Unit 3: Biological Bases of Behavior
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Biological Bases of Behavior (8–10%)
An effective introduction to the relationship between physiological processes and behavior — including the influence of neural function, the nervous system and the brain, and genetic contributions to behavior — is an important element in the AP course.
AP students in psychology should be able to do the following:
• Identify basic processes and systems in the biological bases of behavior, including parts of the neuron and the process of transmission of a signal between neurons.
• Discuss the influence of drugs on neurotransmitters (e.g., reuptake mechanisms, agonists, antagonists).
• Discuss the effect of the endocrine system on behavior
• Describe the nervous system and its subdivisions and functions:
— Central and peripheral nervous systems;
— Major brain regions, lobes, and cortical areas;
— Brain lateralization and hemispheric specialization.
• Discuss the role of neuroplasticity in traumatic brain injury.
• Recount historic and contemporary research strategies and technologies that support research (e.g., case studies, split-brain research, imaging techniques).
• Discuss psychology’s abiding interest in how heredity, environment, and evolution work together to shape behavior.
• Predict how traits and behavior can be selected for their adaptive value.
• Identify key contributors (e.g., Paul Broca, Charles Darwin, Michael Gazzaniga, Roger Sperry, Carl Wernicke).
An effective introduction to the relationship between physiological processes and behavior — including the influence of neural function, the nervous system and the brain, and genetic contributions to behavior — is an important element in the AP course.
AP students in psychology should be able to do the following:
• Identify basic processes and systems in the biological bases of behavior, including parts of the neuron and the process of transmission of a signal between neurons.
• Discuss the influence of drugs on neurotransmitters (e.g., reuptake mechanisms, agonists, antagonists).
• Discuss the effect of the endocrine system on behavior
• Describe the nervous system and its subdivisions and functions:
— Central and peripheral nervous systems;
— Major brain regions, lobes, and cortical areas;
— Brain lateralization and hemispheric specialization.
• Discuss the role of neuroplasticity in traumatic brain injury.
• Recount historic and contemporary research strategies and technologies that support research (e.g., case studies, split-brain research, imaging techniques).
• Discuss psychology’s abiding interest in how heredity, environment, and evolution work together to shape behavior.
• Predict how traits and behavior can be selected for their adaptive value.
• Identify key contributors (e.g., Paul Broca, Charles Darwin, Michael Gazzaniga, Roger Sperry, Carl Wernicke).
Video Resources:
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TED TALKS:
https://www.ted.com/talks/carl_schoonover_how_to_look_inside_the_brain
https://www.ted.com/talks/sarah_jayne_blakemore_the_mysterious_workings_of_the_adolescent_brain#t-630919
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2011/08/22/depressed-mothers-have-children-with-enlarged-amygdalas-says-study.html
https://www.ted.com/talks/suzana_herculano_houzel_what_is_so_special_about_the_human_brain#t-783943
Woman born w/no cerebellum https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg22329861.900-woman-of-24-found-to-have-no-cerebellum-in-her-brain/
https://www.ted.com/talks/carl_schoonover_how_to_look_inside_the_brain
https://www.ted.com/talks/sarah_jayne_blakemore_the_mysterious_workings_of_the_adolescent_brain#t-630919
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2011/08/22/depressed-mothers-have-children-with-enlarged-amygdalas-says-study.html
https://www.ted.com/talks/suzana_herculano_houzel_what_is_so_special_about_the_human_brain#t-783943
Woman born w/no cerebellum https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg22329861.900-woman-of-24-found-to-have-no-cerebellum-in-her-brain/