psychology test 1 prt 2

• Autisum, affected by mirror neuron function
• learn by watching depends on mirror neurons
• Underly empathy 

functional lateralization of the two lobes. these patients lost all short term memory. two halvs will always work together under normal 

involvs graphic language only; reading writing

since HM this structure is essential to convert fragile data into a permenant ingram (unit of stored data)

regulates hunger, not based on coloric impact but rather certain features of foods that have been learned through developmental stages. plays important role in how well one can controle food intake 

research in 50's led to thought that one part of brain plays role in pleasure but lead to the discovery of two other parts that deal with pleasure and reward separately 

• in humans INH3 predicts gender identity
• structural differences predict sexual orientation
• during prenatal development exposure to testosterone is connected to gender identity but it is not related to sexual orientation
• later one is in birth order more likely homosexual orientation
• sexual orientation and gender identity is very complicated and bellshape curve oriented

• two glands 
• outer adrenal cortext stimulated by hormones releases cortisol 
• center is stimulated by nerve impulses secretes adrenalin and noradrenalin
• both supress immunesystem 
• adrenalin and noradrenalin promotes inflamatory response
• people are built for short term stress

• now know brain continues to change and shape itself well into early 20's
• gets rid of cells that arent being used
• this accounts for signature of risky adolescent behavior 
• prefrontal cortex

• fear response and threat intrepretation
• accounts for signature of autism; inability to look into eyes

• fast acting characterizied by injury 
• very large axons 

vague and achey sent to slow area(?)

different people and have high hit rates and high false alarm rates and vice-versa

psychic ability

• humane way of modifying behaviors with positive reinforcement.
• tedious takes skill and time and is used for high stakes psychological problems

requires series of events that creates a helplessness

• very important
• underlys empathy, depends on mirror neuron function

• helping a child aquire a language
• social interactions
• relationships; mates shape eachothers behavior

• fear and anxiety
• how its learned and how its unleared with certain principles