PSYCHOLOGY FALL FINAL

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Across
  1. 2. A sleep disorder characterized by sudden awakenings from deep sleep with intense fear, but little memory of the events
  2. 4. drugs that reduce neural activity & slow body functions
  3. 5. A disorder characterized by persistent difficulty falling or staying asleep.
  4. 7. scientific study of behavior & mental (cognitive) processes
  5. 9. anything that changes or “varies” within or between individuals
  6. 10. subsets of the population; small amounts of the population
  7. 11. A rare condition where a person falls asleep suddenly and uncontrollably, even during the day
  8. 14. prediction based on research i.e., experiment being conducted; specific, informed
  9. 16. Found in coffee and tea, this stimulant increases alertness by blocking adenosine receptors in the brain
  10. 19. located on either side of the brain above the ears e.g., hearing, speech, memory
  11. 20. located behind the ears e.g., sensory processing, attention, sensory strip (pain + temperature)
  12. 21. something that can be observed & measurable e.g., running, swimming
  13. 22. thinking that does not blindly accept arguments & conclusions
  14. 23. Over time, a person may need larger doses of a drug to achieve the same effect
  15. 24. What type of debt contributes to high blood pressure, irritability, & premature aging
  16. 25. almond shaped e.g., has to do with “Fear or Flight”
Down
  1. 1. located behind the forehead & between the temples e.g., personality, emotions
  2. 3. helps regulate the sleep-wake cycle
  3. 6. e.g., eyes in the back of the head
  4. 8. method of learning about the world through the application of critical thinking
  5. 12. individual whose prefrontal cortex was deteriorated when an iron rod went through his frontal lobe e.g., personality changed, became an alcoholic
  6. 13. chemical substances that alters perceptions, mood, or behavior
  7. 15. attached to the rear of the brainstem that controls voluntary movement & balance
  8. 17. This unintentional speech error is theorized to reveal unconscious thoughts Hint: Calling a current partner by one’s ex’s name.
  9. 18. makeup of the entire group; interest related on study