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Biology of Psychology
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100

In this type of a procedure, neither the participants nor the researcher giving the treatment knows which group is receiving which treatment. 

What is a double - blind procedure? 

100

This part of our brain stem is crucial for heart rate and breathing. 

What is the medulla? 

100

This refers to the idea that we only focus on a small part of what is going on around us at a given moment. 

What is selective attention?

100

During this second stage of prenatal development, the baby begins crucial organ development and lasts roughly from week 3 to week 8. 

What is the embryonic stage? 

100

This is one of the countrys that Mr. Meyaard has spent at least than 2 days in outside of the United States. 

What is South Africa, Lesotho, Ethiopia, Israel, & Dominican Republic?

200

The most commonly occurring data point is called this. 

What is the mode? 

200

These types of neurons travel out of the brain and to various body parts when our brain tells a body part to move.

What are motor (efferent) neurons?

200

This style of problem solving acts as a shortcut. It is quick but prone to error. 

What is a heuristic?

200

The culturally preferred timing of social events is referred to as this. 

What is social clock? 

200

This popular novel written by Paulo Coelho was the most recent book Mr. Meyaard finished reading. 

What is "The Alchemist"? 

300

One important part of today's ethical code includes the researchers obtaining this prior to a subject being a part of their study. 

What is informed consent? 

300

The endocrine system uses these messengers which are released by various glands throughout the body. 

What are hormones?

300

A momentary auditory memory, it lasts roughly 3 - 4 seconds. 

What is echoic memory? 

300

One of Erikson's stage of development during which we develop a self confidence in our abilities or an inferiority complex. Occurs between 6 years old up to puberty. 

What is competence vs. inferiority? 

300

This actor played J. Robert Oppenheimer in the 2023 biographical drama film "Oppenheimer".

Who is Cillian Murphy? 

400

This percentage of the data falls within 2 standard deviations of the mean in a normal curve. 

What is 95%?

400

This hemisphere tends to be more emotional, creative, non - verbal, and adventurous. 

What is the right hemisphere? 

400

Try touching two pencils together with one eye closed and you will notice the usefulness of this binocular depth cue. 

What is retinal disparity? 
400

A parenting style considered "too soft" by psychologists. 

What is permissive? 

400

This is the most commonly used password in the world.

What is 123456? 

500

A graph that shows two distinct modes or peaks in the data can be described as this type of distribution. 

What is a bimodal distribution? 

500

The two different part of the peripheral nervous system are referred to this and this. 

What are the autonomic and somatic? 

500

Did this really happen or did I dream it? Did I read that in a book or see it in a movie? Asking these types of questions demonstrate this classic memory error. 

What is source amnesia? 

500

This is the number of morphemes in the word "Desirability". 

What is 3? 

desire + able + ity

500

This is precisely what Mr. Meyaard had for breakfast this morning. 

Probably one of the following:

4 scrambled eggs with feta cheese & hot sauce

4 over easy eggs with parmesan cheese & hot sauce

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