Xander decided to learn how to wrestle. On his first day of practice, a seasoned wrestler slammed the back of Xander’s head to the mat. He was shaken and reported to the trainer that he “saw stars” after he hit his head. It is likely that Xander’s __________ was temporarily affected as a result of the slam and caused him to “see stars.”

On a popular podcast, an actor describes the symptoms of anxiety he has been experiencing. He reports that the severity of the symptoms has decreased since he has been taking a drug prescribed by his therapist back in Hollywood. You conclude that the actor’s therapist is probably a __________.

Observing behavior as it happens in real-life natural settings without imposing laboratory controls is known as the __________.

Darley and Latané (1968) theorized that the presence of other people in a distressing situation decreased the likelihood that someone would receive help due to __________.

The field of biopsychology is part of the larger discipline of __________, which refers to the study of the physical structure, function, and development of the nervous system.

Psychologists who give potential employees tests that determine what kind of job those employees might best perform are interested in the goal of __________.

Which of the following is an empirical question?

Researcher Roger Sperry won a Nobel Prize for his research on epilepsy. Sperry cut through the __________, which joins the two hemispheres of the brain.

The state during which a neuron contains more negatively charged ions inside the cell than outside the cell and is NOT firing is referred to as the __________.

Aiden is trying to decide whether the shower is hot enough to step into. Hugo is listening to his MP3 player. Santiago is looking at a beautiful painting in an art museum. Which individual is using his parietal lobe?