Neuroscience
What part of the neuron receives information?
The dendrites
What are neurotransmitters?
Where neurons communicate
What are the 4 lobes of the brain called?
Frontal, Parietal, Occipital, Temporal
What is the main difference between sensation and perception?
Sensation is the mere raw input, perception interprets it
Which if the two requires that an organism learns to associate events or stimuli that repeatedly happen together?
Classical Conditioning
What is the core of the neuron called?
Soma
Neurotransmitters are what kind of messengers?
Chemical messengers
What is the structure in charge of forming long term memories?
The Hippocampus
What is the cognitive process that filters stimuli?
Attention
What is Operant Conditioning?
It’s a process where an organism associates events through social and cognitive layers
When a neuron is not sending a message, its axon is in?
Resting potential
What kind of drug imitates a neurotransmitter’s effect?
An Agonist
What is the main function of the Frontal Lobe?
Planning and decision-making
What is the main purpose of reinforcement?
To increase the likelihood of repeating that behavior
What is the relation of an unconditioned stimulus and unconditioned response?
An event which naturally causes a response
Why is the process of neurons considered electrochemical?
The information received and sent is chemical while the one that passes through the neuron before being shot out the terminal buttons is electrical
What is Serotonin associated with?
Mood, sleep, and emotion
What is the egg shaped structure in our brain called and what is one purpose it serves?
The Thalamus and it helps you fall asleep
What is Learning and what does it result in?
The permanent change in knowledge or behavior that results in experience.
If you give extra credit to someone to increase participation, what kind of operant conditioning is it?
Positive Reinforcement
What covers the axon in a neuron?
The Myelin sheath
GABA is a major neurotransmitter, but which type is it?
Inhibitory
What are the main three parts of the brain?
The Reptilian Brain, The Limbic system, and the Cerebral Cortex
What is absolute threshlod?
Minimum level of stimulus that an individual can detect
If you take away a children’s access to videogames to reduce a behavior, what kind of operant conditioning is it?
Negative Punishment