ANGIELSKI 05.02

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altered threshold
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is the smallest amount of stimulation that an observer can detect
acetylocholine
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is the neuromodulator that allows the spinal cord to control muscules among other functions
acoustic code
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is a collection of information that is organized by the way it sounds
affect
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to affect something is to change it
affective
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if something is affective, it is related to mood or an emotional state
aggressive
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if someone is aggresive, he or she is likely to act forcefully or argue with others
alpha waves
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are relatively slow and large brainwaves, and generally occur during relaxed wakefullness
altered state
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is a state of consciouness that differs from a normal state of sleep or wakefulness
amygdalae
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are two groups of nuclei in the brain’s limbic system, which help control emotions and the sense of smell
aroused
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if a person is aroused, he or she is alert and ready to react to stimuli
assess
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to assess something is to evaluate and define it
associative learning
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is a form od learning in which an individual makes connections between two stimuli or between a behavior and a stimulus
auditory cortex
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is a region of the cerebrum located in a temporal lobe, and is responsible for interpreting sounds
automatic behavior
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is a behavior that a person performs without being aware of it
automatic nervous system
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is the part of the peripheral nervous system that is responsible for the unconscious control of the body’s internal system, such as organs and glands
aware
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he or she is able to perceive and understand the surrounding environment
behavior
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is and observable action or reaction to something
bias
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is an idea or prejudice that influences a person’s thinking
biological rhythm
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is a variation in a biological system that goes through a regular cycle, and may or may not have psychological effects
body-kinesthetic
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it is related to the body’s movement and coordination
brain
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is the organ of the body that is responsible for thinking and controlling the body
brain stem
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is a part of the beain that connects to the spinal cord, and includes the medulla, pons, and midbrain
cerebellum
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is a part of the brain located at the rear of the bottom of the brain, which mostly controls movement
cerebrum
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is the largest part of the human brain
chunking
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is the act of organizing small amounts of information into larger groups so they become easier to remember
circadian rhythm
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is a biological rhythm that has a period of about twenty-four hours, and includes the human slepp cycle
central nervous system
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is made of the brain and the spinal cord, and send and receives messages to and from the rest of the body to direct behavior
cognitive
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it is related to conscious mental processes, like thinking or remembering
concept
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is an idea
conditioning
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is a form of learning in which and individual makes an association between a particular stimulus and a particular response
connote
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something is to suggest or imply something other than the direct or literal meaning
consciousness
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is a person’s immediate awareness of his or her thoughts, sensations, existence, and surrounding environment
corpus callosum
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is a bundle of fibers that connects the left hemisphere of the cerebrum to the right hemisphere of the cerebrum
delta waves
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are short, regular brainwaves, and generally occur during periods of deep sleep
denote
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something is to indicate or represent it directly
diffrence threshold
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is the smallest diffrence in stimulation that an observer can detect while comparing two stimuli
disposition
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is a particular person’s normal way of approaching or reacting to situations
divided
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it is split into more than one part or piece
duration
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is the length of time during which something continues to happen
echoic memory
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is a type of sensory memory that retains information that someone hears for a short period of time
encoding
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is the change that information goes through so that the mind can store and retrieve it from the memory
enculturation
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is a process through which individuals learn about and become part of their surrouding culture
endocrine system
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is a system of glands that release hormones into the body to regulate it
endorphin
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is a hormone that acts as a neurotransmiter affecting sensations of pleasure and pain
environment
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is a physical setting
explicit memory
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is the conscious recollection of information or an event
extrovert
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is a person who enjoys interacting with other people in a friendly way
frontal lobe
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is the front part of the cerebrum, and is responsible for high-level thinking, such as complex problem-solvinng and planning
function
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is the job or purpose on something
general intelligence
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is the factor that intelligence test generally measure, and that psychologists consider a good indication of a person’s reasoning and problem-solving abilities
gland
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is an organ in the body that produces a particular chemical
grammar
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is the set of rules that determinate how words can be used in the structure of a language
