Brain Function
Receives information from sensory structures in the body and directs information to the correct part of cerebrum for further processing (acts like a post office).
Thalamus
Stage of sensation where sensory organs receive and detect external stimuli from the environment.
Reception
The three "stores" of memory in the Multi-Store Model (must have all three).
Sensory Memory, Short Term Memory, Long Term Memory.
In Classical Conditioning, the reappearance of an extinguished response after a rest period.
Spontaneous Recovery
Agreeing with attitudes and beliefs of others and keeping contradictory attitudes or beliefs to themselves
Compliance
The primary auditory cortex and Wernicke's area are both found in this lobe of the cerebral cortex.
Temporal Lobe
Stage of perception where meaning is assigned to sensory input based on prior knowledge and expectations.
Interpretation
Model of memory that suggests the deeper the processing, the stronger the memory trace, making it easier to recall later.
Levels of Processing Model of Memory
In Social Learning Theory, the idea that we are more likely to engage in a behaviour if we see someone being rewarded for that behaviour, and less likely to engage if we see someone being punished for it.
Occurs during the early stages of life and typically relates to things learnt from parents and close family members (e.g. beliefs surrounding manners, education, religion, loyalty to a particular sporting team etc.)
Primary Socialisation
The most common inhibitory neurotransmitter (double points for the full name).
Gamma-animo butyric acid (GABA)
Stage of sensation where sensory receptors change the energy of the stimulus into an electrochemical signal (nerve impulse).
Transduction
Type of forgetting that occurs when information is not effectively transferred through the stages of memory into long term storage.
Encoding Failure
The addition of an unpleasant stimulus that decreases the likelihood that a behaviour will occur again.
Positive Punishment
When a belief or attitude is accepted by a person and their behaviour reflects this.
Internalisation
The motor symptoms associated with Parkinson's Disease are a result of the impairment of this neurotransmitter.
Dopamine
The mental framework that influences how we interpret sensory information, making certain interpretations more likely based on our past experiences, context, emotion and motivation.
Perceptual Set
Autobiographical memory. Knowing "when" and "where".
Episodic Memory
The removal of an unpleasant stimulus that increases the likelihood that a behaviour will occur again.
Negative Reinforcement
Investigated obedience, conformity and social norms. Injunctive norms were found to be more effective than descriptive norms at reducing theft of petrified wood from the national park.
Cialdini et al (2006)
A spinal reflex arc involving only one synapse. Where a sensory neuron brings a sensation from receptors in the body and a motor neuron carries motor messages to the muscles of the body.
Monosynaptic Spinal Reflex Arc
Investigated object recognition across cultures, findings differences in visual perception and response styles between African and European participants.
de Bruine, Vredveldt & van Koppen (2018)
Investigation found that participants recalled meaningful information better when the learning and testing environments matched, supporting context-dependent memory.
Grant et al (1998)
Investigation conditioned 'Little Albert' to fear a white rat by repeatedly pairing it with a loud, frightening noise.
Watson & Rayner (1920)
Investigated obedience to authority. Many participants continued to administer increasingly severe electric shocks, despite apparent distress, when instructed to by an authority figure.
Milgram (1963)