Which Neurotransmitter is associated with Alzhiemers?
Acetylcholine
Damage to his Cerebellum most likely affects his ability to
Playing his guitar
Independent Variables?
Flavor of drink and time of consumption
Dependent Variables?
Participants age
What is the memory strategy used to remember the lines?
Elaborative Rehearsal
Young-Helmholtz theory proposes that
There are 3 different types of color cones
Roller Skating involves which of the following memory kinds?
Procedural memory
Major influence on the recall of Elizabeth Loftus’ study was
The wording of the questions
Hunger and eating are primarily regulated by the
Hypothalamus
Mean: 75 SD: 5 What percent scored >85%
97.5
Which research method can establish a cause/effect relationship?
Experiment
Min. amount of stimi a person needs to detect a stimi
Absolute threshold
Correct sequence of Anatomical structures a stimi passes thru b4 perceived as a sound?
Auditory, eardrum, ossicles, oval window, cochlea (PAEOOCATT)
Difficulty seeing and hearing = ?
Occipital & temporal lobe damage
Study on effects of diff neurotransmitters in the brain of rats
Biological
The human vestibular sense is most closely associated with the
Semicircular canals
Cats can see better at night because..
Cats have more rods
Component not discussed in james lange but is discussed with schachter singer
Cognitive labeling
When making the correlation between hours of sleep and grades researchers can
Students who earn good grades tend to sleep more
Which brain imaging technique is most useful in diagnosing sleep and seizure disorders
EEG
Double-blind control is essential for
Assessment of a treatment to reduce schizophrenic symptoms
A cut between the two hemispheres in the corpus callosum is for
Preventing the spread of epileptic seizures
Bandura’s Bobo doll experiment is closely associated with
Modeling
Flickering lights flashing quick
Phi phenomenon
Taking a painkiller for a toothache =
Negative reinforcement
To change the belief that negative beliefs cause depression beck used
Cognitive therapy
Which is NOT a Gestalt principle
Intensity
Miss Patton has a dog named
Callie
Remembering a conversation you enjoyed while having a good time watching tv is
Mood congruent memory
Finding that animals assoc. sickness w taste supports
Animals may be biologically prepared to learn some things over others
Which of the following score sets is the greatest standard deviation
2, 7, 9, 22
In the James Lange theory, which precedes an emotion
Experience of phys. changes
Being able to accurately touch things with your eyes closed shows the importance of
Kinesthesis
the coiled tube in the inner ear that contains the auditory receptors is called the
Cochlea
In experimental psych a significant difference refers to a
Difference not likely due to chance
According to the opponent process theory of emotion,
Repetitions of an emotion arousing event strengthen the opposing emotion
In Little Albert, the loud noise was the
Unconditioned stimulus
The idea of venting your anger and aggressive action to achieve emotional release
Catharsis
Remembering the first time you swam the entire length of the pool the first time is ex of
Semantic memory
Being unable to remember the pictures on coins and bills results from
Failure to encode
Brain scan that shows the most detailed picture of brain structure
MRI
Best example of a Type A personality
Mara, impatient, irritable, teacher
Which theory of emotion explains jake being mad when insulted/happy when getting a raise after 3 cups of coffee
Opponent process theory
Which of the following occurs when a neutron is stimulated to its threshold
The movement of Na and K ions across the membrane creates action potential
Hunger, thirst and sex are most closely associated with stimulation of the
Hypothalamus
Joe likes the look of a Tahoe but not the price, this is a
Approach-Avoidance conflict
According to the info-processing view, first stage of memory processing involves
Encoding
Drawing a random sample from ppl in a town for an interview study of social attitudes ensures that
Each person in town has the same probability of being picked
Not being able to remember that channel 9 is now channel 16 is a problem that represents
Proactive interference
After reading that the person involved in an accident was drunk driving, many ppl started to say that they noticed he was driving recklessly, which was not true. This is an example of
The misinformation effect
Which of the following shows the strongest correlation?
-.92
Hearing the ice cream truck before his brother shows that
Thomas has a lower absolute threshold for hearing than his brother
Which of the following brain structures is closely associated with explicit memories
Hippocampus
The organizational principles identified by gestalt psychologists best illustrate the importance of
Top-down processing
Ebbinhaus’ retention curve best illustrates the value of
Rehearsal
Piano teacher praises the student for correct notes then she praises when he adds proper dynamics and interpretation of the segments. This is an example of
Shaping
The person whos scared of rattlesnakes but not garden snakes shows
Discrimination
The class listened to a list of words and the kids who were told to add emotional connection to the words remembered them better. This shows
Semantic features work better
What's the first stage of GAS
Alarm
What sleep disorder is characterized with struggling to fall asleep/stay asleep
insomnia
The role of parasympathetic division of the autonomic nervous system is to
Establish homeostasis
Visual cliff studies find that when infants begin to crawl they are
Reluctant to crawl into areas that look like they content a drop
Dan reads 30 words and a few days later is expected to remember
The beginning of the list
The increase in synaptic firing potential that contributes to memory formation is known as
Long term potentiation
Which partial reinforcement schedule is known as the gambler’s schedule
Variable ratio
Out of learning 4 lists by moving onto the next only when knowing the last, the list that proactive interference would affect list 2 would be
List 1
When rehearsal of incoming information is prevented, which occurs?
There'll be no transfer of the info to long term memory
The effect of past experiences and current expectation on perception illustrate the importance of
Top down processing
Pop quizzes are given to follow which of the reinforcement schedules
Variable Interval
Which animal is Miss Patten’s pet named quincy
Cat
Hearing rabbit leads to some people spelling “hair” h-a-r-e, this is an example of
Priming
What's true about negative reinforcement and punishment
Negative reinforcement causes the person to respond; negative punishment decreases the response
Pavlov: salivation was the
Both UCR and CR
What depth cue explains how we know a tall building is in front of hills and far
interposition
Colorblind people can see yellow but not red and blue is an example of
Opponent process theory
Reward system at ice cream place is
Fixed ratio
Gerald having a stroke, caused him unable to make new memories this is because of
Anterograde amnesia
Best strat to study the nature of never before seen behaviors is
A case study