Unit 1
Severing this part of the brain results in split-brain patients, and is sometimes used to treat epilepsy.
What is the corpus callosum?
Your knowledge of facts and details on this jeopardy rely on this type of memory.
What is semantic memory?
This phenomenon occurs when an organism perceives that it has no control over a situation, and its' effort to change that situation will end.
What is learned helplessness?
This route to persuasion relies on the presentation of facts, detail or logic to convince someone.
What is the central route to persuasion?
This root vegetable is known for it's orange hue and high levels of vitamin A and beta-carotene. (Spelling Counts)
What is a carrot?
Jet lag is one example of disruption to our ________ _________. (Our natural 24-hour sleep-wake cycle)
What is circadian rhythm?
Your ability to do well in jeopardy relies on your ability to ________, or pull information with limited or no cues for remembering.
What is recall?
This common concept is when consequence punishes or reinforces a completely unrelated behavior. (Ex. Wearing a hat inside out to help your sports team win)
What is superstition?
This phenomenon was studied in the Kitty Genovese case, in which individuals assume when in a group that others will intervene and therefore they don't have to.
What is the bystander effect?
This root vegetable is high in carbohydrates and caloric density, but notably lack vitamin A. (Spelling Counts)
What is a parsnip?
Both volume and brightness are determined by a wave's __________.
What is amplitude?
If a student scores consistently well on a pre-assessment for Driver's education, but fails their on road test, it can be stated that this test has high _________ _______ but low ________ _________. (4 words needed in correct order)
What are test-retest reliability, and predictive validity?
**DAILY DOUBLE**
Choose how many points to wager as a team, up to your current point total. (>1000 may wager up to 1000)
_______ ______ is the idea that while a concept may be understood, it it not made apparent until it needs to be demonstrated.
This theory of motivation stipulates that individuals decide whether something intrinsically or extrinsically motivates them, and then behaves accordingly.
What is the Self-Determination theory?
The unit of measurement for the purity of gold is known as a ___________. (Spelling Counts)
What is a Karat?
Your sense of smell is processed in this part of the brain.
What are the olfactory bulbs?
A child with the mental age of 22 and a chronological age of 7 would have a staggering IQ of ______.
What is 314?
Checking your email follows this schedule of reinforcement.
What is Variable-Interval?
The Big 5 Trait theory of OCEAN was developed by these two psychologists.
Who are Costa and McCrae?
The unit of weight for precious stones like diamonds is a _________. (Spelling Counts)
What is a carat?
**DAILY DOUBLE**
Choose how many points to wager as a team, up to your current point total. (>1000 may wager up to 1000)
Your sense of taste is also known by this scientific term.
Tests that are designed to predict how someone will perform in the future, like college placements tests are known as ________ tests.
What are aptitude tests?
The culturally accepted times for life events to occur (i.e. Get Married, Have kids, buy a house, etc) is known as the _______ _______. (Tick Tock...)
The incorrect assumption that more people agree with your personal held beliefs than actually do is known as this.
What is the false consensus effect?
^ This Symbol is known as a ____________. (Spelling Counts)
What is a Caret?