egzamin

smallest amount of stimulation that an observer

absolute threshold

is a neuromodulator

acetylcholine

is a collection of information

acoustic code

something is to change it

affect

is related to mood

affective

is likely to act

aggressive

are relatively slow

alpha waves

is a state of consciousness that differs from a normal state of sleep or wakeful

altered state

are two groups of nuclei in the brain’s limbic system, which help control emotio

amygdalae

he or she is alert and ready to react to stimuli.

aroused

something is to evaluate and define it

assess

is a from of learning

associative learning

is a region of the cerebrum located in the parietal lobe, and is responsible for

auditory cortex

is a behavior that a person performs without being aware of it

automatic behavior

is the part of the peripheral nervous system that is responsible for the body’s

autonomic nervous system

he or she is able to perceive and understand the surrounding environment.

aware

is an observable action

behavior

is an idea or prejudice that influences a person’s thinking.

bias

is a variation in a biological system that goes through a regular cycle, and may

biological rhythm

it is related to the body’s

body-kinesthetic

is the organ of the body that is responsible for thinking and controlling the body

brain

is a part oof the brain that connect to the spinal cord

brain stem

is a part of the brain located at the rear of the bottom of the brain, which mostly controls movement

cerebellum

is the largest part of the human brain.

cerebrum

is the act of organizing small amounts of information into larger groups so they become easier to remember

chunking

is a biological rhythm that has a period of about twenty-four hours, and include

circadian rhythm

is made of the brain and the spinal cord, and send and receives messages to and

cns

it is related to conscious mental processes, like thinking or remembering

cognitive

is an idea

concept

is a from of learning in which an individual makes

conditioning

something is to suggest or imply something other than the direct or literal mean

connote

is a person’s immediate awareness of his or her thoughts, sensations, existence,

consciousness

is a bundle of fibers that connects the left hemisphere of the cerebrum to the right hemisphere of the cerebrum

corpus callosum

are short, regular brainwaves, and generally occur during periods of deep sleep

delta waves

something is to indicate or represent it directly

denote

is the smallest diffrence in stimulation that an observer can detect while comparing

difference threshold

is a particular person’s normal way of approaching or reacting to situations

disposition

it is split into more than one part or piece

divided

is the length of time during which something continues to happen.

duration

is a type og sensory memory that retains information for a short period of time

echoic memory

is the change that information goes through so that the mind can store and retrieve it from the memory

encoding

is a process through which individuals learn about and become part of their surrounding culture

enculturation

is a system of gland that release hormones into the body to regulate it.

endocrine system

is a hormone that acts as a neurotransmiter affecting sensations of pleasure and pain

endorphin

is a physical setting.

environment

is the conscious recollection of information or an event.

explicit memory

is a person who enjoys interacting with other people in a friendly way

extrovert

is the front part of the cerebrum, and is responsible for high level thinking,

frontal lobe

is the job or purpose of something.

function

is the factor that intelligence test generally measure, and that psychologists consider

general intelligence

is an organ in the body that produces a particular chemical

gland

is a set of rules that determine how words can be used in the structure of a language

grammar

is part of the central nervous system that contains the bodies of nerve cells

gray matter

is a process by which an individual temporalily becomes familiar with a stimulus

habituation

is one half of something that is round.

hemisphere

is a substance that causes a body’s cells to perform a particular action.

hormone

is a part of the brain that is located below the thalamus and above the brain stem

hypothalamus

is a type of sensory memory that retains information for a short period of time

iconic memory

is information that a person does not consciously remember, but which has an effect on his or her behaviors

implicit memory

is the ability the mind uses to understand and categorize thoughts and sensory perceptions

information processing

is a biological rhythm that occurs less that once per day and includes the human menstrual cycle

infradian rhythm

is a part of the cerebrum inside of the groove that separates the frontal lobes

insular lobe

is a hormone that regulates the amount of sugar in blood.

insulin

something is to make it a part of a larger whole

integrate

is the ability to think and learn about the world, and to understand new ideas.

intelligence

is a state in which biological rhythm do not match up to each other

internal desynchronization

it is related to the relationship between people

interpersonal

it is related to and individual’s understanding of him- or herself

intrapersonal

is a person who prefers to be alone rather than interact with other people

introvert

a person cannot control of influence it

involuntary

is a generally accepted measurment of intelligence based on scores from a standardized test

IQ (intelligence quotient)

is the use of words to communicate through writing or speaking.

language

is a process through which individuals gain knowledge or skills.

learning

is a collection of nerves in the brain, which contains the amygdalae and controls basic emotions

limbic system

it is related to words or language

linguistic

is the study of language and its parts.

linguistics

it is related to problem-solving and reasoning

logical-mathematical

it occurs or exists for a great or extended period of time.

long-term

is the lower half of the brainstem, which controls heart rate, blood pressure, and breathing.

medulla

is a hormone that helps regulate circadian rhythms.

melatonin

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.

memorization

is the part of the mind that retains and retrieves information

memory

it is related to the brain.

mental

is a part of the brain that is located near the center, which helps control the functions of vision, hearing, movement, sleep, alertness, and temperature control.

midbrain

is the smallest unit of meaning in a language.

morpheme

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 cortex

is a nerve that sends messages from the brain or spinal cord to the body's muscles and controls movements.

