Memory
This brain structure is critical for forming new long-term memories
the hippocampus?
The confirmation bias refers to the tendency to...
search for information that supports our preconceptions
Motivation is defined by psychologists as
a need or desire that energizes and directs behavior.
A hormone that increases heart rate, blood pressure, and blood sugar levels in times of emergency is
epinephrine.
Which branch of psychology is concerned with the study of how people think about, influence, and relate to one another?
social psychology
Parallel processing refers to the processing of
multiple aspects of a problem or stimulus simultaneously
An impairment of language is known as
aphasia
Our affiliation need is mostly clearly threatened by...
ostracism
This personality type is associated with higher risks of heart disease due to hostility and competitiveness
Type A
The process by which individuals adjust their behavior to align with group norms
conformity
The persistence of learning over time most clearly depends on
memory
Which term refers to all the mental activities associated with thinking, knowing, remembering, and communicating?
cognition
Angela Duckworth has defined grit as...
passion and perseverance in the pursuit of long term goals
Chronic anger ________ the risk of heart disease and chronic depression ________ the risk of heart disease.
increases;increases
Prejudice is a(n) ________; discrimination is a(n) ________.
attitude;behavior
During sleep, the brain reorganizes and consolidates information for ________ memory.
long-term
Broca's area is a region of the brain that is involved with
speech production
According to motivation research, how many hours does it take to master something?
10,000 hours
Simone just left home to go to college. She will be living on campus and attending classes full-time. This is an example of a
significant life change
When Connie is eating dinner with her father, her father yawns. Connie then yawns too. This is likely related to
social contagion
This type of memory allows you to temporarily hold information, like a phone number, for immediate use
working memory
This mental shortcut, or "rule of thumb" helps make decisions quickly but can lead to biases
a heuristic
This term describes an organism's tendency to maintain a stable internal state, such as temperature or energy levels
homeostasis
What does the acronym OCEAN stand for, and what is it?
Openness, Conscientiousness, Extraversion, Agreeableness, Neuroticism; understanding personality by attributing these characteristics to people
This phenomenon describes the reduced likelihood of helping someone in distress when other people are present
the bystander effect