Development
Being able to apply a schema to novel stimuli
Assimilation
What is the process where sense receptors convert physical signals from the environment into neural signals that are sent to the central nervous system called?
Transduction
Dreams mostly occur during this stage
The four basic properties of consciousess
Selectivity, Intentionality, Transience, Unity
Which of the five types of taste sensation is described as savory?
Umami
The infant may or may not be distressed when the caregiver leaves the room but responds positively when the caregiver returns
Secure Attachment
What are the two types of photoreceptors
Cones and Rods
Insomnia is a common sleep disorder where people...
Have difficulty falling and staying asleep.
A low-level sensory awareness and responsiveness that occurs when the mind inputs sensations and may output behavior
Minimal Consciousness
What is absolute threshold?
The minimum intensity of a stimulus needed to detect the stimulus at least 50% of the time.
According to Erikson's psychosocial stages, the crises adolescents face is...
Identity vs. Role confusion
Parts of a scene that yield information about depth when viewed with one eye
Monocular Depth Cues
A form of experience that departs significantly from the normal subjective experience of the world and the mind is called?
Altered state of consciousness
What is a psychoactive drug?
Chemicals that influence consciousness or behavior by altering the brain’s chemical message system.
The fibers transmitting information about initial, fast and intense pain.
A-delta fibers
A mother providing this is responsible for developing an attachment
Physical Contact
What is proprioception? Provide an example.
Your sense of bodily position relative to itself
A dream theory stating that dreams are due to making sense of random brain activity
Activation-Synthesis Model
The tendency of a thought to return to consciousness with greater frequency following suppression
Rebound effect of thought suppression
Mary is watching her friend jump rope. A man in a gorilla suit runs behind her friend, but Mary does NOT see him. This is an example of?
Inattentional blindness
The tendency for infants to look at new information longer than information they already know
Novelty Preference
The __________ visual stream is responsible for object recognition and identification, while the ________ stream is responsible for tracking object location and movement.
Ventral, dorsal
A sudden quiver or sensation of dropping while you are falling asleep
Hypnic Jerk
What is the cocktail party Phenomenon? Name the property of consciousness it is associated with.
The phenomenon where people tune in one message while they filter out others nearby. Selectivity
The part of the ear that converts sound vibration into neural impulses
Cochlea