The scientific study of behavior and mental processes
100
Gerontologists are involved in the study of what?
Aging
100
What is an androgynous role?
Combines traditional male and female characteristics
100
What does an EEG monitor?
Electrical activity in the brain
100
What are the three types of meditation?
Breathing, transcendental, mindfulness
200
What is a hypothesis?
Testable prediction that gives direction to research
200
What reflex helps an infant find food?
Rooting reflex
200
What is the correct order for the stages of dying according to Elizabeth Kuble-Ross
Denial, anger, bargaining, depression, acceptance
200
In the nature-nurture question, nature refers to what?
Biological makeup
200
The _________ theory of pain states that pain can be lessened by shifting attention away from the pain impulse.
Gate control
300
Neither the researcher nor the subjects know whether or not they have received the drug studied or a placebo. This is an example of what type of experiment?
Double-Blind Experiment
300
According to Jean Piaget, which term refers to a child’s attempt to understand something new by fitting it into an existing schema?
The absolute threshold is the ___________ that a person can detect half of the time.
Weakest amount of a stimulus
400
Which measure of central tendency is the most frequent score of a distribution of scores?
Mode
400
The concept of adolescent identity categories is associated with which researcher?
James Marcia
400
The four most prevalent chronic diseases of the elderly are what?
Hypertension, heart disease, diabetes and arthritis
400
When a person is frightened, epinephrine and norepinephrine are released into the bloodstream from what gland?
Adrenal Gland
400
What are the four primary sensory experiences that make up taste?
Sour, salty, bitter and sweet
500
A psychologist studying such matters as how to select a trial jury or the reliability of eyewitnesses would most likely be a ______________ psychologists.
Forensic
500
What types of things to adolescents turn to their peers for?
Fashion, music, hobbies, interests
500
What is thanatology?
Study of dying and death
500
Sensations or perceptions without any external cause are called what?
hallucinations
500
Why do you not constantly feel your clothing on your body?