AP Psych
Neurotransmitters travel across this tiny gap between neurons to transmit signals.
What is the synapse?
This psychologist is known for the "Bobo doll experiment".
Who is Albert Bandura?
The tendency to search for or interpret information in a way that confirms one's preconception's.
What is confirmation bias?
The last part of the brain to develop?
What is the frontal lobe?
In research _____ does not prove causation.
What is correlation?
Before conditioning in Pavlov's experiment, this stimulus initially had no effect on the dogs salivation
What is the bell?
This famous psychological study demonstrated the impact of assigned roles on behavior, leading participants to adopt authoritarian or submissive identities.
What is the Stanford Prison Experiment?
This part of the brain is responsible for regulating hunger, thirst, body temperature, and the fight or flight response.
What is the hypothalamus?
This psychological phenomenon explains why individuals exert less effort in a group setting than when working alone.
What is Social Loafing?
In Milgram's famous obedience experiment, this percentage of participants administered the highest level of shock.
What is approximately 65%? (Accept 60-70)