SAFMEDS Flashcards
A procedure by which a previously neutral stimulus comes to elicit a response after it is paired with a stimulus that automatically elicits that response
Classical Conditioning
The process of teaching a new behaviour by reinforcing closer and closer approximations of the desired response
Shaping
The process by which our behaviours transfer to new situations or stimuli that we did not directly learn about
Generalisation
Specialized cells in the nervous system that support the integrity of neurons
Gila
A sub-cortical brain structure that is a central component in emotional brain networks
Amygdala
The dimension of emotional experience that ranges from pleasant (or positive) to unpleasant (or negative)
Valence
A factor that varies systematically between experimental conditions, but is not the variable of interest
Confound
An experimental design where each participant only takes part in a single experimental condition
Between-subjects design
Superior memory for information rehearsed in sessions spread-out over longer testing intervals
Spacing effect
Old information interfering with the retrieval of new information
Proactive interference
A set of principles that describe how sensory inputs are organised into meaningful patterns
Gestalt laws
Perceptual processing that is driven by our memory or knowledge of the world
Top-down processing
Chemicals secreted by neurons allowing information to be transmitted between cells
Neurotransmitter
Brain structures located in the lower side portion of the cortex that are important in audition (hearing) and language
Temporal lobes
An extension of the spinal cord, essential to life, controlling vital physiological functions such as heartbeat, circulation, and respiration
Medulla
