History
Miscellaneous
Sensation and Perception
Eyes and Ears
The Nervous System
100

John B Watson, B.F. Skinner, and Ivan Pavlov are all what type of theorists?

Who are Behaviorists?

100

Sticking with your most familiar way of solving a problem is an example of this. Your previous knowledge influences the way you interpret and perceive things.

What is a mental/mind set?

100

The process by which our senses and nervous system receive information from the environment.

What is sensation?

100

The semicircle canals of the ear, which are right above the choclea, contribute to this physical mishap.

What is loss of balance?

100

These are. the two main nervous systems within our bodies.

What are the Central NS and Peripheral NS?

200

When this model is applied to mental health, it demonstrates the importance of maintaining wellness in all aspects of our lives- our physical, mental, and socio-environmental factors are all taken into consideration.

What is Biopsychosocial theory?

200

This type of reasoning takes you from the specific to the general. 

What is inductive reasoning?

200

This type of processing has to do with new information coming in. It starts with the sensory receptors and works to higher levels of processing.

What is bottom up processing?

200

When the optic nerve is leaving the eye, there are no light sensitive cells to detect light rays. Therefore, this happens.

What is the blind spot?

200

These are the two parts of the Peripheral NS.

What are the Autonomic (organs and glands) and Somatic (skeletal muscles).

300

These are the goals of studying behavior in psychology.

What are describe, explain, predict, control, and improve?

300

A descriptive technique in which one individual or group is studied in depth with the hope of revealing universal principles.

What is a case study?

300

This is a process by which synaptic connections between neurons become stronger with frequent activation. This is a way in which the brain changes in response to experience, and thus may be a mechanism underlying learning and memory.

What is long-term potentiation?

300

These are clusters in and around the fovea of the eye and are the central focus area of the retina. White and color are detected by them.

What are cones?

300

These are the two parts of the Autonomic system within the Peripheral NS.

What are the sympathetic and parasympathetic divisions?

400

In the late 1800s, this person was instrumental in changing the care that mental health patients received in hospitals. 

Who was Dorthea Dix?

400

This is the process of converting sensory stimulus energy into an action potential.

What is transduction?

400
This theory predicts when we will detect a weak signal. Theorists are curious why people respond differently to the same stimuli.


What is signal detection theory?

400

This is the process whereby the eye is able to change the point of focus from a distant object to a near object. This happens in the lens.

What is accommodation?

400
Palpitations/pounding heart, accelerated heart rate, sweating, trembling or shaking, and dry mouth (not due to medication or dehydration) are all examples of this system at work.

What is the sympathetic division of the Autonomic NS?

500

These psychologists study and assess individual, group, and organizational dynamics in the workplace.

What is industrial-organizational psychology?

500

This type of drug is prescribed to treat pain and is commonly abused world wide. 

What is an opiate/opioid?

500

Gustatory receptors allow us to taste. The tastes we can detect are...


1. Savory            4. Sour

2. Sweet          5. Bitter

3. Salt

500

This type of scan can reveal damage to the inner ear, a growth pressing on the choclear nerve, or a buildup of fluid or inflammation in the inner ear.

What is an MRI?

500

Sensory input and motor output are part of this system with the NS,

What is the Somatic system (skeletal muscles), within the Peripheral NS.

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