of analysis.
What is
1) patterns of behavior can be inherited?
2) animal research may inform our understanding of human behavior?
or
3) emotions and behaviors are products of the anatomy and physiology of our nervous and endocrine systems?
100
A common neurotransmitter.
What is
1) dopamine?
2) serotonin?
or
3) actyl?
100
This animal, according to Sapolsky, doesn't get ulcers.
What is zebras?
100
Bouchard did a study on these types of siblings.
What is twins?
100
This researcher performed a case study on Phineas Gage.
What is Dr. Harlow?
200
Researchers in the biological level of analysis often use this animal for research purposes.
What is rats?
200
This neurotransmitter is heavily involved in stress.
What is noradrenaline?
200
The three stages of the General Adaption Syndrome.
What is alarm, resistance, exhaustion?
200
This is one conclusion that Kendler found in regards to gender.
What is heritability of major depression is higher in women?
200
This researcher used videos of drug use and PET scans to study craving.
What is Childress?
300
This is done oftentimes because human research cannot be done for ethical reasons.
What is animal research?
300
This neurotransmitter is heavily involved in drug addiction.
What is dopamine?
300
This response was first described by Walter Cannon in 1920.
What is the fight of flight response?
300
According to Caspi, this gene affects depression.
What is the 5-HTT gene?
300
This researcher studied the correlation between PTSD and hippocampal volume.
What is Bremner?
400
Dr. Mark Shuckit found this to have relatively high heritability.
What is alcoholism?
400
This researcher utilized cocaine and saline to find the pleasure center of the brain.
What is Breiter?
400
This gland releases ATCH because the hypothalamus sends it signals.
What is the pituitary gland?
400
A study found that the 5-HTT gene affects the likelihood of a person getting depression, but only after this many major stressful events.
What is 4?
400
This researcher put probes in rats to look at levels of dopamine.
What is Koob?
500
This researcher performed a longitudinal twin study to demonstrate the third principle (emotions and behavior are products of the anatomy and physiology of our nervous and endocrine systems).
What is Bouchard (1990)?
500
Findings suggest the notion that this part of the brain is associated with the beginnings of drug addiction through the release of dopamine in this area of the brain.
What is the nucleus accumbens?
500
The following two parts make up what theory:
1) Figuring out how threatening the stress is to the individual
2) Assessment of resources required to minimize, tolerate, or eradicate the stressor and the stress it produces.
What is Lazarus' theory of appraisal?
500
According to Bouchard these are the five main determinants of personality.
What is extroversion, neuroticism, conscientiousness, agreeableness, and openness?
500
This researcher found that people with higher social class have on average less stress compared to those at lower ranks in social class.