Sensation
Cornea: transparent covering over the eye that partially begins to focus light onto the back of the eye
Lens: focuses the visual image onto the back of the eye. When you are looking at things it becomes thinner to look at things far away.
Pupil: opening in the iris muscle. Point of this system is to regulate the amount of light that comes through the eye
In lecture, one half of the class was told to think of pets and the other half of the class was told to think of farm animals before being asked to fill in c _ _ . This was an example of ____
What is priming?
What is conditioned stimulus?
A person dreams about playing at a park. What type of dream content does this represent?
What is manifest?
What are the two different types of memory use?
What is implicit and explicit?
What are the receptor cells for vision and hearing?
What is rods and cones?
What is hair cells?
List and define at least 2 of the 3 gestalt principles discussed in class
What is law of proximity? (things that are near each other are perceived as belonging together)
What is closure? (our brains fill in what is missing)
What is law of similarity? (things that are similar are perceived as belonging together)
When a conditioned response decreases and eventually disappears, that is an example of ________
What is extinction?
Define narcolepsy and sleep apnea
Narcolepsy: characterized by an irresistible compulsion to sleep during the daytime
Sleep apnea: causes the person to stop breathing while asleep
Multiple choice tests are to _______ as short answer questions are to _______
What is recognition?
What is recall?
Jamie walks into a dark movie theater after being outside in bright sunlight. At first, she can’t see anything, but after a few minutes, she starts to make out shapes and objects. Which type of receptor cells are helping her adjust to the darkness?
While walking in the park, Amanda sees a tree in the distance. Despite its small size in her field of vision, she knows the tree is actually large. Which perceptual constancy explains her ability to understand the tree’s actual size, even though it looks small from afar?
Positive reinforcement ______ behavior, while negative reinforcement _____ behavior
What is increases?
Ava wakes up frequently throughout the night, struggles to fall asleep, and often wakes up too early in the morning. Which sleep disorder is Ava likely experiencing?
What is insomnia?
True or False: Episodic memory is memory for facts and the basic meanings of words and concepts
If a person can just notice a difference of 2 pounds when holding a 10-pound weight, how much weight would they need to add to a 50-pound weight to notice a difference?
What is 10 pounds?
Anna sees two objects, one near her and one far away, both moving at different speeds. The closer object appears to move faster, while the farther one moves slower. This is an example of which motion cue for depth perception?
What is relative motion parallax?
Cindy ran a red light and a police officer caught her. She received a ticket because of this. The officer giving her a ticket is a example of _______?
What is the restorative theory of why we sleep?
What is: we sleep to allow our bodies to recharge and recover from fatigue?
Jordan is studying for her psychology exam and makes a list of terms to memorize. She starts by reading the first few terms aloud multiple times, then quickly reads the last few terms without repetition. On the exam, she easily recalls the first terms and the last terms but struggles with the ones in the middle. Which effects are influencing Jordan's memory?
What is the primacy and recency effect?
Lily is sitting in a quiet room when she suddenly hears a very faint sound from across the room. After a few seconds, she can’t hear it anymore, even though it was there at first. The point at which she initially detected the sound is an example of which psychological concept?
What is absolute threshold?
Jake is given a pile of random Lego pieces. He starts by examining each piece individually, figuring out how each part connects to the next, and gradually builds a model. Which type of processing is Jake using as he constructs his Lego model from individual pieces to a complete structure?
What is bottom up processing?
A car salesman is rewarded for every 10th car he sells. This is what type of reinforcement schedule?
What is fixed ratio?
During which stage of sleep do we experience the most vivid dreams, and what is another defining characteristic of this stage?
What is REM sleep?
What is increased physiological arousal, muscle paralysis, and rapid eye movements?
Come up with three different examples of procedural memory!
Some examples include: Riding a bike, typing on the computer, brushing your teeth, tying your shoe