Table of Contents
Chapter 2: Biological Foundations of Behavior
Table of Contents
MODULE 2.1: NEURONS: THE BODY’S WIRING ...................................................................... 7
THE STRUCTURE OF THE NEURON .................................................................................................................................................... 7
CLASSROOM LECTURES...............................................................................................................................................................7
CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES .............................................................................................................................................................8
WRITING EXERCISES/ASSIGNMENTS...................................................................................................................................... 13
POLLING BREAKS ..................................................................................................................................................................... 13
REVIEW QUESTIONS ................................................................................................................................................................ 14
DISCUSSION BOARD ................................................................................................................................................................. 14
JOURNAL/BLOG ENTRIES ........................................................................................................................................................ 15
ONLINE CONNECTIONS ............................................................................................................................................................ 16
RECOMMENDED READING ....................................................................................................................................................... 16
HOW NEURONS COMMUNICATE ........................................................................................................................................................ 17
CLASSROOM LECTURES............................................................................................................................................................ 17
CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES .......................................................................................................................................................... 18
, WRITING EXERCISES/ASSIGNMENTS...................................................................................................................................... 21
POLLING BREAKS ..................................................................................................................................................................... 22
REVIEW QUESTIONS ................................................................................................................................................................ 22
DISCUSSION BOARD ................................................................................................................................................................. 23
JOURNAL/BLOG ENTRIES ........................................................................................................................................................ 24
ONLINE CONNECTIONS ............................................................................................................................................................ 24
RECOMMENDED READING ....................................................................................................................................................... 25
NEUROTRANSMITTERS: THE NERVOUS SYSTEM’S CHEMMICAL MESSENGERS..................................................... 26
CLASSROOM LECTURES............................................................................................................................................................ 26
CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES .......................................................................................................................................................... 27
WRITING EXERCISES/ASSIGNMENTS...................................................................................................................................... 41
POLLING BREAKS ..................................................................................................................................................................... 42
REVIEW QUESTIONS ................................................................................................................................................................ 42
DISCUSSION BOARD ................................................................................................................................................................. 43
JOURNAL/BLOG ENTRIES ........................................................................................................................................................ 44
ONLINE CONNECTIONS ............................................................................................................................................................ 44
RECOMMENDED READING ....................................................................................................................................................... 46
MODULE 2.2: THE NERVOUS SYSTEM: YOUR BODY’S INFORMATION SUPERHIGHWAY ........ 46
THE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM: YOUR BODY’S MASTER CONTROL UNIT ............................................................ 46
CLASSROOM LECTURES............................................................................................................................................................ 46
CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES .......................................................................................................................................................... 48
WRITING EXERCISES/ASSIGNMENTS...................................................................................................................................... 50
POLLING BREAKS ..................................................................................................................................................................... 54
REVIEW QUESTIONS ................................................................................................................................................................ 54
DISCUSSION BOARD ................................................................................................................................................................. 55
JOURNAL/BLOG ENTRIES ........................................................................................................................................................ 55
ONLINE CONNECTIONS ............................................................................................................................................................ 56
, RECOMMENDED READING ....................................................................................................................................................... 57
THE PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM: YOUR BODY’S LINK TO THE OUTSIDE WORLD ..................................... 58
CLASSROOM LECTURES............................................................................................................................................................ 58
CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES .......................................................................................................................................................... 59
WRITING EXERCISES/ASSIGNMENTS...................................................................................................................................... 64
POLLING BREAKS ..................................................................................................................................................................... 64
REVIEW QUESTIONS ................................................................................................................................................................ 65
DISCUSSION BOARD ................................................................................................................................................................. 65
JOURNAL/BLOG ENTRIES ........................................................................................................................................................ 66
ONLINE CONNECTIONS ............................................................................................................................................................ 67
RECOMMENDED READING ....................................................................................................................................................... 68
MODULE 2.3: THE BRAIN: YOUR CROWNING GLORY ............................................................................................... 69
THE HINDBRAIN, THE MIDBRAIN, THE FOREBRAIN, THE CEREBRAL CORTEX: THE BRAIN’S THINKING,
CALCULATING, ORGANIZING, AND CREATIVE CENTER ....................................................................................................... 69
LASSROOM LECTURES .............................................................................................................................................................. 69
CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES .......................................................................................................................................................... 71
WRITING EXERCISES/ASSIGNMENTS...................................................................................................................................... 73
POLLING BREAKS ..................................................................................................................................................................... 76
REVIEW QUESTIONS ................................................................................................................................................................ 76
DISCUSSION BOARD ................................................................................................................................................................. 77
JOURNAL/BLOG ENTRIES ........................................................................................................................................................ 77
ONLINE CONNECTIONS ............................................................................................................................................................ 78
