Brain
The study of current environmental influences and the importance of satisfying the needs for love and acceptance best describe which school of psychology?
Humanistic
What do we call the tendency to exaggerate the correctness or accuracy of our beliefs and predictions prior to testing?
Overconfidence
motor neurons are to the _____ nervous system as interneurons are to the ______ nervous system
peripheral; central
Kimmie stood on the sidewalk rather than crossing the street because she saw that the approaching car was quite close to her. Which of the following concepts is best illustrated in this example?
Depth perception
Dr. Akbar often asks her patients about their memories of childhood and dreams. What type of therapist is Dr. Akbar most likely to be?
Psychoanalytic
Neurotransmitter for motor movement and alertness
Dopamine
Depth cues that do not depend on having two eyes.
Monocular Depth Cues
the strengthening of synaptic connection facilitates the formation of
neural networks
the theory that opposing retinal processes enable color vision (red-green, yellow-blue, white-black). For example, some cells are stimulated by green and inhibited by red; others are stimulated by red and inhibited by green
opponent-processing theory
Ani believes that her attitudes and behavior play a central role in what happens to her. Such a belief is likely to be associated with:
Internal locus of control
Neurotransmitter for pain control
Endorphins
Heuristic
A heuristic is a rule of thumb—a strategy we can use to make a quick but not necessarily accurate judgment in a situation.
hormones are the chemical messengers of the
endocrine system
gate control theory
the theory that the spinal cord contains a neurological "gate" that blocks pain signals or allows them to pass on to the brain. Regulates our sense of pain
Vance’s therapist believes Vance is psychotic. From which of the following medications would he most likely believe Vance would benefit?
Neuroleptics
Extension of our neuron that carries messages away from the cell body
Axon
Long-term memory
Long-term memory is our permanent storage. As far as we know, the capacity of long-term memory is unlimited.
epinephrine and norepinephrine are released by the
adrenal glands
correlation coefficient
a statistical index of the relationship between two things (from -1 to +1)
A doctor examining a car crash victim in order to determine whether the crash caused structural damage to the brain would use what kind of brain scan?
MRI
Increases the speed of neural impulse in axon
Mylien Sheath
Retrieval
The last step in any memory model is retrieval, or getting information out of memory so we can use it. There are two different kinds of retrieval: recognition and recall.
which endocrine gland reulates body growth?
pituitary
how did Gestalt psychologists view perceptual organization?
Gestalt psychologists noticed that when given a cluster of sensations, people tent to organize them into a whole or "gestalt"
No connection to parents not wanting anything to do with them, child is fine on their own.
RAD (Reactive attatchment disorder)