Weeks 1-2
The type of design that measures how well 2 change with one another (predictor & outcome). It CANNOT infer causation.
What is Correlational Design?
Hemisphere of the brain that houses the speech components
What is left hemisphere?
In Pavlov's dog experiment, this is what we call the bell after conditioning
The smallest units of sound in a language
What are phonemes?
The tendency to do what others do simply because others are doing it
What is Conformity?
The structure of the brain that serves as a bridge for info to cross from the cerebellum to the rest of the brain
What is pons?
Type of aphasia that displays halting speech and disordered grammar
Broca's Aphasia
In Pavlov's dog experiment, this is what we call the bell before conditioning
What is Neutral Stimulus?
What are morphemes?
When people feel less inclined to take action in the presence of a group
What is the Bystander Effect?
The structure of the brain that turns short-term memories into long-term memories
What is hippocampus?
The area of the brain in charge of speech comprehension
What is Wernicke's Area?
Your mother's memory of your day of birth is this type of long-term memory
Age when babies begin to display patterned speech
What is 1 year old?
The tendency to do what an authority figure tells you to do
What is Obedience?
The 4 lobes of the brain
What is: Frontal, Parietal, Temporal, Occipital
Term that refers to the smallest amount of stimulation needed to be detected 50% of the time
What is Absolute Threshold?
Name for our shortest type of memory. It accurately holds perceptual information for a very brief period
What is Sensory Memory?
Type of cognitive development process when new experiences are readily incorporated into child's existing theories
What is Assimilation?
Type of influence where people conform because they're concerned what others will think of them
What is Normative Influence?
The 5 steps of the Scientific Method
What is: Theory, Hypothesis, Research, Support or Fail to support hypothesis
In Signal Detection Theory, this is what you call a "present" response to an absent stimulus
What is False Alarm?
In operant conditioning, this is when you remove an unfavorable consequence to increase a behavior
What is Negative Reinforcement?
Type of cognitive development process when theories are modified based on new experiences
What is Accommodation?
Tendency for people to feel a diminished sense of responsibility when they are surrounded by others who are acting the same way
What is Diffusion of Responsibility?