Intro to Psych
This is the main goal of studying psychology — to better understand this organ.
What is the brain?
Psychology is a science because it relies on this kind of evidence.
What is empirical evidence?
Biopsychology studies how this influences behavior.
What is biology?
This planet is known as the “Red Planet.”
What is Mars?
These receive messages from other neurons.
What are dendrites?
The brain is protected by this bony shell.
What is the skull?
These are specialized cells that detect stimuli.
What are sensory receptors?
Forensic psychology applies psychology to this system.
What is the justice system?
Psychology helps improve this type of thinking that involves analyzing information rigorously.
What is critical thinking?
Deductive reasoning goes from the general to this type of conclusion.
What is specific?
These cells carry messages throughout the body.
What are neurons?
In literature, this famous detective lives at 221B Baker Street.
Who is Sherlock Holmes?
The space where neurotransmitters cross between neurons is called this.
What is a synapse?
This part of the brain coordinates movement and balance.
What is the cerebellum?
The receptors in the nose that detect odors are called this.
What are olfactory receptors?
This field studies how mind and body work together in athletes.
What is sports and exercise psychology?
Pop psychology often confuses this with causation.
What is correlation?
The phrase “if-then” best describes this part of the scientific method.
What is a hypothesis?
The fatty layer that insulates axons is called this.
What is the myelin sheath?
This chemical element’s symbol is “K.”
What is potassium?
This neurotransmitter is linked to movement and motivation.
What is dopamine?
This large part of the brain is responsible for conscious thought.
What is the cerebrum?
These cells in the ear convert sound vibrations to neural signals.
What are hair cells?
This gland is called the “master gland” of the endocrine system.
What is the pituitary gland?
Psychology began as a subfield of these two subjects.
What are biology and philosophy?
This type of study follows the same group over time.
What is a longitudinal study?
The study of gene expression changes caused by environment is called this.
What is epigenetics?
This Shakespeare play features the line, “To be or not to be.”
What is Hamlet?
Too much of this excitatory neurotransmitter can lead to seizures.
What is glutamate?
The “gray matter” of the brain is known as this outer layer.
What is the cerebral cortex?
The retina contains rods for low light and these for color vision.
What are cones?
This structure in the sheep brain looks like a “tree.”
What is the arbor vitae?
This scientific attitude requires openness but not gullibility.
What is being open-minded?
A fake treatment used to test the power of belief is called this.
What is a placebo?
This term refers to your genetic makeup.
What is genotype?
This team won the first superbowl in 1967.
Who are the Green Bay Packers?
Low levels of serotonin are associated with this disorder.
What is depression?
This lobe processes vision.
What is the occipital lobe?
Sensory overload occurs when this happens.
What is too much sensory input for the brain to process?
This part of the sheep brain connects to the front and carries smell information.
What is the olfactory bulb?
The debate about traits being innate or learned is called this.
What is nature vs. nurture?
This is where scientific studies are published
his term refers to observable traits.
What is phenotype?
This band is considered the best selling of all time.
Who are the Beatles?
This disease involves low dopamine levels and affects movement.
What is Parkinson’s disease?
This brain structure acts as a relay station for sensory information.
What is the thalamus?
This type of receptor detects pressure and vibration in the skin.
What is a mechanoreceptor?
The olfactory system is directly linked to these two emotional/memory centers.
What are the hippocampus and amygdala?