PSY 263 - EXAM 2 (ISU) QUESTIONS WITH
COMPLETE ANSWERS
ethics - ANSWER the principles of right and wrong that guide an individual in
making decisions
correlational research - ANSWER research that seeks to identify whether an
association or relationship between two factors exists
institutional review boards (IRB) - ANSWER institution of local bodies that
reviews any kind of research that involves human participants before it happens
prevent harm and psychological stress
American Psychological Association - ANSWER review board
American Psychiatric Association - ANSWER research use, code of ethics,
ethics of animal research
American Medical Association - ANSWER code of ethics
Some Key Issues - ANSWER genetic (and other testing)
huntington's disease
human embryonic stem cell
genetic (and other testing) - ANSWER the idea of should your insurance
company be able to know results, should this be able to affect your billing? etc.
Huntington's disease - ANSWER A human genetic disease caused by a dominant
allele; characterized by uncontrollable body movements and degeneration of the
nervous system; usually fatal 10 to 20 years after the onset of symptoms.
chorea and progressive dementia
inherit one particular gene that will lead you to develop this disorder from 30's to
50's
getting a form of the gene means you get the disorder
everyone has the gene, but have to have a certain form to get the disease
,human embryonic stem cell - ANSWER stem cells are cells that have capability
to differentiate into different adult cells
stem cells from embryos are capable of becoming different kinds of cells
can you treat disorders by adding embryonic stem cells (some other countries
have looked at this)
speciesism - ANSWER the assumption of human superiority leading to the
exploitation of animals.
humans are more important than animals
arguments to justify animal research - ANSWER understanding animal nervous
systems and behavior are interesting for their own sake
as less complex organisms with less complex patterns of behavior, animals are
good models of humans
certain experiences cannot be ethically performed on humans
most understanding of human diseases and disorders and most drug treatment
for them result from research using animals
arguments against animal research - ANSWER do not know if animals have
consciousness similar to humans
unsure of how animals feel pain
animals may differ in complex and unknown way from humans...may not be a
model for humans at all
assumes a hierarchy of values among animals (including humans) (babies
versus silent animal)
practical use of animals - ANSWER national institutes of health guide for the
care and use of laboratory animals (and other NIH publications)
society of neuroscience (and other professional organizations)
american veterinary medical association (amva) - vets have their own set of
guidelines
institutional animal care and use committee (iacuc) - guidelines for animals with
backbones, people review proposed experiments
, American association for accreditation of laboratory animal care (aaalac)
U.S. department of agriculture (usda) - have policies of animal research
publish health services of U.S. department of health and human services (usphs)
methods for human research (correlational) - ANSWER post mortem exam
brocas aphasia
parkinson's disease
post mortem exam - ANSWER examination of brain from people with altered or
atypical behavior (correlational neuroanatomy)
relating what is found in the brain to the person's behavior before they died.
broca's aphasia - ANSWER damage to the frontal motor cortex
telegraphic speech like "dog hid table ate bone" seemed to be caused by
damage to left frontal lobe of the motor cortex
Parkinson's disease - ANSWER A disorder of the central nervous system that
affects movement, often including tremors.
slow movement, tremors,
dark cells in brain disappear
non-intrusive methods (some correlational, some experimental) - ANSWER
anatomical methods
electrical recordings
staining neurons
anatomical methods - ANSWER x-ray (do not give you much detail)
CAT scan or MRI (more detail)
functional MRI (fMRI) - examines blood flow/oxygen to brain areas
the more active an area of the brain, the more oxygen that will be present
electrical recordings - ANSWER EEG - brain activity wired by wires and
electrodes - brain waves, can monitor from brain and brainstem, used to see
where seizures occur
ECG/EKG - records heart activity
COMPLETE ANSWERS
ethics - ANSWER the principles of right and wrong that guide an individual in
making decisions
correlational research - ANSWER research that seeks to identify whether an
association or relationship between two factors exists
institutional review boards (IRB) - ANSWER institution of local bodies that
reviews any kind of research that involves human participants before it happens
prevent harm and psychological stress
American Psychological Association - ANSWER review board
American Psychiatric Association - ANSWER research use, code of ethics,
ethics of animal research
American Medical Association - ANSWER code of ethics
Some Key Issues - ANSWER genetic (and other testing)
huntington's disease
human embryonic stem cell
genetic (and other testing) - ANSWER the idea of should your insurance
company be able to know results, should this be able to affect your billing? etc.
Huntington's disease - ANSWER A human genetic disease caused by a dominant
allele; characterized by uncontrollable body movements and degeneration of the
nervous system; usually fatal 10 to 20 years after the onset of symptoms.
chorea and progressive dementia
inherit one particular gene that will lead you to develop this disorder from 30's to
50's
getting a form of the gene means you get the disorder
everyone has the gene, but have to have a certain form to get the disease
,human embryonic stem cell - ANSWER stem cells are cells that have capability
to differentiate into different adult cells
stem cells from embryos are capable of becoming different kinds of cells
can you treat disorders by adding embryonic stem cells (some other countries
have looked at this)
speciesism - ANSWER the assumption of human superiority leading to the
exploitation of animals.
humans are more important than animals
arguments to justify animal research - ANSWER understanding animal nervous
systems and behavior are interesting for their own sake
as less complex organisms with less complex patterns of behavior, animals are
good models of humans
certain experiences cannot be ethically performed on humans
most understanding of human diseases and disorders and most drug treatment
for them result from research using animals
arguments against animal research - ANSWER do not know if animals have
consciousness similar to humans
unsure of how animals feel pain
animals may differ in complex and unknown way from humans...may not be a
model for humans at all
assumes a hierarchy of values among animals (including humans) (babies
versus silent animal)
practical use of animals - ANSWER national institutes of health guide for the
care and use of laboratory animals (and other NIH publications)
society of neuroscience (and other professional organizations)
american veterinary medical association (amva) - vets have their own set of
guidelines
institutional animal care and use committee (iacuc) - guidelines for animals with
backbones, people review proposed experiments
, American association for accreditation of laboratory animal care (aaalac)
U.S. department of agriculture (usda) - have policies of animal research
publish health services of U.S. department of health and human services (usphs)
methods for human research (correlational) - ANSWER post mortem exam
brocas aphasia
parkinson's disease
post mortem exam - ANSWER examination of brain from people with altered or
atypical behavior (correlational neuroanatomy)
relating what is found in the brain to the person's behavior before they died.
broca's aphasia - ANSWER damage to the frontal motor cortex
telegraphic speech like "dog hid table ate bone" seemed to be caused by
damage to left frontal lobe of the motor cortex
Parkinson's disease - ANSWER A disorder of the central nervous system that
affects movement, often including tremors.
slow movement, tremors,
dark cells in brain disappear
non-intrusive methods (some correlational, some experimental) - ANSWER
anatomical methods
electrical recordings
staining neurons
anatomical methods - ANSWER x-ray (do not give you much detail)
CAT scan or MRI (more detail)
functional MRI (fMRI) - examines blood flow/oxygen to brain areas
the more active an area of the brain, the more oxygen that will be present
electrical recordings - ANSWER EEG - brain activity wired by wires and
electrodes - brain waves, can monitor from brain and brainstem, used to see
where seizures occur
ECG/EKG - records heart activity
