Here are some suggestions to guide your studying for our first exam:
You should
know the basic information on the field of biopsychology and its
subareas presented in class, including the related fields and
careers, including Table 1.2
in the linked first assigned reading.
You should be familiar with the specific research methods and
terminology that we mentioned (AND those covered in the assigned
pages in the Research Methods or linked in the reading column of
the syllabus).This includes things like the different types of
brain imaging (and the examples linked to the syllabus).
Our little genetics quiz and genetics family assignment already
"tested" your understanding of Mendelian genetics, but the other
genetics topics in lecture or the assigned genetics readings
will be on the test.
This includes:
structure of DNA and genes
our genetics videos
genetics terminology (nucleotide bases, mutations or SNPs, gene
expression, polygenic, etc)
sex-linked genes
sex-limited genes
heritability estimates
the genetics of and characteristics of the 2 genetic disorders we
covered (PKU and Huntington's disease and the extra pages assigned
on these)
nature-nurture (heredity-environment) interaction
genetic research strategies (family and twin research, adoption
research)
epigenetics and the epigenome and how it influences the genes on
the DNA of chromosomes
Consider the Brain
Game Neuroanatomy Notes assignment an extension of this
studylist - I won't re-list all those terms here since hopefully
you are already working on the assignment.
Remember I'll be collecting the assignment Monday before our test
so you may want to make yourself a second copy.