I can study for my midterm the day of and still pass.
What is overconfidence?
I chose to work in a big group for my midterm project so I could rely on everyone else to do the work.
What is social loafing?
This type of learning was described by Ivan Pavlov after he dealt with dogs and their drool.
What is Classical Conditioning?
Receives signals from other neurons.
What are the dendrites?
You are so busy explaining directions to someone you don't realize that they switched shirts.
What is change blindness?
Neither the participant or the researcher know who received the drug and who received the placebo.
What is double blind?
When your feelings and thoughts are not consistent with each other you feel this.
What is cognitive dissonance?
This theorist focused on cognitive development of children.
Who is Piaget?
What is reuptake?
A child who cannot think logically but enjoys pretend play is in this stage.
What is Preoperational?
Jane Goodall studies chimpanzees in the wild.
What is a naturalistic observation?
The desire to keep decisions harmonious.
What is groupthink?
Your body slows down automatically after you are stressed.
What is the parasympathetic nervous system?
A low supply of dopamine has been linked with this disease.
What is Parkinson's disease?
A baby duckling follows its mother around because of this.
What is imprinting?
What is the placebo effect?
I buy Aveeno lotion because Jennifer Anniston advertises it.
What is peripheral route of persuasion?
When food makes a dog drool. The food is...
What is an unconditioned stimulus?
This part of the brain stores memories of fear.
What is the amygdala?
This theory explains why we perceive low-pitched sounds.
What is frequency theory?
This number falls between -1 and +1 and describes the relationship between two variables
What is correlation coefficient?
After your team loses a basketball game everyone starts throwing things and pushing each other.
What is deindividuation?
Getting paid every two weeks from your job.
What is fixed-interval schedule?
Not having enough GABA (the major inhibitory neurotransmitter) can be linked with this.
What are seizures?
A situation in which the individual pursuit of self-interest leads to collective destruction.
What is a social trap?