Biological Psychology Exam Study Guide with Complete Solutions
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Biological Psychology
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Biological Psychology
Biological Psychology Exam Study
Guide with Complete Solutions
1. biological psychology - Answer️️ -Definition: a branch of psychology concerned with
the links between biology and behavior
Application: When something was wrong with Tommy's left hemispherical lobe, they
immediately began to...
neurotransmitters linked to pain control and to pleasure
Application: People who get a "runner's high" are receiving lots of endorphins.
7. refractory period - Answer✔️✔️-Defintion: a resting period after orgasm, during which a
man cannot achieve another orgasm
Application: One's organs need to reset.
8. threshold - Answer✔️✔️-Definition: the level of stimulation required to trigger a neural
impulse
Application: When a neuron reaches threshold the message is sent down the axon to
eventually continue on to another neuron.
9. all-or-none response - Answer✔️✔️-Definition: when a neuron will either reach
threshold or withhold the information
Application: If the message is important enough to send it would be considered "all".
10. synapse - Answer✔️✔️-Definition: the junction between the axon tip of the sending
neuron and the dendrite or cell body of the receiving neuron
Application: The synapse continues on the message to the next neuron's receptor site.
11. neurotransmitters - Answer✔️✔️-Definition: chemical messengers that cross the
synaptic gaps between neurons. When released by the sending neuron,
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