PSY 101 (5-7) EXAM 1

These central nervous system cells wrap axons in a fatty tissue called Myelin to speed conduction down the axon.

Antibodies tagged with radioactive dye target specific proteins; can see where structures/processes are present

What brain measurement method detects electrical currents at scalp electrodes?

We use all the same brain measurement methods on humans that we use on animals.

This nervous system is responsible for autonomic arousal aka "fight or flight"

The imbalance of charged particles across the membrane sets up POTENTIAL for electrical signaling

What is an institutional review board (IRB)?

I found that wildfires & ice cream sales are correlated, but did not consider the temperature in this study. This is a:

Anterior is to posterior, as medial is to

Which could be a construct?

Respect for persons refers to

Superstition as a way of knowing is...

This subfield of psychology has to do with the mechanisms of the mind:

a p-value of less than or equal to .05 typically indicates statistical significance

This lobe of the brain is in charge of executive control, abstract thought, and action selection

How could you operationalize academic performance?

FMRI detects changes in magnetic properties from more iron/ increased oxygenated blood flow/etc.

The central nervous system contains all the nerves in your legs and arms.

This lobe of the brain is responsible for visual representation

This kind of signaling results in far-reaching, graded, systemic effects throughout the body.

This lobe of the brain is responsible for the representation of space and somatosensory processing

Temperature's effect on water consumption - the temp and water levels are the __ variable & __ variable (respectively):

this image shows a __ correlation

Intuition as a way of knowing:

Anecdotes as a way of knowing:

key features of science:

What is an axon?

Null hypothesis = "naysayer"

This is an example of:

These types of cells provide immune support for the central nervous system and deal with waste management.

This Neurotransmitter plays a central role in reward processing and motor control

Identify a gene associated with behavior;introduce gene to animal; observe changes

Which brain measurement method has better temporal resolution?

Disadvantage of surveys & questionnaires:

Experimental approaches to research can establish causation

An advantage of naturalistic observation is:

What makes research unethical?

This nervous system is responsible for bringing the external to the brain-the stuff you experience and sometimes control

What is a dendrite?

The part of neurotransmitter deactivation where transporter proteins shuttle them back into the presynaptic cell

This lobe of the brain is responsible for high level representation and memory

This neurotransmitter deals with attention and reward in the CNS and with neuromuscular junctions in the PNS

Justice refers to

Authority as a way of knowing:

This subfield of psychology has to do with diagnosing & treating mental illness:

Disadvantage of case studies:

What is an action potential?

Beneficence refers to

What is Autoreception?

The principles respect for persons, beneficence, and justice are principles outlined in...

You get a p-value of .01... this means you can:

In a study of whether sleeping with stuffed animals reduces testing anxiety, I gather 50 college students. They are the: