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Brain and Development

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Decks in this class (25)

Introduction to Biological Psychology
The historical view of mechanisms...,
What are the 4 vital fluids,
What was hippocrates theory about...
10  cards
Organisation of the Nervous System
What does the central nervous sys...,
What does the peripheral nervous ...,
What are the ridges between fissu...
10  cards
Neuronal structure and function
What are the properties of a neurone,
What are cellular specialisations,
What are the potentials of the me...
11  cards
Motor systems
What is the classification of mov...,
Explain the control of movement,
What is the pyramidal tract
10  cards
sensory systems
How is the visual system organise...,
What is the sensory modality what...,
What is the arcuate nucleus invol...
8  cards
abnormal psychology
Define abnormality,
What is the ancient chinese theor...,
What is the ancient eyptain greek...
4  cards
anxiety and mood
When is the onset of anxiety,
What are the symptoms of anxiety ...,
Types of anxiety disorders
4  cards
suicide and schizophrenia
What two mental health disorders ...,
What is hpa,
What are the risk factors of suicide
7  cards
eating disorders and substance abuse
What are the potential signs of a...,
What are the potential signs of a...,
What s the multidimensional model...
14  cards
sexual, gender identity and personality disorders
What are the first 4 events in th...,
How is sexual orientation developed,
What are 3 sexual and gender iden...
17  cards
childhood disorders
What is conduct disorder,
When does conduct disorder begin,
What are the causes of conduct di...
9  cards
nociception, pain and analgesia
What is the somatosensory pathway,
What is the difference between pa...,
What is analgesia
12  cards
laterality and language
What are the main areas of the br...,
What is lateralisation of language,
What language abilities are right...
3  cards
homeostasis, circadian rhythms and sleep
What is homeostasis,
What do many homeostatic function...,
What are circadian rhythms
9  cards
biological basis of anxiety and depression
What is anxiety,
How does anxiety differ from anxi...,
How to treat anxiety disorders
6  cards
biological basis of addiction and schizophrenia
How do drugs affect the mesolimbi...,
Treatments for schizophrenia,
How is dopamine involved in schiz...
5  cards
biological basis of stroke, ageing and alzheimers
What are neurodegenerative disorders,
What happens to the aging brain,
What is alzheimer s disease
9  cards
learning and memory
Learning definition,
Memory definition,
What are reflex behaviours
6  cards
classical conditioning
What is classical conditioning,
What is excitatory learning,
What is inhibitory learning
6  cards
instrumental conditioning
What is thorndike s law of effect,
What does the animal learn during...,
Human applications of instrumenta...
6  cards
memory
What was ebbinhaus pioneering exp...,
What is atkinson and shiffrin s m...,
What is sperling s sensory store
7  cards
retention and forgetting
Describe levels of processing,
What is consolidation theory,
What is retrieval theory
5  cards
biological function of learning
Animal cognition research,
Reasons to study animal cognition,
Why is there a need for control i...
5  cards
social cognition
Describe the theory of the mind,
What is used to assess the theory...,
What is morgan cannon
9  cards
communication and tool use
0  cards

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