The Nervous System
What are the two major divisions of the central nervous system?
What is the name for the type of explicit memory that consists of personal experiences or events?
Episodic memory
What is the approximate duration of sleep cycle?
90 minutes
What is the term used to describe the ability to cope with and manage change and uncertainty?
Resilience
The _______ is a testable prediction about the outcome of an investigation.
Hypothesis
What is the division of the autonomic nervous system responsible for activating visceral muscles, organs and glands, and preparing the body to respond to a threat or stressor?
The sympathetic nervous system
What is the name for the type of long-term memory that is unconsciously retrieved?
Implicit memory
What is the term for a type of sleep characterised by rapid eye movement, high levels of brain activity, and low levels of physical activity?
Rapid eye movement (REM) sleep
When looking at factors influencing mental wellbeing, what is the term used to describe factors that arise from within the individual?
Internal factors
The term ________ describes beliefs, theories, and practices that are mistakenly regarded as, or claim to be scientific, but are not because they do not use the methods of science
Pseudoscience
The somatic nervous system is a division of the _____ nervous system.
Peripheral
In operant conditioning, the ________ is the stimulus or event that precedes and often elicits a particular behaviour.
Antecedent
What is the term used to describe external cues from the environment that influence the circadian rhythm?
Zeitgebers
What is the term used to describe influences that enable an individual to promote and maintain high levels of mental wellbeing?
Protective factors
The __________ is the variable the researcher measures in an experiment for changes it may experience due to the effect of the independent variable.
Dependent variable (DV)
What is the name for an electrical impulse that travels down the axon of a neuron?
Action potential
In operant conditioning, _________ is the removal of an undesirable stimulus, which in turn increases the likelihood of a behaviour reoccurring.
Negative reinforcement
Which area of the hypothalamus is responsible for regulating an individual's sleep-wake patterns?
The suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN)
The term _______ describes an approach to wellbeing that considers the whole person, including their mental, physical, spiritual, and social needs.
Holistic
_______ describes any sampling technique that uses a procedure to ensure every member of the population has the same chance of being selected.
Random sampling
A ____________ is a protein molecule on the dendrites of a neuron that receives neurochemicals
In classical conditioning, the __________ is the stimulus that produces a conditioned response after being repeatedly paired with an unconditioned stimulus.
Conditioned stimulus
What is the name of the device used to to detect, amplify and record the electrical activity of the muscles responsible for eye movement?
Electro-oculograph (EOG)
What is the term used to describe the passing down and active practice of cultural knowledge, traditions, and values from generation to generation?
Cultural continuity
A _________ is an experimental design which combines elements of within-subjects and between-subjects designs.
Mixed design