It’s Giving... Neurotransmitters
This part of the brain is known as the "bridge" and plays a key role in sleep and facial expressions.
What is the "pons"?
In Pavlov’s experiments, this was the conditioned stimulus.
What is the bell?
This is the "working memory" system that actively holds and manipulates info.
What is short-term memory or working memory?
You agree with a group’s obviously wrong answer just to fit in. This is an example of this.
What is conformity?
This manual is used by psychologists to diagnose mental disorders.
What is the DSM-5?
This neurotransmitter is linked with movement and pleasure... too little? You tremble. Too much? You might hallucinate.
What is dopamine?
Getting candy after finishing your homework is an example of this type of reinforcement.
What is positive reinforcement?
The tendency to remember the first and last items in a list is called this.
What is the serial position effect?
This classic experiment had people "shocking" others because someone in a lab coat told them to.
What is the Milgram obedience study?
This disorder is characterized by excessive worry for more days than not over at least 6 months.
What is generalized anxiety disorder (GAD)?
This system says, “It’s time to run like hell from that bear.”
What is the sympathetic nervous system?
A rat gets shocked after every 5 presses of a lever. This is what kind of reinforcement schedule?
What is a fixed ratio?
Remembering how to ride a bike is this type of memory.
What is procedural memory?
You’re more likely to help someone when you're the only one around. This is the opposite of what effect?
What is the bystander effect?
This therapy focuses on changing distorted thought patterns.
What is cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT)?
When your brain rewires itself after trauma or learning something new, it’s showing off this talent.
What is neuroplasticity?
This type of learning happens without reinforcement and may not be visible until there's a reason to show it.
What is latent learning?
This brain structure is essential for forming new long-term memories.
What is the hippocampus?
This is the tendency to overestimate personality factors and underestimate situational ones.
What is the fundamental attribution error?
Antipsychotic medications primarily target this neurotransmitter.
What is dopamine?
You scarfed a ghost pepper. Your brain is screaming. This scan would show which parts are lighting up like a Christmas tree.
What is an fMRI?
“Learned helplessness” was first demonstrated in this unlucky animal.
What is a dog?
You falsely remember seeing Bugs Bunny at Disneyland. This demonstrates this phenomenon.
What is the misinformation effect or false memory?
You perform better on tasks when others are watching (as long as the task is easy).
What is social facilitation?
A person with both major depressive disorder and generalized anxiety disorder would be said to have this.
What is comorbidity?