1.1 Heredity and the Environment
the best research method to establish the differences between two people
The category of drug that alcohol fall into
What is a depressant?
the lobe of the brain responsible for understanding sounds
What is the temporal lobe?
this is the last stage of the sleep cycle
What is REM?
these two senses work together when eating food
What is smell and taste?
the interaction of the genetics and environment on a person's behavior
the nervous system responsible for the fear response of the body?
What is the sympathetic nervous system?
the lobe of the brain responsible for processing sensory information
there are three types of this kind of sleep
What is NREM?
this sense allows a person to know their exact body position without looking at their body
What is kinesthesis?
a research method that gathers as much information about its subjects as possible
What is a case study?
the nervous system responsible for calming the body down
What is the parasympathetic nervous system?
the part of the brain that is cut in half during a split-brain procedure
What is the corpus callosum?
this sleep disorder includes symptoms like frequent waking, loud snoring, pauses in breathing and daytime sleepiness
What is sleep apnea?
examples of this include informed consent, confidentiality, deception, and lack of harm
What are research ethics?
this case study found that identical twins raised together or apart have the chance of being similar or different
What is the Minnesota Twin Study?
the drugs that block the reabsorption of neurotransmitters in the synapse during neural transmission
What are reuptake inhibitors?
What is the hippocampus?
symptoms of this include excessive fatigue, concentration problems, and mood swings
What is sleep deprivation?
in an experiment this is the group that does not receive the treatment or intervention being tested
What is the control group?
the idea that a characteristic is more likely to be passed on if it allows for a greater chance of survival
What is natural selection?
the bodily process includes membrane potential and threshold
What is neural transmisson?
the part of the brain that assists in speech production
What is Broca's area?
this theory of dreams states that they are the brains attempt at making sense of meaningless patterns of brain activity during sleep
What is activation-synthesis?
a controlled research method that allows the researcher to establish cause and effect relationships in behavior or mental processes
What is an experiment?