Chapter 7
Tendency to respond to similar stimuli after acquisition
Generalization
Acts as the "save button"
Hippocampus
Slow, chemical communication system of glands and tissue that secrete hormones into the bloodstream
Endocrine system
Alcohol and Opioids are what type of psychoactive drug
Depressants
Belief about a group and its members' characteristics and behaviors
Stereotype
Two stimuli become associated in our minds, and we learn to anticipate one stimulus open exposure to the other stimulus
Classical Conditioning
New information prevents you from remembering old information
Retroactive Interference
What are the lobes of the cerebral cortex
Frontal, Parietal, Temporal, Occipital
Which stage of sleep involves brief, slow breathing, and irregular brain waves
non-REM 1
Two routes of conformity
Normative social influence
Informational social influence
Observational learning is also known as what type of learning
Social Learning
What are the two types of sensory memory, and what is the difference between them
Iconic memory - fleeting memory of VISUAL stimuli lasting a fraction of a second
Echoic memory - fleeting memory of AUDITORY stimuli lasting 3-4 seconds
What part of the brain manages complex cognitive activities
Forebrain
We become less aware of a stimulus when experiencing constant exposure to the unchanging stimulus
Sensory adaptation
Term for helping others without any benefit to the self
Pure altruism
Is this fixed interval or fixed ratio?
Receiving a treat every 2 weeks
Fixed Interval
Difference between retrograde amnesia and anterograde amnesia
Retrograde amnesia is the inability to remember the past.
Anterograde amnesia is the inability to form new memories.
Difference between sensory neurons and motor neurons
Sensory neurons carry messages from the body to the CNS
Motor neurons carry messages from the CNS to the body
Which theory states that dreams help us sort out the day's events and consolidate our memories
Freud believed personality was achieved through these 3 systems
Id, Ego, Superego
What is operant condioning
Learning the consequences of our actions through rewards and punishments
What part of the brain helps form and store implicit memories created through classical conditioning
Cerebellum
What are the two common types of neurotransmitters and what do they do
Acetylcholine - enables muscle action, learning and memory
Endorphins - influences the perception of pain or pleasure
Where are rods located and what do they detect
Located on the periphery of the retina in the eye and they detect black, white, and gray
Big 5 Model includes...
Openness, Conscientiousness, Extraversion, Agreeableness, Neuroticism