Research Methods
Correlational research methods are largely represented by this type of graph.
What are scatterplots?
Broca's area was largely researched by this major psychologist.
Who is (Paul) Broca?
The Cones in our eye detect these three colors.
What are Blue, Green and Red?
This neurotransmitter is most commonly associated with learning and memory, and it is ironic if you forgot what it is!
What is glutamate?
Mr. MacKinnon took classes at Westfield State with these two co-workers. (50 pts/correct)
Who are Ms. Martel and Mr. Tryon?
In a study on the impact of alcohol on a participants' driving ability, a potential confounding variable could be ___________________. (Any correct answer earns points)
What is prior alcohol tolerance? (Example)
This region of the brain can sometimes be analogized to a telephone operator, a post office, or air traffic control, directing incoming sensory information to the right region of the brain.
What is the Thalamus?
This stage of sleep paradoxically has the highest level of brain activity, despite being the stage of sleep where we actually rest.
What is REM?
"Achoo!" You should take Claratin or Zyrtec, both of which are anti-_________, responsible for reducing this neurotransmitter response.
What are histamines?
Before becoming the director of HCSS high school, Mrs. Trudeau used to teach this subject and grade level.
What is 8th grade science?
In the Milgram study, what the dependent variable could be operationally defined as _______________________.
What is the amount of shock administered by the subject in volts?
This hemisphere of the brain is associated with creative and artistic ability.
What is the Right Hemisphere?
This form of deafness is most commonly associated with an issue with the cochlea or auditory nerve.
What is sensorineural deafness?
After giving birth, new mothers will frequently experience a shift in this neurotransmitter/hormone, causing increased feelings of trust and bonding with their newborn.
What is Oxytocin?
Before Annex 2 existed, this building used to be in the location where rooms 141 - 155 are.
What is a Greenhouse?
In a research study aiming to examine the role that a cancer diagnosis plays in causing delay in reaction time among patients between the ages of 50 and 65, this research method would be the best option.
What is a quasi-experiment?
Transduction in the ear takes place in this small organ.
What is the cochlea?
This sense is maintained by the semicircular canals. (Need both names, 200 pts/correct answer)
What is Balance / Vestibular Sense?
"I'm full" you say, as this hormone sends feedback to your brain, telling you to stop eating.
What is leptin?
These two teachers were born on the same day, in the same year, in the same hospital. (200 / Correct Answer)
Who are Mr. Kvarnstrom and Mr. Fanning?
Naturalistic Observations avoid this confounding variable in research, which explains that people have the tendency to behave differently when they know they are being observed.
What is the Hawthorne Effect?
The correct order in which sound is processed by the ear is ____________. (List all parts of the ear in order)
What is Pinna - Auditory Canal - Eardrum - Ossicles - Cochlea - Auditory Nerve
Afterimages in vision are best explained by this theory of color vision.
What is the opponent-process theory?
During neurotransmission, the polarization of the neuron is allowed to happen due to these locations in the neuron.
What are the nodes of Ranvier?
The distance between HCSS High School and HCSS Middle School as the crow flies is this many miles. (Closest wins)
What is 6.99 miles?