research methods
This research method can determine cause and effect.
What is an experiment?
These neuron structures receive incoming messages from other neurons.
What are dendrites?
This psychologist is known for classical conditioning.
Who is Ivan Pavlov?
This disorder is characterized by obsessions and compulsions.
What is OCD?
This memory system briefly holds incoming sensory information.
What is sensory memory?
This type of correlation exists when both variables increase together.
This neurotransmitter is associated with reward pathways and schizophrenia.
What is dopamine?
This term refers to any event that increases the likelihood of a behavior occurring again.
What is reinforcement?
This disorder includes both manic and depressive episodes.
What is bipolar disorder?
This type of memory stores facts and personal experiences.
What is explicit memory?
This variable is manipulated by the researcher in an experiment.
This lobe primarily processes visual information.
What is the occipital lobe?
This reinforcement schedule rewards behavior after an unpredictable number of responses.
What is variable ratio?
This neurotransmitter is commonly linked to depression.
What is serotonin?
This brain structure is most associated with forming new memories.
What is the hippocampus?
This statistic describes the spread of data around the mean.
What is standard deviation?
This brain structure regulates hunger, thirst, and body temperature.
What is the hypothalamus?
This type of learning occurs through watching and imitating others.
What is observational learning?
This therapy focuses on changing irrational thoughts and behaviors.
What is cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT)?
This term describes studying information over multiple sessions to improve retention.
What is the spacing effect?
This is why correlation cannot prove causation.
What is the possibility of third variables or coincidence?
This part of the brain controls heartbeat and breathing.
What is the medulla?
This concept occurs when repeated failure causes a person to believe they have no control over outcomes.
What is learned helplessness?
This disorder commonly includes hallucinations and delusions.
What is schizophrenia?
This type of interference occurs when old information interferes with learning new information.
What is proactive interference?