Biological rhythms Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Which of the following is most related to the conjunctiva? a. Is the mucous membrane that forms the inner lining of the eyelids b. Is the vascular layer of the eyeball; it supplies the retina with blood c. Is composed of circular and radial muscles d. Forms the cornea, the window of the eye ANS: A 80. On its way to the retina light does not pass through this structure. a. Pupil b. Vitreous humor c. Choroid d. Cornea ANS: C 81. Which of the following is not true of the lens? a. Chang...

GABA dec correct answer: Anxiety Dopamine dec. and Acetylcholine dec correct answer: Parkinson disease Serotonin dec or Norepinephrine dec. correct answer: Depression Acetylcholine dec correct answer: Memory loss Dopamine Inc. correct answer: Schizophrenia Drug Classification: Block the level of dopamine in the body correct answer: Antipsychotics Drug Classification: Increase the level of GABA in the body correct answer: Antianxiety Drug Classification: Increase...

biorhythm inherent timing mechanism that controls or initiates biological processes biological clock -neural system that times behavior -allows animals to anticipate events before they happen Brainpower 0:04 / 0:15 free-running rhythm the internally generated rhythm observed in individuals living in the absence of time cues entrainment the process of altering the free-running cycle to fit a different rhythm zeitgeber a stimulus (usually the light of dawn) th...

Psychology 2301 Midterm Latest Update Graded A+ Structuralist View of Consciousness Break consciousness down to the lowest level Functionalist View of Consciousness Consciousness is a stream of thought Behaviorist View of Consciousness No consciousness Modern View of Consciousness Awareness of surrounding and how things are connected together Elements of Consciousness Attention, selective, limited capacity Inattentional Blindness A form of selective attention that describes...

Psychology 2301 Midterm questions with complete solutionsStructuralist View of Consciousness - correct answer Break consciousness down to the lowest level Functionalist View of Consciousness - correct answer Consciousness is a stream of thought Behaviorist View of Consciousness - correct answer No consciousness Modern View of Consciousness - correct answer Awareness of surrounding and how things are connected together Elements of Consciousness - correct answer Attention, selective, l...

PSB 2000 Exam 4 FSU-158 Questions with 100% Verified Solutions Define Circadian Rhythem - CORRECT ANSWER Rhythms that last ~24 hours Examples of Circadian Rhythem - CORRECT ANSWER -Body temperature -Hormone levels (melatonin, etc) -Sensitivity to drugs -Sleep/Wake Define Zeitgeber - CORRECT ANSWER "time-giver" Example of Zeitgeber - CORRECT ANSWER light Define entrain - CORRECT ANSWER Process of synchronizing a biological rhythm to an environmental stimulus Define Free-run - CORRE...

AQA A Level Psychology: Biopsychology Questions and Answers Graded A+ Localisation of function Theory that states that different areas of the brain are responsible for different behaviours, processes or activities. Motor area Back of frontal lobe, involved in regulating movement. Somatosensory area Front of both parietal lobes, processes sensory information such as touch. Parts of the brain: Visual area. Occipital lobe, receives and processes visual information. Parts of the brain: Auditory ...

Psy 120 - Chapter 5 - ConsciousnessConsciousness - correct answer Our awareness of ourselves and our environment Alternate State of Consciousness (ASC) - correct answer A mental state, other than ordinary waking consciousness, that occurs during sleep, dreaming, psychoactive drug use and hypnosis Selective Attention - correct answer The process of focusing conscious awareness onto a specific stimulus while filtering out a range of other stimuli occurring simultaneously Perciptual Bli...

3 16 mark essays for the biopsychology topic for AQA A level Psychology. One is on the body's response to stress, one is on the role of endogenous pacemakers in the control of one or more biological rhythms and the last is an AO2 question about hemispheric lateralisation and language centres of the brain.

Openstax Psychology Chapter 4 Key Terms and Definitions Alpha Wave a tiny wave at the start of the sleep cycle where humans are fully awake Beta Wave a small wave that follows alpha waves in NREM-1 in which humans are still awake but getting more drowsy Biological Rhythm Internal rhythms of biological activity Circadian Rhythm Biological rhythm takes place over 24-hour period, sleep-wake cycle, linked to natural light-dark cycle (controlled by the hypothalamus-specifically regarding melatonin ...