Mini - assignments for biological rhythms 1. Outline what we mean by an endogenous pacemaker (3) Endogenous rhythms are rhythms that aren’t imposed by the environment but generated from within the organism. Since many of our biological cycles follow an approximation 24-hour rhythm‚ even in the absence of external stimuli‚ it follows that there must be some kind of internal biological clock. 2. What is the name given to external events that play a role in rhythmic activities? Give
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The psychologist taking the biological approach would respond with an explanation of how the brain may be deficient in a certain area. He/she may suggest that there is a chemical imbalance in the brain causing the irrational actions displayed by the criminal. There may be any number of chemicals in the brain that could be off and affecting reactions in the nervous system all the way into the parasympathetic and sympathetic nervous system. Additionally‚ the psychologist may attribute genetic markers
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Biological Anthropology What is researched within Biological Anthropology? Biological Anthropology studies the behaviours and biological variations of human beings‚ other primates‚ and extinct hominin ancestors. This subfield of anthropology provides us with a biological perspective on the variation of humans as a whole. What are some Biological Anthropology Research Methods? Since it is such a broad sub-discipline‚ the research methods tend to vary. Some biological anthropologists
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powers‚ who were‚ Germany‚ Italy and Japan and others. World War 2 was the first war to have chemical and biological warfare‚ so in one attack millions of people could die. World War 2 started during to a variety of things. The Great Depression clearly influenced World War 2. The United States was lending money to some countries in Europe to help them In the war‚ but with the depression they stopped. Germany needed to pay money to cover the damages from ww1 that were imposed to them by the
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Depression Speech. We all get the blues sometimes‚ but when those bad feelings hang on for weeks or even months‚ it’s probably more than a response to the ordinary hard times that everyone goes through in life‚ It may be an illness called Depression says “Teen Health and Wellness”‚ edited by Jan S. Hittelman published April 2012. Depression is when someone feels sad‚ discouraged‚ hopeless‚ exhausted‚ and alone for a long period of time. Depression is the second largest killer in the United
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1. Individual Assignment: Biological Psychology Paper • Resources: Assigned readings‚ Electronic Reserve Readings‚ the Internet‚ and/or other sources • Prepare a 700- to 1‚050-word paper in which you analyze biological psychology. Be sure to address the following items in your analysis: o Define biological psychology and examine its historical development. o Identify three influential theorists associated with biological psychology. o Describe the relationship
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Depression PSY350: Physiology Psychology May 6‚ 2013 Depression Depression in children is mainly in children when he or she is medicated‚ it is very common for depression to be unrecognized. Risk factors always include a family history of depression or even a poor school performance. Acknowledging children who are unrecognized should be evaluated. The risk factors also would be reduced and with problems like school failure and suicide would be less (November 15‚ 2000). Children and adolescents
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Week 7 Essay Define "biological productivity.” When a scientist says productivity is a rate‚ what does she or he mean? List several factors that influence productivity in various ocean environments (the surf zone‚ mid-ocean and the deep abyss). According to encyclopedia2 the definition of biological productivity is “The productivity of organisms and ecosystems‚ as defined by primary‚ secondary‚ and community productivities. So when a scientist says productivity is a rate‚ he or she is referring
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eat and there are periods of time when the digestive tract is empty. Therefore this essay will look at the biological control of eating. Although the body has short them and long term reservoirs of food‚ our body uses hunger signals to tell the brain when it is time to eat. There are many different reasons why this occurs and this will be explained throughout this essay. Before the biological process to actually make the body get up and go for food‚ the short term and long term reservoirs begin to
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PERSONAL POTRAIT: A BIOLOGICAL NARRATIVE 2 John C. Carter Capella University Dr. Janice J. Caron August 29‚ 2010 Abstract Eric Erickson is best known for his studies with psychosocial development‚ or the development of a person within a social context. Eric Erickson’s theories focused primarily on the correlation of the release of sexual tension and psychosexual development. The purpose of this paper is for the author to develop a personal portrait integrating Erickson’s developmental
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