Psychology Terminology
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Psychology Terminology

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What is the primary function of the brain's attentional resources during task performance?

  • To process information in the medulla oblongata
  • To allocate resources based on task difficulty (correct)
  • To regulate the endocrine system and autonomic nervous system
  • To store information for longer periods
  • Which aspect of language is concerned with the smallest unit of meaning?

  • Morpheme (correct)
  • Phoneme
  • Semantic
  • Image
  • What is the primary function of the visual search process?

  • To select stimuli to attend to (correct)
  • To store information for longer periods
  • To process information in the cerebellum
  • To regulate the endocrine system
  • What is the field of study that focuses on how people perceive, learn, remember, and think about information?

    <p>Psychology</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for the record of a small change in the brain's electrical activity in response to a stimulating event?

    <p>Event-related potential</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for comparing two nouns to assert similarities while acknowledging differences?

    <p>Analogy</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary function of the brain region involved in receiving and processing sensory information, thinking, and planning and sending motor information?

    <p>To process and store sensory information</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for the process of replacing one language element with another?

    <p>Language substitution</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the name of the brain structure that influences learning and memory?

    <p>Hippocampus</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for the ability to store relatively limited amounts of information for very brief periods?

    <p>Sensory memory</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for the process of using an organized means of combining words to communicate with others?

    <p>Language production</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for the process of monitoring and resolving conflicts among internal processes?

    <p>Executive function</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Study Notes

    Image Representation

    • Represents spatial features such as depth dimensions, distances, and orientations

    Phoneme

    • Smallest unit of speech sound that can distinguish one utterance from another in a given language

    Attention

    • Selection of stimuli to attend during visual search
    • Influenced by task difficulty, especially during divided attention

    Working Memory

    • Capable of storing information for relatively short periods but with limited capacity
    • Plays a role in divided attention and task difficulty

    Morpheme

    • Smallest unit of meaning within a language

    Cognitive Processing

    • Study of how people perceive, learn, remember, and think about information
    • Involves the brain processing sensory information to make sense of it

    Brain Regions

    • Medulla oblongata, pons, and cerebellum are involved in various cognitive functions
    • Hippocampus influences learning and memory, amygdala influences anger and aggression, and septum influences anger and fear

    Language

    • Permits communication with people who share the language
    • Involves the use of organized means of combining words to communicate
    • Entails reading words in isolation

    Figure of Speech

    • Simile compares two nouns to assert similarities while acknowledging differences
    • Metaphor emphasizes similarities between tenor and vehicle

    Neuroscience

    • Controls the endocrine system and autonomic nervous system, including internal temperature regulation, appetite, and thirst regulation
    • Primary relay station for sensory information is the brain
    • Involved in receiving and processing sensory information, thinking, and planning and sending motor information

    Information Processing

    • Final stage involves using perceived information to make decisions, solve problems, and interact with the world
    • Involves monitoring and resolving conflicts that arise among internal processes

    Memory

    • Sometimes people cannot remember where they heard or read information
    • Working memory has a limited capacity and stores information for short periods
    • Long-term memory has a very large capacity and stores information for very long periods

    Learning

    • Gradually becoming more familiar with a procedure through repeated practice is an example of a stage
    • Involved in learning, emotions, and motivation

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    Test your knowledge of psychology terminology with this quiz. Identify the correct definitions for various psychology concepts.

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