Psychology crossword

1. The factor manipulated by the experimenter.
3. Adapting current schemas to incorporate new information.
5. Compulsive craving of drugs or certain behaviors despite known adverse consequences, "Compulsive need".
7. A neurotransmitter that affects mood, hunger, sleep, and arousal, "Mood regulator".
9. Chemical messengers that cross synaptic gaps.
13. Patients receive fake treatments and it works because they think it is real.
16. the science of behavior and mental processes.
18. Analysis that begins with sensory receptors and works up to the brain.
20. Learning to associate two stimuli and anticipate events (Pavlov).
22. The factor measured, which changes based on the IV.
23. Learning to associate a response (behavior) and its consequence (Skinner).

2. increasing behaviors by stopping or reducing negative stimuli.
4. A methodical, logical rule or procedure that guarantees solving a particular problem.
5. A brief electrical charge that travels down an axon (neural impulse).
6. Minimum stimulation needed to detect a stimulus 50% of the time.
8. Part of the brain that coordinates movement and balance, "Movement coordinator".
10. Passing traits from parents to offspring, "Genetic inheritance".
11. Information processing guided by higher-level mental processes (experiences/expectations).
12. Increasing behaviors by presenting positive reinforcers.
14. The awareness that things continue to exist even when not perceived (Piaget).
15. Interpreting new experiences in terms of existing schemas.
17. A simple thinking strategy (mental shortcut) that often allows us to make judgments efficiently.
19. Categories of information stored in the memory, "Information folders".
21. Difficulty in falling or staying asleep, "Sleep struggle".