Psychology Midterm Crossword

The bushy, branching extensions of a neuron that receive messages, and conducts impulses toward the cell body.
A pair of endocrine glands that sit just above the kidneys and secrete hormones (epinephrine and norepinephrine) that help arouse the body in times of stress.
The endocrine system's most influential gland. Under the influence of the hypothalamus, the pituitary regulates growth and controls other endocrine glands.
The process of information into the memory system- for example by extracting meaning.
The tendency for distributed study or practice to yield better long term retention than is achieved through masses study or practice.
The process of getting information out of memory storage.
The retention of encoded information over time.
The brains sensory switchboard located on the top of the brainstem: it directs messages to the sensory receiving areas in the cortex and transmits replies to the cerebellum and medulla.
Processes memory, component of the limbic system.
doughnut shaped neural system (including hippocampus, amygdala, and hypothalamus) located between the cerebral hemispheres: associated with emotions and drives
The oldest part and central core of the brain, beginning where the spinal cord swells as it enters the skull, responsible for automatic survival functions.
A nerve network in the brainstem that plays an important role in controlling arousal.
A technique that uses magnetic fields and radio waves to produce computer generated images of soft tissue.
An visual display of brain activity that detects where a radioactive form of glucose goes while the brain performs a specific task.
A series of X-ray photographs taken from different angles and combined by computer into a composite representation of a slice throughout the body.
An amplified recording of the waves of electrical activity that sweep across the brains surface. These waves are measured by electrodes placed on the scalp.
Tissue destruction: a brain lesion is a naturally or experimentally caused destruction of brain tissue.
A momentary sensory memory of auditory stimuli; if attention is elsewhere, sounds and words can still be recalled within 3 or 4 second.
A momentary sensory memory of visual stimuli; a photographic or picture image memory lasting noncore than a few tenths of a second.
A measure of memory in which the person need only identify items previously learned, as on a multiple choice test
The tendency to recall experiences that are consistent with ones current good or bad mood.
The loss of memory