Statistics
Using a set of data, how do you figure out the median?
What is "List the data points in numerical order and find the data point in the "middle"?
Neurotransmitter that increases threshold for pain
what is "endorphins"?
Frontal lobe
Judgement, Planning, Rationale, Personality, Emotions (Except Anger and Fear), Voluntary Movement, Problem-Solving, Decision-making
Alcohol is a type of depressant. This psychoactive drug is agonist, antagonist or reuptake inhibitor?
What is "antagonist"
The stage of sleep associated with hallucinating
What is "Stage 1"
The measures of central tendency
What is "Mean, Median, and Mode"?
Nervous system subdivision responsible for controllable movements(you can tell yourself to flex)
Somatic Nervous System
Temporal Lobe
Processing auditory information, Language, Long-term Memory, Non-verbal language such as sign-language or expressions
A stimulant is most likely treated for which common disorders?
Sleep disorder noted for "sleep attacks"
Narcolepsy
Data that is qualitative can be differentiated from quantitative by...
What is :
Qualitative is data describe characteristics or qualities, deal with language, often subjective ex. response to open questions, detailed observations
Quantitative is data that is quantified or measured. deals with numbers, objective. ex. IQ scores, pulse rate, test scores
Subsection of the nervous system that includes BOTH parasympathetic and sympathetic nervous system
Autonomic Nervous System
Cerebellum
Muscle Memory, Coordination, Balance
A person is suffering severe pain, which type of drug will best alleviate pain?
Opiate, Amphetamine, Depressant, or Stimulant
Opiate
The only stage of sleep noted for dreaming
What is "REM Sleep"
The measures of "spread" or "deviation"
What is "range and standard deviation"
Theory of how we experience pain
Gate-Control Theory
Brain Stem
RAS, Medulla, Pons
Tolerance is built by...
What is "repeated exposure to a substance"
Stage of sleep with delta waves
Stage 3
A negative skewed distribution can be described by
What is "the tail faces the left"
This protects the axon allowing for action potential
Myelin Sheath
The two association areas
What is "Broca's Area and Wernicke's Area"
Meth mouth is caused by activation of what part of the nervous system (be specific!)
What is "Sympathetic Nervous System"
Stage of sleep that also has alpha and theta waves BUT is remembered for sleep spindles
Stage 2
A normal distribution has a distribution of data that is described by what percentage points?
34% to the left and right of the mean, median, mode, followed by
13.5% on the left and right side, followed by 2%, followed by .1%
An SSRI works by...
Blocking the reuptake of serotonin
In a split brain patient, if a ball is flashed in the RIGHT visual field, will the patient be able to name them?
What is "No, they will not because the left hemisphere is primarily for language production. "
A hallucinogen causes visual and auditory hallucinations. Which neurotransmitter is linked with hallucinations
What is "Dopamine" (schizophrenia)
Sleep disorder remembered for acting out the dream
"REM Behavior Disorder"