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According to signal detection theory, if the fire alarm doesn't go off, but you evacuate anyway, that is called a...?
False Alarm
Which of the five senses does NOT travel through the thalamus?
Olfactory System (smell)
True or False? Rods are the photoreceptors that are able to see color (red, green, blue).
False. Cones are color sensitive.
If you can remember the last items on a list, that is called...?
Recency Effect
What are the types of Explicit (declarative) Memory?
Episodic & Semantic
According to signal detection theory, if a traffic light turns green and you do not go, that is called a...?
Miss
If you are scared of the sound of gunshots, but also have a fear response to fireworks, this is an example of...?
Generalization
Which hemisphere of the brain processes the left visual field?
Right Hemisphere
If you can remember the first items of a list, that is called...?
Primacy Effect
What are the types of Implicit (nondeclarative) Memory?
Classical Conditioning & Procedural Memory
According to signal detection theory, if a signal is absent and a response is absent, that is called a...?
Correct Rejection
Ducks in the park pond no longer run away from people who approach them. This is an example of what?
Habituation
The amplitude of a sound wave is encoded as...?
Loudness or Intensity
What are the 3 basic processes of human memory?
Encoding, Storage, & Retreival
What is visual memory called?
Iconic
The process by which the sensory organs convert energy from environmental events into neural activity is called...?
Transduction
True or False? Our tongues serve as taste maps in which receptors for specific kinds of tastes are found on a specific area of the tongue.
False. Each receptor type is found across all taste areas in the mouth.
Which has a higher resolution- large or small receptive fields?
Small receptive fields
Fishing is an example of which schedule of reinforcement?
Variable Interval
What is auditory memory called?
Echoic
The time period between presentation of the CS and US is called...?
Inter-stimulus Interval (ISI)
What are the 5 qualities of taste?
Bitter, Sour, Sweet, Salty, & Umami
According to trichromatic theory, which colors can be observed by the human eye?
Red, Green, & Blue
You give your child extra chores for misbehaving in class. What type of operant conditioning is this?
Positive Punishment
Which type of memory lasts for about 20 seconds?
Short-Term Memory