Biological Psychology
When we are scared or on high alert, this part of the brain is active
Amygdala
This concept in psychology was addressed in the case study of Genie
Critical Period
The brain's biological clock
Circadian Rhythm
Blinking in response to a puff of air directed to your eye is considered
Unconditioned Response
When information is blocked or disrupts the recall of other information.
Interference
Humans share this structure with most animals, allowing us to breathe, digest food, and control heartbeat.
Brainstem
Period of time where people struggle with identity vs role confusion
adolescence
The number of NonREM sleep cycles
3
Winning money at a slot machine is an example of this type of schdule
The ability to retain information over a significant period of time; information that you must actively think about to retrieve
Explicit Memory
Lobe of the brain responsible for interpreting touch signals such as pain or pressure.
Parietal Lobe
This is Erikson’s term for the lack of growth or productivity in middle adulthood is referred to as
Stagnation
The type of drugs used to block naturally produced neurotransmitters
Antagonist Drugs
After being conditioned by John Watson and his team, Little Albert became scared of dogs, monkeys, a santa mask, and rabbits as a result of
Generalization
The cognitive processing of a stimulus that focuses on meaningful properties of the item.
Deep Processing
Type of brain scan that monitors which areas of the brain are active using electricity
EEG- Electroencephalogram
Erik Erikson would argue this age group goes through the Generativity vs. Stagnation stage
Middle Age
Name 2 reasons we dream
Options!
After being bitten by his neighbor’s dog, Miguel experienced fear at the sight of that dog but not at the sight of other dogs. This best illustrates the process of
Discrimination
This memory technique places items into smaller and more manageable units
Chunking
Part of the neuron that is responsible for holding neurotransmitters before sending them to the neighboring neuron
Axon Terminal
This is the order of the five stages of grief as defined by Kübler-Ross
Denial, anger, bargaining, depression, acceptance
Three major categories of drugs
Stimulants
Depressants
hallucinogens
This theory of intelligence says that all humans have distinct and separate types of intelligence that are unrelated by each other
Gardner's Multiple Intelligence Theory
This type of amnesia causes someone to not be able to encode any new information
Anterograde amnesia