States of Consciousness
Who described the collective unconscious
who is Carl Jung
Which term describes the tendency to maintain a balance, or optimal level, within a biological system
What is Homeostasis
Which nerve carries visual information from the retina to the brain?
What is Optic nerve
Which school of thinking in psychology includes the following concepts: figure-ground relationship, law of continuity, and principle of closure?
Who is Gestalt
Ali is aware of his feelings, emotions, and thoughts. He is also aware of his surroundings, the warmth of the sun, and the sound of nearby traffic. Ali is in a state of ________.
what is consciousness
________involves changes in normal bodily function the user will experience withdrawal from the drug upon cessation of use.
What is Physical dependence
Which type of processing involves the interpretation of sensations and is influenced by available knowledge and expectancies
bottom-up
Ronaldo was born without the ability to experience pain, though he can perceive temperature differences and changes in pressure. What is his condition called?
congenital analgesia
Obstructive sleep apnea occurs when ________.
What is when An individual’s airway becomes blocked during sleep.
________are drugs that tend to increase overall levels of neural activity.
Participants were instructed to focus on either white or black objects, disregarding the other color. When a red cross passed across the screen, about one third of the subjects did not notice it. This research protocol demonstrates which concept
What is inattentional blindness
Nikki was walking around a department store shopping one day, and did not realize that the shirt she was wearing looked just like the shirts worn by employees. When a stranger asked, “do you work here,” she thought it was funny. The other customers’ assumption that Nikki was a store employee demonstrates the Gestalt principle of
What is similarity
Melatonin release from the pineal gland is stimulated by ________ and inhibited by ________.
What is darkness:light
In a person whose eyes work in the usual fashion, the ________ will focus images perfectly on a small indentation in the back of the eye known as the ________.
what is lens; fovea
Imagine yourself in a dark classroom reading PowerPoint slides. If an audience member were to check the internet using her cell phone and causing her screen to light up, chances are that many people would notice the change in illumination in the classroom. However, if the same thing happened in a brightly lit classroom during a discussion, very few people would notice. The cell phone brightness does not change, but its ability to be detected as a change in illumination varies dramatically between the two contexts. This is an example of ________.
What is Weber's law
When a child works on a “connect the dots” puzzle, she can often see the completed work before she has finished all of the dots. Once there is enough visual information present, she’s able to perceive the completed picture even though it is still incomplete. Which Gestalt principle does this demonstrate?
What is Closure
____________encompasses relatively higher levels of sensory awareness, thought activity, and behavior
What is wakefulness
These have a life cycle of ten days to two weeks, so even destroying some by burning your tongue won’t have any long-term effect; they just grow right back.
What are taste buds
When you watch the teacher at the front of the room, you are easily able to distinguish her from the white board (or chalk board) behind her. This demonstrates the Gestalt principle of
a figure-ground relationship
You begin to salivate when you smell your favorite cake in the oven, but not when you smell the gross scent of a dirty diaper. This is an example of
What is stimulus discrimination