Memory
region of the brain that is associated primarily with memory.
What is the hippocampus?
smallest unit of sound that may cause a change of meaning within a language but that doesn't have meaning by itself
what is a phoneme?
a generalized idea representing a category of related objects or events.
what is a concept?
Physiological needs are the first level of this famous structure
What is Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs?
This says that we experience emotion because we are aware of our bodily response to an emotion producing stimulus
What is the James-Lange Theory?
a highly emotional evenr that appears to be recorded in the brain as a picture taken by camera.
What is a flashbulb memory?
scentence structure
what is syntax?
occurs when a solution to a problem presents itself quickly and without warning.
what is insight?
This is a desire to perform a behavior with promised rewards or threats of punishment
What is extrinsic motivation?
The parasympathetic and sympathetic divisions are two parts of this.
What is the autonomic nervous system?
Words that are presented either early in the list or at the end were more often recalled, but the ones in the middle were more often forgotten.
What is the serial position effect?
is the smallest unit of a word that provides a specific meaning to a string of letters
what is a morpheme?
inability of people to change their own belief even upon receiving new information or facts that contradict or refute that belief
what is belief perseverance?
The body's tendency to maintain a balanced or maintained state.
What is homeostasis?
This word is synonymous with body language
What is nonverbal communication?
example: using green to remember grass and red to remember apple.
example: Genie's case
These are efficient and they lead to a rapid solution.
What is a mental set?
This is the desire to perform a behavior for its own sake, because it is fun and interesting to do.
What is intrinsic motivation?
These are two factors that affect how we learn to express and interpret emotions
What are power and culture
example: needing a pen, going upstairs, and then forgetting what you were doing.
What is encoding failure?
is a set of rules for generating logical communication
what is grammar?
This is a shortcut in thinking or remembering.
What is a heuristic?
This contains important hunger controls.
What is the hypothalamus?
There are _______ theories of emotion.
what is three?