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Biological Psychology UWF
Exam 3 Chapter 11-15 Biological Psychology
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Psychology
Undergraduate 4
04/10/2013

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Testosterone
Definition
Primary sex hormone in males. Also responsible for male genitalia development and for certain aspects of male brain/ behavioral development in utero
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Adrogens
Definition
Male Hormones
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Estrogens
Definition
Female hormones
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Alpha-fetoproteins
Definition
bind estrogen and prevent it from enter in cells in males
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sensitive period
Definition
when hormones determine whether an embryo develops as male of female.
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male sensitive period
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btwn third and fourth mo. gestation. Testosterone bath occurs stimulating male development
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Female sensitive period
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no change from prior development not due to estrdiols but simply no testosterone.
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maternal testosterone levels
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girls who mother had higher levels of testosterone showed more more preference for boy toys.
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maternal phalate levels
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Mothers who had high levels of phalates (that bind testosterone) have more preference for girls toys
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Hormonal levels control
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arousal levls
bonding
behavior
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Estrogen sex hormone
Definition
enhances sensations, especially to the pudendal nerve which transmits tactile stimulation from vagina&cervix to brain
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Testosterone sex hormone
Definition
male sexual arousal, increases sensitivity in penis, increases nitros oxide into blood stream causing erection.
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Female sexual arousal hormones
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best is combination of estrodiols and progestorone
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Oxytocin
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The bonding hormone. released after sex increasing pair bonding. stimulates uterine contractions, increase face recognition, social attraction
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Prolactine
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necessary for milk production, increases response to retrieving baby rats that wander from nest
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Vasopressine
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Social behavior, facilitates olfactiory recognition of others individuals. makes it so mothers can smell their babies. associated w/ long term bonds
social behavior
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Hypothalamus
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hormone receptors change after having family
primary driver for maternal instincts
Oxytocin
prolactin
vasopressin
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Male mating behavior
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men prefer younger women- increased fertility
men increased jealously
more upset over physical infedality
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Female mating behavior
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increase sex iniation at ovulation
more upset by emotional infedality
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Unconditioned Stimulus
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item that natural stimulates a response. dog food causes salavation
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Conditioned stimulus
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an item that has been trained to stimulate response similar to that of the unconditioned stimulus
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Amygdala
Definition
fear center responsible for one pairing learning
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