PSYC100 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Phenotype, Higher-Order Thinking, Characters Of The Legend Of Zelda

• School: University of Delaware
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC100
• Professor: Ly Agnes

Document Summary

Exam 1- biology and behavior: what is the basic strucure of a neuron. Cell body- receives the chemical information and sends it to the axon. Axon- converts chemical information into electrical information and sends it down the myelin sheath: myelin sheath- makes the electrical signal travel down the neuron faster. Synapses- send the chemical information to surrounding neuron through gap: how do neurons work and communicate with. Eachother as a network: in between the neurons are the synapses which send the chemical information through each-other, what are the functions of each of the brain areas, brainstem. Houses structures that control functions associated with survival: heart rate, breathing, peeing, exct , cerebellum. Declares memories by sorting and storing explicit memories: thalamus. Relays all the sensory information to other parts of the brain. Only sense it does not process is smell: hypothalamus. Regulates body function: body temperature, blood pressure, blood glucose. Influences basic motivated behavior: hunger, aggression, lust, basal ganglia.