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The Human Brain Weighs
Three Pounds
The Central Nervous System Consists Of
What is the Brain & Spine?
This type of study follows participants over time (I.e 10 years)
Longitudinal
According to Piaget, children in this stage cannot yet understand others perspectives
preoperational stage
This pioneer of behaviorism conducted the "Little Albert" experiment
Who is John B. Watson?
When we are scrolling tik tok this area of the brain is lit up
What is dopamine?
This part of the brain is responsible for coordinating movement and balance
What is the cerebellum?
Participants change their behavior because they know they're being observed
What is the Hawthorne effect?
This psychologist proposed the theory of development that has eight stages across the lifespan
Who is Erik Erikson?
This psychologist proposed the theory of multiple intelligences
Who is Howard Gardner?
This sleep disorder involves not breathing while sleeping
This area of the brain is important for forming new memories
What is the hippocampus/frontal lobe?
This type of validity is whether a test measures what it claims to measure
What is construct validity?
This attachment style is characterized by inconsistent caregiving
What is anxious-attachment style?
Who is the founder of neuropsychology?
Who is Donald Hebb?
This defense mechanism involves attributing your own thoughts onto others
What is projection?
This area of the brain controls majority of the executive functions and decision making
What is the frontal lobe?
This statistic method is used to determine if there is a significant difference between the means of two or more groups
What is ANOVA?
According to this theory cognitive development occurs through social interaction and guided learning
Who is Lev Vygotsky's Sociocultural Theory?
How people think, learn, remember, and process information.
What is cognition?
This Russian physiologist is known for his classical conditioning experiments with dogs
Who is Pavlov?
When neurons fire together wire together, strengthening neural connections they are considered
What is neuroplasticity?
This ethical principle requires researchers to get informed consent from participants
What is informed consent?
This cognitive bias causes older adults to perceive time as passing more quickly than younger individuals
What is the proportional theory of time perception?
The scientific study of psychological disorders