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PSY340Week1
DiscussionQuestion1

Leadresearchersuseanarrayofdifferentsubjects(mice,humans,chimpanzees,etc)in
theirexperiments.Whataresomeoftheadvantagesanddisadvantagesof
usinghumansubjectsinbiopsychologicalresearchandwhy?

PSY340Week1
DiscussionQuestion2

Thebrainishasfivemajordivision,eachwithit'spsychologicalfunctions.Please
describeallofthedivisions,theirfunctions,andanexamplefromyourdaytoillustrate
thewayyouflexedyourbrainpower.

PSY340Week1
IndividualAssignment:BiologicalPsychologyWorksheet
IndividualAssignment
BiologicalPsychology
CompletetheBiologicalPsychologyWorksheet,locatedonyourstudentwebsite.
Worksheet

PSY340Week2
DiscussionQuestion1

Whatisthedifferencebetweenaneuronsrestingpotentialanditsactionpotential?

PSY340Week2
DiscussionQuestion2

Whatistheroleofprimaryneurotransmittersinmentalillness?

PSY340Week2
IndividualAssignment:BrainStructuresandFunctionsWorksheet
IndividualAssignment
BrainStructuresand
CompletetheBrainStructureandFunctionsWorksheet,locatedonyourstudent
FunctionsWorksheet
website.

PSY340Week3
DiscussionQuestion1

Provideasimplebiopsychologicalexplanationofthesensorimotorhomunculus.

PSY340Week3
DiscussionQuestion2

Howdoesexperienceaffectobjectrecognitionandvisualperception?

PSY340Week3
IndividualAssignment:Vision,Senses,andMotorControlWorksheet
Individualassignment
VisionSensesandMotor
CompleteVision,Senses,andMotorControlWorksheet,locatedonyour
ControlWorksheet
studentwebsite.

LearningTeamAssignment:Genetics,BrainStructure,andBehaviorPresentation

PSY340week3
LearningTeam
AssignmentGenetics,
BrainStructure,and
BehaviorPresentation

PSY340Week4
DiscussionQuestion1

Preparea10to15slideMicrosoftPowerPointpresentation,basedonthe
illnessselectedinWeekOne,inwhichyourteamwilldiscussthebiological
basisofanillnessknowntoaffectbrainstructureandtherebyalterbrain
function.

Analyzetheeffectofdeterioratingbrainstructure,duetotheillness,on
behavior.

Addressthefollowinginyourpresentation:

oDescribeyourselectedillnessindetail.

oExplaintheneurologicaldamageorchangestothebrainasaresultofthe
illness.

oExplainthebehavioralorfunctionalchangesthatcanoccurasaresultofthe
illness.

oDeterminethenationalandinternationalincidenceoftheillness.

oDescribethesuspectedorknowncausesoftheillness.

oDiscusscurrenttreatmentsortherapiesandfutureresearchfortheprevention
orcureoftheillness.

oAnalyzetheroleofgeneticsontheonsetoftheillness.

Includedetailedspeakernotes.

Includeatleastfourreferencesinyourpaperfromscholarly,peerreviewed
sources.

FormatyourpresentationconsistentwithAPAguidelines.

PostafinalcopyofyourpresentationtoyourLearningTeamForuminaddition
totheAssignmentslink.

Whyisrapideyemovementsleepsoimportanttolearning?

PSY340Week4
DiscussionQuestion2

PSY340week4
IndividualAssignment
Genetics,Brain
Structure,andBehavior
PresentationEvaluation

PSY340Week4
LearningTeam
AssignmentCaseStudy
Analysis(traumatic
braininjury)

Whatistherelationshipbetweenthecentralnervoussystemandtheperipheralnervous
system?

1.

1.IndividualAssignment:Genetics,BrainStructure,andBehaviorPresentation
Evaluation

SelectoneteamsGenetics,BrainStructure,andBehaviorPresentationto
evaluate.

Evaluatetheteamspresentationina1,050to1,400wordpaperandinclude
thefollowing:

oAdetaileddescriptionoftheselectedillness

oAnexplanationoftheneurologicaldamageorchangestothebrainasaresult
oftheillness

oAnexplanationofthebehavioralorfunctionalchangesthatcanoccurasa
resultoftheillness

oAdescriptionofthesuspectedorknowncausesoftheillness

oAdiscussionofcurrenttreatmentsortherapiesandfutureresearchforthe
preventionorcureoftheillness

oTheroleofgeneticsontheonsetoftheillness

Thevisualappealofthepresentation

Theoverallorganizationoftheinformationpresented

FormatyourpaperconsistentwithAPAguidelines.

