Psychology Basics
This is the scientific study of behavior and mental processes.
What is psychology?
These receive incoming neural messages.
What are dendrites?
Detecting physical stimuli is called this.
What is sensation?
X-rays, radio waves, and microwaves differ mainly in this property.
What is wavelength?
The chemical sense of smell.
What is olfaction?
These are the four goals of psychology.
What are describe, explain, predict, and influence behavior?
This part of the neuron sends information away from the cell.
What is the axon?
Interpreting sensory information is called this.
What is perception?
Difficulty seeing far objects
What is nearsightedness?
The chemical sense of taste.
What is gustation?
This field studies the nervous system and brain.
What is neuroscience?
These brain cells provide support, nutrition, and remove waste.
What are glial cells?
Converting physical energy into neural signals.
What is transduction?
Difficulty seeing near objects.
What is farsightedness?
Taste receptors are located here.
What are taste buds?
Freud’s theory focusing on unconscious conflict.
What is psychoanalysis?
These are specialized cells that transmit information throughout the body.
What are neurons?
Reduced sensitivity to a constant stimulus.
What is sensory adaptation?
An irregular eye shape causing blur.
What is astigmatism?
The five basic tastes include sweet, sour, salty, bitter, and this.
What is umami?
This branch focuses on diagnosing and treating mental illness.
What is clinical psychology?
The direction of neural communication follows this order.
What is dendrites → cell body → axon?
Not noticing the smell of a candle after a while.
What is sensory adaptation?
Aging causes the lens to become stiff, leading to this condition.
What is presbyopia?
The largest sense organ in the human body.
What is the skin?