BRAIN PARTS & FUNCTIONS
This brain structure forms new memories and is essential for learning.
What is the hippocampus?
These two structures make up the central nervous system.
What are the brain and spinal cord
This process is when sensory organs detect stimuli from the environment
What is sensation
Learning based on rewards and punishments is known as
What is operant conditioning
This perspective focuses on thoughts, interpretations, and problem-solving.
What is the cognitive perspective
This lobe processes vision and helps you interpret what you see.
What is the occipital lobe
This system activates during emergencies and increases heart rate and pupils
What is the sympathetic nervous system
This is the smallest amount of change needed to detect a difference in a stimulus
What is the difference threshold
Removing something unpleasant to increase behavior is known as
What is negative reinforcement
This perspective emphasizes unconscious drives and childhood conflicts
What is the psychodynamic perspective
Damage to this language area causes difficulty producing speech.
What is Broca’s area
This system calms the body down and helps return it to normal after stress.
What is the parasympathetic nervous system
This processing starts with raw sensory input and sends it up to the brain for interpretation.
What is bottom-up processing
Bandura believed people learn by watching others. This is called:
What is observational learning (modeling)
A psychologist studying how hormones or genetics influence behavior uses this perspective.
What is the biological perspective
This part sits at the base of the brainstem and controls vital functions like breathing and heart rate.
What is the medulla
Neurons send chemical messages across this tiny gap
What is the synapse
A smell triggering an emotional memory involves which limbic system structure?
What is the amygdala
A teenager studies more after receiving praise. What type of operant conditioning is this?
What is positive reinforcement?
This perspective stresses free will, growth, and personal fulfillment.
What is the humanistic perspective
An accident causes a musician to struggle with balance and coordination. Which brain structure was likely damaged?
What is the cerebellum
Pulling your hand back from a hot stove is processed here before the brain gets the message
What is the spinal cord
Two students hear a faint beep during a psychology experiment. One reports hearing it; the other does not, even though the sound was identical.
Which theory does this demonstrate?
What is signal detection theory
Children who watched aggressive adults in the Bobo Doll study were more likely to show aggression. Name the four processes required for this learning.
What are attention, retention, reproduction, and motivation
Cultural norms, expectations, and environment shape behavior in this perspective
What is the sociocultural perspective