A property of language that describes language's function of representing objects, actions, events, and ideas
What is Symbolic
100
A type of sensory memory that applies to vision
What is iconic memory
100
the smallest change in intensity of a stimulus one can detect
What is just noticeable difference
100
The type of nerve that carries signals from skin, skeletal muscles, joints, sensory organs etc. to the CNS
What is afferent nerves
100
the extent to which causation can be inferred
What is internal validity
200
Exists when people persist in using problem-solving strategies that have worked in the past, even though there are "better"/more appropriate methods
What is mental set
200
To extend the span of short-term memory, we organize information into meaningful groupings using a process called _______
What is chunking
200
Adjustment of the curvature of the lens to alter visual focus
What is accommodation
200
Structure that relays information from cerebellum to rest of the brain
What is pons
200
Everyone in the population has an equal chance of being in the sample
What is random selection
300
Noam Chomsky theorized that humans possess a specific language "organ" in the brain called _____
What is language acquisition device
300
The type of encoding that occurs at the intermediate level of processing
What is phonemic
300
The visual theory that accounts for the phenomenon of afterimages
What is Opponent Processing Theory
300
Neurotransmission can be halted by the _______ of the neurotransmitters back into the axon terminal.
What is reuptake
300
3 conditions to determine causation
What is covariation between two variables, temporal precedence, eliminate alternative explanations
400
A cognitive phenomenon in which our minds streamline their processing by filling in the gaps in our perception using our experience and background knowledge.
What is Top-Down processing
400
A man suffers from amnesia and can't recall his home phone number when asked. When given a phone, his fingers press the correct sequence of buttons to call home. This suggests that his amnesia does not affect ____ but affects _____
What is semantic memory, what is procedural memory
400
1) protect organism from further harm
2) alert others to possible harm
3) recruit empathy and care from others
What is functions of pain
400
The type of potential that decreases the likelihood that the post-synaptive neuron will fire
What is inhibitory post synaptic potential
400
In terms of correlation, what are two possible explanations for the relationship between Variable A and Variable B when r = 0?
What is no relationship, nonlinear relationship
500
A child who uses the word "grandpa" to apply to any grey-haired man is committing what kind of mistake?
What is overextension
500
Forgetting because new information impairs retention of previously learned information
What is retroactive interference
500
When light hits the center of an off-center receptive field, this would lead to an (increased/decreased) rate of firing in the visual processing cell, and a perception of greater (darkness/brightness)
What is deceased, what is darkness
500
Three different types of studies used to research heritability
What is family studies, twin studies, adoption studies
500
What is the biggest difference between quasi-experiment and experiment?