Show:
Make Sense
Lights Out
Under the Influence
Ring My Bell
Cash Out
100
How we receive and transmit information to the brain
What is Sensation
100
The degree of awareness between ourselves and the external world
What is Consciousness
100
Most widely consumed drug in the world
What is Alcohol
100
A relatively permanent change in behavior produced by experience
What is Learning
100
Learning by reward and punishment (B.F. Skinner and the pigeons)
What is Operant Conditioning
200
How we interpret and organize sensory information
What is Perception
200
Built-in cycle that regulates your physical changes on a 24-hour cycle
What is Circadian Rhythm
200
Your body requires a larger dose of a drug to achieve the same effect
What is Tolerance
200
Lights off, then a whistle; soon the lights alone make you brace (Pavlov and the dogs)
What is Classical Conditioning
200
Used to strengthen good behavior
What is Reinforcement
300
The minimum amount of physical energy needed to create a sensation
What is Absolute Threshold
300
The stage of sleep where dreams occur
What is REM
300
Your body cannot function physiologically or psychologically without the drug
What is Dependence
300
Bitten by one dog, now you fear ALL dogs
What is Generalization
300
Used to suppress bad behavior
What is Punishment
400
You step into a cold pool; after a while the water doesn't feel as cold
What is Sensory Adaptation
400
Sleep disorder affecting about 40% of the adult population
What is Insomnia
400
One person changes the cognitions of another through suggestion
What is Hypnosis
400
Bitten by one dog, now you fear only that breed
What is Discrimination
400
Reinforcement schedule: after a specific amount of time
What is Fixed Interval
500
At a party you only notice what is relevant to you
What is Cocktail Party Phenomenon
500
Sleep disorder where your limbs are awake but you are asleep
What is Somnambulism
500
Class of drug that alters sensory perception; example is marijuana
What is Psychedelic
500
Learning by watching others (Bandura and the Bobo doll)
What is Observational Learning
500
The strongest reinforcement schedule, used by Vegas slot machines
What is Variable Ratio