Study evaluation
How do we call the ability of the participant to stop the experiment at any moment?
Right to withdraw
What is the name of one neurotransmitter related to aggression?
Serotonin
What part of the brain was studied in Radke et al?
Amygdala
What was the name of the guy with destroed prefrontal cortex?
Phineas Gage
Name 3 ethical considerations
Informed consent, Right to withraw, anonimity, confidentiality, do no harm, debriefing, justified deception, ethics review board, animal welfare
What two behaviors are influenced by testosterone?
Aggression, dominance, mating
What was the color of the laser used in Han et al?
Blue
Which gene (+which variant of it) is related to aggression?
MAOA-L (the Warrior gene)
What do we call a situation in which the situation in which participants are tested is very artificial because so many EVs were controlled?
Low ecological validity
Forced Swim Test, Tail Suspension Test
What is the name of the enzyme that breaks down serotonin?`
Monoamine oxidase A
What was the design in Passamonti et al (serotonin and brain activity)?
Repeated measures (dependent samples design)
What was the name of the movie about the triplets?
Three Identical Strangers
How do we call reducing a certain complex behavior to one biological factor?
Biological reductionism
What are two methods of brain imaging?
EEG, fMRI, MRI
What is the difference between neurotransmitter and hormone?
Neurotransmitters move between synapses, hormones move through blood
What two factors were studied in the Mayer-Lindenberg study?
Genes and brain activity
The disruption in what neurotransmitter (and what part of the brain) is related to being blackout drunk?
Glutamate and hippocampus
What are the three categories of evaluation that we learned about in class?
Practicality, Validity, Ethicality
How do we call an animal with a certain gene removed?
What is the name of one aminoacid that builds serotonin?
Tryptophan
What is one finding from the Dunedin study?
MAOA-L and aggression are related stronger when a person experienced abuse
What is Mr Arek's cat's name?
Oreo - cookie
Pralinka - sweet