Sensation & Perception
Vision & Perception
Memory and Encoding
Storage
Retrieval
100
experiencing an apple is being red is to _______ as recognizing an apple as being a fruit is to _______.
what is Sensation and Perception.
100
the most light- sensitive receptors cells are the A. bipolar cells B. rods C. cones D. ganglion cells
B- Rods
100
ROY G. BIV is an example of a _______, which is a memory aid that involve the use of vivid imagery and clever ways of organizing material.
What is mnemonics
100
the retention of encoded information overtime refers to A. implicit memory B. repression C. storage D. effortful processing.
C. storage
100
an inability to access information in long term memory is known as...
What is retrieval failure.
200
stimuli below the absolute threshold are said to be A. jinds B. subliminal C. extrasensory D. monocular
B. subliminal
200
the light sensitive inner surface of the eye containing rods and cones, is the
what is the Retina.
200
The _____ ______ is the tendency for distributed study or practice to yield better long term retention than is achieved through massed study or practice.
What is spacing effect
200
the hippocampus helps process______memories for long term storage.
What is Explicit.
200
Professor maslova has so many memories of former students that she has difficulty remembering the names of new students. the professors difficulty best illustrates
What is proactive interference
300
For an average person to perceive a difference, two stimuli must differ by a constant minimum percentage (not a constant amount); exact proportion varies, depending on the stimulus. this idea refers to...
What is Weber’s law.
300
the process by which rods and cones convert electromagnetic energy into neural signals is an example of A. Sensory interaction B. accommodation C. sensory adaptation D. transduction
D- Transduction
300
Shelly was able to remember the names of three new class members for only a minute or two after they had been introduced to her. The new class member's names were briefly stored in her _____ _____ memory
What is short term
300
The increase in synaptic firing potential that contributes to memory formation is known as....
What is Long-term Potentiation
300
after learning the combination for his new locker at school. Milton is unable to remember the combination for his year old bicycle lock. Milton is experiencing the effect of A. retroactive interference. B. automatic processing C. source amnesia. D. proactive interference.
A. retroactive interference.
400
Some people are better than others at detecting slight variations in the taste of various blends of coffee. this best illustrates the importance of A. top-down processing B. difference thresholds C. parallel processing. D. subliminal stimulation
B. difference thresholds
400
We perceive objects to be the same even when they vary in their distance from us
what is Shape constancy.
400
At a block party, Annie is introduced to eight new neighbors. Moments later, she remembers only the names of the first three and last two neighbors. Her experience illustrates
What is the serial position effect
400
After his last drinking spree, john hid a half empty liquor bottle. he couldn't remember where he hit it until he started drinking again, johns pattern of recall best illustrates A. the serial position effect B. the spacing effect. C. state-dependent memory D. source misattribution.
C. state-dependent memory
400
Reading a romantic love caused consul to recall some old experiences with a high school boyfriend. the effect of the novel on consuls memory retrieval is an illustration of?
What is Priming
500
What is Bottom up and top down processing? explain in detail.
Bottom-up processing is sensory analysis that begins at the entry level, with information flowing from the sensory receptors to the brain. Top-down processing is information processing guided by high-level mental processes, as when we construct perceptions by filtering information through our experience and expectations.
500
the gate control theory attempts to explain how A. the nervous system blocks or allows pain signals to pass in the brain. B color vision depends on pairs of opposing neural processes. C. certain nerve cells in the brain respond to specific features of a visual stimulus. D. the perception of pitch is related to the specific area of the basilar membrane that is activated.
A. the nervous system blocks or allows pain signals to pass in the brain.
500
It is sometimes difficult to recall which hand the Statue of Liberty holds her torch even though you may have seen the Statue of Liberty many times. This is most likely because of a failure in......
What is encoding
500
what are the 2 types of long term memory? Which parts of the brain are involved in each type of long-term memory (LTM)?
• Explicit/Declarative----------> Hippocampus • Implicit/Non-declarative--------->Cerebellum
500
After hearing stories of things they both had and had not actually experienced with "Mr. Science," preschool children spontaneously recalled him doing things that were only mentioned in the stories. this best illustrates?
What is source amnesia.
M
e
n
u