Activity Handout 3 - Mrs. Short's AP Psychology Class



Activity Handout 3.1

Neurotransmitters

Find the purpose of each of the neurotransmitters listed below. Also, describe what might happen to a person if they have an excess amount or a lesser amount of the neurotransmitters.

Acetylcholine

GABA

Glutamate

Norepinephrine

Dopamine

Serotonin

Endorphin

Oxytocin

Activity Handout 3.2

What’s In Your Medicine Cabinet?

Go home and take a look in your medicine cabinet. Take out all the prescription medications. Go on the Internet and search for each of the medications. Find out what warnings there are for the medications and if they are agonists or antagonists.

Activity Handout 3.3

Which Hemisphere is It?

Read each of the below activities and then circle which hemisphere (the left or the right) controls that behavior and explain why.

1. Writing lecture notes while in class - LEFT or RIGHT

2. Watching your favorite TV show - LEFT or RIGHT

3. Catching a ball in left field - LEFT or RIGHT

4. Doing math problems for a homework assignment - LEFT or RIGHT

5. Doing a crossword puzzle in the newspaper - LEFT or RIGHT

6. Running a marathon - LEFT or RIGHT

7. Listening to a love song with your significant other - LEFT or RIGHT

8. Putting together a desk you just bought at the local office superstore - LEFT or RIGHT

9. Taking a spelling test - LEFT or RIGHT

10. Doing your yearly taxes - LEFT or RIGHT

Activity Handout 3.4

The Human Genome Project

Go to the following website:

and read about the Human Genome Project.

Next go to this website:

. Choose a topic under the heading, “Disease Intervention,” then write a one to twopage paper summarizing what you read. Also write about your thoughts on the Human Genome Project.

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