| Assignment Number 8 Discussion/Writing Assignment Chapter 4. Neurons, hormones, and the brain (100-118) |
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Name _____________________ Date due: 9-24-04 Introduction to Psychology 101 Hal S. Bertilson, Ph.D. |
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| Please staple the questions to your answers or write out the questions as well as the answers. Having the questions available in the small group will facilitate discussion. |
| Answer the following "Looking Back" questions on page 139. | |
| 1. | Why do you automatically pull your hand away from something hot, "without thinking?" (103) |
| 2. | In an emergency, which part of your nervous system whirls into action? (104) |
| 3. | Which cells are the nervous system's "communication specialists," and how do they "talk" to each other? (105, 109-111) |
| 4. | Are you born with all the brain cells you'll every have? (108) |
| 5. | How do learning and experience alter the brain's circuits? (109-110) |
| 6. | What happens when levels of brain chemicals called neurotransmitters are too low or too high? (112) |
| 7. | What substances in the brain mimic the effects of morphine by dulling pain and promoting pleasure? (112-113) |
| 8. | Do men and women have different "sex hormones?" (114) |
| 9. | Why are patterns of electrical activity in the brain called "brain waves?" |
| 10. | What scanning techniques allow psychologists to view changes in the brain while people listen to music or solve math problems? (116-117) |
| 11. | Is there a "gum-chewing center" in the brain? (117) |