PSYC 375 FINAL EXAM 100%
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, synapse - ANSWERsite for neural basis of learning (unstable, plastic)
donald hebb - ANSWERneurons that fire together wire together
eric kandel - ANSWERknown for learning and memory studies on sea slugs APLYSIA;
eventually mice and other mammals
habituation (decrease in Ca 2+) - ANSWERlearning behavior in which a response to a
stimulus weakens with repeated presentations of the stimulus (EPSPs become
SMALLER)
sensitization (serotonin release) - ANSWERlearning behavior in which the response to a
stimulus strengthens with repeated presentations, because the stimulus in NEW or
STRONGER THAN NORMAL
synaptic structures that may underlie learning - ANSWER- increased axonal transport
- increased number of synaptic vesicles
- change in size of synaptic cleft
- change in dendrite stem length and width
- increase in terminal size or area
- increase in density of contact zones
- increase in spine size or area
- increase in protein transport for spine constaruction
cAMP - ANSWERcyclic adenosine monophosphate, second messenger (carries
instructions regarding structural changes to nuclear DNA)
catatonia - ANSWERmotor immobility
MPPP - ANSWERa synthetic drug that is similar to meperidine
MPTP - ANSWERa neurotoxin that produces a disorder in primates that is similar to
Parkinson's disease
psychopharmacology - ANSWERthe study of the effects of drugs on mind and behavior
drugs - ANSWERchemicals that are introduced into the body to bring about some sort
of change
psychoactive drug - ANSWERa chemical substance that alters perceptions and moods
injected drugs - ANSWERencounter the fewest barriers to reach the brain MUST BE
HYDROPHILIC
oral administration - ANSWERmost barriers to brain, easy/safe/convenient
ANSWERED LATEST UPDATE 2025
, synapse - ANSWERsite for neural basis of learning (unstable, plastic)
donald hebb - ANSWERneurons that fire together wire together
eric kandel - ANSWERknown for learning and memory studies on sea slugs APLYSIA;
eventually mice and other mammals
habituation (decrease in Ca 2+) - ANSWERlearning behavior in which a response to a
stimulus weakens with repeated presentations of the stimulus (EPSPs become
SMALLER)
sensitization (serotonin release) - ANSWERlearning behavior in which the response to a
stimulus strengthens with repeated presentations, because the stimulus in NEW or
STRONGER THAN NORMAL
synaptic structures that may underlie learning - ANSWER- increased axonal transport
- increased number of synaptic vesicles
- change in size of synaptic cleft
- change in dendrite stem length and width
- increase in terminal size or area
- increase in density of contact zones
- increase in spine size or area
- increase in protein transport for spine constaruction
cAMP - ANSWERcyclic adenosine monophosphate, second messenger (carries
instructions regarding structural changes to nuclear DNA)
catatonia - ANSWERmotor immobility
MPPP - ANSWERa synthetic drug that is similar to meperidine
MPTP - ANSWERa neurotoxin that produces a disorder in primates that is similar to
Parkinson's disease
psychopharmacology - ANSWERthe study of the effects of drugs on mind and behavior
drugs - ANSWERchemicals that are introduced into the body to bring about some sort
of change
psychoactive drug - ANSWERa chemical substance that alters perceptions and moods
injected drugs - ANSWERencounter the fewest barriers to reach the brain MUST BE
HYDROPHILIC
oral administration - ANSWERmost barriers to brain, easy/safe/convenient
