Critical Thinking
Another term for the "I knew it all along" phenomenon.
What is hindsight bias?
The basic building block of the neural system.
What is a neuron?
A condition in which a person can respond to a visual stimulus without consciously experiencing it.
What is blindsight?
These are chemicals/viruses/ etc. that can cause harm to a fetus.
What are teratogens?
The type of learning you experienced which made you drool when you heard the name "Pavlov".
What is classical conditioning?
When we tend to think we know more than we do.
What is overconfidence?
A period of inactivity after a neuron has fired.
What is the refractory period?
This made some people miss the gorilla.
What is selective inattention?
The awareness that things continue to exist even when not perceived.
What is object permanence?
An event that tends to decrease the behaviour that it follows.
What is punishment?
As humans, we have a tendency to perceive order in these.
What are random events?
Consists of the sensory and motor neurons that connect the central nervous system to the rest of the body.
What is the peripheral nervous system?
Type of sleep when dreams occur.
What is REM sleep?
Part of Piaget's theory in which children engage in pretend play?
What is the preoperational stage?
Behaviour that is an automatic response to a stimulus.
What is respondent behaviour?
This helps us be less affected by biases, hidden values, and assumptions.
What is critical thinking?
This is a division of the autonomic nervous system that arouses the body (fight or flight).
What is the sympathetic nervous system?
Due to the impact on brain development, researchers warn that you should be at least 24 years of age before using this.
Marijuana
This is the process by which some animals form strong attachments early in their life.
What is imprinting?
The principle that events followed by favourable consequences will be repeated and events followed by negative consequences will be decreased.
What is the Law of Effect?
A testable prediction.
What is a hypothesis?
The oldest part, and central core of the brain.
What is the brainstem?
This general diagnosis is marked by tolerance, withdrawal, and a drive to continue to use.
What is substance use disorder?
A specific neurocognitive disorder marked by neural plaques, and progressive memory decline?
What is Alzheimers Disease?
The reason for parental concerns about children watching violent television shows and video games.
What is observational learning?