Famous People
formed the psychoanalytical theory that focuses on the unconscious; id, ego, superego
Sigmund Freud
the idea that psychological need creates an aroused tension state that motivates an organism to satisfy the need
Drive-Reduction Theory
your prediction of how the experiment will come out, based upon a theory
hypothesis
portion of the cerebral cortex lying just behind the forehead; involved in speaking + muscle movements and in making plans + judgements
frontal lobe
tendency to search for information that support our beliefs
confirmation bias
father of modern or scientific psychology
William Wundt
we learn social behavior by observing and imitating and by being rewarded or punished
Social-Learning Theory
the way in which you assign members to the control or experimental group
random assignment
the “little brain” at the rear of the brainstem; functions include processing sensory input, coordinating movement output + balance, and enabling nonverbal learning + memory
cerebellum
tendency to remember the first and last item you learned
serial position effect
father of classical conditioning
Ivan Pavlov
predicts how and when we detect the presences of a faint stimulus amid background stimulation
Signal Detection Theory
your assessment of the experiment based on the results
discussion (conclusion)
a region of the brain concerned w/ the comprehension of language located in the cortex of the dominant temporal lobe
Wernicke's area
inhibitory neurotransmitter that controls posture and movement; associated w/ Schizophrenia
Dopamine(DA)
observational learning; BoBo Doll Experiment
Albert Bandura
prejudice offers an outlet for anger by providing someone to blame
Scapegoat Theory
the behavior or mental process that is being tested (changes due to introduction of other variable)
dependent variable
the elongated ridges on the floor of each lateral ventricle of the brain, thought to be the center of emotion, memory, and the autonomic nervous system
hippocampus
incorporating false information into memories and believing they are accurate
misinformation effect
developed the theory that facial expressions are universal
Paul Ekman
our experience of emotion is our awareness of our physiological responses to emotion-arousing stimuli
James-Lange Theory
technique where neither the experimenter nor the subject know who is in the control group or experimental group
double-blind procedure
serves as a relay station for the cerebellum + the cerebrum; is the origin point for different nerves; plays an important role in involuntary functions
pons
the tendency to believe that others agree w/ us more than they do
false consensus effect