Unit 3 - Biological Bases of Behavior
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"Our minds influence the key activities of the brain, which then influences everything: perception, cognition, thoughts and feelings, personal relationships - they're all projection of you." -- Deepak Chopra |
Objective 3-1: Describe the following components of biological psychology (may require more than 1 page)
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Objective 3-2: Describe the nervous and endocrine systems, including
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Objective 3-3: Describe brain research by
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Module 12
Module 12 Powerpoint |
Objective 3-4: Identify the regions of the cerebral cortex (left/right hemispheres, corpus callosum, occipital, parietal, temporal, and frontal lobes, motor cortex, sensory cortex), their function, and neuroplasticity
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Objective 3-5: Explain split-brain research and left/right differences in the brain, and dual-processing
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Module 14
Module 14 Powerpoint |
Objective 3-6: Explain how heredity (genes and heritability) and gene-environment interaction, paying specific attention to twin and adoption studies, monozygotic vs. dizygotic twins, and molecular genetics
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Module 15
Module 15 Powerpoint |
Objective 3-7: Explain key behaviors that evolutionary psychologists believe exist because of their adaptive value
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Unit 3 Articles and Videos
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Hidden Brain: Select any of the podcasts and listen, answering the same questions for all articles.
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