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3 - GENES
How are genes structural 1,
Statement genes are evolutionary ...,
What is the passive stage of genes 3
37  cards
9 - EVOLUTION AND PSYCHOLOGY
Parental investment theory 1,
Grandparental investment 2,
Cinderella effect 3
11  cards
9 - WHAT EVOLUTION DOES
How does evolution work 1,
What is the optimal phenotype 2,
Why can t be have the optimal phe...
27  cards
9 - EVIDENCE FOR EVOLUTION
What are the 7 types of evidence ...,
Fossil record 2,
Vestigial organs 3
16  cards
9 - THE BASICS
Darwin s question 1,
Darwin s finches 2,
Darwin s adaptive radiation 3
14  cards
8 - HOW TO MEASURE BRAIN ACTIVITY
Basic logic behind measuring meta...,
Measuring metabolic activity 2,
Measuring metabolic activity 3
16  cards
8 - STRUCTURES INVOLVED IN SLEEP
What does scn stand for 1,
What does the scn do 2,
What do lesions to the scn cause 3
23  cards
8 - SLEEP WAKE CYCLE
Several biological systems co var...,
What happens if you have sugar be...,
Why does cortisol increase when w...
36  cards
8 - BIOLOGICAL RHYTHMS + TRADITIONAL VIEW OF SLEEP
What is a biological rhythm 1,
Ultradian rhythm 2,
Circadian rhythm 3
23  cards
7 - FAT + EATING
Fat tissue is subject to long ter...,
What effect does the surgical rem...,
Statement fat tissue plays an act...
10  cards
7 - LEARNING + MOOD + EATING
Humans and meal time 1,
Animals and mealtimes 2,
The role of cues in meal times 3
6  cards
7 - HOMEOSTASIS & ENERGY & EATING
Information the fact that cells n...,
Cells in a multicellular organism 2,
Optimum 3
45  cards
6 - STRUCTURAL SEX DIFFERENCES
Corpus callosum one explanation o...,
Overall brain size one explanatio...,
Cortical structures other candida...
6  cards
6 - BRAIN AND (SEXUAL) BEHAVIOUR
Basic assumptions all complex beh...,
What is a systematic brain differ...,
Statements if two groups differ s...
9  cards
6 - HEMISPHERIC SPECIALISATION
What is functional asymmetry 1,
Empirical evidence for hemispheri...,
What type of analysis is the left...
50  cards
5 - HORMONES AND (SOCIO)SEXUAL BEHAVIOURS
Hormonal influence in childhood 1,
Hormone influence in puberty 2,
Hormone influence in puberty 3
19  cards
5 - HYPOTHALAMUS
Fact it is a collection of variou...,
What are the three forms of input 2,
What is the hypothalamus part of ...
7  cards
5 - HORMONES AND SOCIAL LEARNING
Sources of stress hormones 1,
What does the adrenal cortex secr...,
What does the adrenal medulla sec...
16  cards
5 - MEMORY AND AROUSAL EXPERIMENT
Method 1,
Interpretation results 2,
Extension 3
5  cards
4 - PROBLEMS- LEARNING SEXUAL BEHAVIOUR IN HUMANS
Problem 1 what is sexual behaviou...,
Problem 2 how could we study it 2,
Problem 3 where can we study it 3
6  cards
4 - HEBBIAN LEARNING
What is hebbian learning mediated...,
Hebbian learning what is long ter...,
Hebbian learning what is long ter...
14  cards
4 - BIOLOGICAL BASIS OF LEARNING
How can practice affect intrinsic...,
Define instinct 2,
Define learning 3
23  cards
4 - ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS ON SEXUAL BEHAVIOUR
Experimental evidence of learning...,
Definition of the westermarck eff...,
Westermarck effect bevc silverman...
14  cards
3 - RECEPTOR/ENZYME DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDERS
Androgen insensitivity disorder 1,
5alpha reductase deficiency syndr...,
Androgen insensitivity disorder i...
6  cards
4 - SEX AND GENDER
What is sex 1,
What are sexual behaviours 2,
What is gender 3
12  cards
3 - HORMONAL DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDERS
Insufficient mih 1,
Congenital adrenal hyperplasia cah 2,
What are the effects of cah in ma...
3  cards
3 - CHROMOSOMAL DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS
No x chromosome 1,
Xo females 2,
Multiple y no x yy0 yyy0 3
8  cards
3 - BRAIN DEVELOPMENT
Statement brain requires hormones...,
What hormone is required to mascu...,
Experimental behavioural evidence...
10  cards
3 - SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT
What is the early stage of sexual...,
Sequence the initial male develop...,
Do gonads produce testosterone 3
19  cards

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