Memory
This type of memory is responsible for the long-term storage of facts and general knowledge.
What is semantic memory?
This type of conditioning involves learning through the consequences of behavior, such as rewards and punishments.
What is operant conditioning?
This disorder is characterized by persistent feelings of sadness and loss of interest in activities.
What is major depressive disorder?
This term refers to the body's response to perceived threats or challenges
What is stress?
This neurotransmitter is often associated with feelings of pleasure and reward.
What is dopamine?
This effect describes the enhanced memory for items at the beginning and end of a list
What is the serial position effect?
This psychologist is known for his work on classical conditioning with dogs
Who is Ivan Pavlov?
This disorder involves excessive worry and anxiety about various aspects of life.
What is generalized anxiety disorder?
This coping strategy involves actively addressing the problem causing stress.
What is problem-focused coping?
This psychological theory, developed by Abraham Maslow, is often depicted as a pyramid with basic needs at the bottom and self-actualization at the top
What is Maslow's hierarchy of needs?
This brain structure is crucial for the formation of new long-term memories.
What is the hippocampus?
This term describes the gradual weakening and disappearance of a conditioned response
What is extinction?
This disorder involves periods of intense fear or discomfort that peak within minutes.
What is panic disorder?
This theory suggests that stress arises from the interaction between an individual and their environment.
What is the transactional model of stress?
This psychological concept refers to the tendency to attribute one's own actions to external factors while attributing others' actions to internal factors
What is the actor-observer bias?
This phenomenon occurs when a person recalls information but attributes it to the wrong source.
What is source misattribution?
This term describes the process by which a conditioned response is elicited by stimuli similar to the conditioned stimulus.
What is stimulus generalization?
This disorder involves experiencing flashbacks, nightmares, and severe anxiety after a traumatic event.
What is post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)?
This model proposes that stress is a result of an imbalance between demands and the resources available to cope with them.
What is the demand-control model?
This term refers to the process by which sensory information is converted into neural signals.
What is transduction?
This term refers to the process by which memories become stable in the brain.
What is consolidation?
This type of reinforcement schedule delivers reinforcement after a fixed amount of time has passed.
What is a fixed-interval schedule?
This disorder is characterized by the presence of two or more distinct personality states.
What is dissociative identity disorder?
This model suggests that stress results from the appraisal of a situation as threatening or challenging.
What is the cognitive appraisal model?
This part of the brain is responsible for regulating vital functions such as heartbeat and breathing.
What is the medulla oblongata?