Nervous system
What is the connection between our brain and body?
Spinal cord
What is long term potentiation?
Strengthening of neural pathways from experience or use.
Is recalling the premier of Victoria a semantic or episodic memory?
Semantic
If you are freaking out about an oral presentation, is it chronic or acute stress?
Acute
In what stage of sleep do we dream
REM
Which type of neuron carries efferent information?
Motor
What was the conditioned response of Pavlov's dogs?
Salivation to the bell only
Where in the brain is the amygdala located?
Mid brain region
Microbiota or microbiome
What is the main zeitgeber for sleep?
Amount of light
Reflex arc
What is vicarious reinforcement?
Watching a model's behaviour being reinforced negatively or positively and repeating if necessary.
What role does the basal ganglia have in implicit memory?
Store memories of voluntary movements.
What are the two stages of the alarm-reaction stage of the GAS?
If you fall asleep later than normal you are experiencing .....
DSPD
What happens to the digestive system when the parasympathetic nervous system is in control?
It carries out normal functioning
Who is the guru of operant conditioning?
Skinner
If you have the hippocampus removed, what type of memories do you struggle to form
New episodic or semantic memories
What term is used to describe someone who is confident they can deal with stress and have positive self-esteem?
High self-efficacy
What is one long-term affect of total sleep deprivation?
Hallucinations, etc
Why do animals freeze in nature when faced with stress such as a predator?
To inhibit detection by the predator
What is the difference between negative and positive punishment?
Negative - taking something pleasant away, positive - adding something negative
Which neurotransmitter is involved in LTP?
Glutamate
Name one approach coping strategy you could use to deal with an overheated radiator?
Call RACV or wait for engine to cool down, add water
What brain wave patterns (EEG) do you exhibit in a microsleep?
NREM stage 1