History/Scope
This field of Psychology used introspection as its main research method
What is Structuralism?
This type of research is best for just describing a phenomenon.
What is Descriptive Research?
This part of the neuron carries the electrical signal down its length
What is the Axon?
This part of the brain is used to make new memories
What is the hippocampus?
Each Sleep Cycle Lasts this long.
What is 90 minutes?
What is humanistic psychology?
This type of research is best for finding a cause-and-effect relationship.
What is an experiment?
This part of the neuron sends messages to other neurons, muscles or brain parts.
What are the terminal branches?
This part of the brain makes sure you are aroused and alert
What is the reticular formation?
In this stage of Sleep, you are experiencing K complexes
What is Stage 2?
This major theme of psychological study says that we have a fast, automatic brain, and a slow cognitive brain.
What is dual processing?
This is the graph we use to calculate correlations?
What is a scatterplot?
During the refractory period, the neuron is in this state
What is hyperpolarization?
This part of the brain is used during fighting, fleeing, mating and feeding
What is the hypotahalamus?
You will get less of this sleep stage the longer you sleep.
What is Stage 4?
This field of psychology sought to discover why we do what we do- i.e. what are the purposes of our behaviors.
What is functionalism?
This type of descriptive research is a study of existing documents
What is archival analysis?
This is the chemical that floods the neuron during depolarization
What is Na+?
This part of the brain is a small strip that initiates body movement.
What is the motor cortex?
This is the theory of dreaming that says dreaming is random.
What is activation-synthesis theory?
This field of psychology believes that we can only study overt (outward) behavior
What is Behaviorism?
This ethical step must be completed before research begins, and keeps the participant apprised of potential costs and benefits
What is informed consent?
These are the chemical messengers released by the neuron
What are neurotransmitters?
This type of Brain Scan assesses how much sugar/glucose parts of your brain are using?
What is a PET scan?
This type of wave is present during Stages 3 and 4 Sleep
What is a delta wave?