The Nervous System and Endocrine System
The Brain
Sensation
Perception
Sleep, Dreams, and Body Rhythms
Psychoactive Drugs
Hypnosis and other states of Consciousness
100
Chemical messengers that circulate throughout the body via the bloodstream are called:
neurotransmitters
100
Which part of the brain might be active in a person planning an opening move while playing chess?
Frontal Lobe
100
During a hearing test, many sounds were presented at such a low level of intensity that Mr. Antall could hardly ever detect them. These sounds were below Mr. Antall's
absolute threshold
100
Closure
100
sleeping until noon or 1 PM on the weekend is an indication of
sleep debt
100
The behavioral effects of marijuana are most similar to low doses of
alcohol
100
One of the most important variables in hypnotic induction is:
hypnotist's voice
200
The function of the dendrites is to
receive incoming signals from other neurons
200
Most tasks we perform use which sides of the brain
both sides
200
Sound is produced by:
sound waves
200
A mental rule you use to organize sensations into perceptions is called a
perceptual set
200
The brain waves you have during REM sleep are most similar to the ones you have when you are
awake
200
Marijuana is categorized as a
several categories
depressant/hallucinogen
200
Consciousness is characterized
an awareness of yourself and your environment
300
The all-or-none principle refers to
neural firing
300
Had damage to his frontal lobe that change his personality
Phineas Gage
300
Which taste do babies like the most?
sweet
300
In drawing class, you learn that the top of a coffee mug is an ellipse, not a circle. Why don't you notice this?
shape constancy
300
Sadie complains that she can't go to work or finish her homework because she is suffering premenstrual syndrome. Based on research you have learned about (body rhythms), how could you challenge her conclusion?
PMS does not affect your work efficiency
300
This drug causes organ damage
alcohol
300
Why is testimony from hypnotized witnesses banned?
testimony can be fake
400
Hormones are produced by
glands
400
Which of the following brain scans would be most useful for exploring hemispheric differences?
PET, fMRI
400
Which of the following is an example of Signal detection theory?
seeing a tiger in the jungle
figuring out of the laces on your shoes are too tight
spotting a streetlight at night
tasting the differences between a lime and a lemon
tiger
400
If you are standing in the middle of some train tracks, the tracks will appear to converge at some point in the distance because of which depth cue?
convergence
400
Sigmund Freud created this theory of why we dream
Wish Fullfillment
400
This classification of drugs distort perceptions and evoke sensory images that are not really there
Hallucinogens
400
chanting, deep breathing and visualization are examples of
meditation
500
If a neuron fires once, rests during a refractory period, and then fires again, the second impulse is likely to be
more powerful
500
What is cut during a split brain operation
corpus collosum
500
this color theory explains why some people are color blind
trichromatic theory
500
We can what direct a sound is coming from
sound localization
500
Type of rhythms our sleep and waking cycle is
circadian rhythms
500
Which of these behaviors would likely be handled unconsciously?
digestion of today's lunch in your stomach
The rate your heart is beating
Picking the color of your shirt
picking the color of your shirt
500
The idea that consciousness can be split
divided consciousness