Brain Structure
Sleep
Sensation and Perception
Cognition and Intelligence
Gestalt Principles
100
This lobe of the brain is responsible for organizing visual input
Occipital Lobe
100
This stage of sleep is when dreams occur and when muscular activation is inhibited
REM Sleep
100
_________ is the bodily intake of information from external stimuli while __________ is the brain's processing or interpretation of that information
sensation; perception
100
This kind of thinking refers to creativity or producing as many solutions to a problem as possible
Divergent Thinking
100
Elements that are close to each other are perceived as belonging together.
Proximity
200
This lobe of the brain is associated with hearing and language comprehension
Temporal Lobe
200
This stage of sleep is the deepest sleep stages and has the highest percentage of Delta waves on an EEG
NREM Stage 4
200
What is the common name for olfactory sense
Smell/scent
200
The 3 systems of memory are: sensory, _______, and Long-term
Working
200
Objects that look alike are grouped together by the mind.
Similarity
300
This lobe of the brain orchestrates higher order cognition and executive skills such as planning and time-management
Frontal Lobe
300
What is pictured in blue 
sleep spindle
300
Name one potential environmental factor that affects perception
Answers will vary
300
Explicit memory involves facts and concrete knowledge, while _______ ________ refers to our ability to recreate procedures or motor processes
Implicit Memory
300
The brain fills in missing parts of a shape or object to see a complete figure.
Closure
400
This lobe of the brain contains the somatosensory cortex and is where sensory information is interpretted
Parietal lobe
400
What brain waves are most active in NREM stage 1
Alpha waves
400
When our brain's use readily available information to enhance our interpretation of information or to increase processing speed
Top-Down Processing
400
Name 3 of the 8 domains of intelligence from the Multiple Intelligence Theory
naturalist, spatial, interpersonal, intrapersonal, musical, kinesthetic, linguistic, mathematical
400
Objects moving in the same direction are perceived as part of a group.
Common-Fate
500
This brain structure is heavily responsible for homeostatic functions such as regulating body temperature and hunger, and works hand in hand with the endocrine system
Hypothalamus
500
What does REM stand for
Rapid Eye Movement
500
An external stimulus must be powerful enough to elicit a response from nerve cells. If it is not powerful enough, our body is unable to sense it. This notion is called...
Absolute Threshold
500
What kind of test measure how well someone is likely to perform in the future
Aptitude Assessment
500
We prefer continuous, smooth patterns over abrupt changes or gaps.
Continuity