Exam 1 Recap Exam 2 Recap Learning Memory Mystery

100

What is the central nervous system?
_____ is made up of the spinal cord and the brain.

100

What is REM?
During _____ stage of sleep we are most likely to experience a vivid dream.

100

What is the unconditioned stimulus?
____ is the stimulus that elicits an automatic response.

100

What is sensory memory, short-term memory, and long-term memory?
____, _______, and _____ are the three systems of memory.

100

What is the fovea?
_______ is the point on the retina that provides the clearest and sharpest vision.

200

What is the occipital lobe?
Visual information is processed in the _____.

200

What is depressants?
The ____ class of psychoactive drugs works by slowing down activity within the nervous system.

200

What is operant conditioning?
_______ is learning controlled by the consequences of the organism's behavior.

200

What is 7 plus or minus 2?
The magic number.

200

What is conditioned response?
In Pavlov's studies the salvation at the sound of the bell was the ________.

300

What is dendrites, cell body and axon?
All neurons contain ____, ____, and _____.

300

What is visual illusions?
______ is the result of misinterpretations of sensory information in our seeing.

300

What is extinction?
_____ occurs when the CS no longer produces the CR.

300

What is anterograde amnesia?
_______ is the inability to encode new memories.

300

What is zero?
_____ is the number that represents no correlation between two variables.

400

What is causation?
Correlation is not ______.

400

What is color?
Changes in the wavelenght of light images are perceived as ______.

400

What is the law of effect?
_______ asserts that if a response in the presence of a stimulus is followed by a satisfying state of affairs, the bond between the stimulus and response will be strengthened.

400

What is reconstructed through interaction with others?
Research by Elizabeth Loftus showed that memories can be ________.

400

What is a mnemonic?
_____ is a learning aid, strategy, or device that enhances recall.

500

What is a receptor site?
_____ is the location that uniquely recognizes a neurotransmitter.

500

What is lucid dreaming?
When you are dreaming and know you are dreaming you are experiencing _____.

500

What is negative reinforcement?
Static on the phone subsiding when you move to a different spot in a room is an example of __________.

500

What is relearning?
______ is acquiring knowledge that was previously learned but largely forgotten over time.

500

What is episodic memory?
____ is the recollection of events in our lives.

Psychology as a Natural Science Final

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