Psychology
Chapter 2 The Biology of the Mind
Chapter 2 The Biology of the Mind
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| Langue | English |
| Catégorie | Psychologie |
| Niveau | École primaire |
| Crée / Actualisé | 16.10.2014 / 16.10.2014 |
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this separates the visual field
corpus callosum
objects presented to right visual field, info goes to _____ and person ____ say what they saw
left
can
objects presented to left visual field, info goes to _____ hemisphere, person can pick the object out but ____ say what it is
right
can't
two nervous systems
peripheral
central
peripheral nervous system parts
ANS
Somatic nervous system
ANS is
autonomic nervous system
somatic nervous system also known as...
skeletal nervous system
this connects the central nerbous system to the body's organs and muscles
peripheral nervous system
autonomic nervous system composed of
sympathetic nervous system
parasympathetic nervous system
"fight or flight" response
sympathetic nervous system
arousal
sympathetic nervous system
"fight or flight" response results in
dilated pupils
accelerated heartbeat
relaxes bladder
inhibits digestion
returns body to its resting state
parasympathetic nervous system
"rest and digest"
parasympathetic nervous system
"rest and digest" means what
contracted pupils
slower heartbeat
allows blood flow to sex organs
stimulates digestion
studying of bumps on the skull and their relationship to mental abilities and character traits
phrenology
Who is Franz Gall
made up phrenology
when did Franz Gall discover phrenology
early 1800s
Phrenology yielded one big idea....
that the brain might have diff areas that do diff things
localization of function
the brain might have different areas that do different things
Biological psychology includes what
neuroscience, behavior genetics, neuropsychology, and evolutionary psychology
all of the subspecialties of biological psychology explore different aspects of:
how the nature of mind and behavior is rooted in our biological heritage
what are the "atoms" of the mind
neurons
nucleus w chromosomes
cell body / soma
these receive information from other neurons
dendrites
these transmit information to other neurons, muscles and glands
axon
insulating layer of fatty material
myelin
what is myelin composed of
glial cells
myelin's function
helps efficient transmission of signals to other cells
gaps in myelin sheath
nodes of Ranvier
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