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The activation of the sense organs by a source of physical energy is called ______.
sensation
_____is the characteristic that makes sound seem "high" or "low."
Pitch
Abby is alert and focused as she takes notes in a college class; she is experiencing________ consciousness.
waking
Francine is sleepy all day; she wakes briefly several hundred times each night and has difficulty breathing while sleeping. She is most likely suffering from sleep________.
apnea
After lunch, Katya enjoys a cup of coffee and a cigarette. Coffee and cigarettes are examples of________.
stimulants
The lens focuses light by changing its own thickness. This process is known as________.
accommodation
The tube-like passage that leads to the eardrum is called the______.
auditory canal
Ben is participating in a sleep study in the laboratory. The EEG shows relatively rapid, low-amplitude brain waves. Ben is in stage________ sleep.
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________is uncontrollable sleeping that occurs for short periods while a person is awake.
narcolepsy
Dexedrine, benzedrine, and crystal meth are examples of________.
amphetamines
The transparent protective window at the front of the eye is called the______.
cornea
________cues permit us to obtain a sense of depth and distance with just one eye.
Monocular
Callie pulled an all-nighter to finish a term paper. The next night, she may sleep only slightly longer than she usually does, but she will spend a significantly greater percentage of the night in REM sleep, a phenomenon known as REM________.
rebound
Circadian rhythms are regulated by the________ nucleus in the brain.
suprachiasmatic
Lance has six drinks one night. He has engaged in________ drinking.
binge
A(n)________ is a phenomenon that occurs because activity in the retina continues even when a person is no longer staring at an image.
afterimage
Perceptual________ allows us to view objects as having an unchanging size, shape, color, and brightness, even if the image on our retina changes.
constancy
According to Freud, the apparent story line of dreams is the________ content of dreams.
manifest
Seasonal affective disorder is a form of severe depression in which feelings of despair and hopelessness increase during the_____ and lift during the rest of the year.
winter
Alcohol is a member of a broad class of drugs termed________.
depressants
When the______ that cover the basilar membrane are bent by the vibrations entering the cochlea, the cells send a neural message to the brain.
hair cells
A fundamental principle of________ psychology that remains influential is that two objects considered together form a whole that is different from the simple combination of the objects.
Gestalt
According to ________ theory, dreams begin in random neural activity.
activation-synthesis
________drugs influence emotion, perception, and behavior.
psychoactive
Raj has been binge drinking regularly for a few weeks. When he does not have a drink, he feels anxious, has difficulty sleeping, and has the jitters. This is an example of _____ syndrome.
withdrawal