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KNOWLEDGE of SUBJECT MATTER:

1. define key terms used in this unit

2. explain the means by which organisms respond to their internal and external environments

3. describe the roles played by hormones in plant growth (auxins, gibberellins, cytokinins, ABA & phytochrome)
4. recall human endocrine glands and the effects of their hormones
5. draw and describe the structure of a neuron
6. recall the function of feedback mechanisms in animals
7. draw and describe nerve pathways
8. explain the organisation of the mammalian nervous system
9. describe the role played by various environmental stimuli on human behaviour
10. contrast at least two different theories that seek to explain human behaviour
11. understand and recall Piaget's developmental stages in cognition and learning
12. understand and explain Maslow's hierarchy of needs

1. compare and contrast the endocrine and nervous systems

2. analyse feedback as a homeostatic mechanism
3. investigate the requirements for perception of a variety of stimuli
4. conduct an investigation on the
5. record and interpret behaviour of a chicken (or duck) in terms of imprinting and training
6. interpret diagrams in terms of behaviour exhibited
7. classify behaviour by appropriate stimuli

1. interpret reactions of the human body in terms of feedback control systems

2. critically examine the use of controversial medical techniques (such as hormone replacement therapy, use of viagra or shock treatment)
3. evaluate the effects of prescription and non-prescription drugs on the nervous system (and body in general)
4. identify assumptions within a behavioural interpretation
5. critically examine the nature of intelligence
6. evaluate an observed behaviour according to different theories of interpretation
7. select relevant data from a behavioural study to reach a tentative conclusion