Psychology
The first major school of psychology, relying on introspection, was called
Structuralism
Communication between neurons occurs at this structure.
Synapse
Awareness of thoughts, sensations, and environment is called
Consciousness
The process of learning associations between events and responses.
Information in this memory stage fades after 3 seconds or less
Sensory Memory
Which perspective focuses on observable actions?
Behavioral
This neurotransmitter is reduced in Alzheimer’s disease.
Acetylcholine
The gland that produces melatonin
What is the pineal gland
A child misbehaves and an extra chore is added
What is positive punishment?
Information is stored in short-term memory for about
What is 20 Seconds
The four basic goals of psychology are:
What are describe, explain, predict, and influence behavior?
Parkinson’s disease symptoms improve with L-dopa because it boosts this neurotransmitter.
Feeling like you’re falling as you drift to sleep is this phenomenon
What is a hypnagogic hallucination?
In Watson’s “Little Albert” study, the conditioned stimulus was
What is the white rat?
“Tip-of-the-tongue” is an example of this memory failure.
What is retrieval failure.
Which perspective focuses on unconscious motives and conflicts?
Psychodynamic Perspective
The “master gland” of the endocrine system.
Pituitary Gland
The most widely used psychoactive drug in the world.
Caffeine
Takashi’s dog salivates when he shakes a bag of cat food. This is an example of
What is stimulus generalization?
Forgetting on purpose is called ____; forgetting unconsciously is called ____.
What are suppression and repression?
What is Retrograde Amnesia.
The peripheral nervous system is made up of
What is all nerves outside of brain and spinal cord.
Sleep disorder where a person repeatedly stops breathing at night.
A teenager comes home past curfew and his phone is taken away from him
What is negative punishment?
What helps to consolidate memories?