Nervous System
This chemical messenger travels through the synaptic gap.
What is a neurotransmitter?
It is the primary stress hormone.
What is cortisol?
This method requires the learner to watch the performance of others to learn.
What is observational learning?
This model consists of three separate components called sensory memory, STM, and LTM.
What is the Atkinson–Shiffrin multi-store model of memory?
A testable prediction of the relationship between two or more variables.
What is a hypothesis?
Touching something really hot results in this response.
What is spinal reflex?
This model consists of three stages: Alarm reaction, Resistance, and Exhaustion.
What is Selye’s General Adaptation Syndrome (GAS)?
The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ways of knowing is connected to this.
What is Country?
This mnemonic device converts items into mental images with specific locations.
What is the method of loci?
One major limitation of this methodology is that it cannot conclude a causation relationship.
What is correlational studies?
One of its function is to receive sensory information from the body and send to the brain for processing
What is the spinal cord?
The connection between the enteric nervous system and the central nervous system.
What is the Gut-brain axis (GBA)?
This learning process requires the learner to be an active participant.
What is operant conditioning?
This disease is believed to begin with abnormal buildup of protein in the brain between neurons which disrupts their function and hence destroys the neurons.
What is Alzheimer's disease?
An experiment is considered low in this its results are inconsistent and unstable.
What is reliability?
Revising information results in this process.
What is Long-term potentiation (LTP)?
Changes to our system includes: higher heart rate, higher blood pressure, increased breathing rate, dilation of pupils.
What is the fight or flight response?
The response to this learning method often involves actions of the autonomic nervous system.
What is classical conditioning?
This brain structure is known for its role in processing and regulating emotional reactions, such as fear and anger. It is located in the medial temporal lobe.
What is the amygdala?
Researchers collected this type of data by asking people to rate how they feel on a scale from 1 - 5.
What is subjective primary quantitative data?
Without this, activation of postsynaptic neurons might get out of control.
What is Gamma-amino butyric acid (GABA)?
People with this strategy may resort to eating more or playing games to handle stress.
What is avoidance coping strategy?
Being given more house chores for doing something wrong is an example of this.
What is positive punishment?
Examples of this includes: first day at school, the last holiday, what was eaten for breakfast, etc.
What is episodic memory?
A researcher does not publish their findings because their hypothesis was incorrect is a breach of this ethical concept.
What is integrity?