Double Blind
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This and That
100
when the participant is uninformed about which experimental treatment, if any, they are receiving
What is a blind experiment
100
Branch-like extensions of neurons are called
What is dendrites
100
The tiny bones in the middle ear are called these three names
What is the hammer, anvil and stirrup
100
A pattern of biological functioning that occurs on a roughly 24 hour cycle
What is circadian rhythm
100
The master gland of the endocrine system
What is the pituitary gland
200
which group does NOT get the experimental treatment?
What is the Control Group?
200
A brief electrical charge that travels down the axon of a neuron is called a
What is an action potential
200
This is a fluid filled tube in which sound waves trigger nerve impulses
What is the cochlea
200
Periodic uncontrollable attacks of overwhelming sleepiness
What is narcolepsy
200
A substance that can cross the placental barrier and harm an unborn child
What is a teratogen
300
The tendancy to overestimate the extent to which others share our own attitudes
What is the false concensus effect
300
Endorphins are examples of
What are neurotransmitters
300
Sounds that are not easily detected every time are said to be below our
What is absolute threshold
300
The tendancy for REM sleep to increase following REM sleep deprivation
What is REM rebound
300
This anxiety disorder occurs when a patient feels that they cannot escape an anxiety producing situation
What is agoraphobia
400
People's tendancty to exaggerate their ability to have foreseen the outcome of past events
What is hindsight bias
400
The Brain and the Spinal Cord make up this
What is the Central Nervous System
400
The diminishing sensitivity to an unchanging stimulus
What is sensory adaptation
400
Our nervous system is highly active while our voluntary muscles hardly move during this stage of sleep
What is REM sleep?
400
The body's tendancy to maintain a constant internal state
What is Homeostasis
500
Watching Chimpanzees in their own environment is an example of this kind of research method.
What is naturalistic observation
500
The reticular formation is located here
What is the brain stem
500
This theory suggests that the pitch we hear is related to the place where the cochlea's basilar membrance is stimulated
What is the Place Theory
500
Night terrors occur during this stage of sleep
What is stage 4
500
The impaired use of language is called
What is aphasia
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