1.

2.LearningTeamAssignment:CaseStudyAnalysis

ResearchtheElectronicReserveReadings,yourtext,andtheUniversityLibrary
forasinglecasestudyinbiopsychology,neuroscience,orneuoranatomywhere
anindividualexperiencedanervoussysteminjury,disease,ordisorderthatlead
toadeficitintheoneormoreofthefivesenses.Forexample,inthebook,The
ManWhoMistookHisWifeforaHatandOtherClinicalTales,Dr.Oliver
SacksdiscussesthecasestudytitledEyesRight,whereMrs.P.suffereda
stroketotherightoccipitalregionofherbrain,therebyleavingherwitha
conditioncalledhemineglect,whereshecompletelylosttheideaofleft.
EverythinginMrs.P.sunderstandingofhervisualworldcomesonlyfrom
thingsshecanseeinherrightvisualfield.

Createa10to15slideMicrosoftPowerPointpresentationbasedonyour
chosencasestudyinwhichyouaddressthefollowing:

oDescribetheincidentinjury,disease,ordisordertheindividual
experiencedtothenervoussystemthatleadtoadeficitintheoneormoreofthe

fivesenses.

oDiscusstheregionsofthebrainthatwereaffectedbytheinjury,disease,or
disorder.

oDiscussthedeficitsexperiencedbytheindividualtooneormoreofthefive
sensesandhowthesedeficitshaveaffectedtheindividualsbehavior.

oDiscussthetherapiesavailabletotheindividualorwhatbehavioral
modificationtechniquestheindividualhasmasteredtoadapttotheirsensation
deficits.

oBepreparedtoanswerquestionsfromyourfacilitatorandclassmatesonthe
casestudy.

oCiteyoursource.

Includedetailedspeakernotes.

Includeatleastfourreferencesinyourpaperfromscholarly,peerreviewed
sources.

FormatyourpresentationconsistentwithAPAguidelines.

PSY340Week5
DiscussionQuestion1

Whatistherelationshipbetweenlearningandmemory?

PSY340Week5
DiscussionQuestion2

Howdoeslifelonglearningimprovebrainhealthandlongevity?

IndividualAssignment:GenderIdentityPaper
PSY340week5
IndividualAssignment
GenderIdentityPaper
Preparea1,400to1,750wordpaperinwhichyouexplaintheinteraction
betweenhormonesandbehavior,andhowtheseinteractionsaffectthe
determinationofgenderidentity.

Addressthefollowinginyourpaper:

oIncludetherolesofbiologicalfactorsnatureandenvironmentalinfluences
nurtureonsexualdifferentiationandgenderidentity.

oBasedonyourevaluation,determinewhichhasthegreaterinfluenceon
genderidentity:natureornurture.

oDiscussthecurrentargumentsaboutsexualidentityandhowevidencefrom
biopsychologymayhelpresolvetheargument.

Includeatleastfourreferencesinyourpaperfromscholarly,peerreviewed
sources.

FormatyourpaperconsistentwithAPAguidelines.

LearningTeamAssignment:LearningandMemoryPaper

PSY340week5
LearningTeam
AssignmentLearning
andMemoryPaper

Preparea1,750to2,100wordpaperinwhichyouexaminethebiologicaland
psychologicalbasisoflearningandmemory.

Addressthefollowingitemsinyourpaper:

oDescribetheneuroanatomyofandneuralprocessesrelatedtolearningbased
oncurrentliterature.

oDescribetheneuroanatomyofandneuralprocessesrelatedtomemorybased
oncurrentliterature.

oDiscusstherelationshipbetweenlearningandmemoryfromafunctional
perspective.Addresswhylearningandmemoryareinterdependent.Usecase
studiesandexamplesfromresearcharticlestohelpyoumapthisrelationship.
Keepinmind,animalstudiesaresomeofthemostusefulandreplicablestudies
forunderstandingthelearningtomemorylink.

oDiscusstheimportanceoflifelonglearningandbrainstimulationtolongevity
andqualityoflife.

Includeatleastfourreferencesinyourpaperfromscholarly,peerreviewed
sources.

FormatyourpaperconsistentwithAPAguidelines.