Sensation
This is the activation of the sense organs by a source of physical energy
Sensation
The three fluid-filled tubes in the inner ear that are responsible for our sense of balance are known as the
Semicircular canals
This is the sorting out, interpretation, analysis, and integration of stimuli carried out by the sense organs and brain.
Perception
Increased heart rate, blood pressure, and breathing rate along with erections, eye movement, and the experience of dreaming are characteristic of...
Rapid eye movement (REM) sleep
Sometimes, people believe that they need a drug to respond to the stresses of daily living. This is know as...
Psychological drug dependence
This is the smallest intensity of a stimulus that must be present for it to be detected
Absolute Threshold
A coiled tube in the ear filled with fluid that vibrates in response to sound
Cochlea
During the summer, you visited Manito park and you saw all of the flowers and all the information about the flowers were carried from the retina to the visual cortex in the brain. This is an example of what kind of processing?
Bottom-up processing
Hobson's theory that the brain produces random electrical energy during REM sleep that stimulates memories stored in the brain
Activation-synthesis theory
Caffeine and nictotine are examples of
stimulant
The term absolute threshold refers to the _______ intensity of a stimulus that must be present for the stimulus to be detected
smallest
The layers of connecting neurons in the eye include...
ganglion cells and bipolar cells
Dr. El-Alayli wrote the following sentence on the whiteboard: Th_ C_t in _he Ha_. You cognitively filled in the blanks with: "The Cat in the Hat" because of this kind of processing...
Top-down processing
This Freudian theory suggests that the actual wishes an individual expresses in dreams are disguised because they are threatening to the person's conscious awareness.
Wish Fulfillment
You went to a party and foolishly took a drug that made you feel like you had more energy, it drastically improved your mood, and you felt like you could relate on a deep level to every person you talked to.What drug might you have taken?
MDMA (Ecstasy or Molly)
A noticeable difference is a constant proportion of the intensity of an initial stimulus (rather than a constant amount)
Weber's law
This theory suggests receptor cells for color are linked in pairs that work in opposition to each other
Opponent-process theory of color
According to the Gestalt law of organization, there are four important principles to organization information. These are...
Closure, Proximity, Similarity, and Simplicity
This part of the brain controls our circadian rhythms
Suprachiasmatic Nucleus (SCN)
Nembutal, Seconal, and phenobarbital are these kinds of depressants
Barbiturates
After completing a difficult rock climb in the morning, Dr. El-Alayli found the afternoon climb unexpectedly easy. This is an example of...
Adaptation
This theory states that there are three types of cones in the retina, each of which responds primarily to a different color
Trichromatic
When a car passes you on the road and appears to shrink as it gets father away, the phenomenon is called
Perceptual constancy
People with this condition go directly from wakefulness to REM sleep, skipping the other stages
Narcolepsy
You've had "a few" drinks at a party and you're having difficulty with hand and arm movements, walking, and your speech is slurring. How many drinks might you have had in a 2-hour period?
4