Research
the average of a data set
Dopamine and Acetylcholine are examples
What are neurotransmitters?
Awareness that things exist even when they are not observable.
What is object permanence?
Two individuals perceiving the same image in different ways is due to this type of processing.
What is top down processing?
A central question in the field Psychology for understanding behavior
Nature or nurture?
The term for a value that appears most often in a set of data values.
What is mode?
the "little brain" that helps control balance and coordination.
What is the cerebellum?
What is egocentrism?
The process of converting incoming physical energy into a neural code that can be processed
What is transduction?
Reduced inhibition is a common psychological effect of this substance.
What is alcohol?
A sample that ensures that everyone has an equal chance of being chosen
What is a random sample?
Brain structure most associated with long term memory
What is the hippocampus?
parenting style that most often results in children with high self-sufficiency and self-esteem
What is authoritative parenting?
deficiencies in these photoreceptors would most likely result in being colorblind
What are cones?
Damage to this part of the brain would most likely result in a visual deficit.
What is the occipital lobe?
Phenomenon of perceiving a relationship between variables even when no such relationship exists.
What is an illusory correlation?
Area of the brain associated with producing speech
What is Broca's area?
occurring from ages 6 to 11 years, during which the child learns to be productive and to accept evaluation of his or her efforts
What is industry vs. inferiority?
The visual cliff experiment is used to determine this.
What is depth perception?
alcohol interferes with the brain’s ability to form new memories in this area of the brain
What is the hippocampus?
The rules set out to ensure that no harm comes to study participants.
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What is the amygdala?
According to Piaget, adjusting existing schemas to make room for new information
Damage to the cerebellum would most likely impact which sense?
What is kinesthetic sense?
This allows us to tune out unimportant stimuli in the environment and focus on what matters
What is selective attention?