Sample answers

1. Which three neurotransmitters make up Fischer’s “love cocktail?”  For each one, state its primary function.

2. What are the key differences between a hormone and a neurotransmitter?

3. How are two ways that neurotransmitters are “cleaned up” from the synapse?

4.  What is one disadvantage of using an fMRI in research?

5.  Which research method was used in Fischer’s study of the role of neurotransmitters in passionate love?

6. What did Baumgarten find happened in the brains of participants who received higher levels of oxytocin through nasal spray?

7. What was Walum et al’s conclusion about vasopressin in humans?  What are two limitations of the research?

8.  What did Ditzen et al (2009) measure in their experiment on oxytocin?  Why was this a sensible dependent variable?

9.  What do evolutionary psychologists argue are the characteristics most associated with a history of good health and a strong immune system?

10. What is meant by the statement that MHC is inherited “co-dominantly?”