Types of Studies
Type of research that focuses on one unique individual
What is a case study?
This is a tiny part of the brain that is important for processing emotions, especially fear
What is the amygdala?
This part of the eye is important for processing color
What are cones?
Your ability to recall important dates like 1776 is what kind of memory?
What is semantic memory?
Type of research that uses one group of participants over a long period of time
What is a longitudinal study?
This neurotransmitter is crucial for social bonding and trust
What is oxytocin?
This thick bundle of nerve fibers connects the left and right hemispheres
What is the corpus callosum?
This color theory explains vision through opposing pairs (ie red and green)
What is Opponent-Process Theory?
The time in one's life often considered to be the peak of cognitive abilities
What is middle adulthood?
Only type of study in which the researcher manipulates the independent variables
What is an experiment?
Sometimes called the "happy chemical;" too little is connected to depression
What is serotonin?
This group of structures regulate emotions, behavior, motivation, and memory
What is the limbic system?
Your brain's ability to focus on one sound in a noisy environment
What is Cocktail Party Effect?
This is the first, fleeting stage of memory that lasts a fraction of a section to a couple of seconds - important for quickly taking in sights, sounds, smells, etc.
What is sensory memory?
Type of research that gathers data and then measures the statistical relationship; cannot prove causality
What is correlational research?
This neurotransmitter is essential for the body's "fight or flight" response
What is norepinephrine?
Located near the junction of the temporal, parietal, and occipital lobes; crucial for language comprehension
What is Wernicke's Area?
What is the normal gap in vision where the optic nerve connects to the retina?
What is the blind spot?
What is Conservation?
Combines results of multiple studies on the same topic to find overall patterns
What is meta-analysis?
This neurotransmitter is used most often in the classroom when a student is using muscles to write, pay attention, and learn
What is acetylcholine?
This neural network controls arousal an alertness - especially for sleep and wake cycles
What is the Reticular Activating System?
The ability to notice a change in a stimulus is a constant proportion of the original stimulus intensity. (The stronger the initial stimulus, the bigger the change needed to perceive it)
What is Weber's Law?
You have a hard time remembering information you learned from US History last year because you keep confusing dates with what you are learning in your Ancient History class now
What is Retroactive Interference?