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Decks in this class (20)

Introduction
Define fitness,
What are tinbergen s 4 questions ...,
Define evolution
13  cards
Cell biology primer
What are the 6 levels of organisa...,
How do tissues function,
Define organ system
30  cards
Exploring the brain (part 1)
What are two things we can invest...,
What does hippocampal damagae and...,
What does pet imaging stand for
41  cards
Exploring the brain (2)
What is the role of the hypothalamus,
What structure carries informatio...,
What are three sub cortical struc...
22  cards
Neurotransmission (1)
What are the names of the researc...,
What is the name and year of the ...,
Electrical currents are
36  cards
Neurotransmission (2)
What does propagate mean,
What is the action potential prop...,
What are the two factors that aff...
16  cards
Senses and vision
Define perception,
Define perception,
What is a stimulus
29  cards
Audition
Through hearing we can detect wha...,
What is sound,
What is the speed of sound in air
31  cards
Chemical senses
What are the two chemical senses,
What two things are influenced by...,
What three things are odours key ...
25  cards
Sensory and motor system
Where in the body is somatosensation,
What information does the somatos...,
What does an increased number of ...
34  cards
Motor systems
What are the different components...,
What did hughlings jackson 19th c...,
What was the 1930s concept of the...
27  cards
Sensorimotor Integration
Explain the monosynaptic stretch ...,
What is the reaction time due to ...,
Meaningful behaviour requires sen...
19  cards
Respondent conditioning
What three things are inextricabl...,
What is learning in psychology,
What is learning in neuroscience
13  cards
Operant conditioning
Define non associative learning,
Define associative learning,
What did cats have to do in thorn...
17  cards
Experience-dependent plasticity
What is non associative learning,
What does the term habituation mean,
What does the term sensitisation ...
29  cards
Temperature and thirst
What is motivation,
What is the drive reduction theory,
Define homeostasis
23  cards
Feeding
What 3 primary ways does the body...,
What are the four main sources of...,
What are storable forms of carboh...
16  cards
The limbic system
We do not start stop eating only ...,
What is meant by anticipatory eat...,
What is meant to cue potentiated ...
7  cards
Intro to evolutionary theory
What is platonic idealism,
Define scala naturae aristotle,
What years did the voyage of the ...
8  cards
Intro to evolutionary psychology 2
What are three areas of theory th...,
What are two darwinian concepts i...
2  cards

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