Characteristics of objects we perceive as relatively unchanged despite of the numerous changes happening before our eyes.
What is perceptual constancy?
100
The opposite colors to red, blue, and black in the opponent process theory. *List 3 colors*
What is green, yellow, and white? (R=G, B=Y, Black=W)
100
During higher, lower, altered, and subconscious levels of awareness ______________ is intact.
What is memory?
*no memory of no awareness*
100
The mini dreams, twitchings, and feelings of falling are examples of ____________________________.
What is hypnagogic sensations?
200
The minimum detection between any 2 stimuli detected 50% of the time.
What is just noticeable difference or the difference threshold?
*Created by Weber as well as the linear input-output system*
200
Gestalt psychologists implemented principles of ____________________ and _________________.
What is perceptual organization and grouping?
*also said that THE WHOLE SENSORY EXPERIENCE (AS A SINGLE UNIT) IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN THE SUM OF ITS PARTS*
200
The sensory receptors for detecting light.
What are photoreceptors? *2 types*
200
Marijuana is a ________________________.
What is mild hallucinogen?
200
There are _________ stages during sleep.
What is five?
300
Specific neurons that respond best to specific features like lines, angles, and moving stimuli.
What are feature detectors?
300
The reduction in neural firing with prolonged exposure to stimuli.
What is sensory adaptation? *also known as habituation*
300
Two binocular cues of depth perception.
What is convergence and retinal disparity?
300
An altered state of consciousness with focused concentration and being unusually receptive to suggestions.
What is hypnosis?
300
The part of your brain that regulates circadian rhythms.
What is the suprachiasmatic nucleus?
400
The monocular cue which means that objects above the horizon appear further away than objects closer to the horizon.
What is relative height?
400
When one sense dominates all of the others to influence your perception.
What is visual capture?
400
The monocular cue describing how if the object is closer then it will be clearer or in more detail.
What is relative clarity?
400
Consciousness is also known as 3 other terms.
What is awareness, attention, and working memory?
400
REM is associated with 3 things: __________________ , ____________________and _________________________.
What is dreaming, memory consolidation, and muscle paralysis?
500
The process where sensory receptors receive stimuli (energies) from environment and transduce them into action potentials to talk to the brain.
What is sensation?
500
A stimulus must be embedded in a _______________ as told by Gestalt psychologists.
What is context? *Think figure vs ground*
500
The condition of diminishing ability to focus on near objects.
What is presbyopia?
*Happens during 40's ish when you start to need reading glasses*
500
_____________________ is needed to determine awareness in humans.
What is language?
500
Night terrors occur in ____________ while nightmares occur during ____________.