Key concepts for biopsychology 0.0 / 5 ? PsychologyBiopsychologyASAQA Created by: Former MemberCreated on: 13-04-14 15:19 Carries messages from the peripheral nervous system to the brain and spinal cord Sensory neuron 1 of 20 Studying whether traits have a genetic basis through artificially breeding animals for a specific trait Selective breeding 2 of 20 Genotype Someone's genetic makeup 3 of 20 Parietal lobe The location in the brain for sensory and motor movements 4 of 20 An invasive method of studying cortical specialisation through manipulating brain structures Neurosurgery 5 of 20 The division of the autonomic nervous system that inhibits saliva production, digestion and urination Sympathetic nervous system 6 of 20 Identical twins Monozygotic twins 7 of 20 Comparing a trait/ characteristic between adopted children and their biological/adoptive parents Adoption studies 8 of 20 The gap between the end of a neuron and the dendrites of another Synapse 9 of 20 Characteristics resulting from both genes and the environment Phenotype 10 of 20 Dizygotic twins Nonidentical/ fraternal twins 11 of 20 Concordance The extent to which twins hold similar characteristics 12 of 20 Neurotransmitter Chemical substances the synaptic vesicle releases, affecting the transfer of an impulse to another nerve/muscle 13 of 20 The process in which the body is kept in a constant physiological state Homeostasis 14 of 20 The division of the autonomic nervous system which stimulates saliva production, digestion, bile production and urination Parasympathetic nervous system 15 of 20 Auditory area The area in the temporal lobe which helps to analyse speech-based information 16 of 20 Lesion The procedure in neurosurgery in which neural connection in the brain are cut 17 of 20 The man whose brain was blown out on a railway, that underwent a drastic, negative change in personality Phineas Gage 18 of 20 Carries messages from the central nervous system to the muscles and glands Motor neuron 19 of 20 ACTH The body's major stress hormone 20 of 20
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