Localisation of Brain Function
The part of the brain is used to interpret what we hear.
What is the Temporal Lobe?
This type of memory lasts 12 - 30 seconds.
The fifth stage of Visual Perception.
What is Organisation?
He noticed that the dogs salivated when they heard the laboratory assistants footsteps because they associated with being fed.
Who is Pavlov?
Something that all types of learning have in common.
What is reinforcement?
A spinal reflex that involves interneurons and multiple Synapses.
What is a Polysynaptic arc?
This type of memory is unconscious, does not require intentional recall.
What is implicit memory?
Disorders passed from parents to children.
What are inherited disorders?
When the response can reappear after it has been extinguished.
What is Spontaneous recovery?
The part of the brain involved in the activation of certain emotions?
What is the amygdala?
An excitatory neurotransmitter.
What is Glutamate?
Involves recalling information in the order in which it is presented.
What is Serial Recall?
When an object appears whole despite it being incomplete.
What is Closure?
In his research, the pigeons were negatively reinforced to peck the button more to stop the unpleasant shocks on the floor.
Who is B.F Skinner?
The second process of sequential memory.
What is storage?
A decrease in acetylcholine and dopamine have key roles in this disease.
What is Parkinson's Disease?
Cues can include: Sound, smells, temperature, other environmental cues.
What are Context - dependent cues?
They conducted a study on visual perception which found there can be variations within culture based on circumstances.
Who is Deregowski, Muldrow & Muldrow?
When a person copies the behaviour or attitude demonstrated by another person.
What is modelling?
The grouping together of items so they are easier to remember.
What is Chunking?
A neurotransmitter that constricts blood vessels (which increases heart rate) and increases sugar levels in the blood.
What is Norepinephrine?
Utilises spatial memory to aid in quickly recalling information.
What is the method of loci?
This illusion demonstrates that we maintain shape constancy over size constancy.
What is the Ames Room?
When a individual witnesses another being punished for a behaviour so discontinues that behaviour themselves.
What is Negative vicarious reinforcement?
Refers to our ability to maintain an constant perception of an objects size.
What is size constancy?