Exam 2: The Biological Basis of Behavior

Twins that develop from two separate fertilized egg cells and are therefore different in genetic make-up are ________ twins.

During its resting state, the electrical charge inside the neuron is ________ the electrical charge outside the neuron.

The hormone that regulates the body's metabolic rate, affecting people's weight and energy levels, is ________.

The study of the relationship between heredity and behavior is ________.

The tiny space between the axon terminal of one neuron and the dendrite of another neuron is called the ________.

Explain how dominant and recessive genes might influence the eye color of a child born to parents where the father has blue eyes and the mother has brown eyes. What color eyes are the grandchildren likely to have if the child marries a blue-eyed person? Why?

Discuss how the brain controls language in humans, identifying the key structures involved in language processing and describing the effects of damage to these areas.

Imagine that you believe that increased neural activity in the human limbic system produces increases in aggressive behavior. Which of the following findings would not provide support for your theory?

The part of the brain that helps regulate hearing, balance and equilibrium, certain emotions and motivation, and recognizing faces is the ________ lobe.

The two cerebral hemispheres are not really equivalent in their functions.

The messages in the nervous system are carried through nerves; the messages in the endocrine system are carried through ________.

Every deliberate action you make, from pedaling a bike to scratching a toe, involves neurons in the ________ nervous system.

Research on human brain tissue has found that human brains are ________.

The central nervous system carries messages to and from the brain.

Loss of motivation and ability to concentrate is the major outcome of damage to the ________ lobe.

The limbic system is responsible for ________.

M. R. Rosenzweig examined rats by studying the ________.

Broca's area is important in listening and Wernicke's area is important in talking.

The term "neurotransmitter" refers to ________.

When a neuron is polarized, ________.