What is the Frontal Lobe?
*Remember: Phineas Gage Case Study*
100
Function of an agonist
What is "binding to a receptor site, causing the neuron to fire"
*Remember: aGOnist*
100
We conform to the group's decision despite a difference in opinion?
What is Groupthink?
*Remember: Peer Pressure!*
100
Fatty tissue that insulates an axon.
What is a myelin sheath?
*Remember: I can cover more "miles" faster thanks to the myelin sheath*
100
Katie won't let Megan have playdoh in class so to try persuade her Megan instead asks, "Can I bring my Alpaca from my Alpaca farm to class instead?" Katie glares at her and says no. When Megan then asks, "Can I bring playdoh to class to build a model of my Alpaca to remind me of her since I'll miss her so much?" Katies says yes. This phenomena is called ____
What is door-in-the-face?
200
The function of the hippocampus
What is explicit memory?
*Remember: A purple hippo went to college and can tell you all about it*
200
Name two of the three neurotransmitters/nutrients correlated with depression
What is omega-3 fatty acid, norepinephrine, or serotonin
200
The Prison experiment that proved conformity, deindividuation, ingroup vs outgroup, and group polarization
What is the Zimbardo (Stanford Prison Experiment)?
200
Graphical Image! BEHOLD the graphing skills
What is depolarization?
*Remember: the neuron starts at "polarized" so the first part is depolarization even though the slope is positive*
200
The name of the law associated with optimum levels of arousal for performance?
What is Yerkes-Dodson's Law?
300
Name all the lobes of the brain in order, from front to back
What is Frontal Lobe, Motor Cortex, Sensory Cortex, Parietal Lobe, Occipital Lobe, Temporal Lobe ?
*Remember: Funky Moms Smoke Pot On Tuesday*
300
Function of ACh
What is memory and muscle movement
*Remember: Low levels of ACh is correlated with Alzheimers*
300
A strategy used to decrease international tensions
What is GRIT
300
Look at this amazing artistic talent! Direct your attention to the whiteboard :D
What are the Nodes of Ranvier?
300
What principle did Bandura's Bobo Doll experiment demonstrate and what neurons are responsible for this?
What is Modeling?
What are Mirror Neurons?
*Remember: Kids see kids do*
400
Distinguish the difference between the Lateral Hypothalamus and the Ventral Hypothalamus when each is stimulated and when each is severed.
What is getting hungry vs stopping hunger?
What is never hungry (not-so-chubby mouse) vs always hungry (chubby mouse)?
*Remember Lat=Fat V=Vomit*
400
Excessive dopamine causes ____ and lack of dopamine causes _____
What is Schizophrenia and Parkinson's?
400
Cognitive Dissonance theory is ____
What is "to reduce the dissonance (discomfort) we feel when two of our thoughts (cognitions) are inconsistent with each other"?
400
Transmits messages TO the spinal cord and brain
What are Afferent Neurons?
*Remember Efferent=Exit*
400
During the Parasymphathetic Division the skin____
What is "dries up"?
*Remember: We perspire*
500
The function of the Angular Gyrus
What is the ability to read?
*Remember: Librarians ANGLE (Angular) their glasses to glare at you*
500
During which phase of Solomon's Opponent Processing Theory, heroin addicts experience withdrawal due to this neurotransmitter.
What is B phase and endorphins?
500
Normative Social Influence is ____ while informative social influence is _____
What is influence resulting from a person's desire to gain approval/avoid disapproval?
What is influence resulting from one's willingness to accept others' opinions about reality?
500
Functions in reflexes, neuronal oscillations, and neurogenesis in the brain?
What are Interneurons?
*Remember: JZ comes up with hard questions*
500
You must answer both parts
Part 1: The von Restorff Principle
Part 2: Scottland's National Animal
What is "more likely to remember something that sticks out" and a Unicorn?
*Remember: Unicorns are real*