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homeostasis - Answer a physiological state of equilibrium or balance set point - Answer a value that is defended by regulatory systems, such as core temperature or a particular body weight motivation - Answer the process of activating and directing behavior endotherm - Answer an animal that can use internal methods, such as perspiration or shivering to maintain body temperature ectotherm - Answer an animal that relies on external methods, such as moving ...

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Is the fetus initially differentiated in regards to sex? - Answer -The fetus is initially undifferentiated in regard to sex (without exposure to male hormones, all babies would be born with female physical appearance and behavior) What is Turner syndrome? - Answer -a condition in which a child receives only a single X chromosome from the parent - From this we have learned that a single X chromosome carries enough genetic material to produce a person who is normal but because he/s...

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neuroscience - Answer scientific study of the brain and nervous system in health and in disease levels of analysis - Answer molecular -> cellular -> synaptic -> network -> behavioral behavioral neuroscience/ biological psychology - Answer uses all levels of analysis to understand connections of biology and behavior computational neuroscience - Answer multidisciplinary study of neuroscience including computer science, electrical engineering, math, and ...

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Clinical Psychology - Answer A branch of psychology that studies, assesses, and treats people with mental, emotional and behavioral disorders. Neuropsychology - Answer A specialty field within clinical psychology that focuses on the diagnosis and treatment of patients with cognitive impairments resulting from aging, disease or injury. Neuropsychology vs. Neurology - Answer - Neurologists graduate from med school (MD), neuropsychologists graduate from psych department univ...

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Question 1 of midterm 1: The final exam for the PSYB64 in 2024 winter term is ---. It is worth a total of ---- of my grade. Part 1 of the final exam tests part 1 of the course and it amounts to --- of my final grade. Part 3 of the final exam tests part 3 of the course and it amounts to --- of my final grade. the midterm for parts 1 and 2 of the course are each worth --- of my final grade. - Answer cumulative; 40%;5%;30%;30% Rostral - Answer toward the head of a four-legged ani...

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Independent Effector Cells (Myocites) - Answer Cells that produce can contract like a muscle and produce a motor response when directly stimulated by the environment. Sponge - Answer An animal that does not have a nervous system, but instead has independent effector cells. One-layer Nervous System - Answer Sensorimotor neuron can send axons to multiple effector cells producing multiple signals that can co-ordinate movement. e.g. Hydra Two-layer Nervous System - Answer ...

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independent effectors - Answer cells that produce motor responses when directly stimulated, without neuronal intervention responses are relatively insensitive, slow, long-lasting, and individualized myocytes - Answer muscle cells; have contractility, allowing them to do work they shorten when chemicals (ex., nutrients) come into contact with them sensorimotor neurons (SM) - Answer neurons that receive sensory information (i.e., detect stimuli) and projects to effect...

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A trait as a psychological attribute - Answer The attribute is a property of a person or persons (conscientious) is how you describe them, qualitative A trait as a psychological variable - Answer The variable is a property of a sample or the population quantitative can be put on a scale (most conscientious to least conscientious Allport's Concept of Traits THeory - Answer how characteristics are organized withing a single individual, to him a trait is "a neuropsychi...

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Jangle fallacy - Answer Multiple terms used for the same structure Jingle fallacy - Answer The same term used for different structure Central Nervous system - Answer consists of the brain and spinal cord Peripheral nervous system - Answer contains all the nerves that exit the brain and spinal cord, carrying sensory and motor messages to and from other parts of the body Injury to CNS vs PNS - Answer damage to CNS is permanent, while PNS can have recovery ...

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Reverse Inference Fallacy - Answer Brain area can be involved in numerous processes. Fallacy is that when brain area is activated in one study, if a task activates that same area, researchers infer the activity engages a specific cognitive process. Anatomy of the Spinal Cord - Answer The spinal cord is partitioned into an inner gray matter region and an outer white matter region. The gray matter is dominated by dendrites and cell bodies of neurons and glial cells and unmyelinate...

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X chromosome - Answer o One of two types of sex chromosomes o Individuals with two of these are female Y chromosome - Answer o One of two types of sex chromosomes o Individuals with this will usually become males Karyotypes - Answer Profile of chromosome number and appearance in the nucleus as seen under a light microscope Klinefelter Syndrome - Answer o Most common genetic abnormality for guys • 1.79/1000 male births o Features a 47/XXY genotype o Phenoty...

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