PSYCH 130 CSUOhio Biological Psychology Brain And Behavior Questions Help Required Textbook : Garrett, Bob (2015).Brain and behavior: An introduction to bi

PSYCH 130 CSUOhio Biological Psychology Brain And Behavior Questions Help Required Textbook : Garrett, Bob (2015).Brain and behavior: An introduction to biological psychology (4th ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA:Sage Publications.I can provide the pdf in our class, PSYCH 130 Introduction to Biological Psychology
Final Exam Study Guide
NOTE: Questions may appear in a different order than they are listed on this study guide.
Chapter 7 + Lectures (Sex and Gender)
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How does the sex drive differ from other basic drives?
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What regions of the hypothalamus play important roles in regulating sexual behavior?
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What roles do dopamine and oxytocin play in mating and sexual behavior?
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What is the technical difference between sex and gender?
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What is the SRY gene and what does it do?
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What hormones play a role in sexual differentiation? What specific roles do they play?
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What is the default sex of the human body?
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Hormones have both activating and organizing effects … what does this mean?
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What is Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome (AIS)?
Chapter 8 + Lectures (Emotions & Stress)
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What physiological, physical, and psychological changes are involved in emotions?
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According to research, what happens to the emotional experience of women who have Botox treatment?
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What is the limbic system? What is its connection to emotions?
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What regions of the prefrontal cortex play key roles in emotional responses? What are their roles?
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What roles do the amygdala and hypothalamus play in emotions?
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How do psychologists define stress? Is stress always a negative experience?
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What organs and glands coordinate to release glucocorticoids (like cortisol) in the stress response?
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Be prepared for two questions about the film Stress: Portrait of a Killer.
Chapter 9 + Lectures (Sensation & Auditory System)
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What is an adequate stimulus?
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In sensation, what is the proximal stimulus? What is the distal stimulus?
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Know the difference between sensation and perception.
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What is the adequate stimulus for the auditory system?
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What structures in the ear conduct vibrations into the cochlea?
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What is the cochlea? What function does it play in the auditory system?
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What is the Organ of Corti? What are the specialized receptors that detect sound waves?
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Where is the primary auditory cortex located in the brain?
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What are the functions of the dorsal and ventral streams of the auditory system in the brain?
Chapter 10 + Lectures (Vision)
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What is the adequate stimulus for the visual system?
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What are the five layers of cells that make up the retina?
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How are rods and cones different from each other? How are they similar?
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Why do we have a blind spot in each retina?
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Know how information from each visual field gets routed to the brain?
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What is the sequence of structures that visual information travels from the eye to the brain?
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What are the differences between the parvocellular and magnocellular systems?
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What are the functions of the dorsal and ventral streams of the visual system in the brain?
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What is prosopagnosia?
Chapter 14 (Psychological Disorders)
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What are the symptoms of schizophrenia?
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How do positive symptoms of schizophrenia differ from negative symptoms?
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According to the dopamine theory of schizophrenia, what causes the symptoms of the disorder?
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What neurotransmitters appear to play a role in schizophrenia?
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What physical brain abnormalities have been found in individuals with schizophrenia?
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The first antidepressant drug was discovered by accident. What was it originally intended to treat?
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According to the monoamine hypothesis, what causes the symptoms of depression?
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Lithium is the “gold standard” medication used to treat which disorder?
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What abnormalities have been found in the amygdala of people with PTSD (and other anxiety disorders)?
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Dysfunction in what brain region(s) have been implicated in obsessive-compulsive disorder?
Chapter 15 + Lectures (Sleep and Consciousness)
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Why is sleep a useful behavior for studying consciousness?
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What brain structure is the main biological clock that regulates our circadian rhythms?
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What hormone does the pineal gland release to induce sleepiness?
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Be familiar with the four stages of non-REM sleep. How do they differ? What occurs in each?
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What occurs during REM sleep?
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What factors seem to have the biggest influence on how much non-REM sleep we get?
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What is adenosine? What role does it play in sleep?
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What brain regions are part of the arousal system that maintains wakefulness and alertness?
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What are PGO waves? What role do they play in sleep?

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