Drugs and Sleep
_____________ is defined as our subjective awareness of ourselves and our environment
What is Consciousness?
We are able to recognize objects even when they change shape, size, brightness, and/or color.
What is perceptual constancy?
This theory says that emotion is the result of physiological changes interpreted by the brain.
What is the James-Lange Theory
During which of Piaget's stages does imaginative play develop?
Preoperational Stage... symbolic play
Feature detectors are nerve cells in the brain that respond to specifc aspects of objects, which are:
(Name all 4 for credit)
What are shapes, angles, movement, and edges?
This theory states that emotions are determined by physiological arousal AND its interpretation, based on environmental cues.
What is the Schacter-Singer Theory of Emotion?
Erikson referred to this as a feeling tat the world is predictable and trustworthy.
What is basic trust?
These drugs depress neural activity and lessen pain anxiety. Examples are opium, morphine, and heroine.
What are opiates?
This is the activation of (usually) unconscious associations.
What is priming?
Sometimes journalists ask questions in such a way so that a specific response is given. This is referred to as _________.
Explain the difference between assimilation and accommodation.
(Schema- a framework for understanding information)
Assimilation: interpreting our new experiences in terms of existing schemas
Accommodation: Changing our current understanding (schemas) to incorporate new information.
Example:
Schema: Anything that flies is a bird.
Assimilation:We see an airplane flying in the sky so we call it a bird.
Accommodation: We see an airplane in the sky and call it a bird, but then learn that not everything that flies is a bird. This results in changing out schema, perhaps to, some animals that fly are called birds.
A stimulant, this drug has the potential for both a psychological and physiological dependence. This drug boosts mental alertness, reduces the need for sleep, induces a pleasurable rush, and causes a loss of appetite.
What are amphetamines?
This is a tone's experienced highness or lowness; it is dependent upon frequency (number of wavelengths that pass a point in a given time.)
We make decisions/solve problems based on information (most) readily available to us.
Explain the stage of autonomy vs. shame and doubt, which occurs around the ages of 1-3.
Toddlers have to be able to do things for themselves or else they will go on to doubt their abilities.
These brain waves occur when you are in a relaxed, awake state.
What are alpha waves.
What is the principle that one sense may influence another. Example- when smell affects the taste of a food.
These lobes of the brain receive sensor input for touch and body position.
What are the parietal lobes?
Jenny wanted to bake a cake but she ran out of milk. She decided to go to the store to buy the milk rather than look online to find substitutes. This is an example of what?
What is fixation?
What is meant by the term "social clock?"
The culturally preferred timing of social events, like marriage, parenthood, and retirement.