Biological Bases
This part of the brain is severed to treat epileptic seizures.
What is the corpus callosum?
It's another term for REM sleep.
What is paradoxical sleep?
He said that we detect differences in stimuli based on a constant proportion, or percentage. Not a constant amount.
Who is Ernst Weber?
It's the part of the brain responsible for our ability to reason.
What is the frontal lobe (prefrontal cortex)?
He tested school kids in Paris to determine their academic needs.
Who is Alfred Binet?
This neurochemical can lead to manic symptoms if it remains higher than normal.
What is norepinephrine?
He said our dreams are a "safety valve" and provide wish-fulfillment
Who is Sigmund Freud?
This theory asserts that detection of pitch depends on where it is transduced on the basilar membrane.
What is place theory?
It's when new memories interfere with old memories
What is retroactive interference?
Mostly known for disagreeing with Charles Spearman regarding the existence of a "general intelligence"
Who is L.L. Thurstone?
He had a metal rod pass completely through his brain. And he survived!
Who is Phineas Gage?
He theorized that hypnosis is divided consciousness.
Who is Ernest Hilgard?
Ewald Hering theorized why we see afterimages. This is the name of his theory.
What is Opponent-Process?
It's when a person searches for evidence to that supports a prior belief.
What is confirmation bias?
Sternberg said that these are our 3 intelligences.
What is practical, analytic, and creative intelligence?
This item was created to treat phantom limb pain.
What is a mirror box?
It's the "want of air" sleep.
What is sleep apnea?
He's a German scientist who studied thresholds, and just-noticeable-difference.
Who is Gustav Fechner?
It's a thinking shortcut involving quickness of thought.
What is an availability heuristic?
A type of test when a tested group's score is measured against another, previously tested group score.
What is a standardized test?
Damage to Broca's area or Wernicke's area are forms of it.
What is aphasia?
It's the failure to fall asleep for months
What is fatal familial insomnia?
These two researchers say we see in 3 colors.
Who are Young and Helmholtz?
She studied the misinformation effect.
Who is Elizabeth Loftus?
He coined the term "intelligence quotient"
Who was William Stern?