Unit 0
The method a psychologist should use if she is interested in testing whether a specific reward in a classroom situation causes students to behave better
What is an experiment?
The neurotransmitter that affects mood, hunger, sleep, and arousal
What is serotonin?
Delta waves are associated with this stage of sleep
What is NREM-3?
Shane went swimming and at first the pool felt freezing. After ten minutes, Shane said the water felt great and not cold. This is best explained by this concept.
What is sensory adaptation?
The deep affection that is felt in a long-lasting relationship is called this
What is Companionate love?
The concept in the following example:
Participants in a drug study are given an inert pill instead of the drug and behave as though they were given the drug.
What is the placebo effect?
Hormones are a part of this body system
What is the endocrine system?
Sudden attacks of overwhelming sleepiness
What is narcolepsy?
These eye structures help you identify the color of the shirt you are wearing.
What are cones?
What is normative social influence?
This research method is a descriptive technique in which one individual or group is studied in depth in the hope of revealing universal principles
What is a case study?
The action potential travels along this
The theory that says REM sleep triggers neural activity that evokes random visual memories, which our sleeping brain weaves into stories
What is activation-synthesis?
When Bob is listening to music, the sound waves cause this part of the ear to vibrate first.
What is the eardrum?
The three important predictors of attraction
What are proximity, similarity, and physical attractiveness?
These are the four ethical guidelines.
What are informed consent, debriefing, confidentiality, and protection from harm?
Brenden feels hungry. This part of the brain is most responsible for his hunger.
What is the hypothalamus?
Alcohol, barbiturates, and opiates are drugs in this category
What is depressant?
This research method would be best for conducting research on phantom limb sensations.
What is a case study?
Group projects are likely to lead to this
What is social loafing?
This is an example of what concept: the researcher pulls the names of 5 students from a hat that contained all students' names, she then interviews those selected five students
What is a random sample?
The proportion of variation among individuals in a group that we can attribute to genes
Fast breathing, relatively high heart rate, relatively high blood pressure are all characteristics of this sleep stage
What is REM?
Amber experienced the illusion of movement when looking at three stationary, adjacent, blinking lights. This effect is called...
What is the phi phenomenon?
Greg and Todd tried to buy tickets to see their favorite band, but the show had sold out before they were able to. Greg threw his laptop on the floor in anger. This is an example of this social psych concept
What is the frustration-aggression principle?