Experimenting
Perspectives
The Brain
Rando
Sleep and Hormones
100
the scientist that conducted the teacher "shock" experiment
Who is Stanley Milgram?
100
the perspective that evaluates hereditary influences.
What is biological perspective?
100
the part of the brain mainly responsible for controlling anger and fear.
What is the amygdala?
100
the type of group in an experiment only there for comparison
what is control type?
100
the stage of sleep known as "dream sleep"
What is REM stage?
200
the group in an experiment that is constant and used only for a comparison.
What is the control group?
200
the perspective that evaluates a person's full potential.
What is humanistic perspective?
200
theory that the brain can only process a certain amount of pain
what is the Gate Theory?
200
the tendency for people to slack off when given responsibility diffused over a large group of people
what is social loafing?
200
substances that slow down brain activity
What are depressants?
300
a substance that is used to "fool" experimentees in drug testings that has no actual power.
What is a placebo?
300
the act of examining one's inner self.
What is intraspection?
300
the part of the brain responsible for controlling language and logic.
What is the left brain?
300
the opposite of external observation
what is introspection?
300
a sleep disorder that disrupts noctournal breathing
What is sleep apnea?
400
the variable that the researcher measures
what is the dependent variable?
400
the type of research where the researcher observes the subject in its natural setting.
What is naturalistic?
400
the area of the brain that when damaged would likely result in speech problems.
What is Broca's area?
400
a substance that has no power aside from the power given to it through the mind of the experimentee.
what is a placebo?
400
the stage of sleep that involves rapid eye movement
What is REM stage?
500
a study that is an in-depth analysis of a small group.
What is a case study?
500
the perspective that utilizes Maslow's hierarchy of needs
What is humanistic perspective?
500
the lobe of the brain that is responsible for the sensations of touch, warmth, etc.
What is the temporal lobe?
500
a less controllable form of observation that takes place outside of a laboratory
What is naturalistic observation?
500
hormone associated with "runner's high"
What are endorphins?
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