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Chapter 2 Objectives

AP Psychology

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describe the phrenology theory
explain how viewing each person as a biopsychological system helps us understand human behavior,and why researchers study other animals in search of clues to human nueral processes
describe the parts of a neuron, and explain how its impulses are generated on seperate sheet of paper
describe how nerve cells communicate
explain how neurotransmitters affect behavior
outline the effects acetylcholine and the endorphins
explain how drugs and other chemicals affect neurotransmission, and describe the contrasting effects of agonist and antagonist
describe the nervous system's two major division(CNS and PNS), and identify the three types of neurons that transmit information through the system
identify the subdivisions of the peripheral nervous system, and describe their functions
contrast the simplicity of the reflex pathways with the complexity of neural networks.
describe the nature and functions of the endocrine system and its interaction with the nervous system
identify and describe several techniques for studying the brain
describe the components of the brainstem, and summarize the functions of the brainstem, thalamus, and cerebellum
describe the structures and functions of the limbic system, and explain how one of these structures controls the pituitary gland
define cerebral cortex, and explain its importance for the human brain
identify the 4 lobes of the cerebral cortex. draw and label
summarize some of the findings on the functions of the motor cortex and the sensory cortex, and discuss the importance of the association areas
describe the 5 brain areas that would be involved if you read this sentence out loud 1.visual cortex 2.angular gyrus 3.wernicke's area 4. broca's area 5.motor cortex
discuss the brain's plasticity following injury or illness
describe split-brain research, and explain how it helps us understand the functions of our left and right hemispheres
discuss the relationship among brain organization, handedness and mortality
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