Unit 0-1
a protective, insulating layer of fat and protein that wraps around the axons of nerve cells
What is Myelin sheath?
Pavlov's importance in psychology
He is discovered classical conditioning,
agreeing to a small request first makes you more likely to agree to a larger one later.
what is foot-in-the-door phenomenon
Because of its widespread prevalence, this mood disorder is often referred to as the "common cold" of psychological disorders
What is Major Depressive Disorder
Between two standard deviations on a graph
What is 68%
Stage where children develop logical thoughts and conservation
What is the concrete operational stage
The tendency for people in a group to exert less effort.
What is social loafing
Famous book published by the APA that is used to classify and diagnose psychological disorders.
What is the DSM-5
the primary communication bridge between the left and right cerebral hemispheres
what is corpus callosum
Persuasion using incidental cues
what is peripheral route to persuasion
This biopsychosocial model explains that psychological disorders are caused by a biological vulnerability triggered by environmental stress.
What is the Diathesis-Stress Model
a rapid shift in a cell's membrane voltage that functions as an electrical impulse
What is Action Potential?
a visual illusion where continuous motion appears jerky, slowed down, frozen, or even moving backward
what is the stroboscopic effect
The more effective schedule of reinforcement
What is a variable schedule of reinforcement
mental health conditions characterized by chronic, pervasive feelings of anxiety, fear, and perfectionism
What are cluster C disorders
When a researcher rejects a true hypothesis and instead publishes a false study, this is also known as a false positive
What is type 1 error?
a developmental stage where an individual is actively exploring different identity options but has not yet committed to a specific one
What is moratorium
The process of converting physical energy into neural signals that the brain can process
What is transduction
This famous psychologist conducted a 1973 study that illustrated the dangers of psychiatric "labeling" by having healthy people fake hearing voices to be admitted to a mental hospital.
Who is David Rosenhan