TOPIC 2.1 Interaction of Heredity and Environment

2.A Discuss psychology’s abiding interest in how heredity, environment, and evolution work together to shape behavior.

2.B Identify key research contributions of scientists in the area of heredity and environment.

2.B.1 Contributions of Charles Darwin, a key scientist in the area of heredity and environment

2.C Predict how traits and behavior can be selected for their adaptive value.

TOPIC 2.3 Overview of the Nervous System and the Neuron

2.E Describe the nervous system and its subdivisions and functions.

2.E.1 Central and peripheral nervous systems

2.F Identify basic processes and systems in the biological bases of behavior, including parts of the neuron.

TOPIC 2.5 Influence of Drugs on Neural Firing

2.H Discuss the influence of drugs on neurotransmitters.

2.H.1 Reuptake mechanisms

2.H.2 Agonists

2.H.3 Antagonists

TOPIC 2.7 Tools for Examining Brain Structure and Function

2.K Recount historic and contemporary research strategies and technologies that support research.

2.K.1 Research tool: case studies

2.K.2 Research tool: split-brain research

2.K.3 Research tool: imaging techniques

2.K.4 Research tool: lesioning

2.K.5 Research tool: autopsy

2.L Identify the contributions of key researchers to the development of tools for examining the brain.

2.L.1 Contributions of Roger Sperry

TOPIC 2.9 Sleeping and Dreaming

2.S Discuss aspects of sleep and dreaming.

2.S.1 Neural and behavioral characteristics of the stages of the sleep cycle

2.S.2 Theories of sleep and dreaming

2.S.4 Symptoms and treatments of sleep disorders