Research Methods
This type of variable is manipulated by the researcher to determine whether it causes a change in another variable.
What is the independent variable
These tiny branches of a neuron receive incoming messages from other neurons.
What are dendrites?
This stage of sleep is characterized by rapid eye movements and is most closely associated with vivid dreaming.
What is REM sleep?
Thinking about thinking.
What is Metacognition?
This is the name of NAU’s lumberjack mascot.
Who is Louie the Lumberjack?
This research method examines relationships between two variables but cannot establish cause and effect.
What is correlational research?
This part of the neuron contains the nucleus and serves as the cell's life-support center.
What is the cell body (or soma)?
The amount of sleep recommended for an ideal nap, one full cycle of sleep.
What is 90 minutes?
A mental shortcut or “gut feeling"
What is a Heuristic?
Northern Arizona University was founded in this year.
What is 1899?
A researcher flips a coin to assign participants to treatment and control groups. This process helps eliminate preexisting differences between groups.
What is random assignment?
This long, tube-like structure carries the neural impulse away from the cell body and toward other cells.
What is the axon?
This brain wave occurs only during deep sleep.
What is a Delta Wave?
According to the data presented in class, this source is where most students get their information from.
What is Tikok?
This mountain range, visible from campus, includes Arizona’s highest point.
What are the San Francisco Peaks?
This concept is the reason why a person who is taking a pill may feel like their headache is going away even if the pill is only sugar.
What is the Placebo Effect?
This fatty covering surrounding many axons increases the speed of neural transmission by insulating the neuron.
What is the myelin sheath?
This dream theory states that dreaming is merely a way for us to act out things we can’t do when we are awake.
What is Wish Fulfillment Theory?
The type of doll used to demonstrate the psychological principle of modeling.
What is a Bobo Doll?
This historic building is the oldest building on NAU’s Flagstaff campus.
What is Old Main?
This single number sums up the relationship between two things.
What is a correlational coefficient?
These small gaps between neighboring neurons allow neurotransmitters to carry messages from one cell to another.
What is the synapse (or synaptic gap)?
Researchers believe this sleep stage, is especially important for physical restoration and memory consolidation and where sleep-walking occurs.
What is slow-wave sleep (deep sleep or N3 sleep)?
The rapper who first used the word “shorty” to mean a short attractive girl in a song.
Who is Too $hort?
Before it became NAU, the university originally opened under this name.
What is Northern Arizona Normal School?