Exam 1
Concerning psychology's goals, making observations and collecting data are examples of _____ the behavior.
describing
A(n) ________ is conducted in order to determine whether there are meaningful differences between two groups in a study.
statistical analysis
In Pavlov's classical conditioning, the term conditioned is approximately synonymous with
the word ________.
learned
Of the types of memory in the information-processing model, _____ memory has the smallest CAPACITY.
short-term
In an experiment, you manipulate the _____ and measure the _____.
independent variable; dependent variable.
The _____ is particularly important in the formation of new memories.
hippocampus
In a Skinner box, a rat receives food pellets when it presses a lever. The rat learns to press the level to receive more food. This example illustrates...
reinforcement.
Negative reinforcement and negative punishment have _____ effects on behavior.
opposite
Stan and Jenny are in a psychology course that requires them to repeat an experiment that researchers have conducted in the past, in order to determine whether they produce the same results. This is called ________.
replication
Psychological knowledge is advanced through a process known as ________, which involves a prescribed series of steps designed to achieve the desired knowledge.
the scientific method
Domenic is allowed to play his Xbox if he completes his homework first. Lately he hasn't been doing his science homework, so Domenic's parents respond by hiding his Xbox in the basement. Domenic's parents want him to stop skipping his science homework, and they are attempting to teach him this using...
Negative punishment
n conditioned taste aversion, spoiled or poisoned food is a powerful...
unconditioned stimulus.
Substances that decrease or inhibit the action of a neurotransmitter are called ______, whereas substances that increase or enhance the action of a neurotransmitter are called ______.
antagonists; agonists.
You are home alone enjoying a scary movie marathon for Halloween when you hear footsteps in the other room. Which part of your brain is being activated?
Amygdala
Sebastian took 3 years of Latin in high school. In college, he took three courses in Spanish. Throughout college, he found it hard to remember much of his Spanish lessons. Sebastian is experiencing _____ interference.
proactive
What are the steps of the Information Processing Model of memory?
Sensory – Short-term – Long-term
Preliminary, non-experimental, research that gathers information about behavior is called ________ research.
descriptive
The terms autonomic and somatic refer to the two main subdivisions of the ________.
peripheral nervous system
With respect to memory, hippocampus is to cerebellum as _____ is to _____.
explicit; implicit.
Barney used to live in Pittsburgh, and his telephone number started with the area code 412. Now he has moved to Baltimore, and his new telephone number has an area code of 410. Barney remembers his new area code by connecting it to the old one and just “subtracting two.” This is an example of ________ rehearsal.
elaborative