Exam 2: The Biological Basis of Behavior

Each of the following is a functional imaging technique except ________.

The "all or none law" refers to the fact that ________.

Neurons that collect messages from sense organs and carry those messages to the spinal cord or the brain are called ________.

The limbic system is fully developed only in ________.

The lobe of the brain that regulates emotions and motivations such as anxiety, pleasure, and anger is the ________ lobe.

Split-brain patients who are shown objects in such a way that the visual information goes only to the left hemisphere of the brain ________.

In regards to the brain, the term "plasticity" refers to ________.

The only known molecule that can replicate or reproduce itself is ________.

Tiny sacs in a synaptic knob that release chemicals into the synapse are called ________.

Terminal buttons release chemicals called ________.

The ________ nervous system is composed of all the neurons that carry messages between your central nervous system and all of the internal organs of your body.

From an evolutionary perspective, for mate selection in humans, it is most advantageous for ________.

Evolutionary psychologists are especially interested in social behaviors.

Amniocentesis is a technique for detecting genetic defects in unborn children.

The effects of genetics are not always immediate or fully apparent.

The outward expression of a trait is known as its ________.

The subfield of psychology concerned with the roots of behaviors and mental processes is ________.

The point at which the nerves from the left side of the body cross over into the right side of the brain, and vice versa, is the ________.

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

The complex cable of nerves that connects the brain to the rest of the body is the spinal cord.