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A testable prediction ANS - A hypothesis is:
f(MRI) ANS - Dr. Smith wants to study Alzheimer's disease and the brain. He uses _____, which provides
a detailed picture of the brain's anatomy and maps mental activity by assessing the blood's oxygen level
in the brain.
Peripheral Nervous System ANS - The nerves that carry information from the sense organs to the spinal
cord and brain, and from the spinal cord and brain to the glands and muscles, are collectively known as
the _______ nervous system.
Parasympathetic ANS - After cautiously walking home and arriving safely from her late-night class,
Mingzhu notices her heart rate slows, as does her breathing. This automatic return to a normal state is
due to the activity of the ______ system.
Behavior arises from communication among neurons ANS - According to the Neuron Doctrine proposed
by Ramon Y Cajal ______
Frontal Lobe ANS - After damage to the cerebral cortex, Joshua has impairment in planning and
organizing behavior. Where is the damage probably located?
Hippocampus ANS - Which brain structure is most often associated with the formation of memories?
(ex: name of the fortieth president or the name of your elementary school
The strength of potential action stays constant ANS - As an action potential travels along an axon from
the frontal lobe to the parietal lobe ______
Internal ANS - If a study has _____ validity, then results are due to the independent variable rather
than to confounds.
, Random Assignment ANS - If each subject in an experiment has an equal chance of being in the
experimental group, then the experiment has ________
Green Tea or Water ANS - A psychologist is interested in studying the impact of green tea consumption
on memory in older adults. Older adults are randomly assigned to drink green tea or water. Later the
researcher measures performance on a memory test. What is the IV in this experiment
Ability to memorize poetry ANS - An experimenter kept students in a hot, neutral, or cold room and
then tested their ability to memorize poetry. What was the dependent variable in this experiment?
Tells us how to produce or measure something ANS - An operational definition is a definition that ____
Representative sample ANS - If a group has the same percentage of young and old, male and female,
and educated and uneducated people as the population as a whole, then this group is a _______
Low Frequency, High Amplitude ANS - What does the electroencephalogram (EEG) record for Stage ¾
sleep (a.k.a., slow-wave sleep) look like, compared to other sleep stages?
Introspection ANS - An analysis of subjective mental experiences that require people to examine and
report on the content of their own thoughts is called _____
They are areas along the axon that speed transmission ANS - Why are the nodes of Ranvier important
structures for neural firing?
Visit instructor during office hours with official excuse ANS - Tito missed a class meeting because he
was away on a university-approved trip with the college of business. According to the syllabus what
should he do to make up the participation points he missed?
More ANS - A medication that blocks the reuptake of the neurotransmitter serotonin would lead to
_____ serotonin in the synapse
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