Sensation & Perception
A subliminal stimulus is one that is
what is below one’s absolute threshold for conscious awareness?
Our capacity to learn new behaviors that help us cope with our changing world is known as
what is learning?
This brain structure is involved with fear and aggression?
what is the amygdala?
The experiment took place in the basement of this academic institution in California.
What is Stanford University?
This basic taste is often described as savory and is associated with amino acids.
what is umami?
Melroy is talking to his co-worker Albert. Melroy uses his ________ to detect information about his environment.
what are sensory receptors?
Classical conditioning is a type of learning
what is in which we link two or more stimuli.
This nervous system consists of the brain and spinal cord
what is the central nervous system (CNS)?
This psychologist conducted the Stanford Prison Experiment in 1971.
Who is Philip Zimbardo?
This part of the ear contains the cochlea, which transforms sound vibrations into neural signals.
what is the inner ear?
Information processing guided by higher-level mental processes is called
what is top-down processing?
The Skinner box is the popular name for
what is an operant chamber?
The pituitary gland is referred to as the master gland because it
what is it directs other endocrine glands to release their hormones?
Participants were assigned roles as either guards or these individuals, representing the other side of the prison dynamic.
what are prisoners?
This type of sensory receptor in the skin responds to pressure and vibration.
what are mechanoreceptors?
The minimum difference between two stimuli required for detection 50 percent of the time is called
what is the difference threshold?
The acquisition of mental information by observing events, watching others, or through language is called
what is cognitive learning?
The part of your brain is essential for receiving information that you are moving your legs.
what is the somatosensory cortex?
The experiment was originally planned to last two weeks but was terminated after this number of days due to ethical concerns.
what is 6 days?
Bloodhounds have this many olfactory receptors in their nose
what are 220 million?
Three steps that are basic to all sensory systems include the ________ of information to the brain.
what are receiving, transforming, and delivering?
The reappearance, after a time-lapse, of an extinguished CR is called
what is spontaneous recovery?
Among deaf people, a temporal lobe area normally dedicated to hearing may begin to process visual signals. This best illustrates the impact of
what is neuroplasticity?
This study is remembered and taught in college courses to highlight and illustrate the importance of what foundation of experimental procedures.
what are ethical guidelines?
These are responsible for detecting color and vivid details within our eyes
what are cones?