Ethics, Research, Stats
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informed consent
Name the three types of neurons
Sensory, Motor, Interneurons
Which sense is the only sense not processed first the thalamus of the brain
Smell
Your body's natural sleep/wake cycle based on an internal 24 hour clock is known as what
circadian rhythm
This part of the brain controls basic functioning such as breathing and heart rate
Brain stem
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informed assent
This neurotransmitter contributes to well being and happiness. It helps sleep cycle and digestive system regulation.
Serotonin
these cells are involved in this opponent process are red/green, blue/ yellow/ and black/white.
Ganglion cells
Hypnagogic sensations occur as one enters which stage of sleep
This lobe generally control auditory and linguistic processing and are located on the sides of the brain
temporal lobes
Procedure for statistically combining the results of many different research studies
Meta-Analysis
Describe the difference between agonists and antagonists
Antagonists - block NT from reaching post synaptic neuron
Agonists - mimic NT
Describes the degree to which stimuli need to be different for the difference be detected.
Weber's Law
This type of sleep is considered paradoxical because it produces waves similar to wakefulness, but the body is at its most relaxed.
REM sleep
These two areas of the brain that affect language are typically located in the left hemisphere.
Broca’s area (responsible for speech production) and Wernicke’s area (responsible for speech comprehension)
An inferential statistic indicating the meaningfulness of a relationship between variables - the practical significance of the findings.
Effect Size
_______ (hormone) signals you are full ______ (hormone) signals hunger
leptin and ghrelin
How we identify where sounds in our environment are coming from is known as..
Sound localization
This stage of sleep is where dreams occur
REM sleep
This lobe generally controls association areas, which process and organize information, and contains the somatosensory cortex, which processes touch sensitivity. These lobes are located near the back crown of the brain
Parietal lobe
What is the p-value for statistical significance is p<.05. What does this mean?
There is a 5% or less chance that a confounding variable is influencing the dependent variable instead of the independent variable.
When a nerve or muscle cell either responds to a stimulus with a complete, full-strength action potential, or it doesn't respond at all is known as...
Action potential
What are the two types of photoreceptor cells in the retina that convert light into signals the brain can interpret
Rods and cones
somnambulism is another name for what sleeping disorder?
sleepwalking
Which area of the brain controls the brain’s reward center as well as some voluntary movement, eye movement, and some types of learning, cognition, and emotion.
Reticular Activating System (RAS)