UNIT IV VOCABULARY

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UNIT III EXAM PREVIEW

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QUESTION ONE
Direct stimulation of the motor cortex would be most likely to result in __________.

QUESTION TWO
Reuptake refers to the __________.

QUESTION THREE
The slowdown of neural communication in multiple sclerosis involves a degeneration of the __________.

QUESTION FOUR
Alzheimer's disease is most closely linked to the deterioration of neurons that produce __________.

QUESTION FIVE
Which brain area is primarily involved with reading aloud?

QUESTION SIX
An undersupply of serotonin is most closely linked to __________.

QUESTION SEVEN
Schizophrenia is most closely linked with excess receptor activity for the neurotransmitter __________.

QUESTION EIGHT
Severing a cat's reticular formation from higher brain regions causes the cat to __________.

QUESTION NINE
Neurotransmitters are released from vesicles located on knoblike terminals at the end of __________.

QUESTION TEN
The chemical messengers released into the spatial junctions between neurons are called __________.

UNIT IIIB VOCABULARY

Check this out...  These terms will appear on your UNIT III VOCABULARY QUIZ.  As of today, this quiz is scheduled for Thursday of next week (10-15-15).

10/5/15 - SHORT ANSWER QUESTION and REFLECTION

Occasionally, we will have opportunities to respond to prompts on this site.  These prompts should give us some understanding of where we are in the unit in terms of being able to answer the unit question.  There is no prescribed length of response, but you must fully address the prompt to receive credit.  THIS IS A SCORED ACTIVITY!!!

Briefly describe the kinds of information each of the following scans provides about the brain: EEG, CT, PET, MRI, fMRI.  How can this information help us answer the question, "How does BIOLOGY shape behavior?"

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UNIT IIIA VOCABULARY

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UNIT II-EXAM PREVIEW

 The UNIT II EXAM is scheduled for Monday (September 21).  READ.  STUDY.  READ MORE.  STUDY MORE. As promised, here are your 7 questions. 

QUESTION 1
The arithmetic average of a distribution of scores is the __________.

QUESTION 2
The biggest danger of relying of case-study evidence is that it __________.

QUESTION 3
In a drug treatment study, participants given a pill containing no actual drug are receiving a(n) __________.

QUESTION 4
Hypotheses are best describes as __________.

QUESTION 5
Participants in an experiment are said to be blind if they are uninformed about __________.

QUESTION 6
The hindsight bias refers to people's tendency to __________.

QUESTION 7
Which procedure helps to ensure that the participants in a survey are representative of a larger population?