Sensation & Perception
Transduction
The theory that there are 3 types of cones in the retina that observe color as combinations of red, blue, and green.
Trichromatic theory
Why are eyewitness accounts not always reliable?
Misinformation effect. Our memories are imperfect
The cortex for touch sensations is located in which lobe of the brain?
Parietal lobe
Mark is so focused while practicing a really hard piece of music that he doesn't notice his friend come in and sit next to him. Mark's failure to recognize his friend is an example of ______
Inattentional Blindness
You think your phone is ringing so you pick it up only to realize there was no call. Signal detection theory would call this a ______
False Alarm
Which two Gestalt principles does this image represent?
Proximity (closeness) and Similarity (color of shapes)
The process of going from sensory to short term memory is _______. The process for moving from short term to long term memory is ________.
Encoding/Attention & Consolidation/Reconsolidation
This part of the limbic system adds an "emotional tag" to memories
While studying one day, you realize that when you hold your pencil closer to your face your eyes turn closer towards the middle of your head. This is an example of _____
Convergence (a binocular cue)
A friend asks you to turn up the music, you increase the volume until they notice it gets louder. What is this an example of?
Difference thresholdJust noticeable difference
Sam walks into a bright room, and his eyes have to adjust to let less light in. What part of the eye is responsible for this action?
Iris
Amanda is telling her grandkids about how she went to the wrong class on her first day of college. This is an example of an _________ memory. (be specific)
Explicit Episodic
Freddy has a severed corpus callosum. What would split brain research by Mike Gazzaniga predict Freddy will do when presented with the word "baseball" in his left visual field?
What is the capacity of the short term/working memory?
7 +/- 2 items
What is the distinction between an absolute and a difference threshold?
Absolute - Minimum intensity needed to be detected 50% of the time (detect stimulus or don't)
Difference - Minimum intensity the stimulus changes that can be detected (always detecting stimulus, level changes)
Angelina is walking away from her friends. To keep them in focus, her eye has to accommodate for the change. Which part of the eye is responsible for this and what does it do in this situation?
Lens flattens out as she gets further away
The part of the brain responsible for forming new declarative/explicit memories is the _______, and the part responsible for nondeclarative/implicit memories is the _______.
Hippocampus & Cerebellum
Kenneth gets hit in the back of his head towards his neck, and subsequently has trouble with his sleep and arousal throughout the day. Which structure has likely been damaged?
Reticular Formation
Theo is looking at statue that is 20 feet away. Which type of cue is he using to determine its distance, and why not the other?
Monocular. Binocular cues aren't effective after 13 feet.
Greg is waiting for the bus when a bad smelling garbage truck pulls up next to him. It smells awful at first, but quickly becomes less noticeable until the truck finally pulls away. This is an example of ______
Sensory adaptation
Alex is a quarterback for his high school football team. While in a game, he can tell who is on his team based on the color of their jersey. Which component of the retina is responsible for seeing color?
Cones
What type of amnesia did patient H.M. have, and what was its effect?
Anterograde Amnesia. Can't make new memories.
Ventral stream
The three types of cones in trichromatic color theory (short, medium, and long wavelength) respond to which respective colors?
Short - Blue/Violet
Medium - Yellow/Green
Long - Reds