Across
- 2. way of looking at psychological issues by studying the physical behavior of animals and humans.
- 6. study that aimed to investigate the role of acetylcholine in the formation of memories in the hippocampus, found that the formation of new memories was blocked.
- 7. Relation to schema theory; study that aimed to study the effect of previous knowledge on the memory of a story.
- 11. a technique that uses magnetic fields and radio waves to produce computer-generated images that distinguish among different types of soft tissue; allows us to see structures within the brain.
- 12. Longitudinal case study, studied the role of the hippocampus on the formation of memories, epilepsy patient.
- 13. chemical messengers, mostly those manufactured by endocrine glands, that are produced in one tissue and affect another.
- 14. A person’s tendency to make errors in judgement based on cognitive factors.
- 16. type of learning, behavior is strengthened if followed by a reinforcement or diminished if followed by punishment.
- 17. psychological processes of acquiring, storing, retaining, and later retrieving information.
- 18. Study that observed whether MHC has an effect on mating choice in humans; can be associated with pheromones.
- 19. a series of x-ray photographs taken from different angles and combined by computer into a composite representation of a slice through the body.
- 20. chemical cues that are released into the air, secreted from glands, or excreted in urine and picked up by animals of the same species, initiating various social and reproductive behaviors.
Down
- 1. the theory that as genes mutate, those that are advantageous are passed down through a process of natural selection.
- 3. theory that explains the way we organize information
- 4. chemical messengers that traverse the synaptic gap between neurons.
- 5. study that aimed to investigate the effect of leading questions on eyewitness testimony of an event; schema theory, cognitive process study
- 8. a framework or conceptual representation used to understand and explain the processes involved in human memory.
- 9. Part of the brain that is responsible and crucial for the formation of memories.
- 10. London taxi drivers, studying how cognitive processes may lead to neuroplasticity in the hippocampus
- 15. STM is not a single store but rather consists of a number of different stores.