Sensation & Perception
This part of the eye is responsible for the highest visual acuity.
Fovea
Mylee no longer notices city traffic noise after living there for a month. This is an example...
Habituation
Knowing how to do a triple axel in figure skating is an example of this memory type.
Procedural memory
“Memories are accurate and unchanging records.” This statement is...
False
After a stroke, Samson can’t recognize faces. This condition is called...
Prosopagnosia
The reason you can still read “Pyshcogoly si teh sudty fo teh mind” is because of this type of cognitive processing.
Top-down processing
In a study where Mochi the cat blinks after hearing a burp, the burp becomes what in classical conditioning?
Conditioned stimulus
Remembering that Barack Obama was the 44th President involves this kind of memory.
Semantic memory
The inability to form new memories after a brain injury is known as.
Anterograde amnesia
Isa is given an unfamiliar object and uses touch and sight to figure it out. This is an example of…
Bottom-up processing
Perceiving motion in a still image of Donut the cat leaping is due to this brain stream.
Dorsal stream
You always tank antacids after eating spicy noodles to stop heartburn. This is an example of....
Negative reinforcement
Holding a phone number for 15 seconds while searching for a pen involves this memory system.
Working memory
Stephanie forgot to pick up Emily from the airport due to new info pushing out the old. This is….
Retroactive interference
Jayden thinks generic soda tastes better after being told it’s expensive. This demonstrates…
Top-down expectation
You expected orange juice but drank milk instead. Which type of processing initially caused that expectation?
Top-down processing
In classical conditioning, this is the stimulus that naturally elicits a response.
Unconditioned stimulus
Which memory type did you use to answer the last Jeopardy question?
Semantic memory
In a serial position curve, you best remember the first items well because.
Primacy effect
Nevaeh rescues a nocturnal cat with great night vision but poor color vision. This cat likely has high amounts of ______ and low amounts of _____.
Rods; cones
Your cousin says the moon looks bigger on the horizon. This is due to this perceptual phenomenon.
Context effect
The primary difference between classical and operant conditioning lies in this.
The response is reflexive in classical conditioning and voluntary in operant conditioning.
Remembering to attend a meeting tomorrow at 3 pm involves this type of future-oriented memory.
Prospective memory
When new information changes how we remember a past event, this is referred to as…
Misinformation effect
Ryu switches from a stick shift to an automatic car and keeps trying to use a clutch that isn’t there. This frustrating habit is best explained by…
Proactive interference