Instructions: By now you have read Chapter 3: Biopsychology. You job for this assignment is to answer the following personal application/critical thinking questions that pertain to topics in chapter 3. Each answer needs to be a minimum of 3 sentences to received full credit.
Questions:
- Explain the role of the brain and of the spinal cord.
- Have you or someone you know ever been prescribed a psychotropic medication (ex: anti-anxiety meds)? If so, what side effects were associated with the treatment?
- Share an example of a phenotype you or someone you know has (ex: blue eyes). Which side of the family did that phenotype likely originate (ex: father’s side)?