Sigmund Freud was concerned with the role of the (unconscious/conscious) and how it affected one's psychopathology.
unconscious
100
Weight in pounds represents an __________ definition of "weight".
Operational
100
This part of a neuron receives information from other neurons and relays it to the cell body.
Dendrite
100
This part of the brain system regulates life-sustaining functions, such as breathing.
brain stem or hindbrain .... also medulla can be accepted
100
The "blind spot" or the optic disk, is where the __________ _______ exits the eye.
Optic nerve
200
John Locke's concept of ________ _________ meaning "blank slate" is the idea that we are born as a blank slate, everything we know is learned.
Tabula Rasa
200
A _______ sample best represents the characteristics of a larger population.
Random
200
Neurons have a natural electric charge. This is called the neuron's ______________.
Resting potential
200
The outer layer of the forebrain is called the ____________.
Cerebral cortex
200
Cones, which are responsible for color vision, are most densely packed in this part of the eye.
Fovea
300
_________ __________ is considered the "Father of Psychology"; he had the first psychology labs in Leipzig, Germany.
Wilhelm Wundt
300
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A ____________ may show that two variables are related, but this does not necessarily mean that one caused the other.
Give one example of a relationship where this situation may occur.
Correlation
300
_______ is defined as the time in which a new action potential cannot be initiated.
Refractory period
300
This structure is the primary relay system in the brain, or a way station.
Thalamus
300
The _____ dilates and contracts to control the amount of light that is let into the eye.
Iris
400
_______ refers to the careful, systematic self-observation of one's own conscious experience.
Introspection
400
A __________ is said to have occured when participants' expectations lead them to experience some change even though they receive empty, fake, or ineffectual treatment.
placebo effect
400
Neurotransmitters bind to neurons at post-synaptic ___________.
Receptor sites
400
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Which brain lobe did Phineas Gage famously injure?
What is the specific area of this part of the brain that is responsible for decision making, among other executive functions?
Frontal lobe
and
Prefrontal cortex
400
Cats have low acuity in light, but great night vision, do they have more rods or cones?
Rods
500
______ _________ was a member of the functinoalism school of thought which is based on the idea that human consciousness evolved to help humans to navigate the natural environment.
William James
500
In an experiment, the outcome variable that is measured is called the _____________.
Dependent variable
500
This neurotransmitter enables muscle action and regulates many cognitive processes, such as learning, dreaming, and memory.
Acetylcholine (Ach)
500
Why can split-brain patients identify objects/faces in their right visual field, but cannot name them?
Localization of language functions are in the left hemisphere
500
Wavelength determines the color of light, while amplitude determines the _____________.