Download Biological Basis of Behavior- Physiological Psychology - Study Guide | PSY 4130 and more Study notes Psychology of Human Development in PDF only on Docsity! Biological Basis of Behavior Study Guide- Exam 2 1. Identify and define two disorders of movement a. Parkinson’s Disease: i. Malady caused by damage to dopamine pathway, resulting in slow movements, difficulty initiating movements, rigidity of the muscles, and tremors **make sure that you say the following 5 things: (awakenings)the body goes rigid, muscle tremors, slow movement, difficulty initiation physical and mental activity, slow on cognitive tasks (like imagining events and actions) *can give practical examples- borrow someone’s will to get started- lady could not look outside because the floor is not patterned* b. Huntington’s Disease: i. Inherited disorder characterized initially by jerky arm movements and facial twitches and later by tremors, writhing movements, and psychological symptoms, including depression, memory impairment, hallucinations, and delusions. *symptoms begin in corea (arm jerks and facial twitches) develops into rithing (dance like movement) ** the ability to learn and improve new movements is especially limited. ****there are psychological disorders that come with Huntington’s: depressions, sleep disorder, hallucinations. 2. Identify and define four methods for studying the brain function **page 113** can give example of each a. Correlate the anatomy of the brain with behavior b. Record brain activity during behavior c. Examine effects of brain damage d. Examine effects of stimulation to the brain damage 3. Know and identify the functions of: the medulla, the Pons, cerebellum, thalamus, hypothalamus, occipital lobe, frontal lobe, parietal lobe, and the temporal lobe. a. Medulla-controls some vital reflexes (breathing, heart rate, vomiting, salivation, coughing, and sneezing) b. Pons- this is the location where axons from each half of the brain cross to the opposite side of the spinal cord so that the left hemisphere controls the muscles of the right side of the body and the right hemisphere controls the left side c. Cerebellum- controls and coordinates muscular activity and maintains balance. **functioning of sensory timing** d. Thalamus- relays sensory information to the vertebral cortex. Concerned with awareness of all the main senses except for smell. **sensory switchboard for all but smell** e. Hypothalamus- controlling involuntary functions such as body temperature and the release of hormones **controls all bodily circadian cycles** f. Occipital lobe-deals with the interpretation of vision; the pyramid shaped area at the back of each hemisphere of the brain g. Frontal lobe- front part of each hemisphere of the brain. **responsible for mental tasks, planning, reason, memory ****cognitive functions h. Parietal lobe- the middle region of either of the two hemispheres of the brain, lying beneath the crown of the skull **responsible for determing where you are in space i. Temporal lobe- contains the auditory center responsible for hearing; either of two lobes of the brain, located on the side of each cerebral hemisphere ** processing auditory information, mostly verbal communication, spoken information and language.
