Chapter 1: The Science of Psychology
A psychologist is interested in dopamine and its role in Parkinson’s disease. He is focusing on the ______ perspective of psychology.
What is the biological perspective?
This psychological concept refers to the idea that the structure and function of our existing brain cells constantly change and adapt
What is neuroplasticity?
What REM stands for
What is Rapid Eye Movement?
The definition of psychology
What is the scientific study of behavior and mental processes?
This part of a neuron passes electrical messages/charges away from the cell body to other neurons
What is the axon?
This is the brain structure that tells you when to wake up and when to fall asleep based on changes in the light.
Psychologist who first developed the idea of psychoanalysis
Sarah suffered a head trauma and is finding it much more difficult to walk straight and upright as a result. This brain structure of hers is most likely damaged
Our sleep-wake cycle follows this type of rhythm
What is circadian rhythm?
In an experiment, this is the main process that allows to create equal groups and control for third variables
What is random assignment?
This is the brain structure that receives and sorts through sensory information.
What is the thalamus?
This content of dreams refers to the dream itself
The three goals of psychological research
What is describe, predict, and explain behavior?
This is the brain structure most critical for survival because it supports breathing, heart rate, blood pressure, and swallowing, etc.
This concept refers to the idea that we may experience more REM on nights that we did not get enough REM the night before
REM rebound