Psy 101 Exam #1

3. Depression is associated with lower levels of this neurotransmitter.
8. Concern with how humans and animals use mental processes in adapting to their environment.
10. A part of the population group that is to be studied.
11. One of the two imagining techniques that only show images of structures within the brain.
12. A variable that is manipulated during an experiment.
15. This neurotransmitter is increased when practicing yoga.
17. The specific nervous system that consists of the brain and spinal cord.
18. An example of altered state of consciousness.
20. The Lobe of the brain that involves hearing and auditory information.

1. The brain structure that regulate Physiological functions.
2. Neurons can send signals by electrical and _________ transmission.
4. The only research method that can find a cause-effect relationship between two variables.
5. Descriptive research method that uses interviews and/or questionnaires to get information on behaviors.
6. The nervous system that is broken into two subdivisions: Automatic and Somatic nervous system.
7. Father of Psychology- (Last Name)
9. This nervous system activates your "Fight or Flight" Response.
13. The variable that is measured at the end of the experiment.
14. Branch-like structures that receive signals from other neurons.
16. The group of participants within a research study that is NOT given the treatment.
19. The number of minutes that a typical sleep cycle lasts.