The scientific study of behavior and mental processes
What is psychology
100
This moves from one end of the axon to the other like a flame moving along a fuse.
What is an action potential
100
Taste buds wear out and are replaced every ________ days
What is 10
100
It is the awareness of the sensations, thoughts, and feelings being experienced at a given moment.
What is consciousness
100
If an infant sees a bright colored toy for the first time and is excited, but then fails to be excited after repeated exposure to the toy, then he/she is exhibiting ____________.
What is habituation
200
Universities and Colleges, Private Practices, Hospitals and Counseling Centers
What are places psychologist are employed
200
When you jerk your hand away from a hot stove, you are activating your
What is your nervous system
200
The background stimulation that interferes with the perception of other stimuli.
What is noise
200
If a person sleeps for 8 hours in one night, then about how many times do they cycle through the stages of sleep?
What is 5 1/2
200
___________ conditioning is a type of learning in which a neutral stimulus comes to elicit a response, after being paired with a stimulus that naturally brings about that response.
What is classical conditioning
300
Perspective that suggests that the field should focus on observable behavior that can be measured objectively
What is behavioral
300
If you touch a hot stove and your remove your hand right away, you are employing a
What is reflex
300
It is the is the minimum change in stimulation required to detect the difference between two stimuli
What is the difference threshold
300
During which stage of sleep does most of the dreaming occur?
What is REM
300
A stimulus that naturally brings about a particular response without having been learned is called a(n) _____________ response.
What is unconditioned.
400
Predicting that the more years of education that employees have, the higher their income will be, we are expecting to find a
What is positive correlation
400
The average brain weighs ________ pounds.
What is 1
400
There are certain individuals who are unable to distinguish colors. These people suffer from __________________.
What is color blindness
400
Sudden awakenings from non-REM sleep that are accompanied by extreme fear, panic, and strong psychological arousal are called __________________.
What are night terrors
400
The process by which a stimulus increases the probability that a preceding behavior will be repeated is called ___________________.
What is reinforcement
500
A procedure in which all the participants receive a treatment, but those in the control group only receive a false treatment, is called
What is a placebo
500
Name a modern brain-scanning technique
What is Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Imaging (TMS)
500
The ability to view the world in three dimensions and to perceive distance is a skill known as _______________.
What is depth perception
500
Meditation typically consists of a ____________: a sound, a word, or a syllable that is repeated over and over.
What is a mantra
500
This refers to a stimulus that decreases the probability that a prior behavior will occur again.