Jimmy Neuron, Boy Genius
A tree grows in Nerve Town! These branchlike structures receive inputs from other neurons:
What are dendrites?
Let's talk about that. If a participant in a psychological experiment has experienced deception, one possible solution is to offer this form of counseling to them:
What is a debrief?
Bob...er, BIOLOGY, the Builder! These are the basic building blocks of heredity
What are genes?
Eye see you! This lobe is responsible for processing visual information and sits at the back of the brain:
What is the occipital lobe?
Leave me alone! In an experiment, this is the group who isn't messed with or tested:
What is the Control group?
1.21 Gigawats, Marty! This neural component supplies power to the neuron:
What is the Cell Body?
If you don't like it, then GET OUT! Researchers making it to clear participants that they can leave at any time is otherwise known as:
The Right to Withdraw
Micheal Jordan times TWO! We have 23 pairs of these threadlike structures in the nucleus of every living cell:
What are chromosomes?
Relay station! This structure of the brain relays messages from the sense organs to the cerebral cortex
What is the thalamus?
What is the independent variable?
Tofu and Bone Snake! This dynamic duo comprises (makes up) the central nervous system:
What are the brain and spinal cord?
This will only hurt...a bit... Studies designed in a way that participants are no more harmed than they would be in their day-to-day lives tries to guarantee THIS:
What is Protection from Harm?
Pay it forward! This the genetic transmission of traits from one generation to the next:
What is heredity?
Hey old brain! This structure is located at the top of the brain stem and is involved in respiration, movement, and sleep
What is the Pons?
Pass me the Erlenmeyer flask, Jesse! This method of observation occurs in a controlled setting. Just think science class!
What is laboratory observation?
White, fatty and, wrapped around the axon like deep fried cornmeal around a hot dog, this substance helps strengthen neural connections:
What is Myelin?
Care to join us? Participants are asked to participate in a study after being given complete information about the nature and purpose of a study, otherwise known as this:
What is Informed Consent?
Biology is destiny! No it isn't! Yes it is! Aaaand FIGHT! The debate between biology and environment and their influence on personality is often called this:
What is Nature vs. Nurture?
In the film "My Beautiful Broken Brain" Lotje, who suffered an hemorrhagic stroke, experienced the loss of ability to understand or express speech, otherwise known as this:
What is aphasia?
Just pretend I'm not here! This method of observation involves the study of behavior in naturally occurring situations without manipulation or control on the part of the observer:
What is Naturalistic Observation?
What is the Axon?
Call me Jeb Moggoñus! Reseachers should use fake names in order to ensure this:
What is Confidentiality?
System malfunction! Sudden and random changes in the genetic material of a cell are known as these:
What are mutations?
What is the Corpus Callosum?
Take a guess! In the scientific method, this is another term for a prediction about behavior or what the results of an experiment will be:
What is a hypothesis?