RECOMMENDED READING ....................................................................................................................................................... 79
MODULE 2.4: METHODS OF STUDYING THE BRAIN ..................................................................................................... 80
RECORDING AND IMAGING TECHNIQUES, EXPERIMENTAL METHODS ..................................................................... 80
CLASSROOM LECTURES............................................................................................................................................................ 80
CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES .......................................................................................................................................................... 82
, EXERCISES/ASSIGNMENTS ...................................................................................................................................................... 88
POLLING BREAKS ..................................................................................................................................................................... 89
REVIEW QUESTIONS ................................................................................................................................................................ 90
DISCUSSION BOARD ................................................................................................................................................................. 90
JOURNAL/BLOG ENTRIES ........................................................................................................................................................ 91
ONLINE CONNECTIONS ............................................................................................................................................................ 91
RECOMMENDED READING ....................................................................................................................................................... 92
MODULE 2.5: THE DIVIDED BRAIN: SPECIALIZATION OF FUNCTION ............................................................. 93
THE BRAIN AT WORK: LATERILIZATION AND INTEGRATION, HANDEDNESS: WHY ARE PEOPLE NOT
MORE EVEN-HANDED, SPLIT-BRAIN RESEARCH: CAN THE HEMISPHERES GO IT ALONE?, BRAIN
DAMAGE AND PSYCHOLOGICAL FUNCTIONING ...................................................................................................................... 93
CLASSROOM LECTURES............................................................................................................................................................ 93
CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES .......................................................................................................................................................... 94
WRITING EXERCISES/ASSIGNMENTS...................................................................................................................................... 98
POLLING BREAKS ..................................................................................................................................................................... 99
REVIEW QUESTIONS ................................................................................................................................................................ 99
DISCUSSION BOARD .............................................................................................................................................................. 100
JOURNAL/BLOG ENTRIES ..................................................................................................................................................... 101
ONLINE CONNECTIONS ......................................................................................................................................................... 101
RECOMMENDED READING .................................................................................................................................................... 102
MODULE 2.6: THE ENDOCRINE SYSTEM: THE BODY’S OTHER COMMUNICATION SYSTEM .....103
ENDOCRINE GLANDS: THE BODY’S PUMPING STATIONS, HORMONES AND BEHAVIOR .............................. 103
CLASSROOM LECTURES......................................................................................................................................................... 103
CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES ....................................................................................................................................................... 104
WRITING EXERCISES/ASSIGNMENTS................................................................................................................................... 107
POLLING BREAKS .................................................................................................................................................................. 108
REVIEW QUESTIONS ............................................................................................................................................................. 109
DISCUSSION BOARD .............................................................................................................................................................. 109
Chapter 2: Biological Foundations of Behavior
Table of Contents
MODULE 2.1: NEURONS: THE BODY’S WIRING ...................................................................... 7
THE STRUCTURE OF THE NEURON .................................................................................................................................................... 7
CLASSROOM LECTURES...............................................................................................................................................................7
CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES .............................................................................................................................................................8
WRITING EXERCISES/ASSIGNMENTS...................................................................................................................................... 13
POLLING BREAKS ..................................................................................................................................................................... 13
REVIEW QUESTIONS ................................................................................................................................................................ 14
DISCUSSION BOARD ................................................................................................................................................................. 14
JOURNAL/BLOG ENTRIES ........................................................................................................................................................ 15
ONLINE CONNECTIONS ............................................................................................................................................................ 16
RECOMMENDED READING ....................................................................................................................................................... 16
HOW NEURONS COMMUNICATE ........................................................................................................................................................ 17
CLASSROOM LECTURES............................................................................................................................................................ 17
CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES .......................................................................................................................................................... 18
, WRITING EXERCISES/ASSIGNMENTS...................................................................................................................................... 21
POLLING BREAKS ..................................................................................................................................................................... 22
REVIEW QUESTIONS ................................................................................................................................................................ 22
DISCUSSION BOARD ................................................................................................................................................................. 23
JOURNAL/BLOG ENTRIES ........................................................................................................................................................ 24
ONLINE CONNECTIONS ............................................................................................................................................................ 24
RECOMMENDED READING ....................................................................................................................................................... 25
NEUROTRANSMITTERS: THE NERVOUS SYSTEM’S CHEMMICAL MESSENGERS..................................................... 26
CLASSROOM LECTURES............................................................................................................................................................ 26
CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES .......................................................................................................................................................... 27
WRITING EXERCISES/ASSIGNMENTS...................................................................................................................................... 41
POLLING BREAKS ..................................................................................................................................................................... 42
REVIEW QUESTIONS ................................................................................................................................................................ 42
DISCUSSION BOARD ................................................................................................................................................................. 43
JOURNAL/BLOG ENTRIES ........................................................................................................................................................ 44
ONLINE CONNECTIONS ............................................................................................................................................................ 44
RECOMMENDED READING ....................................................................................................................................................... 46
