The Brain
Helps in processing memories for storage
Hippocampus
Name a mood disorder
Depression, bipolar
I studied the behavior of dogs using food and a bell
Ivan Pavlov
The memory of facts and general information
Semantic memory
T/F: brain size is related to intelligence
False!
Area in the back of the brain that is responsible for visual processing
The occipital lobe
What does "schizophrenia" mean
Split mind
First to emphasize the importance of our unconscious motivations and founded psychoanalysis
Sigmund Freud
The three-step process of memory according to the information-processing theory
Encoding, storage, retrieval
What did the Bobo doll experiment find?
Children will mimic and learn aggression by observing adult behavior - social learning theory
Autonomic responses to fear, emotional responses, processing/consolidating memory, and hormonal secretion
Name 2 eating disorders
Anorexia, bulimia, binge-eating disorder
Studied the way in which rewards and punishments shape our actions
B.F Skinner
Structure and organization of a sentence
Syntax
What is the "inkblot test" also known as
Rorschach test
Name three functions of the prefrontal cortex
Decision-making, personality, STM, impulse control, empathy, intuition, etc.
Individuals with this disorder are often impulsive, typically manipulative, may partake in criminal behavior, and have little empathy for others.
Antisocial personality disorder
What approach is psychologist Carl Rogers known for
Humanistic approach
The ability to focus one's attention on one stimulus while filtering other stimuli
The cocktail party effect
A type of learning in which behavior is strengthen if followed by reinforcement or diminished if followed by punishment
Operant conditioning
4 lobes: frontal, parietal, temporal, and occipital lobe
What the difference between type one and type two bipolar
Type one involves severe periods of mood episodes from mania to depression. Type two is a milder form of mood elevation involving hypomania with periods of severe depression
Critiqued our memories, best known for misinformation effect and false memory
Elizabeth Loftus
Name three ways in which we can help ourselves learn and remember information
Chunking, test and retest, connecting to self, etc.
What is the "Big Five" personality traits?
Agreeableness, extraversion, conscientiousness, openness, and neuroticism