the neural storage of a long-term memory requires
memory consolidation
According to self-determination theory, these kinds of rewards may reduce intrinsic value.
Extrinsic
The division of the nervous system that arouses the body and mobilizes its energy in stressful situations
sympathetic
the tendency to comply with a large request if one has previously complied with a small request.
The foot-in-the-door phenomenon
Ebbinghaus' study of nonsense syllables showed that the amount remembered depends on
the time spent learning.
A need refers to a physiological state that usually triggers motivational arousal according to which theory?
drive-reduction theory
Around the world researchers have observed that facial expressions associated with particular emotions are
the same
a loss of self-awareness and self-restraint in group situations that fosters arousal and anonymity.
Deindividuation
The inability to form new memories
anterograde amnesia.
The law that states that the level of physiological arousal typically associated with peak performance tends to be lower on tasks that are difficult.
the Yerkes-Dodson law
refers to the impact of lingering physical arousal on the intensity of any later emotional reactions.
the spillover effect
Something that predisposes us to respond in a particular way to objects, people, and events, and are often influenced by our beliefs.
Attitudes
term for the incorporation of misleading information into one's memory of an event.
the misinformation effect
The desire for significant accomplishment, for mastery of skills or ideas, for control, and for attaining a high standard is called
achievement motivation.
According to Carroll Izard, when are most of the basic emotions present in a human?
they are present in infancy.
Our desire to gain others' approval and avoid their rejection most clearly contributes to the powerful influence of
social norms.
A good night's sleep improves recall of the previous day's events by facilitating the transfer of memories from the ____ to the _____
hippocampus to the cerebral cortex.
The two basic components of emotions according to the two-factor theory
cognitive appraisal and physical arousal
The scientist who suggested that a "low road" neural shortcut enables rapid emotional responses before our conscious intellect intervenes
Joseph LeDoux
The presence of others does not always lead to social facilitation because high levels of ____ inhibits the correct performance of difficult tasks.
arousal