Consciousness & Rhythms
Wakefulness
Type of imaging that measures brainwave activity
EEG
Process of converting sensory information into a useable form
Encoding
Patient H.M. had this part of their brain removed due to severe epilepsy.
Hippocampus
Learning that occurs while watching others and then imitating, or modeling, what they do or say
Observational Learning
Most people are awake during the day and asleep at night because their ____ cycles are aligned with the outside world.
Circadian
Sleep disorder characterized by sudden slip into REM sleep
Narcolepsy
In order to remember her lines for the play, Jane repeats her lines over and over again. This process is called ______.
Rehearsal
A vivid recollection of where you were and what you were doing when you first heard about the 9/11 attacks is an example of __________.
Flashbulb Memory
Unlearned reaction to a given stimulus
Unconditioned Response
Brain structure that plays a key role in processing internal stimulus such as hunger, thirst, and pain
Hypothalamus
Two (2)
Two components of declarative memory
Semantic & Episodic
Part of the brain most associated with the activation of fear
Amygdala
_______ is when something is REMOVED to INCREASE the future likelihood of a behavior
Negative Reinforcement
Organ associated with the release of melatonin
Pineal Gland
Psychological perspective that might advance the argument that our sleep patterns evolved as an adaptive response to predatory risks, which are higher during periods of darkness
Adaptive/Evolutionary
Remembering how to ride a bike is an example of what type of memory?
Procedural OR Implicit/Non-Declarative
Suppose Jane was in an accident and was asked to recall her childhood, and she could; however, she did not have the ability to create new memories. Jane is experiencing what kind of amnesia?
Anterograde
If you train a dog that when the bell rings, it is time to eat and the dog begins to salivate, but then the dog begins to salivate when a train whistle blows, because it sounds like a bell, the dog‘s inability to distinguish between the two sounds would represent ______.
Stimulus Generalization
The brain‘s clock mechanism
Suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN)
The theory that suggests dreams are a result of our brains imposing narrative explanations to explain random brain activation
Activation Synthesis
Means of retrieving information out of your long-term memory storage system that helps you choose the correct answer on a multiple choice exam.
Recognition
The ability to learn your parents new home address after they moved from your childhood home, but now you cannot recall your childhood address, this is an example of _________.
Retroactive Interference
Jody is potty training Johnny using a reward system. If Jody gives Johnny a piece of candy every 3rd time he uses the bathroom. What kind of reinforcement schedule is this?
Fixed ratio