Development
Being able to apply a schema to novel stimuli
Assimilation
What are the two types of photoreceptors
Rods and cones
Dreams mostly occur during this stage
REM sleep
Where the kinds of thoughts that people may want to keep a secret from themselves and others (Freud)
Dynamic Unconsciousness
What is absolute threshold?
The minimum intensity of a stimulus needed to detect the stimulus at least in half the trials.
The infant may or may not be distressed when the caregiver leaves the room but responds positively when the caregiver returns
Secure Attachment
Spot in the retina with no rods
Fovea
Slow wave sleep stages
Stages 3 and 4
The four basic properties of consciousness
Selectivity, Intentionality, Transience, Unity
What is the study of how things seem to a conscious person?
Phenomenology
The infant is not distressed when the caregiver leaves the room, and ignores the caregiver when they return
Avoidant Attachment
Parts of a scene that yield information about depth when viewed with one eye
Monocular Depth Cues
A dream theory stating that dreams are due to making sense of random brain activity
Activation-Synthesis Model
A low-level sensory awareness and responsiveness that occurs when the mind inputs sensations and may output behavior
Minimal Consciousness
Which receptors in the skin transmit feelings about pain?
Nociceptors
A mother providing this is partly responsible for developing an attachment
Physical Contact
The brain's capacity to perform multiple activities at the same time
Parallel Processing
Network active during daydreaming, as seen by fMRI imaging
Default Network
The tendency of a thought to return to consciousness with greater frequency following suppression
Rebound effect of thought suppression
Rebecca is 45 and excited to teach her class of students today. She really thinks she is making a lasting impact on society. Which Erikson stage of Psychosocial Development is she most likely in?
Generativity vs stagnation
What is Novelty Preference?
Infants look at new information longer than known information
What is proprioception
Your sense of bodily position
Which dream theory states that the purpose of dreams is to simulate threatening situations so we can practice escaping and avoiding them?
Threat-simulation theory of dreams
We have a fundamentally difficult time perceiving the consciousness of others. What is this known as?
Problem of Other Minds
What are the two visual pathways in the brain and what type of information do they transmit?
Dorsal: where an object is and how its moving
Ventral: what an object is, different characteristics.