Messages from the brain to the muscles and glands in the body begin their journey in the __________.

The magazine Desperate Wives publishes a survey of its female readers called “The Sex Life of the American Wife.” It reports that 87 percent of all wives like to make love in rubber boots. A more accurate title for this survey would be __________.

Researchers must report their results completely whether the hypothesis was supported or not. Complete reporting is necessary for the purpose of __________.

__________ is a system used for reducing bias and error in the measurement of data.

The hormone released by the pineal gland that reduces body temperature and prepares you for sleep is __________.

“There is no life outside this solar system, and nothing you can say will change that fact!” Which criterion of critical thinking does the person who made this statement lack?

In the statement “Critical thinking requires reasoned judgments,” the word reasoned means __________.

As Li Min is walking across campus, a car swerves toward her. Her heart races and sweat breaks out as she jumps out of harm’s way. This mobilization of energy is due to the action of Li Min’s __________ nervous system.

Systematically collecting data in real-world environments is the essence of which descriptive research method?

In order to study parts of an animal’s brain, researchers may sometimes deliberately damage a part of the brain. They accomplish this by placing into the brain a thin insulated wire through which they send an electrical current that destroys the brain cells at the tip of the wire. This technique is called __________.