Biopsychology
The observable characteristics of a gene is called the?
Phenotype
If I slowly raised the volume of your music until you can hear it, this is called?
Absolute Threshold
Which part of the midbrain is the main regulator of the body's homeostasis?
The hypothalamus
Double Jeopardy, Double Points!
The height of a sound wave is called the?
The amount of waves at a given time are called?
Amplitude
Frequency
Texting while driving is an example of?
Inattentional Blindness
Evolution is only concerned with how organisms ___________ and ___________.
Survive and Reproduce
Trying to do a blind taste test between all the different types of Coke is an example of?
The difference threshold
What type of brain waves emit during stage 3&4? It's name is similar to a pyramid
Delta Waves
High-frequency sound waves are perceived as ______________.
Low-frequency sound waves are perceived as ______________.
high-pitched sounds
low-pitched sounds
All colors in the color spectrum are created by a combination of these three colors:
blue, green, red
What type of molecule is needed in order to produce an action potential?
Sodium (Na)
_____________ is needed for Bottom-up processing, and _____________ is needed for Top-down processing
Attention
Goal oriented / Effortful
A rapid burst of higher frequency brain waves during the sleep cycle is called?
Sleep Spindles
Name the three ossicles:
Malleus
Incus
Stapes
_______ is the muscle that controls the opening and closing of the pupil. And when the pupil is in low light the pupil __________, and when in high light the pupil ______________.
Iris
Dilates (expands)
Constricts (gets smaller)
Which part of the nervous system speeds up the body's processes, and which part slows down the body's processes?
Sympathetic , Parasympathetic
Name an example of a sensory adaption
A/C
Sun
Light
REM sleep produces similar waves as which previous stage in the sleep cycle?
Stage 1
Which theory states that the base of the basilar membrane responds best to high frequencies and the tip of the basilar membrane responds best to low frequencies?
Place Theory
According to the Opponent Process Theory, our ability to see an afterimage is because the cones are?
inhibited
Double Jeopardy!!
List the terms in order on how a electrical signal is transmitted through a neuron and transferred to the next neuron.
Dendrites, Soma, Axon, Myelin Sheath, Terminal Buttons, Synaptic Cleft, Receptors
Name the theory where our motivations are reliant on perceiving a sensation
Signal Detection Theory
Name two types of parasomnias we covered in class
Sleep walking
REM sleep behavior disorder (RBD)
Restless Leg Syndrome
Night Terrors
Double Jeopardy!!
List the terms in chronological order on how we hear a sound.
Pinna, auditory canal, tympanic membrane, ossicles, cochlea, hair cells, auditory nerve, temporal lobe
Name as many parts of the eye as you can in 1 minute. Go!
Cornea, Lens, Pupil, Retina, Fovea, Optic Nerve, Cones, Rods, Iris