Unit 3: Topics 1&2
These are the two main parts of the nervous system.
*Double points for further classification of components of each.
Central and Peripheral Nervous Systems
What car does Mr Williams drive?
Burgundy Toyota Landcruiser 80 series
This type of learning occurs when a neutral stimulus becomes associated with a reflexive response.
Classical conditioning.
What are episodic memories?
Peronalised memories of events, which may be related to knowledge of facts if the memory is also of how you learnt it.
What is cognitive dissonance?
uncomfortable feeling when beliefs and behaviours may not match - may alter beliefs to match behaviours.
What are Mr Williams' kids names?
Kai and Summer
Define the reciprocity principle?
People tend to feel obligated to return favours after people do favours for them.
This form of learning is based on the consequences of behaviour, such as rewards or punishments.
Operant conditioning
The LOP model of memory focuses on what?
depth of processing involved in memory
What is Confirmation bias?
is the tendency to search for, recall and interpret information to suit already held beliefs.
Describe the function of dopamine.
The feel good hormone: pleasure and reward
What does GAM stand for?
General aggression model
What high school did Mr Williams go to?
Mountain Creek
What brain structure is important as an early storage place for long–term memory, and is involved in the transition of long–term memory?
The Hippocampus
What is the difference between prejudice and discrimination?
Prejudice is an unfavourable attitude towards a group of people.
Discrimination is prejudice expressed through behaviour.
Identify the three parts of the brain involved in voluntary movement.
Basal ganglia (planning), cerebellum (panning and execution) and primary motor cortex (execution)
Identify Duck's stages of relationship dissolution
intrapsychic, dyadic, social, grave-dressing, resurrection
Social learning theory describes what?
The way in which people acquire certain behaviours by watching and learning from role models; the initial focus of observational learning
How many tattoos does Mr Williams have?
4
How old is Mr Williams?
41
When interfered with, this neurotransmitter contributes to Alzheimers’ disease.
Acetylcholine
What team does Mr Williams support?
Chelsea
What is vicarious reinforcement?
A theory that individuals are more likely to engage in a behaviour or activity if they witness another individual being rewarded for that activity or behaviour.
What is proactive interference?
Old learning inhibits encoding and storage of new material
frustration-aggression theory is also known as?
Scapegoating