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Unit 4: Biological Psychology - ​AP Psychology Syllabus and Calendar
Biological Psychology Quizlet 1
Biological Psychology Quizlet 2

ET 4-1
Neuron PowerPoint
Neural Transmission Activity
Candy Neurons Activity
Neuron Diagram

Neuron Coloring Page
Synapse Coloring Page

Essential Task 4-1. Identify the basic parts of the neuron (dendrites, cell body, axon, terminal buttons, synaptic vesicles, and receptor sites.) 


ET 4-2
Electric Process of Neural Firing
Domino Action Potential Activity

Essential Task 4-2:  Describe the electric process of neural firing (ions, resting potential, action potential, threshold of excitation, all-or- none law, sub-threshold excitations, sumnation, absolute refractory period, relative refractory period.) 

ET 4-3
Chemical Communication PowerPoint

Essential Task 4-3: Describe the chemical process of transmitting a signal between neurons with specific reference to the synapse (synaptic vesicles, synaptic cleft and receptor sites), neurotransmitters (excitatory and inhibitory), drugs (agonists and antagonists) and reuptatke.

ET 4-4
Neurotransmitter PowerPoint
Neurotransmitter Chart 1
Neurotransmitter Chart 2 


Essential Task 4-4: Describe the function and disorders related to key neurotransmitters (serotonin, dopamine, endorphins, acetylcholine, GABA, and norepinephrine.)

ET 4-5
Central Nervous System PowerPoint
Peripheral Nervous System PowerPoint
Making a Hand Brain Activity
Brain Diagram
Brain Locations Function Chart

Weymouth Brain All Starts PowerPoint

Essential Task 4-5: Describe the subdivisions and functions of the nervous system:
            I. Central Nervous System
                        A. Brain
                                    i. Brain Stem
                                                Medulla, Pons, Reticular Formation, Cerebellum, and the Thalamus
                                    ii. Limbic System
                                                Hypothalamus, Amygdala, and the Hippocampus
                                    iii. Cerebral Cortex (Left and Right Hemispheres and the corpus callosum)
                                                Occipital Lobe, Parietal Lobe, Temporal Lobe, and the Frontal Lobe
                                                Primary Motor Cortex and Primary Sensory Cortex
                                                Wernicke's Area and Broca's Area
                        B. Spinal Cord
            II.  Peripheral Nervous System
                        A. Somatic Nervous System
                        B. Autonomic Nervous System
                                    i. Sympathetic Nervous System (Fight or Flight)
                                    ii. Parasympathetic Nervous System (Rest and Digest)

ET 4-6
Biological Research Strategies






Essential Task 4-6:  Detail historic and contemporary research strategies and technologies that support research (case studies like Phineas Gage, split-brain research, sleep research (EEGs), structural imaging (CAT Scans and MRIs), and functional imaging (PET scans and fMRIs).

ET 4-7
Endocrine System PowerPoint

Essential Task 4-7: Identify key glands of the endocrine system and describe their effects on behavior


ET 4-8
Genetics

Essential Task 4-8: Explain how heredity and environment work together to shape behavior with specific attention to hereditability and gene-environment interaction.


ET 4-9
Evolutionary Psychology

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Socratic Seminar Prep Sheet

Essential Task 4-9:  Explain key behaviors that evolutionary psychologists believe exist because of their adaptive value.

Helpful Links

Neuroscience Quiz from AP Psych Commune
Brain Quiz from AP Psych Commune
Brain Sex - http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/humanbody/sex/index_cookie.shtml
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