Parts of the Brain
Twin Studies
Sensation and Perception
States of Consciousness
Psycho-Active Drugs
100
Name the 4 lobes of the brain.
Parietal, Occipital, Frontal, Temporal
100
Twin studies involve what major concept in biopsychology?
Nature v. Nurture
100
Name the 5 senses
Sight, touch, taste, smell, hear
100
Your level of awareness of the thoughts and feelings of other
Consciousness
100
Type of drugs known as pain reducers
Opiods
200
Part of the brain responsible for emotions
Amygdala
200
The term that states your environment/experience shape your human traits more
Nurture
200
What three cones are present during the trichromatic theory of color?
Red, Blue, and Green
200
A biological clock that is genetically programmed to regulate physiological responses within a time period of 24 hours
Circadian rhythm
200
Category of drugs that slow you down or give you a "lazy" effect
Depressants
300
Part of the brain responsible for balance and coordination
Cerbellum
300
The term that states your genetics shape your human traits more
Nature
300
Explain what the gestalt principle of similarity is
The human brain naturally groups together elements that share similar visual characteristics—such as shape, color, size, or texture—perceiving them as related, part of the same pattern, or having similar functionality, even if they are scattered
300
The stage of sleep where very vivid dreams occur
REM sleep
300
Category of drugs that give you energy
Stimulants
400
Insulating layer of fat cells surrounding the axon of some neurons
Myelin Sheath
400
The Minnesota Twin Study said that personality and IQ is shaped more by what?
Nature/Genetics
400
Explain what the gestalt principle of closure is
The brain tends to fill in gaps in, or complete, incomplete shapes or images to perceive a whole form.
400
During repeated periods of sleep when a person stops breathing for 10 seconds or longer, momentarily waking up, resume breathing, and return to sleep, they use which machine for this sleeping disorder
CPAP
400
Category of drugs that may enhance your perception
Hallucinogen
500
Part of the brain responsible for homeostatic functions
Hypothalamus
500
What type of study was the Minnesota twin study (Think method)?
Correlational twin study of twins reared apart v reared together
500
This is an example of what gestalt principle.
Figure-Ground
500
Describe what occurs in each stage of NREM sleep.
N1-head nodding
N2-sleep spindles
N3/4-deep sleep
500
Define the term tolerance
The diminishing effect of a drug after repeated use that requires the user to take larger and larger doses before experiencing the drug’s effect