The localisation of function in the brain
Broca's area is involved in what?
Speech Production
What is the component of the working memory model involved in retrieving long term memory and encoding working memory to long-term memory?
Episodic Buffer
UCS stands for what?
Unconditioned Stimulus
Out of rods or cones, which are responsible for colour vision?
Cones -
C for colour
What is the role of the sympathetic nervous system?
Fight or Flight automatic body responses
"I am sympathetic because I punched my friend in the face"
What is recall?
retrieve stored information using minimal cues.
What type of conditioning involves controlling behaviour by its consequences?
Operant conditioning
In visual perception, selection involves what?
selection - process of selecting important sensory information on which to focus attention from the millions of stimuli we receive
What is the area of the brain that connects the Wernicke's area and Broca's area?
Geschwind's territory
Remembering a fun fact about chemistry would be what type of memory?
What are the three key steps for observational learning?
Observe, Retain, Reproduce, Reinforcement
(Monkey See, Monkey Remember, Monkey Do, Monkey Reward)
What cells are utilised in selection?
Feature detector cells are found in the optic nerve that respond to lines of a certain length, angle or direction to break up an image for visual perception
The autonomic and somatic system make up what broader nervous system?
Peripheral nervous system
What is the function of the neurotransmitter, serotonin?
Serotonin is involved in the regulating mood, sleep, eating, arousal and pain as well as feelings of wellbeing and happiness.
What memory term would be used to explain why we group mobile phone numbers into groups of four.
Chunking - the process of grouping items together to improve memory capacity especially short-term memory as a means of committing to long-term memory
Fear response was restricted to objects that were white and fluffy. rabbit, fur coat, dog etc..
What are the four aspects of a person's perceptual set?
Pretty Eyes Compel Me
past experience, emotional state, context, motivation
What three brain structures are involved in voluntary movement?
Basal Ganglia, Cerebellum, Primary Motor Cortex
Bad Guys Can Punch My Cousin
What role does the hypothalamus play?
Hypothalamus involves basic survival functions and associated emotions (Four Fs - Feeding, Fighting, Fleeing, Fornication).
The retrieval failure theory suggests what regarding the correct cues to information?
The retrieval failure theory suggests that the inability to retrieve material due to an absence of the right cues or a failure to use them.
What is the difference between modelling and vicarious reinforcement?
Modelling - desire to imitate the behaviour of a person to become more like them.
Vicarious reinforcement - imitate behaviour if we see someone being reward for that behaviour (vice versa).
Describe what a visual illusion is?
Visual illusion is a figure structured so that perception will consistently differ from objective reality.
Negative reinforcement (take away annoying alarm clock noise to increase behaviour of getting out of bed)