Chapter 8
Memories we consciously try to remember, recall, and report
What is explicit?
Classical and operant conditioning are types of this learning
What is associative learning?
The space between two neurons
What is a synapse?
Research where patients are studied individually in order to gain in-depth knowledge about their behaviors
What are case studies?
Failure to notice something that is completely visible because of a lack of attention
What is inattentional blindness?
Strong emotions trigger the formation of strong memories and weaker emotional experiences form weaker memories
What is arousal theory?
Rewarding successive approximations of a target behavior
What is shaping?
A state of equilibrium
What is homeostasis?
The study of how the structure and function of the nervous system is related to behavior
What is biopsychology?
An internal cycle of biological activity
What is a biological rhythm?
The effects of misinformation from external sources that leads to the creation of false memories
What is suggestibility?
Behavior is motivated by reinforcement and punishment
What is operant conditioning?
The two major divisions of the nervous system
What are the central and peripheral nervous systems?
This type of psychology conducts research on personnel management, workplace environment, and what type of environment results in high levels of employee productivity and efficiency
What is Industrial & Organizational Psychology?
A rhythm that is linked to our environments natural light-dark cycle
What is a circadian rhythm?
Partial or complete memory loss for events that occurred prior to the trauma
Developed the triarchic theory of intelligence
Who is Robert Sternberg?
Activation of the sympathetic division of the autonomic nervous system, allowing access to energy reserves and heightened sensory capacity so that we might fight off a given threat or run away to safety
What is fight or flight response?
The largest professional group of psychologists
What is the American Psychological Association or APA?
According to Freud, the hidden meaning in a dream
What is the latent content?
This is important for consolidation of information in long-term memory
What is sleep?
What is the Minnesota Study of Twins Reared Apart?
The theory that organisms that are better suited for their environment will survive and reproduce, while those that are poorly suited for their environment will die off
What is evolution by natural selection?
A cognitive bias when one mistakenly see a relationship or correlation between two variables or events when no relationship or correlation exists
What is illusory correlation?
Allows for low-acuity vision in dim light
What are rods?