PSY 450 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Dependent And Independent Variables, Body Fluid, Posterior Pituitary

• School: University of Oregon
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSY 450
• Professor: Pranjal Mehta

Document Summary

Types of hormones relevant to social behavior: steroid hormones e. g. androgens, estrogens, glucocorticoids (cortisol, peptide hormones e. g. vasopressin, oxytocin, monoamine hormones e. g. norepinephrine, epinephrine. Endocrine system= all glands and tissues that produce and secrete hormones into the bloodstream. The glands can send secreted hormones to nearly every cell in the body. Behavioral endocrinology the study if how hormones alter behavior and how stimuli, contexts, and behaviors affect hormone release. Neurotransmitter: signaling molecules released by one neuron and transmitter to another neuron (travel very short distances--quickly: released in central nervous system, has more voluntary control. Steroid hormone binds with receptor protein hormone receptor complex transcription(dna) translation(rna) How hormones may affect behavior: sensory systems cns effectors likelihood of behavior hormones. Cortisol: cata(cid:271)oli(cid:272) hor(cid:373)o(cid:374)e (cid:894)(cid:862)(cid:271)reaki(cid:374)g do(cid:449)(cid:374)(cid:863)(cid:895, mobilizes glucose, a negative feedback loop, otherwise body would keep producing cortisol. Adrenal glands located on top of the kidneys.