JeopardyLabs

Exam #1

100

Psychology is?

the science of behavior and mental processes

200

Paul Broca identified brain area involved in language via patient _____

"Tan"

300

Parts of the Neuron

Dendrites-receive neurotransmitters

Cell body-contains nucleus and other vital components

Axon-transmits electricity; they often have a myelin sheath

Terminals-release neurotransmitters

Exam #2

100

Contrasting Major Learning Theories

*Classical Conditioning 

*Operant Conditioning

*Observational Learning

200

Overview of Classical Conditioning (Associations) 

Unconditioned Stimulus (UCS)

Unconditioned Response (UCR)

Conditioned Stimulus (CS)

Conditioned Response (CR)

300

The Ponzo Illusion

An understanding of how the brain perceives depth and other visual cues can be used to create visual tricks.

Memory

100

Magic number

7 +/-2

200

What causes a person to lose retrograde memories?

-memory distortion

-decay (normal or disease process)

300

Draw the "Memory and the Information Processing Model"

Slide #7

Attention and Processing

100

Memories can be

distorted

200

Cocktail party phenomenon

Selective listening

(The Ability to Focus Attention and Ignore the Irrelevant)

300

Trouble:  Self-Management, A Success Story

What do you remember?

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