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This research method involves observing subjects in their natural environment without intervention.
What is naturalistic observation?
The cell responsible for transmitting information in the nervous system.
What is a neuron?
The process of encoding, storing, and retrieving information.
What is memory?
The stage of Piaget’s theory where object permanence develops.
What is the sensorimotor stage?
Adjusting behavior to fit group norms.
What is conformity?
The variable manipulated by the experimenter in an experiment.
What is the independent variable?
This part of the brain controls vital functions like heartbeat and breathing.
What is the medulla?
The type of memory that holds about 7±2 items for 20-30 seconds.
What is short-term memory?
Erikson’s stage focused on identity vs. role confusion.
What is adolescence (12-18 years)?
The tendency to maintain a balance or constant internal state
What is homeostasis?
Extent to which research results apply to a range of individuals not included in the study.
What is generalizability?
The neurotransmitter linked to pleasure, reward, and addiction.
What is dopamine?
The perceptual tendency to group similar objects together.
What is the principle of similarity (Gestalt)?
A parenting style characterized by high demands and low responsiveness.
What is authoritarian parenting?
the idea that facial expressions can influence emotions as well as reflect them
What is facial-feedback hypothesis?
A study that follows the same group of people over time to track changes.
What is a longitudinal study?
The lobe of the brain responsible for processing visual information.
What is the occipital lobe?
Our tendency to use information that comes to mind quickly and easily when making decisions about the future.
What is an availability heuristic?
A reinforcement schedule that rewards after a fixed number of responses.
What is fixed-ratio?
The discomfort felt when attitudes and behaviors don’t match.
What is cognitive dissonance?
A statistical measure that indicates the strength and direction of a relationship between two variables.
What is a correlation coefficient?
This sense comes from the inner ear – specifically the semicircular canals
What is vestibular?
The tendency to focus on information that confirms preexisting beliefs.
What is confirmation bias?
The reappearance of an extinguished CR after a rest period.
What is spontaneous recovery?
A feeling that you are generally “worse off” than the people you associate with and compare yourself to
What is relative deprivation?