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By sticking electrodes to a subject’s head, electrical signals from their brain in the form of waves, can be recorded. These brain waves represent different behavioural states or correlate with cognitive/emotional events.

A number of different techniques used to measure the activity of the peripheral or autonomic nervous system in response to different changing psychological states, such as stress.

Techniques that record the position of the eye in order to determine what someone is looking at. Can also be used to measure changes in the size of the pupils in response to specific events.

A form of questions designed to examine a person’s responses to certain situations enabling a psychologist to evaluate their mental or psychological state.

A variety of different tasks used to assess a subject’s cognitive abilities, such as their memory, planning ability, attention or use of social schema. Each task applies a control condition/s against which a subjects’ performance is compared.

Try to access the Department of Astrobiology. You’ll need a password.

Answer the questions of the Password Quiz and take the first letter of each correct answer.

You should have EIGHT LETTERS. Rearrange them into a biologically-related word. Enter the word when asked for the password and you will be able to enter the Department of Astrobiology.