Terms/definitions Flashcards
Experimental design
High internal validity, low external. I.V. and D.V.
Correlational design
High external validity, low internal validity.
Naturalistic observation design
Correlation, not causation
Frontal lobe function
Decision/abstract thought, planning, last to develop
Limbic system components
Hippocampus, amygdala, hypothalamus
Hippocampus
Decreases in size with depression
Amygdala
More activity in depression (stress response)
Hypothalamus
Motivation/behaviour
Neglect
Long term disrupts emotional & cognitive development
Stress hormones
Adrenaline, cortisol
Feasible/reliable/valid
Realistic, consistent across multiple settings, tests what we want
Ethical requirements
Informed consent, confidentiality, minimizing harm, deception & debriefing, children cannot provide consent (CCHDC, can’t control herby, different car)
Teratogen
Factors that potentially damage fetus
FASD
Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder
Facial indications of FASD
Small eye to eye distance, smooth phitrum, thin upper lip
Sensation
Detection of touch, pain etc
Perception
Brains interpretation of a sensation
Transduction
Converting physical energy to electrical activity
Absolute threshold
Lowest level of stimulus needed for nervous system to detect change 50% of the time
Weber’s law
Constant, proportional relationship between original stimulus intensity and smallest observable change
Vestibular sense
Inner ear balance and spatial orientation
Prioprioception/kinaesthetic sense
Body position relative to body parts
Ambiguous figures
Single image has multiple interpretations
Law of proximity
We group nearest elements, rows or columns
Law of similarity
We group similar elements
Law of continuity
Can accept that arrow continues through heart even though its interrupted
Law of closure
Filling in the gaps
Law of symmetry
Group things as symmetrical pairs
Law of form and ground
Interpreting the object, and the background
Monocular vs binocular
One vs two visual inputs (eyes)
Gestalt laws
Proximity, similarity, continuity, closure, symmetry, form & ground (PSCCSF or Please stop continually correcting stupid fings)
Depth perception cues
Interposition, linear perspective, texture gradient, light and shadow, height in plane, relative size (ILTLHR)
Shape constancy
Still a rectangle, even though the door is open
Size constancy
Ability to perceive size of image
Colour constancy
Know that shading/light does not change the colour
Inattentional blindness
Failure to perceive due to not paying attention
Change blindness
Don’t notice a change when there is momentary interruption to view
Top down processing
begin in a general setting with context
Why do we sleep?
Synaptic shrinkage (clear the hard drive)
Polysomnogram
Sleep EEG, looks at muscle movement, eye movement, oxygen saturation etc
Insomnia
Primary is normal
Secondary is due to substances
Trouble sleeping more than 3 days a week, that impacts daily function
insomnia treatment
CBT
Excessive daytime sleepiness could be…
Sleep apnoea, idopathic hypersomnia, substances, circadian rhythm disorder, sleep deprivation, narcolepsy
Parasomnias
Sleep walking/talking/eating etc
Classical conditioning
Unrelated stimuli triggers response
Outline classical conditioning
Unconditioned stimulus creates a unconditioned response. Neutral stimulus gets paired with unconditioned response, then the conditioned stimulus creates a conditioned response
Components of acquisition with classical conditioning
Timing and repetition
Stimulus generalisation
similar conditioned stimuli
Stimulus discrimination
Must be a specific conditioned stimulus
Extinction
Loss of classical conditioning
Taste/food aversion
Tastes bad/gives food poisoning, only need one pairing
Operant conditioning
Behavior associated with consequences
Reinforcement
Something that makes them more likely to behave that way
Punishment
Something the makes them less likely to behave that way
Positive reinforcement/punishment
Adding a stimulus/consequence to a behavior
Negative reinforcement/punishment
Removing a stimulus/consequence to a behavior
Primary reinforcer
Naturally occurring (biological)
Secondary reinforcer
Learned, i.e. money
Fixed ratio
Reinforcement/punishment occurs after fixed number of responses (mow the lawns 5 times get paid)