Parts of the Brain
What does the hippocampus do?
It's crucial for forming new memories.
What is informed consent?
participants are fully aware of the nature of the experiment, any potential risks, and their rights before agreeing to participate
What is the phenomenon that is caused by vaguely forgetting and attempting to remember a word?
Tip of the tongue phenomenon
According to Mary Ainsworth, what is the healthiest caregiver-child relationship?
Secure style
The type of parenting where a child is shown little warmth, high expectations, and strict rules.
Authoritarian style
What part of the brain controls breathing and heartbeat?
the medulla
Can participants leave a study at any time?
Yes, guidelines ensure that participants have the right to withdraw at any point without facing legal issues
What is the phonological loop?
how you process verbal and auditory information
What does Sigmund Freud believe about some traumatic childhood memories?
They are forgotten in order to protect a person and their ego
Association information with different locations.
Method of Loci
What is the prefrontal cortex also called?
the frontal lobe
What organization protects animals?
IACUC
Proactive vs. retroactive memory retrieval
proactive: old information affecting retrieval
Retroactive: new information impacting the old information
What is structuralism? (Wilhelm Wundt, Edward Titchener)
breaking down mental processes into the most basic components using introspection
What is the stereotype lift?
What does the corpus callosum do?
it connects both hemispheres of the brain
Who creates and enforces ethical guidelines in psychology?
the APA
What two ideas create false information (affects how memory is put into the brain)
memory consolidation and imagination inflammation
What are the 3 parts of Piaget's Theory (cognitive development)
Schemas, assimilation, & accommodation
What is nature vs. nurture also called?
stability vs. change
What lobe contains the auditory cortex and helps process sound?
the temporal lobe
Is deception ever allowed in psychological research?
Yes, but only when it’s justified by the study’s value and there’s no other way to get valid results
What are the two types of explicit and implicit memories?
Explicit: episodic & semantic
Implicit: procedural & prospective
What is Vygotsky's Theory?
learning is a continuous process enhanced by social interactions
Morphology vs. phonology
morphology: word structure
phonology: sound structure