Epigenetics
is also defined as the field of study that focuses on genes and the different ways in which they are expressed.
Is the field of study that focuses on genes and their expression through behavior?
Whereas evolutionary psychologists focus on universal patterns that evolved over millions of years,
behavioral geneticists
study how individual differences arise, in the present, through the interaction of genes and the environment.
What refers to a person's physical characteristics?
Physical characteristics are defining traits or features of a person's body. These are
aspects of appearance that are visually apparent to others
, even with no other information about the person. They can include a variety of things. Hair and facial features play a big role but aren't the whole picture.
What is a sensory relay station where all sensory information?
The thalamus
is often described as a relay station. This is because almost all sensory information (with the exception of smell) that proceeds to the cortex first stops in the thalamus before being sent on to its destination.
What is the field of study that focuses on the genes and their expression?
Epigenetics
is also defined as the field of study that focuses on genes and the different ways in which they are expressed.
What receives incoming signals from other neurons?
Dendrites
. Dendrites are tree-like extensions at the beginning of a neuron that help increase the surface area of the cell body. These tiny protrusions receive information from other neurons and transmit electrical stimulation to the soma. Dendrites are also covered with synapses.
What uses magnetic fields to create pictures of a given tissue?
A(n) uses magnetic fields to create pictures of a given tissue.
MRI
.
Which part of your brain is essential for receiving information that you are moving your legs Group of answer choices?
One of the brain areas most involved in controlling these voluntary movements is
the motor cortex
. The motor cortex is located in the rear portion of the frontal lobe, just before the central sulcus (furrow) that separates the frontal lobe from the parietal lobe.
Which part of your brain is essential for receiving information that you were moving your legs?
back? 39. Which part of your brain receives information that you are moving your legs? A) amygdala.
Which is an effect of parasympathetic stimulation?
Parasympathetic Stimulation
Slows the Heart Rate by Decreasing the Slope of the Pacemaker Potential
. Parasympathetic nerves to the heart originate from the vagal motor nuclei in the brainstem and travel over the vagus nerve (cranial nerve X) to the heart.
What are 3 examples of physical characteristics?
Physical characteristics include
land forms, climate, soil, and natural vegetation
. For example, the peaks and valleys of the Rocky Mountains form a physical region. Some regions are distinguished by human characteristics. These may include economic, social, political, and cultural characteristics.
Does physical appearance affect personality?
This paper proposes that
physical appearance is a major factor in the development of personality
, because people form opinions by what they see in a person physically, and respond to that person accordingly. In turn, people tend to fulfill the expectations they believe others have for them.
Is a person's observable characteristics it refers to both the physical and psychological characteristics?
Phenotype
. The observable characteristics of a person, including appearance, personality, intelligence, and all other traits. Allele. Any of the possible forms in which a gene for a particular trait can occur.
What mimics the activity of a neurotransmitter system?
As a reuptake inhibitor,
cocaine
blocks the normal activity of dopamine at the receptor. The function causing more dopamine to be released into the synapse is agonist because it mimics and strengthens the effect of the neurotransmitter.
Which part of the brain is involved in autonomic function?
The hypothalamus
is the key brain site for central control of the autonomic nervous system, and the paraventricular nucleus is the key hypothalamic site for this control.
Which of the following areas of the brain acts as a relay station for incoming sensory information?
The thalamus
serves as a relay station for almost all information that comes and goes to the cortex. It plays a role in pain sensation, attention and alertness. It consists of four parts: the hypothalamus, the epythalamus, the ventral thalamus and the dorsal thalamus.
