Unit 2
The space between the dendrites of one neuron and the axon of the next one.
What is the synaptic cleft?
The part of the eye which has the highest concentration of cone cells.
What is the fovea?
The reinforcement schedule that Alice uses when she rewards her dog every time he sits.
What is fixed ratio?
The category of drugs used to treat ADHD.
What are stimulants?
The part of the brain that is responsible for processing visual information.
What is the occipital lobe?
The Gestalt group principle which dictates that when Roger looks at 10 children wearing blue baseball uniforms, he views them as a group.
What is similarity?
The psychologist who was known for studying latent learning using rat mazes.
Who is Edward Tolman?
The disorder that is associated with repetitive behaviors, trouble understanding social cues and overly focused interests.
What is autism spectrum disorder (ASD)?
The tool used to examine the brain which uses x-ray photographs and usage of glucose, respectively.
What are CT (computer tomography) scans and PET (positron emission tomography) scans?
The type of hearing loss that Susan, who has a cochlear implant, has.
What is sensorineural hearing loss?
A company’s boss nodding in approval at an employee’s good work.
What is a conditioned reinforcer?
The type of treatment that involves confronting and refuting a patient's irrational thoughts.
What is Rational Emotive Behavioral Therapy?
The sleep stage is known as the “hypnagogic” state.
What is NREM-1?
The theory of auditory perception that dictates how we hear high pitched sounds.
What is place theory?
The higher likelihood that a dog will associate a dog bowl with food rather than the color of its owner’s shirt.
What is the contingency model in conditioning?
The disorder where an individual fakes their symptoms with no immediate personal gain.
What is factitious disorder?
The disorder a psychologist is treating if she gives a patient an agonist for dopamine
What is Parkinson’s disease?
The condition that Brandon has when he can hear colours.
What is synesthesia?
The coping mechanism that is associated with less anxiety and more control.
What is problem focused coping?
The four cluster B personality disorders.
What is anti-social, histrionic, narcissistic and borderline personality disorder?