I Was Thinking..
This phenomenon is when you know you know something but I can't quite remember it....
Tio of the tongue
These types drugs mimics endorphins
Opiates
This type of memory is housed in the cerebellum
Procedural or implicit memory
Type of study on Phineas Gage.
Case study
Damage to this part of the brain could affect someone's ability to create speech.
Broca's area
Term for the The synaptic changes that occur as we learn something.
Long-term potentiation
Alcohol is an example of this type of drug; it slows down the Central Nervous System
Depressant
This type of memory is the things we know we know...
Explicit memory
Standard deviation on the IQ test.
15
Damage to this part of the brain could leave someone in a coma, unable to become alert.
Reticular Formation
Thinking about thinking
metacognition
GABA is an example of this type of neurotransmitter.
Inhibitory
Remembering that you have to take your exams next week.
Prospective memory
Factor in an experiment that a researcher manipulates
Independent variable
A tumor on this part of the brain could lead to extreme aggression.
Amygdala
The mental "best example" of something; we use it to make quick classifications
Prototype
The types of drugs we studied in class led to a change in our state of consciousness.
Psychoactive
H.M. had this type of amnesia.
Anterograde
Only type of research that can show causation.
Experiment
An injury to someone's Wernicke's area could cause this symptom.
An inability to comprehend speech
Term that refers to the difference in vision, due to having two eyes, that gives us depth perception
Retinol disparity
This type of drug blocks or interferes with the firing of a neurotransmitter.
Antagonist
You can't remember your new email address because you keep thinking of your old one.
Proactive interference
A survey is an example of this type of research method.
Correlational study
Lobe of the brain that processing sound waves.
Temporal