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| Behaviorism, Little Albert |
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| research methods - humans and animals are observed in natural setting |
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| research methods - detailed description of a person |
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| research methods - questionnaire |
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| research methods - shows relationship between variable |
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| variable that stays constant |
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| basic unit of the nervous system |
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| part of the nervous system that brings in messages |
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| part of neuron that sends out messages |
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| part of neuron, helps protect message, speeds up transmission |
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| brain chemicals that occur at the synapse |
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| neurotransmitter, lack of it can lead to depression |
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| neurotransmitter, associated with pleasure, lack of it can lead to parkinsons disease |
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| neurotransmitter, natural painkiller, reduces pain |
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| part of autonomic NS, speeds up in times of stress |
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| part of autonomic NS, slows down, relaxing after stress |
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| getting used to a repetitive, constant, sensory element. |
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| breathing difficulties during sleep |
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| Freud - what appears in the dream, the dream itself |
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| Freud - what the dream meant, hidden meaning |
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| too much can lead to psychosis |
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| operant conditioning - behavior determined by its consequences |
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| rewards to strengthen a behavior |
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| strengthens a behavior that removes a negative stimulus |
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| limited capacity, maintenance rehearsal |
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| unlimited capacity, elaborative rehearsal |
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| grouping information into smaller units for easier handling by STM |
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| practicing something to maintain it in STM |
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| if you really want to learn something - deeper processing |
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| LTM - memories of events that made you feel emotions |
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| you can more easily remember items at the beginning and end of list |
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| more easily remember items at beginning of list, because you recall it first when you recall the list |
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| more easily remember items at end of list because you looked at them last |
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| type of thinking, one possible answer to a problem |
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| guarantees a solution if you use it in the right way |
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| involves strategies, many ways to reach solution, but no guarantee that it will be reached |
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| 21st pair of chromosomes has 3 instead of 2, type of mental retardation |
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| what makes a good test - consistent results |
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| what makes a good test - everything is relevant |
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