Intro
name 2 of 5 psychological perspectives
neuro, psychodynamic, behavioral, cognitive, humanistic
What is the term for the variable manipulated or changed by the researcher in an experiment?
IV
limbic system
What is the term for the loss of memories for events that occurred before a traumatic injury or event?
retrograde amnesia
original psychodynamic theorist
freud
What is the term for the variable that is measured or observed as the outcome in an experiment?
dv
What is the branch of the autonomic nervous system that promotes relaxation, slows down heart rate, and conserves energy?
parasympathetic
What is the term for stimuli or information that helps in the retrieval of stored memories?
retrieval cues
Scientific psychology should study only be observable, measurable, external behavior
behaviorism
What is the statistical measure that indicates the strength and direction of a relationship between two variables?
correlation coefficient = r
What is the term for the long, slender projection of a nerve cell that conducts electrical impulses away from the cell body?
axon
what are 2 ways we can help encode memory
•Rehearsal
•House of Memory – Method of Loci
•Rhyme
•Mnemonics
•Self—referent
Humans naturally strive to grow/Free will and autonomy to grow and change/focus on enriching human experience/Carl Rogers and Abraham Maslow: belongs to what viewpoint in psychology?
humanism/humanistic
What is the term for the clear and precise explanation of how a variable will be measured or manipulated in a research study?
operational defintion
What is the autoimmune disease that affects the central nervous system, leading to the destruction of myelin sheath and disruptions in communication between nerve cells?
when a person's recall of episodic memories becomes less accurate because of post-event information
misinformation effect
describe nature v nurture
Heredity vs environment ; physical vs social
What is the term for the process of assigning participants to different experimental groups or conditions in a way that each person has an equal chance of being in any group?
random assignment
What is the term for the brief electrical impulse that travels down the axon of a neuron, allowing for communication between nerve cells?
three steps of memory