Sensation
Any object or event that that causes a sensory response is a
stimulus
Mental process that elaborates and assigns meaning (interprets) to incoming sensory patterns.
Perception
Various psychological and environmental that cause humans to do any particular action.
motivation
Subjective feeling of high signifcance to an individual.
Emotion
Process by which a stimulated receptor creates neural messages giving rise to the initial experience of the stimulus in the brain.
Who argued that the brain forms a perceptual whole more than the mere sum of its parts.
Gestalt Psychologists
Object we seek or result we are trying to achieve by doing a particular action.
incentive
What are three parts or aspects of Emotion?
Physical, Cognitive, and Behavioral
What is transduction?
Process by which energy like light or sound is converted into neural messages.
The brain's preference for connected and continuous things as opposed to disconnected and disjointed ones is referred to as...
Law of Continuity
Tendency for all organisms to correct their imbalanced state.
Homeostasis
We are taught by our parents, peers, and society what emotional responses are appropriate in certain situations. This is referred to as...
Emotional Learning
When our response to a stimulus diminishes due to a constant stimulation.
Sensory Adaptation
What is the difference between the figure and the ground according to Gestalts?
Figure is part of image that stands out. Ground is part of the image that does not.
Explain drive-reduction theory
Humans have basic biological and psychological needs (drives). If you deprive humans of them they will engage in targeted behavior to fulfill those needs (or reduce the drive).
What part of the brain sends messages to the rest of the brain and body during emotional experiences?
Hypothalamus
Explain Signal Detection Theory
Sensation depends on many factors like motivation, environment, situation, and the detector (eyes, ears, nose, etc.)
Explain the difference between top-down and bottom-up processing.
Top Down - emphasizes the individual's expectations and concepts with what they are viewing.
Bottom Up - emphasizes the individual characteristics of what they are viewing.
Explain the difference between extrinsic and intrinsic motivation.
Extrinsic - anything that motivates you that is external like physical drives or incentives.
Intrinsic - doing things because they are personally rewarding to you based on your own values, beliefs, expectations, and dreams.
What are the 5 categories of emotional intelligence?
Self-Awareness, Self-Regulation, Motivation, Empathy, Social Skills