Brain
Aging
Sleep
Drugs
potpourri
100

what are the cerebral cortex referred to as?

lobes

100

psychologists call the internally programmed growth of a child what?

Maturation

100

what occurs during REM sleep?

dreaming

100

the most potent hallucinogenic drug is _____?

LSD

100

specialized receptor cells are responsible for night vision?

rods

200

What  does the EEG monitor detect? 

Electric activity in the brain

200

A newborn infant has certain automatic movements called _____?

reflexes
200

sleeping walking has been linked to what?

stress and fatigue
200

sensations or perceptions without any external cause are _____?

hallucinations

200

the cardinal rule of naturalist observation is to____?

do not disturb the participants

300

what does the brain and spinal cord makeup?

central nervous system

300

what is the goal of hospice care?

improve the quality of life

300

what stage is the deepest sleep in?

5

300

barbiturates, alcohol, valiun are classified as____?

depressants 

300

when neither the participant or the experimenter knows which group of participants is the experimental one, the study is known as a ____? 

double-blind experiment

400

Smell receptors send messages to the brain via the_____ nerve?

olfactory

400

helping other generations by passing on aquired business wisdom

generativity

400

in stage 1 people could say you are just _____?

drifting

400

marijuana is what kind of drug?

psychomatic
400

the first modern psychologist 

Wilhelm Wundt

500

during a grand mal seizure, what happens? 

uncontrolled electrical currents jump from one hemisphere of the brain to the other

500

name the correct order of stages of adjusting to dying and death as defined by elizabeth kubler-ross

denial, anger, bargaining, depression, acceptance

500

why does your body need sleep? 

to reduce stress and let your brain rest.

500

what type of drugs cause you to see things that aren't truly there?

hallucinogens

500

the four primary sensory experiences that make up taste are _____? 

sour, salty, sweet, bitter