Exam 3: Biological Psychology

Small electrodes are pasted onto Miranda's scalp and are connected by wire to a machine that translates the electrical energy from her brain into wavy lines on a moving piece of paper. From this description, it is evident that Miranda's brain is being studied through the use of ________.

Darwin hypothesised that populations of organisms, rather than individuals, change by selective breeding with other organisms which possess some apparent advantage. This is known as

The autonomic nervous system consists of two divisions: ________ and ________.

________ refers to an organism's capacity to pass their genes on to the next generation of their species.

Endorphins are ________.