gray matter
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is part of the central nervous system that contains the bodies of nerve cells
habituation
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is a process by which an individual temporalily becomes familiar with a stimulus and no longer responds to it with the same strength ad before
hemisphere
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is one half of something that is round
hormone
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is a substance that causes a body’s cells to perform a particular action
hypothalamus
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is a part of the brain that is located below the thalamus and above the brain stem, which controls body temperature, fatigue, hunger, and thirst
iconic memory
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is a type og sensory memory that retains information for a short period of time
implicit memory
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is information that a person does not consciously remember, but which has an effect on his or her behaviors
information processing
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is the ability the mind uses to undestand and categorize thoughts and sensory perceptions
infradian rhythm
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is a biological rhythm that occyrs less than once per day, and includes the human menstrual cycle
insular lobe
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is a part of the cerebrum inside of the groove that separates the frontal lobes from the parietal and temporal lobes, and is responsible for consciousness, motor control, and emotion
insulin
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is a hormone that regulates the amount of sugar in blood
integrate
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something is to make it a part of a larger whole
intelligence
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is the ability to think and learn about the world, and to understand new ideas
internal desynchronization
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is a state in which biological rhythm do not match up to each other
interpersonal
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it is related to the relationship between people
intrapersonal
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it is related to and individual’s understanding of him- or herself
introvert
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is a person who prefers to be alone rather than interact with ither people
involuntary
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a person cannot control of influence it
IQ (intelligence quotient)
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is a generally accepted measurment of intelligence based on scores from a standaradized test
language
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is the use of words to communicate through writing or through speaking
learning
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is a process through which individuals gain knowledge or skills
limbic system
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is a collection of nerves in the brain, which cintains amygdalae and controls basic emotions
linguistic
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it is related to word or language
linguistics
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is the study of language and its parts
logical-mathematical
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it is related to problem-solving and reasoning
long-term
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it occurs or exists for a great or extended period of time
medulla
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is the lower of the brainstem, which controls heart rate, blood pressure and breathing
melatonin
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is a hormone that helps regulate circadian rhythms
memorization
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is a form of learning in which an individual is able to recall something perfectly after learning it, but does not necessarily understand what it means
memory
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is the part of the mind that retains and retrieves information
mental
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it is related to the brain
midbrain
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is a part of brain that is located near the center, which helps control the functions of vision, hearing, movement, sleep, alertness, and temperature control
morpheme
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is the smallest unit of meaning in a language
motor cortex
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is a region of the cerebrum on the boundary of the frontal, temporal, and parietal lobes, and is responsible for planning and executing movement
motor nerve
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is a nerve that sends messages from the brain or spinal cord to the body’s muscles and controls movements
musical
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it is related to the appreciation or production of music
neuromodulator
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is a network of neurotransmitters that transmit information to multiple systems in the body at once
neuron
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is a nerve cell
neurotransmitter
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is a chemical that transmits a signal from one neuron to another
norepinephrine
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is a hormone that the brain produces under stress, which acts as a neurotransmitter and controls functions such as heart rate and blood pressure
occipital lobe
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is the rear part of the cerebrum and is responsible for processug visual information from the eyes
optimistic
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he or she hopes or believes that future events will be pleasang and desirable
parasympathetic division
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controls the body when it is at rest
parietal lobe
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is the top middle part of the cerebrum, and is responsible for processing different kinds of sensory information
passive
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he or she is not likely to act forcefully or argue with other
pattern
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is a set of events or behaviors that occurs repeatedly in the same way
perception
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is the process that the brain uses to intrepret and organize information from the senses
personality
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is a set of qualities and habits that distinguishes a particular person from other people
pessimistic
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he or she believes that future events will be unoleasant or undesirable
phoneme
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is the smallest unit of sound in a language
phonetic loop
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is a part of a memory system that rehearses verbal information to keep it in memory
physical state
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is the status of the body’s systems in a particular circumstance
pituitary gland
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is a gland that is located below the brain, which secretes hormones that control growth, conversion of nutrients, and other bodily functions
