Define The Psychology Of Brain Flashcards

Phrenology highlighted the presumed functions of

For you to experience the pain of a sprained ankle, ________ must first relay incoming pain messages from your ankle to your spinal cord.

Dendrites are branching extensions of

In transmitting sensory information to the brain, an electrical signal travels from the ________ of a single neuron.

A brief electrical charge that travels down the axon of a neuron is called the

With regard to the process of neural transmission, a refractory period refers to a time interval in which

A synapse is a(n)

Endorphins are

Alzheimer’s disease is most closely linked to the deterioration of neurons that produce

The central nervous system consists of

Which division of the autonomic nervous system arouses the body and mobilizes its energy in stressful situations?

Neural networks refer to

The hypothalamus influences the ________ to send messages to the ________.

Surgical destruction of brain tissue is called a(n)

To identify which of Lucy's brain areas was most active when she talked, neuroscientists gave her a temporarily radioactive form of glucose and a(n)

The reticular formation is located in the

To demonstrate that brain stimulation can make a rat violently aggressive, a neuroscientist should electrically stimulate the rat's

Addictive disorders are likely to be associated with reward centers in the

The cerebral cortex is the covering layer of the

The surgical removal of a large tumor from Dane's occipital lobe resulted in extensive loss of brain tissue. Dane is most likely to suffer some loss of

By simply thinking about a move, which activates their brain cells, people may be able to move a robotic arm. This best illustrates

The process of anticipating that you will be punished for misbehaving takes place in the

Brain plasticity may contribute to the effectiveness of

Damage to the left cerebral hemisphere is most likely to reduce people's ability to

The corpus callosum is a wide band of axon fibers that

A picture of a dog is briefly flashed in the left visual field of a split-brain patient. At the same time a picture of a boy is flashed in the right visual field. In identifying what she saw, the patient would be most likely to

In Roger Sperry’s view, the brain creates and controls the mind, which in turn influences the brain. Sperry understands the mind and brain as a

At about eight months of age, people across the world start to ________ strangers; as adults, they prefer the company of those whose attributes are ________ to their own.

A human sperm cell contains

DNA is a complex

Compared with identical twins, fraternal twins are ________ similar in neuroticism and ________ similar in risk of divorcing.

The home environment most clearly has a greater influence on children's ________ than on their ________.

The heritability of a specific trait will be greatest among

Evolutionary psychologists are most likely to emphasize that human adaptiveness to a variety of different environments has contributed to human

Evolutionary psychologists would be most likely to predict that

Those who defend evolutionary psychology against criticism are most likely to suggest that evolutionary principles

Critics of evolutionary psychology are most likely to suggest that it underestimates the

Compared with environmentally impoverished rats, those rats housed in enriched environments experienced a dramatic increase in the number of their

An awareness that children's temperaments influence parents' child-rearing practices should inhibit our tendency to

Cultural diversity best illustrates our

Personal space refers to

A willingness to switch jobs and move from one part of the country to another best illustrates one of the consequences of

Religious and ethnic diversity are most likely to be appreciated in a culture characterized by

The gender gap in aggression is LEAST likely to involve hurting others by means of

Compared with females, males use conversation to

Gender differences in spatial perception skills are consistent with evidence that part of the

Children tend to organize their worlds into male and female categories. This best illustrates their use of

Those who suggest that choices we make today determine what our future will be like are emphasizing the importance of

When teased by his older sister, 9-year-old Waldo does not cry because he has learned that boys are not supposed to cry. Waldo's behavior best illustrates the importance of

Studies indicate that