Pgs 1-4 Flashcards
Brain parts we share & differ w/ animals
Similarity: both human & apes have VEN (“old brain”
Difference: humans have larger cerebral cortex
(#4)
Brain Hemispheres
Left: Controls right side of the body; more logic based
Right: Controls left side of the body; creativity
(#4)
Brainstorming
Submission & exploration of multiple ideas for solving a specific problem (#4)
Bystander intervention
Phenomenon in which a person is less likely to provide help to another person when others are present (#4)
Cannon-Bard Theory
Theory that the emotion-arousing stimulus triggers physiological responded & the experience of emotion (#4)
Case-study
A person is studied in depth in hope of revealing universal principles (#4)
Catharsis
Emotional release (#4)
Central route to persuasion
When people focus on the arguments & respond w/ favorable thoughts (#4)
Cerebellum
Processes sensory input & coordinates movement & balance (#4)
Change blindness
Failing to notice changes in the environment (#4)
Chunking
Organizing items into manageable units (#4)
Circadian rhythm
Biological Clock (#4)
Classical conditioning
Learning where one learns to link 2 or more stimuli & anticipate events (#4)
Conditioned stimulus
After association with US, comes to produce a CR (#4)
Conditioned response
A response that must be learned (#4)
Unconditional stimulus
A stimulus that elicits an unconditioned response (#4)
Unconditioned response
Response that occurs naturally in reaction to US (#4)
Basilar membrane
Is an important component of the inner ear and is located inside the cochlea, which is moved by sound waves that fall on the ear. This delicate structure is critical of our sense of hearing (#3)
Baumrind Parenting-
Authoritarian
Parents impose rules and expect obedience (#3)
Baumrind Parenting-
Authoritative
Parents are both demanding and responsive. They exert control by setting rules and enforcing them, but also explain reasons for rules (#3)
Baumrind Parenting-
Permissive
Parents submit to their children’s desires. They make a few demands and use little punishment (#3)
Bell curve (normal distribution)
A symmetrical, bell-shaped curve that describes the distribution of many types of data; most scores fall near the mean (about 68 percent fall within one standard deviation of it) and fewer and fewer near the extremes (#3)
Belief perseverance
Clinging to ones initial conceptions after the basis in which they were formed has been discredited (#3)
Binocular depth cues-
Convergence
The closer an object, the more inward our eyes need to turn to focus (#3)
Big Five Inventory-
Conscientiousness
Disorganized to Organized
