Brain Parts
What are the two components of the HINDBRAIN?
Brainstem + Cerebellum
A research method in which an individual or group is studied in depth is known as: ____
A case study!
An EEG is responsible for:_____
Obtaining images of the brains electrical activity
Which region of the forebrain is responsible for emotions, learning, memory, and drives.
The Limbic System
During what stage does the k-complex occur and what is it?
NREM STAGE N2 , spike in brain activity
What happens if the medulla gets injured?
Cardiovascular and raspatory functions fail (you're cooked)
What is the difference between anonymity and confidentiality?
Participants remains anonymous to the researches, while in confidentiality PII is collected but not shared to the public
Traveling by plane from Cali to New York is most likely to: _____
Disrupt your circadian rhythms
Which part of the brain is also known as the "little brain?"
Cerebellum
What disease is connected to a person experiencing little to no REM sleep?
Alzheimer's
The part of the brain most closely associated with maintaining balance and the coordination of complex sequences of movement is the: ____
The cerebellum!!
What research method could be impacted by social desirability?
Surveys
During paradoxical sleep, muscles seem paralyzed and: _____
Eyes dart about in various directions
What would happen if one lesioned the amygdala?
Emotional disruption leading to fear, aggression, and anxiety
Nightmares most frequently occur during: ______
REM
What is the reticular Activating System responsible for?
Arousal, alertness, and sleep-wake cycles
Which means of variability provides the most meaningful information about the following set of scores?
Set of scores: 12, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 17, 32
Standard Deviation
Right as you are falling asleep (NREM STAGE N1) you feel as though you are about to fall off your bed. What is this called?
Hypnagogic sensations
Which of the following glands interact(s) most directly with all of the others to help regulate body processes?
Pituitary gland
What human biological cycle is connected to the day and night cycle?
Circadian Rhythms
Which part of the brain bridges different areas of the nervous system?
PONS
What does "I Do Care About Research Participants" stand for?
Informed consent, debriefing, confidentiality, anonymity, review board, protection from harm
What is Muscle Atonia and what happens during this event?
Your understandings of objects, shapes and space comes from the: _____
The Parietal Lobe
Which two primary dream theories explain why we dream?
Consolidation Theory + Activation Synthesis Theory