Research Methods
Brain
NT and Nervous System
Learning
Memory
100
List three types of research designs.

Experiment

Survey

Case Study

Observation

Correlation

Longitudinal

100
The hippocampus is responsible for:
Memory
100
What are the 4 main parts of the neuron?

Cell Body (Soma)

Dendrites

Axon

Terminal Buttons (Branches)

100
Classical Conditioning and Operant Conditioning both represent learning by:
Association
100
Flashbulb memories are likely to occur for ___________ events.

a. positive emotional

b. negative emotional

c. distinctive

d. All of these

d. All of these
200
Describe 1 of the 2 main reasons an operational definition is used in research.

An operational definition allows anyone to replicate the experiment in the exact same way.

It also allows for an objective description of how a variable will be measured.

200
If a person's 2 brain hemispheres cannot communicate it is likely that the __________ has been severed.
Corpus Callosum
200
Myelin sheath can ______ up the message traveling down the axon.
Speed up
200
Explain systematic desensitization and it's relationship to classical conditioning.

Systematic Desensitization: treatment for anxiety by teaching deep relaxation.

Exchanging one Conditioned response (fear) for a more adaptive Conditioned response (relaxation) by pairing the CS with the new CR.

200
What are 2 ways you can improve your encoding of information?

Pay attention

Rehearse

Elaborate

Use imagery

Practice early and often

Make material meaningful

300

If I am trying to answer the following question: Does the vitamin increase IQ in humans?

The IV (independent variable) is ______________.

The DV (dependent variable) is _______________.

IV: vitamin

DV: IQ

300
The 4 lobes of the cerebral cortex are:

Frontal

Parietal

Occipital

Temporal

300
Botox, an ACh antagonist acts by:
Blocking the release of ACh, thereby causing paralysis.
300
When a child walks out into the street without looking, a mother may spank the child. The spanking is a form of ____________ ____________ (2 words).
Positive Punishment
300

I can't remember my new boss' name because I keep thinking of my past boss' name.

This is an example of _______ ________ (2 words).

Proactive Interference (old info gets in the way of the new info)
400

I want to measure the attitudes of college students across the USA on political beliefs. In order to do this I will be surveying SC college students.

What is the population?

What is the sample?

Is this sample random?

Population: All USA college students

Sample: SC college students

This sample is NOT random.

400
The somatosensory cortex processes __________ and is located at the front of the ___________.

The motor cortex processes info about ______________ and is located just behind the ___________.

Body Sensations

Parietal Lobes

Voluntary Movement

Frontal Lobes

400
The brain's nature morphine is:
Endorphins
400
Provide an example of a variable-interval reinforcement schedule.
Example: After a job is complete (maybe 1 day, maybe 5 days, maybe 5 weeks).
400
Describe what is meant by "serial position effect".
Tendency to recall things at the beginning (primacy effect) and end (recency effect) of a list or event. We forget the middle.
500

The APA (American Psychological Association) addresses ethical issues in research. What are 4 important issues the APA and IRB (Institutional Review Board) deal with?

Describe what the implications are of each

Informed consent - all participants must know what their participation will involve and the potential risks

Confidentiality - researchers are responsible for keeping all data completely confidential and if possible anonymous.

Debriefing - after the study is complete, a researcher should tell the participants the purpose of the research and the methods used.

Deception - deception should only be used when the benefits outweigh the risks and there is no other way to test the hypothesis.

500
If a cop pulls you over for speeding, he will ask for your license and registration.

If you are having trouble understanding what he is saying you probably have damage to the _________ area.

If you have trouble answering him, you probably have damage to the ____________ area.

Wernicke's Area

Broca's Area

500
An action potential is ______________ and operates on the ___________ principle that says ___________.

a positive electrical charge that moves down the axon

All-or-none Principle

if threshold is met, then the message will travel down the axon

500
The term "preparedness" in learning refers to:
The biological predisposition to learn in certain ways but not others.
500

How is information encoded in each of the following memory "bins" :

Sensory Memory

Short-term/Working Memory

Long-term Memory

Sensory Memory: Copy (snapshot)

Short-term/Working Memory: Phonemic (chunks, segments)

Long-term Memory: Semantic (meaning)

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