Social Motivation & BioPsych

What are some of the functions of aggression?

Men are more violent than women.

In the scenario that a house is burning down and they can save only one person, people are most likely to save...?

[blank_start]Hot Empathy:[blank_end] When we actually feel the emotion another person appears to be having, sometimes called empathetic distress. We may help in order to reduce our own distress. [blank_start]Cognitive Empathy:[blank_end] Seeing and understanding a persons suffering but not necessarily feeling it.

What is the average resting potential of a neuron?

Depolarisation makes a neurons internal voltage...

[blank_start]Absolute Refractory Period:[blank_end] The interval in which the cells resist making further action potentials. [blank_start]Relative Refractory Period:[blank_end] A period when an action potential can occur, but requires a stronger stimulus to reach threshold.

What are the three main categories of hormones?

A tract or nucleus is found in the [blank_start]CNS[blank_end] whereas a nerve or ganglion is general in the [blank_start]PNS[blank_end].

What are some of the functions of the Pons?