States of Conciousness
The circadian rhythm
A "Monday morning quarterback" describes a person who uses this psychological principle
Hindsight Bias
Part of brain involved in establishing long term memories
Hippocampus
Sensation is also known as
Bottom-up processing
The ability to listen to only one voice at a time even though many people are speaking, unless one hears their name.
Cocktail Party Effect
Sudden, irresistible daytime REM sleeping usually triggered by emotional excitement is a symptom of?
Narcolepsy
A correlation coefficient is measured on a scale of between what two numbers?
0.00-1.00
Word salad and broken speech are examples of...
Aphasia
The olfactory sense refers to which sense?
Smell
The title of this category is also known as
Top-Down Processing
What hormone does the opioid heroin mimic, and what impacts could it have on the body?
Mimics endorphins
Sensation of euphoria, relief of pain, depressed physiology, agonizing withdrawl
The middle number. Among a skewed distribution of scores, this is the most representative measure of central tendency.
Median
Deteriation of which neurotransmitter leads to Alzheimer's?
ACh (Acetylcholine)
The receptor cells for taste (the gustatory sense) is called?
Taste buds
Griffin is washing his hands and adjusts the faucet handle until the water feels just slightly hotter than it did before. Griffin adjustment until he feels a difference is an example of...
Difference Threshold (JND)
What theory states that REM sleep triggers neural activity that evokes random visual memories which our sleeping brain weaves into meaning?
Activation synthesis theory
An organizational psychologist tests to see if wearing name tags makes the employees happier with their work. Identify the independent and dependent variables.
IV: wearing name tags
DV: employee happiness
Efferent neurons carry information from 1) ____ and spinal cord out to 2)_____ and glands.
2. Muscles
1. Pressure
2. Warmth
3. Cold
Millie is watching the moon out the window of her car and it appears to move with her. What does this example describe?
Apparent Movement/Motion
Describe the function of the suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN)
Releases/suppresses melatonin: Releases melatonin in darkness and inhibits in light, causing you to fall asleep or wake up under differing light conditions.
Researchers watching and recording how elementary school students interact on the playground is an example of this type of research method.
Naturalistic Observation
The study of enviornmental influences on gene expression is known as...
Epigenetics
Which theory of pitch explains that the pitch we hear is dependant on where the cochlea's basilar membrane is stimulated?
Place theory
Describe the Phi Phenomenon.
when your brain makes it look like something is moving, even though it's not (ex: blinking lights- If you see one light turn off and another one turn on next to it, your brain might think the light is moving between the two spots)