Class Inside Jokes
What pet does Aaron have?
Bearded dragon lizard
What is the function of dendrites?
they receive communications
Location and function of the occipital lobe
Located at the back of the brain and processes vision
What are the parts of the brainstem?
Pons, medulla, reticular formation
What are mutations and what do they do?
Random chance changes, sometimes help a species to survive and/or reproduce.
What barnyard animal did Ms.Dodson have in her childhood?
A goat
What are the parts of the central nervous system?
brain and spinal cord
What is meant by plasticity?
That is its ability to change itself after being damaged.
What does the reticular formation control?
Relays incoming stimuli to other areas of the brain (also regulates autonomic functions, such as arousal.)
What part of Nature vs Nurture do evolutionary psychologists support?
nature
what does Iz’s special mug look like?
a cow with udders
What is the name of the voluntarily controlled nervous system?
somatic nervous system
What does the pons do?
It helps to coordinate movements.
Location and function of the thalamus
Atop the brainstem is the thalamus. It’s the hub that sends incoming sensory impulses (except for smell) to the higher brain areas.
Explain identical twins?
Which have identical DNA since they formed from a single zygote (fertilized egg). They have identical DNA and their environment is very similar – they have the same birthday, often share the same room, start school at the same time, experience things like moving to a new home at the same age, etc.
What debilitating addiction did Ms.Dodson think Iz had at the start of the year?
alcoholism
What is the function of acetylcholine and/or what happens when there are low levels of acetylcholine present?
Function: Enables muscle action learning and memory
Low levels produce alzheimers
Function of the hypothalamus?
The hypothalamus is important in hunger, thirst, body temperature, and sexual behavior.
Parts of the limbic system
Hippocampus, amygdala, hypothalamus
Explain fraternal twins
simply siblings formed from two zygotes. Their genetics are not identical but are close since they’re siblings, and like identical twins, their environment is very similar.
What brand of soap does Ms. Dodson’s uncles have?
Zest
You’re walking in the dark and see a dark figure, your heart rate increases. As you get closer your heart rate decreases when you realize it is a tree. What nervous system increases your heart rate and what slows it down?
sympathetic (increases) and parasympathetic (decreases)
What does the amygdala do?
The amygdala manages anger and fear. It also is involved with handling the emotions and memories involved here.
Location and function of the motor cortex
Is a strip roughly between the frontal and parietal lobes. It handles our movements and motions by sending impulses from the brain to the body.
Explain the theory of evolution?
It seeks to identify which human psychological traits are evolved adaptations – that is, the functional products of natural selection or sexual selection in human evolution.