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One what day was psychology first founded?
Nove 4, 1879
100
A person who has had a split-brain operation is blindfolded. A toothbrush is placed in her LEFT hand and we ask her to tell us what we have placed there. She is most likely to
Be unable to tell us what we put in her hand, but be able to point to the toothbrush when it is on a table with other objects
100
What is the transducer for hearing?
What is hair cells
100
The basis of learning by observing and reinforcement
What is operant conditioning
100
When processing information what three levels are you using?
What is encoding, storage, and retrieval
200
If you are trying to decide what is the quickest way to get to your next class, what are you expiercing?
Cognitions
200
Senses, brains, Spontaneous combuston
What is neural impulse?
200
You hear a sound less than 50% of the time
What is below absolute threshold
200
This experiment started the whole notion of phobic fears
What is Little Albert
200
In retrieval what are the ways that we measure our memory?
What is recall, recognition, and relearning
300
To be classified as a CNA, you have to pass the certified nursing exam
What is operational definition
300
When impulses travel in sensory neurons, within intraneurons, and out on motor neurons, what does this demonstrates?
What is Spinal Reflex
300
If a person is color blind, what are they missing?
What is cones
300
This psychologist theory was that learning should be define as observing and immitating others
Who is Bandura
300
When asked the question, what is the capitol of Indiana, Nicole was able to get the answer from her...
What is semantic memory
400
When psychology emerged as a separate discipline, it did so because it had combined...
What is scientific methods with philosphical questions
400
All of the supporting cells and neurons found in the brain and spinal cord
What is Central Nervous System?
400
Light or Sound is most intense when..
What is high wave amplitude
400
What are the componets needed in order to conduct a classical condition experiment?
What is UCS, UCR, and orienting reflex
400
While studying for psychology, your child interrupts you by asking for a cookie, then the phone rings and you talk for a while. Now your back to studying and you have a hard time remebering what was retrieved, what are you expereincing?
What is retroactive interference
500
The more hours you work, the more money you make is an example of what..
Positive Correlation
500
Containing the medulla and pons, this structure is position in the lowest part of the brain where the cross-laterality happens
Brainstem
500
A light of lowest possible saturation, consisting of a random mixture of wavelengths
What is white light
500
Jessica cleans her room to keep from hearing her parents nag, what is she demonstrating?
What is escape conditioning
500
When asked, "Where is the nearest bathroom?", you paint a mental picture of how to describe where to tell the person to go, what are you experencing?
What is cognitive mapping