PSY 340 Entire Course Weekly Discussions And Assignments

Lead researchers use an array of different subjects (mice, humans, chimpanzees, etc) in their experiments.  What are some of the advantages and disadvantages of using human subjects in biopsychological research and why?

The brain is has five major division, each with it’s psychological functions.  Please describe all of the divisions, their functions, and an example from your day to illustrate the way you flexed your brain power.

Individual Assignment: Biological Psychology Worksheet

Complete the Biological Psychology Worksheet, located on your student website.

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PSY 340 Week 2 Discussion Question 2

PSY 340 Week 2 Individual Assignment Brain Structures and Functions Worksheet

Individual Assignment: Brain Structures and Functions Worksheet

• Complete the Brain Structure and Functions Worksheet, located on your student website.

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PSY 340 Week 3 Discussion Question 1

Provide a simple biopsychological explanation of the sensorimotor homunculus.

PSY 340 Week 3 Discussion Question 2

How does experience affect object recognition and visual perception?

PSY 340 Week 3 Individual assignment Vision Senses and Motor Control Worksheet

Individual Assignment: Vision, Senses, and Motor Control Worksheet

• Complete Vision, Senses, and Motor Control Worksheet, located on your student website.

PSY 340 week 3 Learning Team Assignment Genetics, Brain Structure, and Behavior Presentation

Learning Team Assignment: Genetics, Brain Structure, and Behavior Presentation

• Prepare a 10- to 15-slide Microsoft^® PowerPoint^® presentation, based on the illness selected in Week One, in which your team will discuss the biological basis of an illness known to affect brain structure and thereby alter brain function.

• Analyze the effect of deteriorating brain structure, due to the illness, on behavior.

• Address the following in your presentation:

• o   Describe your selected illness in detail.
• o   Explain the neurological damage or changes to the brain as a result of the illness.
• o   Explain the behavioral or functional changes that can occur as a result of the illness.
• o   Determine the national and international incidence of the illness.
• o   Describe the suspected or known causes of the illness.
• o   Discuss current treatments or therapies and future research for the prevention or cure of the illness.
• o   Analyze the role of genetics on the onset of the illness.

• Include detailed speaker notes.

• Include at least four references in your paper from scholarly, peer-reviewed sources.

• Format your presentation consistent with APA guidelines.

• Post a final copy of your presentation to your Learning Team Forum in addition to the Assignments link.

PSY 340 Week 4 Discussion Question 1

Why is rapid eye movement sleep so important to learning?

PSY 340 Week 4 Discussion Question 2

PSY 340 week 4 Individual Assignment Genetics, Brain Structure, and Behavior Presentation Evaluation

1. 1.              Individual Assignment: Genetics, Brain Structure, and Behavior Presentation Evaluation

• Select one team’s Genetics, Brain Structure, and Behavior Presentation to evaluate.
• Evaluate the team’s presentation in a 1,050- to 1,400-word paper and include the following:

• o   A detailed description of the selected illness
• o   An explanation of the neurological damage or changes to the brain as a result of the illness
• o   An explanation of the behavioral or functional changes that can occur as a result of the illness
• o   A description of the suspected or known causes of the illness
• o   A discussion of current treatments or therapies and future research for the prevention or cure of the illness
• o   The role of genetics on the onset of the illness

• • The visual appeal of the presentation
  • The overall organization of the information presented

• Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.

PSY 340 Week 4 Learning Team Assignment Case Study Analysis (traumatic brain injury)

1. 2.              Learning Team Assignment: Case Study Analysis

• Research the Electronic Reserve Readings, your text, and the University Library for a single case study in biopsychology, neuroscience, or neuoranatomy where an individual experienced a nervous system injury, disease, or disorder that lead to a deficit in the one or more of the five senses. For example, in the book, The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat and Other Clinical Tales, Dr. Oliver Sacks discusses the case study titled “Eyes Right,” where Mrs. P. suffered a stroke to the right occipital region of her brain, thereby leaving her with a condition called “hemineglect,” where she completely lost the idea of left. Everything in Mrs. P.’s understanding of her visual world comes only from things she can see in her right visual field.

• Create a 10- to 15-slide Microsoft^® PowerPoint^® presentation based on your chosen case study in which you address the following:

• o   Describe the incident—injury, disease, or disorder—the individual experienced to the nervous system that lead to a deficit in the one or more of the five senses. 
• o   Discuss the regions of the brain that were affected by the injury, disease, or disorder.
• o   Discuss the deficits experienced by the individual to one or more of the five senses and how these deficits have affected the individual’s behavior.
• o   Discuss the therapies available to the individual or what behavioral modification techniques the individual has mastered to adapt to their sensation deficits.
• o   Be prepared to answer questions from your facilitator and classmates on the case study.
• o   Cite your source.

• Include detailed speaker notes.
• Include at least four references in your paper from scholarly, peer-reviewed sources.

Format your presentation consistent with APA guidelines.

PSY 340 Week 5 Discussion Question 1

What is the relationship between learning and memory?

PSY 340 Week 5 Discussion Question 2

How does lifelong learning improve brain health and longevity?

PSY 340 week 5 Individual Assignment Gender Identity Paper

Individual Assignment: Gender Identity Paper

• Prepare a 1,400- to 1,750-word paper in which you explain the interaction between hormones and behavior, and how these interactions affect the determination of gender identity.

• Address the following in your paper:

• o   Include the roles of biological factors—nature—and environmental influences—nurture—on sexual differentiation and gender identity.
• o   Based on your evaluation, determine which has the greater influence on gender identity: nature or nurture.
• o   Discuss the current arguments about sexual identity and how evidence from biopsychology may help resolve the argument.

• Include at least four references in your paper from scholarly, peer-reviewed sources.
• Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.

PSY 340 week 5 Learning Team Assignment Learning and Memory Paper

Learning Team Assignment: Learning and Memory Paper

• Prepare a 1,750- to 2,100-word paper in which you examine the biological and psychological basis of learning and memory.
• Address the following items in your paper:

• o   Describe the neuroanatomy of and neural processes related to learning based on current literature.

• o   Describe the neuroanatomy of and neural processes related to memory based on current literature.

• o   Discuss the relationship between learning and memory from a functional perspective. Address why learning and memory are interdependent. Use case studies and examples from research articles to help you map this relationship. Keep in mind, animal studies are some of the most useful and replicable studies for understanding the learning-to-memory link.

• o   Discuss the importance of lifelong learning and brain stimulation to longevity and quality of life.

• Include at least four references in your paper from scholarly, peer-reviewed sources.
• Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.