Brain Structure
Sleep
Sensation and Perception
Cognition and Intelligence
Gestalt Principles
100

This lobe of the brain is responsible for organizing visual input

Occipital Lobe

100

This stage of sleep is when dreams occur and when muscular activation is inhibited 

REM Sleep

100

_________ is the bodily intake of information from external stimuli while __________ is the brain's processing or interpretation of that information

sensation; perception

100

This kind of thinking refers to creativity or producing as many solutions to a problem as possible 

Divergent Thinking

100

Elements that are close to each other are perceived as belonging together.

Proximity

200

This lobe of the brain is associated with hearing and language comprehension

Temporal Lobe

200

This stage of sleep is the deepest sleep stages and has the highest percentage of Delta waves on an EEG

NREM Stage 4

200

What is the common name for olfactory sense

Smell/scent

200
The 3 systems of memory are: sensory, _______, and Long-term

Working

200

Objects that look alike are grouped together by the mind.

Similarity

300

This lobe of the brain orchestrates higher order cognition and executive skills such as planning and time-management

Frontal Lobe
300

What is pictured in blue 

sleep spindle

300

Name one potential environmental factor that affects perception

Answers will vary

300

Explicit memory involves facts and concrete knowledge, while _______ ________ refers to our ability to recreate procedures or motor processes

Implicit Memory

300

The brain fills in missing parts of a shape or object to see a complete figure.

Closure

400
This lobe of the brain contains the somatosensory cortex and is where sensory information is interpretted

Parietal lobe

400

What brain waves are most active in NREM stage 1

Alpha waves

400

When our brain's use readily available information to enhance our interpretation of information or to increase processing speed 

Top-Down Processing

400

Name 3 of the 8 domains of intelligence from the Multiple Intelligence Theory

naturalist, spatial, interpersonal, intrapersonal, musical, kinesthetic, linguistic, mathematical

400

Objects moving in the same direction are perceived as part of a group.

Common-Fate

500

This brain structure is heavily responsible for homeostatic functions such as regulating body temperature and hunger, and works hand in hand with the endocrine system 

Hypothalamus

500

What does REM stand for

Rapid Eye Movement

500
An external stimulus must be powerful enough to elicit a response from nerve cells. If it is not powerful enough, our body is unable to sense it. This notion is called...

Absolute Threshold

500
What kind of test measure how well someone is likely to perform in the future

Aptitude Assessment 

500

We prefer continuous, smooth patterns over abrupt changes or gaps.

Continuity