Biological Bases
States of Consciousness
Sensation and Perception
Cognition and Memory
Intelligence and Testing
100

This part of the brain is severed to treat epileptic seizures.

What is the corpus callosum?

100

It's another term for REM sleep.

What is paradoxical sleep?

100

He said that we detect differences in stimuli based on a constant proportion, or percentage. Not a constant amount.

Who is Ernst Weber?

100

It's the part of the brain responsible for our ability to reason.

What is the frontal lobe (prefrontal cortex)?

100

He tested school kids in Paris to determine their academic needs.

Who is Alfred Binet?

200

This neurochemical can lead to manic symptoms if it remains higher than normal.

What is norepinephrine?

200

He said our dreams are a "safety valve" and provide wish-fulfillment

Who is Sigmund Freud?

200

This theory asserts that detection of pitch depends on where it is transduced on the basilar membrane.

What is place theory?

200

It's when new memories interfere with old memories

What is retroactive interference?

200

Mostly known for disagreeing with Charles Spearman regarding the existence of a "general intelligence"

Who is L.L. Thurstone?

300

He had a metal rod pass completely through his brain. And he survived!

Who is Phineas Gage?

300

He theorized that hypnosis is divided consciousness.

Who is Ernest Hilgard?

300

Ewald Hering theorized why we see afterimages. This is the name of his theory.

What is Opponent-Process?

300

It's when a person searches for evidence to that supports a prior belief.

What is confirmation bias?

300

Sternberg said that these are our 3 intelligences.

What is practical, analytic, and creative intelligence?

400

This item was created to treat phantom limb pain.

What is a mirror box?

400

It's the "want of air" sleep.

What is sleep apnea?

400

He's a German scientist who studied thresholds, and just-noticeable-difference.

Who is Gustav Fechner?

400

It's a thinking shortcut involving quickness of thought.

What is an availability heuristic?

400

A type of test when a tested group's score is measured against another, previously tested group score.

What is a standardized test?

500

Damage to Broca's area or Wernicke's area are forms of it.

What is aphasia?

500

It's the failure to fall asleep for months

What is fatal familial insomnia?

500

These two researchers say we see in 3 colors.

Who are Young and Helmholtz?

500

She studied the misinformation effect.

Who is Elizabeth Loftus?

500

He coined the term "intelligence quotient"

Who was William Stern?

M
e
n
u