The Brain & Behavior
This part of the brain is responsible for emotions, particularly fear.
The Amygdala
The stress hormone
Cortisol
The study of how our genes and our environment interacting to influence our behavior.
epigenetics
This 'R' says we should use something other than animals.
Replace
The taxi driver study. The aim was to see if the drivers brains were different due to their exceptional knowledge of the city.
Maguire (2000)
Dendrites of neurons can grow in numbers and connect with other neurons. What is this called?
Signaling chemicals. Humans may or may not have them.
Pheromones
Charles Darwin says that the best traits will survive and be passed on. The poor traits will die off. What is this psych term?
This 'R' says we should make sure the animals are not suffering and they should be treated well.
Refine
The sweaty t-shirt study. They studied MHC and it's role in mating behaviors.
Wedekind (1995)
The name for a drug that blocks a receptor site on a neuron.
Antagonist
Chemical found in male sweat that may be a mating pheromone. Studied in Zhou.
Androstadienone (AND)
Population validity
In order to be determine ethical, research must go through this. If the findings would benefit a large number of human beings and/or animals, it could be argued that the research is ethically justified
cost-benefit analysis
They studied the effect of cortisol on verbal declarative memory.
HM had a biking accident as a child. After years of seizures and then an experimental surgery, he had problems with his memory. What is the specific psychological term for his memory problem?
The system of structures in the brain that is activated upon adrenaline triggering fight or flight.
hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis or the HPA axis
The higher the genetic relationship, the more similar individuals will be if the particular characteristic being investigated is inherited. In twin research, what is this correlation called?
Concordance rate
When the findings of a study contribute to the development of further theories. Animal studies may have limitations, but they are great for this.
Theoretical generalization
This study looked at families for 20 years with an aim to determine the level of inheritance of depression and anxiety.
Weissman et al (2005)
When our neurons connect with each other over and over and the synapse becomes stronger, what is that called?
Long-term potentiation (LTP)
The potential pheromone found in female urine. Studied in Zhou
Estratetraenol (EST)
A major consideration in genetics testing. Those being tested must not believe that their genes are their destiny.
Genetic Determinism
What specific animal is used for research in which we have removed or modified one gene?
Transgenic mice
Studied the role of the brain in prejudice. This study can be used in bio & sociocultural.
Harris & Fiske (2006)