What are the three steps in the Information Processing Model (IPM)
Encoding, Storage, and Retrieval
100
A chemical messenger is called....
Neurotransmitter / Hormone
100
After being attacked, Sam developed a fear of dogs. Sam also fears cats. Which principle of Classical Conditioning does Sam demonstrate?
Generalization
100
Which variable is measured by the experimenter
Dependent
100
To ensure that other researchers can repeat their work, psychologists use…
Operational Definitions
200
the disruptive effect of new learning on the recall of old information
Retroactive Interference
200
"Rest and Digest" / Branch of the Nervous System that can quiet the body
Parasympathetic Nervous System
200
Which research method can best establish a cause-effect relationship?
Experiment
200
a type of research study that follows the same group of people for a long period of time
Longitudinal study
200
You are shown a picture of your grandfather’s face, but the eyes & mouth are blocked out. You still recognize it as a picture of your grandfather. Which type of processing best explains this example of perception?
Top-Down Processing
300
What is an example of proactive interference?
Difficulty in learning new information because of already existing information
300
What is the name of an imaging technique that results in a three-dimensional image of the brain or body, based on its response to a magnetic field?
(MRI) Magnetic Resonance Imaging
300
Which kind of learning did rats undergo in John Garcia's taste aversion research
Classical Conditioning
300
Wirelike structure ending in the terminal buttons that extends from the cell body
Axons
300
Operant conditioning is to Skinner as classical conditioning is to ______.
Pavlov
400
What is an example of an Implicit Memory AND what part of the brain is it processed in? Cerebellum/Basil Ganglia
The thick band of fibers the connects the left and right hemisphere of the brain is called....
Corpus Callosum
400
Which stage of the sleep cycle is associated with the appearance of sleep spindles?
Stage 2
400
Responsible for receiving sensory signals coming up the spinal cord and sending them to the appropriate areas in the rest of the Forebrain
Thalamus
400
Name the first & second need levels of Maslow’s Hierachy of needs?
Physiological and Safety
500
Our short term memory capacity is about _____ chunks of information.
7 +/- 2
500
This 'master gland' is responsible for the hormones influencing other endocrine glands.
Pituitary Gland
500
Which perspective argues that humans are genetically programmed to engage in behaviors aimed at increasing offspring?
Evolutionary Psychology
500
"Rewarded behavior is likely to be repeated" What is this and who declared it
Law of Effect and Thorndike
500
What is the difference between an Algorithm and Heuristic?
Algorithm: A rule that guarantees the right solution by using a formula or other foolproof method to solve a problem.
Heuristic: Faster more efficient method of solving a problem that can be subject to error.