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11 Cards in this Set
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Df. Hominids |
humanlike ancestors |
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What 3 primary lines of research drive neuropsyc investigations with animals? |
1. understanding basic brain mechanisms 2. designing animal model of human neurological disorders 3. describing phylogenetic (evolutionary) development of the brain |
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Which of the following are symptoms of parkinsons? a) balances problems |
a, c, e are symptoms of parkinsons (pg 33) |
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What are the 3 general lines of research in which scientists attempt to reconstruct human evolution? |
archeological, biochemical/genetic, behavioural |
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What 4 general steps led from a chimpanzee-like ancestor to modern humans? |
1. upright posture 2. extensive tool use 3. traveling lifestyle 4. elaborate culture |
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Df. Encephalization quotient (EQ) |
the ratio of actual brain size to expected brain size (based on body size) |
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Df. Neoteny |
when the rate of maturation slows down enough that some juvenile features of pre-descendent species become adult features of descendent species (ex. humans look more like baby chimp - less hair etc) |
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Match the lobe to the general function: vision, movement, audition, body senses |
frontal - movement parietal - body senses temporal - auditions occipital - vision
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Where are olfactory functions located in the brain? |
Ventral surface of frontal lobe Beneath cortex in limbic system |
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T/F: There is a correlation between brain size and intelligence between people, races, and sexes. |
False - within species (humans) correlations are faulty |
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T/F: Between species differences in brain size may be correlated with between species differences in behavior |
True |
