How Does the Water Temperature of the Frog’s Environment Affect Its Physiological Factors? Defining the Problem and Selecting Variables In the investigation of "how does the water temperature of the frog’s environment affect its physiological factors"‚ the dependent variable is the frog’s physiological factors‚ the independent variable is the water temperature of the frog’s environment‚ and the relevant controlled variable is the frog’s body temperature‚ heart rate‚ breathing rate‚ and blood pressure
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Human Physiology/Senses ← The Nervous System — Human Physiology — The Muscular System → Senses Are the physiological methods of perception. The senses and their operation‚ classification‚ and theory are overlapping topics studied by a variety of fields. Sense is a faculty by which outside stimuli are perceived. What are Senses? We experience reality through our senses. A sense is a faculty by which outside stimuli are perceived. Many neurologists disagree about how many senses
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Physiological Effects of Ventolin Ventolin is a brand name of the drug albuterol sulfate HFA‚ and its generic name is adrenergic bronchodilator. It is mostly taken as an inhalator‚ but can also be taken as tablets or syrup. It treats the symptoms of bronchospasms. Bronchospasm is an abnormal contraction of the smooth muscle of the bronchi‚ narrowing and obstructing the respiratory airway‚ resulting in coughs‚ wheezing or difficulty in breathing. The chief cause of this condition is asthma
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Describe the role of situational and dispositional factors in explaining behavior Both situation and dispositional factors play a significant role in people explaining behavior. (in that they guide the judgment on both our actions and people’s actions.) Attribution theory‚ known as how people interpret and explain behavior in the social world‚ is closely related to these two factors. People tend to attribute behavior depending on their roles as actors or observers‚ known as the actor-observer effect
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Describe the factors that influence the effectiveness of interpersonal communication Interpersonal communication This process of sharing ideas and feelings between individuals. This can be improved through appropriate knowledge practices‚ feedback and reflection. Cultural influence Culture is referred to as customs‚ language‚ arts of a particular region. It includes learned values‚ beliefs and behaviors common to a group of individuals. Culture can be strong barrier to interpersonal communication
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Describe lifestyle factors that have an effect on health Physical activity Physical activity is any activity that enhances or maintains physical fitness and overall health. The benefits of exercise include: strengthening muscles and cardiovascular system‚ weight loss or maintenance. Frequent and regular exercise boosts the immune system and reduces the chance of illness. Stress Stress is a state of mental or emotional strain resulting from difficult circumstances. Stress can be caused by many
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"When a person glimpses the face of a famous actor‚ sniffs a favourite food or hears the voice of a friend‚ recognition is instant. Within a fraction of a second after the eyes‚ nose‚ ears‚ tongue or skin is stimulated‚ one knows the object is familiar and whether it is desirable or dangerous. How does such recognition‚ which psychologists call preattentive perception‚ happen so accurately and quickly‚ even when the stimuli are complex and the context in which they arise varies? Much is known about
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The Genetics of Hunger Shaleigh Johnson SCI 207 Dr. Christina Luecke October 31‚ 2011 Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) alone cannot solve world hunger‚ or malnutrition‚ because malnutrition does not stem from a lack of food but what is contained in the food. Other issues to be considered would be agricultural sustainability‚ economics and politics. In order to solve world hunger‚ these issues must be fully addressed before GMOs
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Diana Beharry PSY350: Physiological Psychology Alzheimer’s Disease Professor Candice Ward March 20‚ 2011 Introduction In 1901‚ a fifty one year old woman named Frau Auguste D. was admitted to a psychiatric hospital in Frankfurt‚ Germany. She had an unusual bunch of symptoms. While she had no history of prior psychiatric illness‚ her husband had noticed that Frau D. was becoming increasing paranoid‚ hallucinatory‚ agitated‚ disoriented‚ and having increasing difficulties with language functions
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Fear is an emotion that is extremely common among every species‚ but does it affect the body and not just the brain? How does one person react to the rush of chemicals in the brain all stemmed from being afraid? Fear is often linked to “stress” and “stress” is often linked to many medical conditions. Being afraid can cause large adrenaline rushes that cause strange side affects. Fear goes under many names‚ anxiety‚ panic‚ and horror all different branches from fear. Fear can also effect different
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