General Knowledge
The scientific study of behavior and mental processes.
What is psychology?
Traits or behaviors we inherit from our biological parents come from this side of the debate
What is nature?
The emotional center of the brain.
What is the limbic system?
Learning by association, as shown in Pavlov’s dog experiment.
What is classical conditioning?
Memory you can consciously recall, like facts and events.
What is explicit memory?
Studies how we think, learn, and remember.
What is a psychologist?
The environment, culture, and experiences fall under this side of the debate.
What is nurture?
The part of the brain responsible for decision-making and self-control.
What is the prefrontal cortex?
Learning based on rewards and punishments.
What is operant conditioning?
Memory that operates automatically, such as riding a bike.
What is implicit memory?
This major debate in psychology examines whether genetics or environment shape who we are.
What is nature vs. nurture?
The “rush” you feel when you score do a drug or gamble is created by this feel-good neurotransmitter.
What is dopamine?
When emotions overpower logic, this system is taking control.
What is the limbic system?
Increasing behavior by removing something unpleasant.
What is negative reinforcement?
Motivation driven by internal satisfaction.
What is intrinsic motivation?
The founder of psychoanalysis who explored the unconscious mind.
Who is Sigmund Freud?
To learn behavioral genetics, scientist use these___ studies.
What are twin studies?
During adolescence, this part of the brain matures last, leading to more impulsive choices.
What is the prefrontal cortex?
A child stops misbehaving when a toy is taken away.
What is punishment?
An athlete’s pre-game routine becomes automatic over time.
What is implicit memory (conditioning through repetition)?
Learning by watching others.
What is observational learning?
A family shares the same house, culture, and habits, psychologists call it this shared factor
What is the home environment (or shared environment)?
This brain region helps form long-term memories and connects emotion to learning. (hint: in limbic system)
What is the hippocampus?
When a behavior stops because it is no longer reinforced.
What is extinction?
When a student studies every night instead of cramming, they’re using this memory strategy.
What is spacing?