Exam 3: Biological Psychology

The information transmitted from an axon to another neuron can be either

The ability to understand where objects are in relation to the body or to shift attention from one object to another relies on the functioning of the __________ lobe.

A/An __________ explanation would attempt to understand migration by examining mechanisms that produce migratory behavior whereas a/an __________ explanation would attempt to explain migratory behavior by understanding how that behavior has survived in the species over time.

In order for an axon to transmit an action potential, what must cross the axon's membrane?

The "binding problem" is most related to which problem in psychology?

After damage to the occipital lobe of the cerebral cortex, a person would have most impairment in

Which part of the brain enables the left half of the brain to know what the right half is doing?

Drugs that affect behavior-including both medical drugs such as Ritalin and illegal drugs such as cocaine-exert their effects mainly by altering the

An action potential takes place by the movement of __________ ions across the membrane.

Paul drank beer until he became intoxicated. His speech is slow and slurred, and he cannot walk a straight line. What part of his brain has been most impaired by the alcohol?

The classic example of a narcotic drug is

In a typical neuron, during the resting potential the inside of the axon has an electrical charge of around

The strength of an action potential

Information about the sense of touch enters the spinal cord and is then passed to this forebrain area, before it finally reaches the cerebral cortex.

The brain and the spinal cord make up the __________ nervous system.

Practicing a particular skill

Alcohol and many tranquilizers exert many of their behavioral effects by facilitating transmission at synapses that use the neurotransmitter

The main distinction between the functions of the left and right hemispheres of the brain is that the left hemisphere controls __________ and the right hemisphere controls __________.

What is a neurotransmitter?

A person who has suffered damage to the prefrontal cortex experiences impairment of