Unit 1
____ is the factor the researcher manipulates in a controlled experiment (the cause)
What is independent variable?
In an experiment to determine the effect of exercise on motivation, exercise is the
What is the independent variable?
The ability to judge the distance of objects
What is depth perception?
Getting out of unwanted work, receiving candy, and being told you have done a good job are all examples of..
What is reinforcement?
Which of the following best describes the extent to which a test yields consistent results upon retesting?
Reliability or Validity
What is reliability?
Organized sets of concepts that explain phenomena are
What is theories?
In the structure of the neuron, the _____ receives messages from other cells
What is the dendrite?
A law that creates different thresholds that increase in proportion to the size of the stimulus
What is Weber's law?
Negative reinforcement______ the rate of a response; punishment _____ the rate of a response.
What is increase; decrease?
Which is NOT a focus of cognitive psychology
Research, teaching, reflexes, and treatment
What is reflexes?
The complete overall set of cases from which samples may be drawn from is called
What is population?
The part of the brain can sometimes be referred to as the "rind" or outer covering
What is the cortex?
The process by which our brains organize and interpret sensory information, sorting it into useful information is
What is perception?
Reinforcement of a particular behavior after a specific number of responses is called a..
What is a fixed ratio?
_____ reasoning is from general to specific
What is deductive?
To accurately infer cause and effect, experimenters should use
What is random assignment?
The brain structure that relays incoming sensory information
What is the thalamus?
The theory that best accounts for the experience of pain is
What is the gate-control theory?
What do we call the type of learning/conditioning in which behavior is strengthened when followed by a reinforcer?
What is operant conditioning?
Court systems frequently ban testimony from witnesses who have been hypnotized because the procedure often encourages
What is false memories?
To determine whether the strength of people's self-esteem is related to their income levels, researchers would most likely make use of
What is Correlational research?
Mya and Kaden are synchronized swimmers for their college swim team. They often work long hours to ensure the movements in their routine are perfectly timed. What part of their brains must Alexis and Theresa rely most upon
What is the cerebellum?
As the light energy hits the _______, certain receptors called rods and cones are activated.
What is the retina?
The 5 key elements when discussing classical conditioning
Unconditioned Stimulus, Unconditioned Response, Neutral Stimulus, Conditioned Stimulus, and Conditioned Response
According to the levels of processing theory of memory
Deep ______ involves elaborative rehearsal, ensuring encoding into ___-term memory.
What is processing; long?