Sleep
Jet lag disrupts a human's _____
Circadian rhythm
King Kong destroying Mr. vanBreemen's house in his 7yo dream is an example of _____
Manifest content
Process of detecting information from the environment that meets a certain threshold
Sensation
Rods and cones are located in the _____
Retina
The frequency of a sound
Pitch
Sense of smell
Olfaction
Detailed dreams occur during _____ sleep
REM
The Activation-Synthesis Theory suggests _____
Dreams make sense of random neural activity
Minimum stimulation needed to detect a stimulus 50% of the time
Absolute threshold
_____ detect low-light and peripheral vision while _____ detect color
Rods; Cones
The intensity of a sound
Loudness
Sense of taste
Gustation
Which stage of sleep is responsible for replenishing the body’s chemical supplies and fortification of the immune system
nREM-3
A typical sleep cycle lasts approximately _____ minutes
90
Diminished sensitivity as a consequence of constant stimulation
Sensory adaptation
The cornea or lens has a different curvature than normal
Astigmatism
The quality of a sound
Timbre
Vestibular receptor cells are located in the _____
Semi-circular canals
More and longer periods of REM sleep occur if one is _____ of sleep
Deprived
The Memory Consolidation Theory suggests that sleep _____
Processes information from the day prior in an effort to restore fading memories
_____ occurs when one sense affects another sense
Sensory interaction
Which part of the anatomy of the eye accommodates
Lens
Auditory sound receptor cells
Cilia
Kinesthetic receptor cells are located in the _____
Joints and muscles
_____ produces brain waves similar to wakefulness, but the body is at its most relaxed state
Paradoxical sleep
Theory that suggests sleep restores the homeostasis of body chemicals
Repair and Restoration Theory
Weber's Law can be used to explain _____
Just Noticeable Difference
A blind spot appears at the point where the _____ leaves the eye
Optic nerve
The _____ is to the ear as the retina is to the eye
Cochlea
The most memorable sense
Smell