sensation and perception
The conversion from sensory stimulus energy to action potential.
what is transduction
learning by observing others.
what is Observational learning
is the study of cognition, or the brain’s ability to think, perceive, plan, analyze, and remember.
what is cognitive psychology?
lapses in memory that are caused by breaks in attention or our focus being somewhere else
what is absentmindedness
________ are the smallest unit of language that carry meaning.
Morphemes
refers to the minimum amount of stimulus energy that must be present for the stimulus to be detected 50% of the time.
Absolute threshold
Pavlov’s pioneering work with dogs contributed greatly to what we know about learning. His experiments explored the type of associative learning.
we now call classical conditioning.
categories or groupings of linguistic information, images, ideas, or memories, such as life experiences.
what are concepts
The three functions of memory are ________.
encoding, storage, and retrieval
- short term memory
-longterm memory
what is just noticeable difference (jnd) or difference threshold known as?
we are more interested in how much difference in stimuli is required to detect a difference between them.
who stated "learning can occur by watching others and then modeling what they do or say."
Bandura
Which of the following is an example of a prototype for the concept of leadership on an athletic team?
the team captain
the encoding of details like time, space, frequency, and the meaning of words.
what is automatic processing
: a technique in which you think about the meaning of new information and its relation to knowledge already stored in your memory (Tigner,
what is elaborative rehearsal
refers to the way sensory information is organized, interpreted, and consciously experienced.
what is perception
According to what "behaviors that are followed by consequences that are satisfying to the organism are more likely to be repeated, and behaviors that are followed by unpleasant consequences"
law of effect
theory that each person responds to the environment in a unique way based on their genetic makeup.
what is Range of Reaction
- attention control
- processing speed
- cognitive flexibility
- inhabit cognitive interference
what are the stroop effects
a thin strip of tissue within the cochlea.
what is The basilar membrane
what are the two physical characteristics of a wave
amplitude and wavelength
what is neutral stimulus (NS).
stimulus that does not naturally elicit a response.
Binet; Wechsler later developed intelligence tests that are still in use today; known as
the WAIS-IV and WISC-V.
According to a study by Yogo and Fujihara (2008), if you want to improve your short-term memory, you should spend time writing about ________.
a traumatic life experience
what did Lashley suggest?
he did suggest that memories are distributed throughout the entire brain rather than stored in one specific area.