play
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is an activity that individuals, especially children, participate in primarily for enjoyment. It is also an important form of learning
peripheral nervous system
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is the part of the peripheral nervous system that is outside of the brain and spinal cord
pons
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is a part of the brainstem that transmits signals from the cerebrum to the medulla, then from the medulla to the thalamus
preconscious
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is the part of the mind storing thoughts and memories that a person is not immediately aware of, but can easily recall id needed
process
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is a set of events that take place in a certain order and have a specific result/is to take it in and understand it
psycholinguistics
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is the study of how the brain acquires and uses language
psychology
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is the study of the brain or mind and how it influences tha ways in which people act
psychomotor
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it is related to body movements associated with mental activities
psychophysics
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is a branch of psychology that studies the relationship between sensory experiences and the physical properties of stimuli
reflex
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is an uncontrolled and unlearned response to stimulus
regulate
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a process is to control its amount or frequency
rehearsal
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is the act of repeating information in order to keep it in short-term memory
relaxed
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he or she is awake but not alert or aroused
REM (rapid eve movement) sleep
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is a period of sleep in which the eyes move, the muscles lose tone, and the sleeping person dreams
response
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is someone’s action or thought as a result of a particular event
retention
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is the ability to store facts and information in the memory
retrieval
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is the ability to recall facts and information from the memory
rote rehearsal
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is the act of repeating a specific sequence of information to keep it in short-term memory
selective attention
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is the process of focusing on a small part of the environment while blocking out the rest pf the environment
semantics
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is the study of the meanings of words
sensation
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is the detection or the experience of something in the surrounding environment resulting from stimulation of a sensory organ
sense
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is an ability by which the body perceives something around it
sensory adaptation
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is the reduction in response to a sensory perception that occurs when a stimulus is repetitive or unchanging
sensory deprivation
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is the lack of normal amounts of sensory perception
sensory information
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is dara that comes from the sense organs like the eyes or ears
sensory memory
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is a system of memory that stores extremely accurate information from the senses for a short amount of time
sensory nerve
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is a nerve that sends information from the body to the brain or spinal cord
shift
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is a change in a state of something
short-term
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it occurs or exists for a brief period of time
sleep stage
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is one of five stages of sleep that a person experiences while asleep, and are part of either REM sleep or NREM (non-rapid eye movement) sleep
somatic nervous system
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is the part of the peripheral nervous system that is responsible for the body’s controllable movements
somatosensory cortex
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is a region of the cerebrum located in the parietal lobe, and is responsible for interpreting information about the body’s position, temperature, and pain levels
spatial
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it is related to movement and orientation in three-dimensional space
spinal cord
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is a long, thick group of nerves that extends from the brain down the backbone
state
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is a peron’s mental or physical condition at a particular time
subconscious
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it occurs or exists in the unconscious
sympathetic division
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of the automatic nervous system controls the body’s responses to threatening, dangerous, or otherwise arousing situations
syntax
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is a set of rulew that determines how words are arranged to form phrases and sentences in a particular language
temporal lobe
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is the bottom middle part of the cerebrum, and is responsible for language-learning, speech, and forming new memories
thalamus
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is a part of the brain that is located between the cerebral cortex and midbrain, which helps control consciousness, sleep, and alertness
Theory of Multiple Intelligences
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is the idea that there are many dufferent element of intelligence, and thag people can gave varying levels of them
transduction
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is a process performed by sensory organs in which one type of energy becomes another
treat
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a medical condition is to try to correct it or make it less severe
ultradian rhythm
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is a biological rhythm that occurs more often than once per day, and includes the stages in the human sleep cycle
unconscious
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is the part of the mind that a person is not aware of, but which influences his or her actions and feelings
visual cortex
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is a region of the cerebrum located in the occipital lobe, and is responsible for interpreting information from the eyes
visuo-spatial sketchpad
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is a part of a memory system that holds visual and spatial information in memory
voluntary
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a person can control or influence it
white matter
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is part of the central nervous system that does not contain the bodies of nerve cells

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