Development & Learning
Looking for a toy after it falls out of sight demonstrates which concept?
Object permanence
Measuring cell phone use and memory without manipulation is what method?
correlation
As age increases, sensitivity to high-frequency sounds…
decreases
Damage to which brain area causes aphasia?
Wernicke’s area
Choosing a kind-looking elderly woman for help demonstrates which heuristic?
Representativeness heuristic
“I sweeped the floor” is an example of what language-learning error?
Overgeneralization
Claiming “I knew the results all along” demonstrates what?
hindsight bias
Recognizing that objects stay the same size even when appearing smaller is:
size constancy
Which neurotransmitter is vital for voluntary muscle contraction?
Acetylcholine
Forgetting class content because you were thinking about a project is due to:
Encoding failure
Feeling anxious when hearing tapping, even without a test, represents what?
conditioned response
“Number of correct details recalled” is an example of what?
operational definition
Wearing an eyepatch makes climbing stairs harder because you lose what?
binocular depth cues
A medication that increases endorphin activity acts as what?
An agonist
Remembering the day you scraped your knee is what type of memory?
episodic memory
Rewarding yourself for trying new things is a strategy from which perspective?
Behaviorism
Testing 1st, 3rd, and 5th graders at one time is which design?
Cross-sectional research
Alcohol is classified as what type of substance?
depressant
A tumor causing uncontrollable eating would affect what brain region?
Hypothalamus
Grouping information into meaningful units is known as what?
chunking
Seeing a snake and feeling fear activates which brain structure?
amyglada
Why can't conclusions from one patient missing a cerebellum be generalized?
It is a case study, which limits generalizability
The brief period when a neuron cannot fire is called what?
refractory period
Amnesia is most strongly linked to damage in what structure?
Hippocampus
Difficulty learning new food words after learning old food words is due to what?
proactive interference