motor nerve

it is related to the appreciation or production of music.

musical

is a network of neurotransmitters that transmit information to multiple systems in the body at once.

neuromodulator

is a nerve cell.

neuron

is a chemical that transmits a signal from one neuron to another.

neurotransmitter

is a hormone that the brain produces under stress, which acts as a neurotransmitter and controls functions such as heart rate and blood pressure.

norepinephrine

is the rear part of the cerebrum and is responsible for processing visual information from the eyes.

occipital lobe

he or she hopes or believes that future events will be pleasant and desirable.

optimistic

of the autonomic nervous system controls the body when it is at rest.

parasympathetic division

is the top middle part of the cerebrum and is responsible for processing different kinds of sensory information.

parietal lobe

he or she is not likely to act forcefully or argue with others.

passive

is a set of events or behaviors that occurs repeatedly in the same way.

pattern

is the process that the brain uses to interpret and organize information from the senses.

perception

is a set of qualities and habits that distinguishes a particular person from other people.

personality

he or she believes that future events will be unpleasant or undesirable.

pessimistic

is the smallest unit of sound in a language.

phoneme

is a part of a memory system that rehearses verbal information to keep it in memory.

phonetic loop

is the status of the body's systems in a particular circumstance.

physical state

is a gland that is located below the brain, which secretes hormones that control growth, conversion of nutrients, and other bodily functions.

pituitary gland

is an activity that individuals, especially children, participate in primarily for enjoyment. It is also an important form of learning.

play

is the part of the nervous system that is outside of the brain and spinal cord.

pns

is a part of the brainstem that transmits signals from the cerebrum to the medulla, then from the medulla to the thalamus,

pons

is the part of the mind storing thoughts and memories that a person is not immediately aware of but can easily recall if needed.

preconscious

is a set of events that take place in a certain order and have a specific result.

process

something is to take it in and understand it.

process

is the study of how the brain acquires and uses language.

psycholinguistic

is the study of the brain or mind and how it influences the ways in which people act.

psychology

it is related to body movements associated with mental activities.

psychomotor

is a branch of psychology that studies the relationship between sensory experiences and the physical properties of stimuli.

psychophysics

is an uncontrolled and unlearned response to a stimulus.

reflex

a process is to control its amount or frequency.

regulate

is the act of repeating information in order to keep it in short-term memory.

rehearsal

he or she is awake but not alert or aroused.

relaxed

sleep is a period of sleep in which the eyes move, the muscles lose tone, and the sleeping person dreams.

REM

is someone's action or thought as a result of a particular event

response

is the ability to store facts and information in the memory.

retention

is the ability to recall facts and information from the memory.

retrieval

is the act of repeating a specific sequence of information to keep it in short-term memory.

rote rehearsal

is the process of focusing on a small part of the environment while blocking out the rest of the environment.

selective attention

is the study of the meanings of words.

semantics

is the detection or the experience of something in the surrounding environment resulting from stimulation of a sensory organ.

sensation

is an ability by which the body perceives something around it.

sense

is the reduction in response to a sensory perception that occurs when a stimulus is repetitive or unchanging.

sensory adaptation

is the lack of normal amounts of sensory perception.

sensory deprivation

is data that comes from the sense organs like the eyes or ears.

sensory information

is a system of memory that stores extremely accurate information from the senses for a short amount of time.

sensory memory

is a nerve that sends information from the body to the brain or spinal cord.

sensory nerve

is a change in the state of something.

shift

it occurs or exists for a brief period of time.

short-term

is one of five stages of sleep that a person experiences while asleep and are part of either REM sleep or NREM

sleep stage

is the part of the peripheral nervous system that is responsible for the body's controllable movements

somatic nervous system

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.

somatosensory cortex

it is related to movement and orientation in three-dimensional space.

spatial

is a long, thick group of nerves that extends from the brain down the backbone.

spinal cord

is a person's mental or physical condition at a particular time.

state

it occurs or exists in the unconscious.

subconscious

of the autonomic nervous system controls the body's responses to threatening, dangerous, or otherwise arousing situations.

sympathetic division

is a set of rules that determines how words are arranged to form phrases and sentences in a particular language.

syntax

is the bottom middle part of the cerebrum, and is responsible for language-learning, speech, and forming new memories.

temporal lobe

is a part of the brain that is located between the cerebral cortex and midbrain, which helps control consciousness, sleep, and alertness.

thalamus

is a part of the brain that is located between the cerebral cortex and midbrain, which helps control consciousness, sleep, and alertness.

thalamus

is the idea that there are many different elements of intelligence, and that people can have varying levels of them.

Theory of Multiple Intelligences

is a process performed by sensory organs in which one type of energy becomes another.

transduction

a medical condition is to try to correct it or make it less severe.

treat

is a biological rhythm that occurs more often than once per day and includes the stages in the human sleep cycle.

ultradian rhythm

is the part of the mind that a person is not aware of, but which influences his or her actions and feelings.

unconscious

is a region of the cerebrum located in the occipital lobe and is responsible for interpreting information from the eyes.

visual cortex

is a part of a memory system that holds visual and spatial information in memory.

visuo-spatial sketchpad

a person can control or influence it.

voluntary

is part of the central nervous system that does not contain the bodies of nerve cells.

white matter