these are false sensory experiences such as seeing something in the absence of an external stimulus

This part of the brain is a neuron network that extends from the spinal cord up through the thalamus and plays a role in controlling arousal. Damage to this part can result in an irreversible coma.

the gap between pre-existing development of what you can do on your own, and what a learner can do with guidance from others

This type of reinforcement is given after a set number of response

If someone is showing a negative, or even positive, attitude toward a certain group that is applied to its individual members, this is known as?

If you are shifting from alpha brain waves into theta brain waves, meaning you are not dreaming but images may pop up in your head, you are in which stage of sleep?

One of your friends has seizures that trigger extreme emotions, and in most scenarios, extreme fear is followed by a rage response. What part of her brain is being affected?

A woman just found out she is pregnant. She is 5 weeks along. In four weeks she will be 9 weeks into her pregnancy. What phase was she in when she found out she was pregnant, and what phase is she in now?

Someone who only looks for information that will support their own belief uses this example of flawed thinking

A group of friends are at a concert and decide to join a mosh pit. They are screaming and jumping everywhere frantically. If this group of friends wasn’t in a mosh pit, or crowd, they wouldn't engage in this type of behavior. What is the reasoning for this change in behavior?

A girl was at practice when she got hit in the head with a soccer ball. She fell to the ground and was later put into a coma. She had no awareness whatsoever. If someone is in a coma, they are in what level of consciousness?

A man was outside fishing when a severe thunderstorm arrived. He was holding his pole, packing his belongings up, when all of the sudden a bolt of lightning struck the rim of his head, damaging his vision. Amongst his four lobes, which was impacted?

Kids are like little scientists. They experience new information all the time. With this new information, they modify or change the new information to fit into their schemas which is known as ___. Changing their schema to fit this new information is known as ___.

A person can only picture a roll of toilet paper being used for simply going to the bathroom. What is this representing?

Someone just lost their job, causing them to feel angry and frustrated. They tell their family that all of the immigrants are taking the jobs. This person’s means for explanation to their recent job loss is known as?

Sigmund Freud was a psychoanalytic theorist who believed dreams reveal what is in our unconscious mind. Unlike Freud, this theorist did not believe that dreams revealed anything. This theorist is?

A football player was in the middle of his game when a player from the other team ran right into him at full speed, taking him down. The football player smashed his head badly, damaging his temporal lobe. What ability of his would be affected?

A child just started school and is learning how to use language. He doesn’t quite understand how to comprehend the mental operations of concrete logic. He lacks conservation as well. What Piaget stage is he in?

In Pavlov’s experiment with dogs, he would ring the bell and feed the dogs immediately after. The pairing of the food and the bell led the dog to salivate to the sound of the bell. After repeatedly doing this, Pavlov removed the food, and when the bell rang the dog would salivate. In his experiment, what were the Unconditioned Stimulus, the Conditioned Stimulus, the Unconditioned Response, and the Conditioned Response?

A student thinks one of their new classmates is not friendly. For this reason, she chooses to ignore her classmate. As a result, the new classmate does not act very friendly to this student. What is this known as?

We sleep at night in order to conserve energy. The inactivity in the duration of our sleep is an adaptation that served as a survival function. According to the evolutionary theory of sleep, what is the reason organisms evolved to sleep at night?

Your neighbor suffered a stroke that damaged a portion of her cortex. She shows some weakness and partial paralysis of her right leg. Which area of her cortex was affected by the stroke?

A guy on the soccer team thought about leaving school early one day and going to a baseball game. He ended up staying in school because he was afraid of getting caught by his coach and parents. Out of Kohlberg's Moral Stages, which stage is he in?

A criminal abducts a person, ties them up in a chair, and applies an electric current to their feet to make her confess. She confesses everything she knows. What operant conditioning principle is displayed in this scenario?

You are watching one of the biggest sports games of the year. Your favorite team is playing, and it is down to the last two minutes of the game. The teams are tied. The other team scores in the last 30 seconds leading them to win. You begin to yell at the tv because you are very frustrated. Your frustration escalates and you now throw the remote at the tv and you break it. What is this person demonstrating?