Neurotransmitters
Reward Pathway
Voluntary Movement
Imbalance= Parkinson's / Schizophrenia
What is Dopamine
A mental health disorder characterized by persistently depressed mood or loss of interest in activities, causing significant impairment in daily life.
What is major depression
Controls Bodily Function & Regulates Temperature
What is the Hypothalamus
Famous for the Bobo Doll experiments on observational learning & influence in the Socio-Cognitive Perspective
Who is Albert Bandura
The variable manipulated by the researcher in the experiment
What is the Independent Variable
Involved in muscle contraction & Memory
What is Acetylcholine
Severe, ongoing anxiety that interferes with daily activities.
What is generalized anxiety disorder
Sleep and Dreaming
What is the Pons
Known for his 8-stage theory of Psychosocial Development
Who is Erik Erikson
The outcome of a scientific study
What is the Dependent Variable
Involved in mood, sleep, and arousal and in aggression, depression
What is Serotonin
A disorder that affects a person's ability to think, feel, and behave clearly.
What is Schizophrenia
Involved in emotions of anger
What is the amygdala
Researched rats' use of "cognitive maps"
Who is Edward Tolman
An extraneous variable that influences the independent and dependent variables
What is the confounding variable
Increases arousal and attentiveness
What is Norepinephrine
Excessive thoughts that lead to repetitive behaviors
What is OCD
Controls balance, movement, and posture
What is the cerebellum
Developed "Two-Factor" theory of emotion; experiments on spillover effect
Who is Stanley Schachter
A proposed explanation for a phenomenon that can be tested
What is the hypothesis
The predominant inhibitory neurotransmitter
What is GABA
A disorder associated with episodes of mood swings ranging from depressive lows to manic highs.
What is Bipolar Disorder
Involved in the formation and storage of long term memories
What is the Hippocampus
Developer of WAIS and WISC intelligence tests
Who is David Weschler
The articulation of a statement of procedures used in defining the terms of a process needed to determine the nature of an item or phenomenon
What is an operational definition