Psychology question thread

The ability of the nervous system to change in response to experience or the environment?

A molecule, usually a drug, that binds a receptor molecule and initiates a response like that of another molecule, usually a neurotransmitter.

Maslow was a psychoanalytic theorist. True or False

If the lateral hypothalamus is destroyed, a rat will
a. Drink more water than necessary
B. Refuse to drink until forced to do so
C. Eat until it becomes obese
D. Refuse to eat until force fed

What side of the brain are positive emotions processed in?

In doing experimental studies, researchers should assure that respondents are provided with complete knowledge of the impact of the experiment on them. It is called...

An uncontrolled extraneous variable or flaw in an experiment is

The hypothesis predicting that no difference exists between groups being compared is called the _

Carl smokes, drinks alcohol, overeats, and bites his nails. Which stage of Freud’s Stages of Psychosexual Development has Carl become fixated at?

If the UCS is subsequently omitted, the CR will experience?

Skinner box is also known as

The gap between neurons, where information is passed from one to the other...

Freud believed that there are only two drives that motivate us in all of our behaviors.  These drives are called

The redirection of an impulse unto a powerless substitute target is what type of defense mechanism

A progressive disease that destroys memory and other important mental functions?

The disorder that involves repetitive movements and tics is ?

How would you control participant effects

Vicarious learning is illustrated using what experiment

Binge eating, then purging is what kind of eating disorder