Ch. 3 Objectives
Ch. 4 Objectives
Ch. 5 Objectives
- Understand the function and structure of genes.
- Explain how natural selection accounts for similarities among humans.
- Describe the approach of evolutionary psychology.
- What evidence supports Chomsky’s position on language acquisition?
- Explain sociobiologists’ and evolutionary psychologists’ views on mating and marriage.
- Define the characteristics of heritability and describe how it is studied.
- How does heritability estimate intelligence? How do environmental factors influence intelligence?
- Summarize the racial debates and errors in research findings concerning IQ and race.
- What are the prevailing ideas on the role of nature and nurture in explaining similarities and differences among people.
Ch. 4 Objectives
- List and describe the features and functions of the central and peripheral nervous systems.
- Distinguish between the subsystems of the peripheral nervous system.
- Describe the structure and communication system of neurons.
- Describe the functioning of hormones, specifically those in which psychologist are especially interested.
- List and describe techniques psychologists use to study brain functions.
- List and describe the location and function of each of the major portions of the brain.
- Summarize the research on split-brain studies.
- Describe the function and relationship of the brain's two hemispheres.
- Summarize the evidence on whether there are sex differences in the brain and how any differences might affect behavior.
Ch. 5 Objectives
- Define consciousness and biological rhythms often associated with states of consciousness.
- Describe circadian rhythms, including how they are studies and how they may be desynchronized.
- Summarize the research on SAD and PMS.
- Summarize theories about he biological functions of sleep.
- Distinguish between REM and non-REM periods of sleep and describe the four stages of non-REM sleep.
- Summarize the principles of psychoanalytic, problem-focused, cognitive and activation-synthesis theories of dreaming.
- List the types of psychoactive drugs than can alter states of consciousness and describe their physical and behavioral effects.
- Define hypnosis and summarize its characteristics.
- Describe dissociation and sociocognitive theories of hypnosis.