Key Vocabulary
The study of behavior and mental processes.
What is Psychology?
The basic unit of the nervous system.
What is Neuron?
The molecule that carries genetic instructions in cells.
What is DNA?
The brain part responsible for processing touch, temperature, and pain.
What is Parietal lobe?
Believing everyone sees the world the same way you do.
What is Naïve Realism?
Evidence gained through observation or experimentation.
What is Empirical evidence?
Communication between neurons occurs at this space.
What is Synapse?
The fatty covering of axons that speeds neural signals.
What is Myelin sheath?
Area responsible for speech production.
What is Broca’s area?
Believing, after the fact, that you “knew it all along.”
What is Hindsight Bias?
A testable prediction about a phenomenon.
What is a Hypothesis?
The brain structure responsible for basic survival functions.
What is Brainstem?
The nervous system division responsible for fight-or-flight responses.
What is Sympathetic nervous system?
The folds of the brain are called _____, and grooves are called _____
What are Gyri and Sulci?
Being more confident in your knowledge or abilities than is justified.
What is Overconfidence?
The debate over whether behavior is influenced more by genetics or environment.
What is Nature vs Nurture?
Traits passed from parents to offspring are explained by:
What is Heredity?
The nervous system associated with voluntary movement.
What is Somatic nervous system?
Case of Phineas Gage shows this about brain function.
What is that brain damage can change personality and behavior?
Seeing a connection between two things that aren’t really related.
What is Illusory Correlations?
A psychological approach focusing on mental processes like memory, thinking, and problem-solving.
What is Cognitive psychology?
This perspective focuses on observable behavior.
What is Behaviorism?
The space between neurons where communication occurs.
What is Synapse?
The sense that does NOT first go through the thalamus.
What is Smell?
Paying attention only to evidence that supports what you already believe.
What is Confirmation Bias?