Unit 2 - Book Assignments 1-4     Chapter 2 Assignment 1   pp 37-48   1.  Definitions:       a. Neuron       b. Dendrite       c. Axon       d. Nerve       e. Sensory Neuron       f. Motor Neuron       g. Polarization       h. Graded Potential       i. Absolute Refractory Period       j. Relative Refractory Period       k. Axon Terminal       l. Synaptic Space       m. Synapse       n. Synapse Receptacle       o. Neurotransmitters       p. Receptor Sites       q. Endorphins   2.  What are the two major systems that coordinate and integrate behavior?   3.  How are the above two systems important in regulating human behavior?   4.  Why is this unit so important in the understanding of human behavior?     Assignment #2       Pp 46-63  Outline             - Synapses & Drugs             -  Central Nervous System   Assignment #3       Pp. 63-70  Outline             - The peripheral Nervous System   Assignment # 4       Pp 70-76             - Genetics                   - Define                         1. Genetics                         2. Trait                         3. Gregor Mendel                         4. Genes (dominant and recessive)                         5. Chromosomes                         6. DNA                         7. Polygenic Inheritance                         8. Mono-zygotic Di-zygotic Twins                   - Questions                         1.  What is the Heart of Modern Behavioral Genetics?                         2.  How does genetic effect behavior (Nature v Nurture)?                         3.  What are the two most often used genetic experiments used with animals (usually rats) and why can’t they be used on humans?                         4.  What makes the twin studies significant as psychological tools?                         5.  What are the social implications of genetic research?