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Which of the following are responsible for acting as a facilitator of communication between neurons?

__________ is an experiment in which participants do not know if they are in the experimental or the control group, but the experimenters do know which participants are part of which group.

The part of the autonomic nervous system that is responsible for reacting to stressful events and bodily arousal is called the __________ nervous system.

Eli is studying alone in his room late at night when he hears a loud noise downstairs. His heartbeat increases significantly and his breathing becomes shallow. He wonders if a burglar has entered the house and decides to investigate. When he gets downstairs, he discovers his cat has knocked over a plant stand. His body begins to relax and return to normal. Which part of his nervous system was responsible for putting Eli’s body on “high alert” when he did not know the source of the sound?

As a project for a psychology course, a student correlated weight and intelligence scores for 250 students. The computed correlation coefficient was .00. What did the scatterplot look like?

Operationalization is ________.

Alice has been diagnosed with spinocerebellar degeneration. The first stage of the disease involves tremors and unsteady gate. In the later stages, she will be unable to stand or walk and will be uncoordinated in her movements. This disease affects the part of the brain called the __________.

The __________ is the part of the brain responsible for the formation of long-term memories.

The area at the back of the left temporal lobe that is crucial in the ability to listen, process, and understand what others are saying is __________ area.

Dexter conducted a naturalistic observation as a project for a psychology class. He observed the interactions of parents and children at a restaurant. Many of the people he observed seemed to notice him. When Dexter described his work to his teacher, she suggested he find out more about the __________ effect.