MODULE 2.2: THE NERVOUS SYSTEM: YOUR BODY’S INFORMATION SUPERHIGHWAY ........ 46
THE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM: YOUR BODY’S MASTER CONTROL UNIT ............................................................ 46
CLASSROOM LECTURES............................................................................................................................................................ 46
CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES .......................................................................................................................................................... 48
WRITING EXERCISES/ASSIGNMENTS...................................................................................................................................... 50
POLLING BREAKS ..................................................................................................................................................................... 54
REVIEW QUESTIONS ................................................................................................................................................................ 54
DISCUSSION BOARD ................................................................................................................................................................. 55
JOURNAL/BLOG ENTRIES ........................................................................................................................................................ 55
ONLINE CONNECTIONS ............................................................................................................................................................ 56
, RECOMMENDED READING ....................................................................................................................................................... 57
THE PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM: YOUR BODY’S LINK TO THE OUTSIDE WORLD ..................................... 58
CLASSROOM LECTURES............................................................................................................................................................ 58
CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES .......................................................................................................................................................... 59
WRITING EXERCISES/ASSIGNMENTS...................................................................................................................................... 64
POLLING BREAKS ..................................................................................................................................................................... 64
REVIEW QUESTIONS ................................................................................................................................................................ 65
DISCUSSION BOARD ................................................................................................................................................................. 65
JOURNAL/BLOG ENTRIES ........................................................................................................................................................ 66
ONLINE CONNECTIONS ............................................................................................................................................................ 67
RECOMMENDED READING ....................................................................................................................................................... 68
MODULE 2.3: THE BRAIN: YOUR CROWNING GLORY ............................................................................................... 69
THE HINDBRAIN, THE MIDBRAIN, THE FOREBRAIN, THE CEREBRAL CORTEX: THE BRAIN’S THINKING,
CALCULATING, ORGANIZING, AND CREATIVE CENTER ....................................................................................................... 69
LASSROOM LECTURES .............................................................................................................................................................. 69
CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES .......................................................................................................................................................... 71
WRITING EXERCISES/ASSIGNMENTS...................................................................................................................................... 73
POLLING BREAKS ..................................................................................................................................................................... 76
REVIEW QUESTIONS ................................................................................................................................................................ 76
DISCUSSION BOARD ................................................................................................................................................................. 77
JOURNAL/BLOG ENTRIES ........................................................................................................................................................ 77
ONLINE CONNECTIONS ............................................................................................................................................................ 78
RECOMMENDED READING ....................................................................................................................................................... 79
MODULE 2.4: METHODS OF STUDYING THE BRAIN ..................................................................................................... 80
RECORDING AND IMAGING TECHNIQUES, EXPERIMENTAL METHODS ..................................................................... 80
CLASSROOM LECTURES............................................................................................................................................................ 80
CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES .......................................................................................................................................................... 82
, EXERCISES/ASSIGNMENTS ...................................................................................................................................................... 88
POLLING BREAKS ..................................................................................................................................................................... 89
REVIEW QUESTIONS ................................................................................................................................................................ 90
DISCUSSION BOARD ................................................................................................................................................................. 90
JOURNAL/BLOG ENTRIES ........................................................................................................................................................ 91
ONLINE CONNECTIONS ............................................................................................................................................................ 91
RECOMMENDED READING ....................................................................................................................................................... 92
MODULE 2.5: THE DIVIDED BRAIN: SPECIALIZATION OF FUNCTION ............................................................. 93
THE BRAIN AT WORK: LATERILIZATION AND INTEGRATION, HANDEDNESS: WHY ARE PEOPLE NOT
MORE EVEN-HANDED, SPLIT-BRAIN RESEARCH: CAN THE HEMISPHERES GO IT ALONE?, BRAIN
DAMAGE AND PSYCHOLOGICAL FUNCTIONING ...................................................................................................................... 93
CLASSROOM LECTURES............................................................................................................................................................ 93
CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES .......................................................................................................................................................... 94
WRITING EXERCISES/ASSIGNMENTS...................................................................................................................................... 98
POLLING BREAKS ..................................................................................................................................................................... 99
REVIEW QUESTIONS ................................................................................................................................................................ 99
DISCUSSION BOARD .............................................................................................................................................................. 100
JOURNAL/BLOG ENTRIES ..................................................................................................................................................... 101
ONLINE CONNECTIONS ......................................................................................................................................................... 101
RECOMMENDED READING .................................................................................................................................................... 102
MODULE 2.6: THE ENDOCRINE SYSTEM: THE BODY’S OTHER COMMUNICATION SYSTEM .....103
ENDOCRINE GLANDS: THE BODY’S PUMPING STATIONS, HORMONES AND BEHAVIOR .............................. 103
CLASSROOM LECTURES......................................................................................................................................................... 103
CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES ....................................................................................................................................................... 104
WRITING EXERCISES/ASSIGNMENTS................................................................................................................................... 107
POLLING BREAKS .................................................................................................................................................................. 108
REVIEW QUESTIONS ............................................................................................................................................................. 109
DISCUSSION BOARD .............................................................................................................................................................. 109
