Research Methods
What is the tendency to believe, after learning an outcome, that one would have foreseen it, (hint: a type of bias)?
Hindsight Bias
Located just below the Thalamus, what brain structure governs bodily maintenance such as body temperature and hunger?
The Hypothalamus
What does the medulla control in the body?
Controls Heartbeat and Breathing
The most common sleep disorder; characterized by recurring problems of falling and staying asleep.
Insomnia
What waves are present right before we fall asleep?
Alpha Waves
What is the difference between a single blind and a double blind procedure?
Single blind: participants are ignorant toward whether they’ve received the treatment or a placebo. Double blind: both participants and staff are ignorant about whether a participant has received placebo or treatment.
What are the axon fibers connecting the two cerebral hemispheres called?
The Corpus Callosum
What is the Amygdala commonly linked to?
Emotions
This sleep disorder is most common in teenagers, occurs in stage 3 sleep, involves repeated episodes of complex motor behavior.
Sleepwalking
In what stage would a person experience hallucinations and hypnotic sensations?
NREM 1
What is a non-experimental technique in which one individual or group is studied in depth in the hope of revealing universal principles?
A Case Study
Meaning “little brain,” which deep brain structures involved in motor movements, balance, and enabling nonverbal learning and memory?
The Cerebellum
What is neuroplasticity?
The brain's ability to change by reorganizing after damage or by building new pathways based on experience.
Someone with this sleep disorder risks falling asleep at dangerous times during everyday activities and emotional moments.
Narcolepsy
What sleep stage is also referred to paradoxical sleep because the muscles are relaxed, but other body systems are active?
REM Sleep
What are the 3 elements of the scientific attitude?
Curiosity, skepticism, humility
What is the hindbrain structure and brainstem’s base which controls heartbeat and breathing?
The Medulla
What is the function of the Thalamus, located on the top of the brainstem?
It is the forebrain's sensory control center and directs messages to sensory receiving areas.
The sleep disorder characterized by acting out the content of one’s dreams while asleep; can include both vocal and mobile behaviors.
REM Sleep Behavior Disorder
What sleep stage is it difficult to awaken someone because the brain and body are in deep sleep?
NREM 3
What is illusory correlation?
Perceiving a relationship where none exists, or perceiving a stronger-than-actual relationship.
What is the central core of the brain, beginning where the spinal cord swells as it enters the skull?
The Brainstem
What is the hypothalamus function in the body?
Directs several maintenance activities, helps govern the endocrine system, and is linked into emotion and reward.
Effects of this disorder are fatigue and depression(as a result of slow-wave sleep deprivation). Can be associated with obesity especially among men.
Sleep Apnea
What stage is about 20 minutes long, and sleep spindles appear on the EEG?
NREM 2