The incoming flow of information from our sensory systems is referred to as
Sensation
100
What’s it called when you suddenly realize the correct answer?
Insight
100
The body structure most closely associated with thirst is the
Hypothalamus
100
You are walking down a dark alley late at night. You hear footsteps behind you and you begin to tremble, your heart beats faster, and your breathing deepens. You notice these changes and interpret them as your body's preparation for a fearful situation. You then experience fear. What is this called?
James Lange Theory
100
The three small bones of the inner ear are called the
hammer, anvil, and stapes
200
The iris controls the what?
Size of pupil or amount of light entering the eye
200
7. Which of the following is most likely to be stored as an implicit memory?
a. a mental image of your best friend
b. the date of you own birth
c. a conditioned fear of guns
d. your own name
C. a conditioned fear of guns
200
Decreased perceptual response to a repeated stimulus is called
Habituation or Sensory adaption
200
We do a behavior because we want that tension and arousal to go away and the only way to get rid of it is to help fulfill a certain need. This is called what?
Drive Reduction Theory
200
The minimum amount of energy needed for a sensation to occur is called
Absolute threshold
300
The cones of the retina specialize in what kind of vision?
Color vision
300
Transforming incoming information into a usable form is the stage of memory called what?
Encoding
300
Say you woke up and your house was on fire. You immediately wake up and react to the scenario. What part of the Autonomic Nervous System (ANS) is activating?
Sympathetic Nervous System
300
Experiments involving infants' perception of 3-D figures, when combined with visual cliff data, suggest what?
Depth perception is learned around 9 months of age. (crawling)
300
The vestibular sense helps keep us from
a.eating too much.
b.starving to death.
c.being blinded by the sun.
d.falling over.
D. Falling over
400
The frequency of a sound determines its
a.hue.
b.intensity.
c.amplitude.
d.pitch.
D. Pitch
400
After looking up his friend's phone number, Alex was able to remember it only long enough to dial it correctly. In this case, the telephone number was clearly stored in his ________ memory.
Short Term
400
After a musical concert that you enjoyed without distraction, a companion complains that she heard little of the music due to frequent shuffling and throat-clearing in the audience. The difference in your experience and hers is related to
a.just noticeable differences.
b.subliminal thresholds.
c.sensory adaptation.
d.selective attention.
D. Selective attention
400
According to Maslow's theory, the basic needs include what?
physiological needs
400
A circadian rhythm refers to a cycle what?
of bodily activity approximately 24 hours in length.
500
Trichromatic theory states that there are three kinds of __________ in the eye.
a.rods
b.iopolar cells
c.ganglion cells
d.cones
D. Cones
500
The happier Judie is, the more readily she recalls her former teachers as warm and generous. This best illustrates that emotional states can be a what?
Retrieval Cue
500
If your body is dehydrated, but you are not thirsty, we would say that you have
a.a drive but not a need.
b.a need but not a drive.
c.both a drive and a need.
d.neither a need nor a drive.
B. a need but not a drive.
500
Your recollections about your last birthday are stored in your __________ memory.