Psychology review

2. studies our biological genes and brain and how they shape our behavior and thoughts.
4. studies trait and behavior patterns over time, and natural selection has influenced our minds.
8. studies how people change and grow across their life.
12. Encodes, stores, and retrieves information
15. a system that temporarily holds and processes information for cognitive tasks includes the Central Executive for control the Phonological Loop for auditory data the Visuospatial Sketchpad for visual info, and the Episodic Buffer for integrating diverse information.
16. a case study where a Surgeon removed large amounts of his hippocampus attempting to alleviate his severe epilepsy resulting in the lack of memory formation.
17. thinking shortcuts that can make us make mistakes without even realizing it.
18. Study testing misinformation and how words can distort memory and create bias in eyewitness testimonies.
19. Takes a series of X-ray images from different angles for bones, organs, and tissues.
20. pheromone study suggesting a potential factor in scent for mate selection.

1. describes the flow between receiving information then being encoded to short-term to then long-term and including rehearsal and forgetting.
3. found that individuals with a certain genetic variant were more prone to developing behavioral issues, like aggression resulting in genetics and environment influencing mental
5. Helps form and store memories and process them from short-term to long-term memories and also helps us learn new things and connect our knowledge to memories.
6. (1932), a memory study by having people recall unfamiliar stories resulting in people altering the story to fit their existing expectations.
7. short-term memory without rehearsal can only hold information for about 18-30 seconds.
9. the study observed London taxi driver's brains finding more experienced drivers and a bigger rear hippocampus due to navigation skills and memorization in complex routes.
10. a mental framework on how our brain organizes and interprets information.
11. chemical signals released by animals and humans to communicate can also influence behavior.
13. Helps to take pictures using magnetic fields of soft tissue like organs, muscles, and the skeletal system.
14. studies how people think perceive, and solve problems. (Mental Processes)