Nervous System
Stress
Learning
Memory
Research Methods
100

The ability of the synapse to change in response to experience

What is synaptic plasticity?

100

A stimulus that produces stress

What is a stressor?

100

The three phases are before, during and after conditioning.

What is classical conditioning?

100

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What is capacity of STM?

100

A testable prediction of the relationship between two or more variables

What is the hypothesis?

200

The space between the pre synaptic and post synaptic neuron

What is the synaptic gap?
200

When there is a match or ‘good fit’ between the coping strategy that is used and the stressful situation.

What is context-specific effectiveness?

200

A bobo doll was used in the experiment to demonstrate this type of learning.

What is observational learning?

200

A neurodegenerative disorder characterised by the gradual widespread degeneration of brain neurons.

What is Alzheimers Disease?

200

Group exposed to the IV

What is the experimental group?

300

An unconscious, automatic response controlled solely by neural circuits in the spinal cord

What is the spinal reflex?

300

Comprises a brief alarm reaction stage (with shock and counter shock), a prolonged stage of resistance and a final stage of exhaustion.

What is the general adaptation syndrome?

300

Depending on their physical capabilities, learner converts the mental representation into action.

What is reproduction?

300

Memory without awareness

What is implicit memory?

300
Refers to the extent to which an assessment tool actually measures what its designed to measure

What is validity?

400

Nervous system which is embedded within the walls of the gastrointestinal tract and is dedicated to its functioning.

What is the enteric nervous system?

400

A bidirectional (‘two- way’), multi-faceted communication link between the central and enteric nervous systems

What is the gut brain axis?

400

In classical conditioning they are passive, in operant conditioning they are active

What is the role of the learner?

400

Has a role in long-term implicit memories involving motor skills.

What is the basal ganglia?

400

Example of a within subjects research design

What is repeated-measures?

500

Although primarily an excitatory neurotransmitter, it can have either an excitatory effect at one location or an inhibitory effect at another, depending on the type of receptors that are present.

What is dopamine?

500

The model which distinguishes between two different types of cognitive appraisal of an event.

What is the Transactional Model of Stress and Coping?

500

When you take away a consequence to increase behaviour

What is negative reinforcement?
500
Songlines, acrostics and acronyms are examples of these

What are mnemonics?

500

A judgement about the meaningfulness of the research results.

What is a conclusion?

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