What is biological ,evolutionary,psychodynamic,behavioral,humanistic,cognitive,sociocultural
100
what are the five steps to the scientific approach?
What is 1.formulate a testable hypothesis 2. select the reasearch method and design the study 3. collect the data 4. analyze the data and draw conclusions 5.report the findings
100
what do the dendrite receive?
What is neurotransmitters/signals from other neurons
100
laws of perceptual grouping
What is similarity, proximity, continuity, and closure
100
name the order of the sleep cycle
What is stage 1, stage2, stage, 3, stage 4, stage 3, stage 2, REM
200
describe the psychodynamic perspective and the psychologist that founded this school of thought
What is the pychoanalytic theory is a family of theories originated by sigmund freud,that focuses on unconscious motivation and the expression of personality
200
name the 5 types of research methods that psychologist use...
What is naturalistic observation, case study, correlation study, survey, experimental
200
what insulates,protects the axon, and also enables efficent transmission of the action potential?
What is myelin sheath
200
you see a shiny object on the ground and instantly recognize it as a coin even though you didn't expect it to be there. What kind of processing is this
What is bottom-up processing it is the process of sensation that registers external physical energy and translates into neural encoding
200
What are two characteristics of narcolepsy
What is cataplexy and hypnagogic hallucinations
300
what perspective does bf skinner associate with
What is behavioral perspective ,he examined learning in several species of animals
300
whats the difference between reliability and validity
What is reliability -the degree to which an experiment can be repeated using similar methods and produce the same results validity-the extent to which the research examined what it was intended to
300
what are the four lobes of the brain and their function...
What is frontal lobe(complex thoughts),temporal(hearing), parietal(sensation), occipital(vision)
300
this type of threshold ( the difference threshold is the difference in stimulus that can be detected 50% of the time
What is the absolute threshold
300
at what stage in the sleep cycle are you at your deepest sleep?
What is stage 4.
400
in an experiment, explain what the independent ,dependent, and confounding variables are
What is independent variable is manipulated, the dependent is measured(its outcome depends on the iV) and confounding variables are unwanted extraneous factors
400
what is the difference between the central nervous system and the peripheral nervous system?
What is central nervous system is the brain and the spinal cord. the peripheral nervous system consist of all the parts of the nervous system excluding the brain and spinal cord.
400
describe the order that light goes through he eye to the brain starting from the retina and ending at the occipital cortex
What is retina-rods and cones-bipolar cells-ganlion cells-optic nerve-visula-area of thalamus-visual cortex/occipital lobe
400
Along with caffeine , other stimulants include
What is amphetamines, cocaine, nicotine, methamphetamine,