words idk final Flashcards
false start
unable to duplicate og research’s findings
confirmation bias
selectively paying attention to info that is consistent with our beliefs + ignoring info that is consistent
applied research
designed to solve specific practical problems
hypothalamus
controls many basic biological drives sex, temp, eating, drinking, aggression, expression of emotion, hormonal secretions
basal forebrain
regulates sleep
alpha waves
drowsy and sleepy
anandamide
neuromodulator
SCN
hypothalamus, brains clock, controls pineal gland, secretes melatonin,
restoration model
sleep recharges our rundown bodies
compensatory responses
reactions opposite to that of a drug
activation-synthesis theory
during REM sleep the brain bombards our higher brain centres with random neural activity