Developmental Psychology
This term refers to changes across the lifespan.
What is developmental psychology?
This part of the brain controls balance and coordination.
What is the cerebellum?
Learning through rewards and punishments.
What is operant conditioning?
The process of getting information into memory.
What is encoding?
Adjusting behavior to match a group.
What is conformity?
A fertilized egg is called this.
What is a zygote?
This lobe is responsible for decision-making.
What is the frontal lobe?
Learning by association between two stimuli.
What is classical conditioning?
Short-term memory is also called this.
What is working memory?
Loss of self-awareness in groups.
What is deindividuation?
Piaget’s stage where object permanence develops.
What is the sensorimotor stage?
Chemical messengers in the brain.
What are neurotransmitters?
This psychologist is known for classical conditioning.
Who is Ivan Pavlov?
The memory system for facts and experiences.
What is explicit memory?
Helping behavior without expecting reward.
What is altruism?
Erikson’s stage during adolescence.
What is identity vs. role confusion?
The fight-or-flight response is controlled by this system.
What is the sympathetic nervous system?
Learning by watching others.
What is observational learning?
Forgetting caused by new information.
What is retroactive interference?
Tendency to blame behavior on personality instead of situation.
What is fundamental attribution error?
Understanding that quantity stays the same despite shape changes.
What is conservation?
The part of the brain that regulates heartbeat and breathing.
What is the medulla?
Strengthening a behavior by removing something negative.
What is negative reinforcement?
The brain structure important for forming new memories.
What is the hippocampus?
Improved performance when others are watching.
What is social facilitation?