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biological psychology

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Chapter 1- The Major Issues
Philosophical question as to why ...,
Question about the relationship b...,
The study of the physiological ev...
48  cards
Chapter 2 – Nerve Cells And Nerve Impulses
Cells that receive information an...,
Structure that separates the insi...,
Structure that contains the chrom...
75  cards
Chapter 3- Synapses
Automatic muscular responses to s...,
A circuit from sensory neuron to ...,
A cumulative effect of repeated s...
119  cards
Chapter 4- Anatomy Of The Nervous System
The anatomy of the nervous system,
What are the two vertebrate nervo...,
The brain and the spinal cord
140  cards
Chapter 5- Development And Plasticity Of The Brain
The human central nervous system ...,
Neuroscientists distinguish these...,
Production of new cells
65  cards
Chapter 6- Vision
Statement that whatever excites a...,
You perceive an object when it em...,
If someone electrically stimulate...
92  cards
Chapter 7 – The Other Sensory Systems
The intensity of a sound wave,
Perception of the intensity of a ...,
The number of cycles per second m...
110  cards
Chapter 8 – Movement
Those muscles that control the di...,
Muscles that control movement of ...,
Muscles of the heart that have pr...
92  cards
Chapter 9 – Wakefulness And Sleep
Self generated rhythm that lasts ...,
Self generated rhythm that lasts ...,
Describe the circadian rhythm for...
69  cards
Chapter 10 – Internal Regulation
Tendency to maintain a variable s...,
A value that the body works to ma...,
Homeostatic process that reduce d...
88  cards
Chapter 11 – Reproductive Behaviors
Male and female mammals start wit...,
Precursors to female internal str...,
Precursors to male internal struc...
74  cards
Chapter 12 – Emotional Behaviours
Emotional situations arouse the,
Proposal that an event first prov...,
William james of the james lange ...
79  cards
Chapter 13 – The Biology Of Learning And Memory
Type of conditioning produced by ...,
A stimulus that initially elicits...,
Stimulus that automatically evoke...
86  cards
Chapter 14 – Cognitive Functions
Bundle of axons that connects the...,
Divisions of labour between the t...,
Describe the visual auditory tast...
86  cards
Chapter 15 – Mood Disorders And Schizophrenia
A condition in which people feel ...,
Describe the symptoms of major de...,
Describe the evidence for a genet...
83  cards

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