The Neuron/Nervous System
The extension of the neuron that receives the message
Dendrite
This part of the brain is mainly responsible for aggression and fear
Amygdala
What is the major inhibitory neurotransmitter in AP Psychology
GABA
Sound is interpreted by the
Temporal Lobe
What is the minimum stimulus intensity needed to detect a stimulus at least 50% of the time?
Absolute Threshold
What type of neurons carry outgoing information from the brain and spinal cord to the muscles and glands
Motor Neurons
This part of the brain includes the hypothalamus, pituitary gland, amygdala, and hippocampus
Limbic System
Which neurotransmitter is associated with reward, motivation, and movement
Dopamine
This structure in the brain creates long term memories
Hippocampus
Where does transduction occur for vision?
Retina
A layer of fatty tissue encasing the fibers of many neurons: enables vastly greater transmission speed of neural impulses.
Myelin Sheath
Which part of the brain controls the pituitary gland?
Hypothalamus
This neurotransmitter is released when we are injured.
Endorphin
Which lobe contains the primary somatosensory cortex (processing touch, temperature, and body position)
Parietal Lobe
You put on a wristwatch in the morning and notice it, but after 10 minutes you no longer feel it against your skin. Which concept is this?
Sensory Adaptation
You suddenly encounter a dangerous situation on a hike. Which nervous system division dominates your physical response?
Sympathetic Nervous System
Just like Phineas Gage, damage to your ______ lobe will not kill you, but will change your personality.
Frontal Lobe
Involved in muscle action, learning, and memory
Acetylcholine
Which lobe contains the primary somatosensory cortex (processing touch, temperature, and body position)
Medulla
You stare at a green square for 45 seconds and then look at a white wall, seeing a red afterimage. Which color vision theory best explains this?
Opponent-Process Theory
What happens immediately after a neuron fires, during which it temporarily cannot fire another normal action potential?
Refractory Period
A picture of a cat is flashed in the left visual field and a picture of a mouse is flashed in the right visual field of a split brain patient. The individual will be able to use her right hand to indicate she saw a ______
Mouse
Depression is closely linked with this neurotransmitter
Serotonin
Speaks effortlessly with fluent grammar, but the words form a nonsensical "word salad," and they cannot comprehend spoken questions.
Wernicke's Area
Gymnasts rely heavily on fluid-filled semicircular canals in their inner ear to maintain their balance during flips.
Vestibular Sense