Definitons
Neurotransmitters are typically stored in which of the following parts of a neuron
what are terminal buttons?
this person is associated with behaviorism
John B Watson
In a research study, informed consent is required to satisfy standards of
what is ethics?
Individuals who believe that an unpleasant experience is unavoidable and therefore do nothing to change the course of events are exhibiting a type of behavior called
what is learned helplessness?
Professor Beverly approaches questions about human behavior from a perspective that emphasizes bodily events and chemicals, such as hormones, associated with behavior. It is most likely that she accepts what psychological perspective
what is biological?
A factor that is manipulated by the experimenter in order to observe its effects on some other factor
whats an independent variable?
theories on conditioning and reinforcement are still used in many therapy techniques today
BF SKINNER
True or False.
Professor Dorsett is so amazing I'm going to leave her a good review on RateMyProfessor.com
True :)
a behavior that increases because it elicits a pleasant stimulus
what is positive reinforcement?
Brain damage that leaves a person capable of understanding speech but with an impaired ability to produce speech most likely indicates injury to
What is Broca’s area?
a behavior increases because it terminates an unpleasant stimulus
what is negative reinforcement?
the psychologist who was most influential in shaping our understanding of cognitive growth throughout childhood
Jean Piaget?
the following systems produces, circulates, and regulates levels of hormones in the body
what is the endocrine system?
John suffered a head injury in an accident five years ago. He now has clear memories of events that occurred before the accident, but he has great difficulty remembering things that have happened since then. John's symptoms are consistent with
What is anterograde amnesia?
A person assembling a tool one week after reading the instructions can remember the general ideas but can't recall the detailed information needed to complete the assembly process. Which theory of forgetting best explains this situation
what's encoding failure?
part of the nervous system is activated when a threatening situation is resolved.
what is parasympathetic nervous system?
social learning theory stressed the importance of observational learning, imitation, and modeling
Albert Bandura
what brain structures is involved in regulating hunger, thirst, temperature, and sexual behavior
hypothalamus
An action potential involves a change in a neuron's internal state in which _____ are replaced by _____
negative ions are replaced by positive ions
In a memory study, the experimenter reads the same list of words to two groups. She asks group A to count the letters in each word, and she asks group B to focus on the meaning of each word for a later memory quiz. During a recall test, participants in group B recall significantly more words than participants in group A. Memory researchers attribute this effect to differences in
What is levels of processing?
Facts such as the position of sodium in the periodic table of elements are stored in the _________________ memory.
what is semantic?
He became one of the major humanist thinkers and a significant influence in therapy with his client-centered therapy.
Carl Rogers
_____ is any relatively permanent change in behavior brought about by experience or practice.
Carl Rogers
Professors full name
Who is Professor Dominique Dorsett?
A research design involves two randomly assigned groups of participants. One group receives a one-time treatment, and the other does not. Later, the two groups are compared to see whether the treatment had an effect. Psychologists call this kind of research
what is an experiment?