1. Chapter 2 Biological Bases of Behavior
AP Psychology
Chapter 2
Biological Bases of Behavior

2. AP Psychology Lesson 9/18; 9/21
Play-doh brain day
A day 9/30 Bring in by 9/28
B day 10/1: Bring in by 9/29
Four pack

3. AP Psychology Lesson 9/18; 9/21
No Journal prompt
Phrenology
Introduce research assignment
Quackery
Discovering psychology

4. Phrenology

5. Today’s Lesson 9/22; 9/23 Journal prompt: Endorphins Drawing a neuron
Quiz on neurons, next class
Library
Play-doh brain day
A day 9/30: Bring in by 9/28
B day 10/1: Bring in by 9/29
Four pack

6. Journal Prompt 9/22; 9/23 Journal Prompt: P. 53
Can you recall a time when the endorphin process may have protected you from extreme pain?
Learning Objective
Identify the parts of the neuron and describe the basic process of neural transmission.

7. Neural Communication
Neurobiologists and other investigators understand that humans and animals operate similarly when processing information.
Note the similarities in the above brain regions, which are all
engaged in information processing.

8. Biological psychologists
Study the links between biological activity and psychological events
Humans are biopsychosocial systems.

9. Lesson plan 9/24 B; 9/25 A Journal prompt: all-or-none Notes: Neuron
Notes quiz on the neuron
Library assignment: Multimedia Neuroscience

10. Journal prompt 9/24; 9/25
1.2 Identify the parts of the neuron and describe the basic process of neural transmission.
Journal Prompt: p How does the all-or-none response work?

11. AP Psychology Lessons 9/28; 9/29
Journal Prompt: Pituitary
Drawing the brain
TURN IN PLAY-DOH! For Wednesday Lesson
Nervous System
Endocrine System
Psych Sim Chapter 2
Brain and Behavior
Hemispheric Specialization

12. Journal Prompt 10/3
P. 59 Why is the pituitary gland called the master gland? What specific behaviors does it control?
2.1 Describe how the endocrine glands are linked to the nervous system
2.2 Describe the effects of hormones on behavior and mental processes
2.3 Describe hormone effects on the immune system

13. Journal prompt: Pituitary gland Endocrine systems Video Clips
THE BRAIN Hormones during Brain Development
THE MIND Endorphin Receptors
THE MIND Dopamine Pathways
Review The Brain Packet

14. The Endocrine System
The Endocrine System is the body’s “slow” chemical communication system. Communication is carried out by hormones synthesized by a set of glands.
Preview Question 4: How does the endocrine system-the body’s slower information system-transmit its messages?

16. Today’s Lessons 10/2 (B); 10/5 (A)
Journal Prompt : Left-handedness Review of lobes and brain structures EXAM 10/8 (B); 10/9 (A) Vocabulary outline or list due at exam. (I will give a binder grade for Chapter 2 along with Chapter 3.)

17. Journal Prompt 10/2 (B); 10/5 (A)
p. 80 How do two-day-old babies demonstrate tendencies to left-handedness or right-handedness? How is this determined at age 5 months? What do such findings show about the cause of left- or right-handedness?
1.4 Describe lateralization of brain functions.
left handed/
ed ted lessons

18. Structure of the Cortex
Each brain hemisphere is divided into four lobes that are separated by prominent fissures. These lobes are the frontal lobe (forehead), parietal lobe (top to rear head), occipital lobe (back head) and temporal lobe (side of head).
Preview Question 7: What are the four lobes of the cerebral cortex, and where are they located?

19. AP Psychology 10/6 (B); 10/7 (A)
Journal prompt:
Neurogenesis
Notes:
Having your head examined
EEG
PET
MRI
fMRI
Next class 10/8 (B); 10/9 (A)
EXAM
FRQ to follow
Chapter 2 Vocabulary outline
Journal is not due this week. I will pick it up with chapter 3.

20. Journal prompt 10/6 (B); 10/7 (A)
Discuss the mechanisms and the importance of plasticity of the nervous system.
p. 74 What scientific advances might we look forward to as the result of current research on neurogenesis?

21. Free Response Question
Part II. Sixteen point question will be on the test.
If you stub your toe, how does the impulse travel through your nervous system allowing you to pull your toe back and jump up and down in pain? Explain how this process occurs (including the process of neural transmission) using the following terms in context:
• Sensory neuron
• Peripheral nervous system
• Central nervous system
• Interneuron
• Motor neuron
• Action potential
• Neurotransmitter
• Synapse

22. Electroencephalogram (EEG)
An amplified recording of the electrical waves sweeping across the brain’s surface, measured by electrodes placed on the scalp.
AJ Photo/ Photo Researchers, Inc.

23. PET Scan
PET (positron emission tomography) Scan is a visual display of brain activity that detects a radioactive form of glucose while the brain performs a given task.
Courtesy of National Brookhaven National Laboratories

24. MRI Scan
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) uses magnetic fields and radio waves to produce computer-generated images that distinguish among different types of brain tissue. Top images show ventricular enlargement in a schizophrenic patient. Bottom image shows brain regions when a participants lies.
MRI on dog
Both photos from Daniel Weinberger, M.D., CBDB, NIMH
James Salzano/ Salzano Photo
Lucy Reading/ Lucy Illustrations

25. Functional MRI
MRI on dog
Image source: sciencenews.org

26. Functional MRI
fMRI Function as well as structure Brain “lights up” with oxygen-laden blood flow. how fMRI works
Image source: wikimedia.commons