Neuroanatomy
Vision and Illusions
Transcendent Thinking
Critical Periods
Experimental Methods
100
The Brain and Spinal cord make up this part of the nervous system.
What is the Central Nervous System or CNS
100
Which line is longest in the Müller-Lyer illusion, the top or the bottom?
What is "neither"? They are both the same length
100
This type of thinking enables individuals to reflect on meaning beyond the moment.
What is transcendent thinking?
100
The process where your brain removes weak or unused connections between cells, called synapses.
What is synaptic pruning?
100
Which experimental variable is the one that you, the experimenter, change?
What is the independent variable?
200
This region of the human brain governs thinking, planning, movement, and impulse control.
What is the Frontal lobe?
200
This lobe of the brain is the one mainly concerned with Vision.
What is the occipital lobe?
200
This type of assessment, done at some schools in NYS (including LACS) helps build transcendent thinking in students.
What are PBATs, or Performance Based Assessment Tasks?
200
The Kitten Experiments by Hubel and Weiss revealed a critical period for developing this in animals.
What is vision?
200
A research question is considered ________________ when it can be answered through an experiment, not just research or opinion.
What is testable?
300
This part of a neuron receives signals from neurons or other parts of the body.
What is the dendrite?
300
This test, which color words are presented in mismatched ink (e.g., the word "Red" printed in blue ink) is sometimes used to gauge attention and focus.
What is the Stroop Test?
300
This brain network is active during daydreaming and reflection.
What is the Default Mode Network, or DMN?
300
La capacidad de aprender esta habilidad disminuye drásticamente después de los 15 años.
¿Qué es aprender un segundo idioma?
or
What is learn a second language?
300
Before testing human test subjects in an experiment you must first get this from them.
What is consent, or permission?
400
This excitatory neurotransmitter is involved with learning, memory, and overall brain function.
It has also contributed to Lochi's favorite neurobiology saying "I'm __________________________"
What is glutamate?
400
Rubin's Vase is an example of what type of perception?
What is figure-ground perception?
400
In 2014, this individual was the youngest person ever to win a Nobel Peace Prize and upon receiving the award said, "This award is not just for me. It is for those forgotten children who want education," exemplifying transcendent thinking.
Who is Malala Yousafzai, or Malala?
400
In general, a lack of this during a critical period results in a loss of function.
What is environmental stimulation?
400
An important part of the reflection process, after conducting an experiment, is to recognize these in your experimental method.
What are experimental biases?
500
This is the space between neurons in which neurotransmitters travel.
What is the synaptic gap or synaptic cleft? (synapse is acceptable)
500
What is the name of this "room" in which the optical illusion is taking place?
What is the Ames Room?
500
Contrary to popular belief, these are important for learning, memory and remembering what's important, not interfering with them.
What are emotions?
500
This is the age that children from the Romanian Orphanage study were found not to be able to fully recover from the effects of social deprivation.
What is 6 months of age?
500
A hypothesis is never __________________, only supported or refuted.
What is proven?