Brain & Biology
This part of the brain controls balance and coordination.
What is the cerebellum?
Learning by association is called this.
What is associative learning?
This type of memory holds info briefly, like a phone number.
What is short-term memory?
This psychologist created stages of cognitive development.
Who is Jean Piaget?
This disorder involves excessive worry and anxiety.
What is generalized anxiety disorder?
This lobe processes visual information.
What is the occipital lobe?
Pavlov’s dogs demonstrated this type of conditioning.
What is classical conditioning?
The process of getting info into memory.
What is encoding?
The stage where object permanence develops.
What is the sensorimotor stage?
This disorder is marked by extreme mood swings.
What is bipolar disorder?
This neurotransmitter is linked to pleasure and reward.
What is dopamine?
Reinforcement that increases behavior by adding a stimulus.
What is positive reinforcement?
This type of memory stores facts and general knowledge.
What is semantic memory?
This theorist focused on social development and identity.
Who is Erik Erikson?
Hallucinations and delusions are symptoms of this disorder.
What is schizophrenia?
This brain structure regulates hunger, thirst, and body temperature.
What is the hypothalamus?
Skinner is most known for studying this type of learning.
What is operant conditioning?
The theory that memory is stored in three stages is called this.
What is the information processing model?
The stage where abstract thinking begins.
What is the formal operational stage?
Persistent sadness and loss of interest define this disorder.
What is major depressive disorder?
Damage to this area can impair speech production (Broca’s area).
What is the frontal lobe?
Learning by watching others is known as this (Bandura).
What is observational learning?
This effect explains better recall of first and last items in a list.
What is the serial position effect?
This parenting style is high warmth and high control.
What is authoritative parenting?
This disorder involves intrusive thoughts and repetitive behaviors.
What is obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)?