Unit 2 Learning Outcomes
Chapter 2 The Biology of the Mind
1
Explain why psychologists are concerned with human biology.
2
Describe the parts of a neuron, and explain how its impulses are generated.
3
Describe how nerve cells communicate.
4
Describe how neurotransmitters influence behavior, and explain how drugs and other
chemicals affect
neurotransmission.
5
Identify the two major divisions of the nervous system, and describe their basic
functions.
6
Describe several techniques for studying the brain.
7
Describe the components of the brainstem, and summarize the functions of the
brainstem, thalamus, and
cerebellum.
8
Describe the structures and functions of the limbic system.
9
Describe the structure of the cerebral cortex, and explain the various functions of
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- Summer '08
- KITAKIS
- Psychology, Physiology, Human Anatomy, Human Biology
