Sleep & Dreams
Which stage of sleep is most associated with vivid dreaming?
REM sleep
A stronger stimulus must increase more to be noticed
Weber’s Law
Using prior knowledge to interpret information is called what?
top-down processing
Retaining information over time is called
storage
Piaget focused on what type of development?
cognitive development
What regulates your daily sleep cycle?
circadian rhythm
The minimum stimulation needed to detect a stimulus is called
absolute threshold
Perceiving a whole image even when parts are missing is called what?
closure
Memory for personal experiences is what type?
episodic memory
Thinking becomes more logical but still tied to concrete objects is called
concrete operational stage
A person suddenly falls asleep during the day. This suggests what disorder?
narcolepsy
When sensitivity decreases due to constant stimulation is called？
sensory adaptation
Organizing stimuli into meaningful patterns is called？
Gestalt principles
Forgetting caused by new information interfering with old is called？
retroactive interference
The first stage of Erikson’s theory is called what?
Trust vs Mistrust
Which theory suggests dreams help organize and store memories?
information-processing theory
Sensory receptors convert energy into neural signals is called？
Transduction
Starting with raw sensory data to build understanding is called top-down processing？
No,is bottom-up processing
Accessing stored information is called
retrieval
What is a child cannot see another person’s point of view called
Egocentrism
Repeated stopping of breathing during sleep is a sign of sleep apnea？
YESSSS
The height of a sound wave that determines loudness is pitch？
No, is amplitude
Failing to notice changes in the environment due to inattention is called？
change blindness
Encoding that happens without conscious effort is called？
automatic processing
Egocentrism is most common in which stage?
preoperational stage