PSY Exam Review Crossword

a statistical method to determine how strongly two variables are related to each other
our ability to selectively focus our awareness and senses on one particular aspect of the environment
a research design model that is used to test for cause and effect relationships
an early school of psychology that focused on breaking mental activity down into its most basic elements
an early school of psychology that focused on how our unconscious sexual and aggressive feelings affect our actions and relationships
grouping information into meaningful groups in order to increase our short-term memory capacity
very helpful in collecting a large amount of data relatively easily
an early school of psychology that focused on observable behavior rather than emotions or consciousness
a brief electrical impulse that transmit information along the axon of a neuron.
a tiny space between two neurons; neurotransmitters cross the synapse to stimulate or inhibit the next neuron.
a chemical that passes across the synapse and is responsible for neuron communication
the brain's ability to create new neurons
the wrinkled outer layer of the brain that contains neurons and regions responsible for the brain’s most sophisticated functions.
the process by which we detect a physical stimulus, such as light, sound, heat, and touch.
the process by which we make sense of, organize, and analyze sensations
teaching a complex behavior by gradually reinforcing closer and closer approximations to the desired behavior
the process by which we access and retrieve information stored in long-term memory
a way of expressing intelligence developed by Lewis Terman