Consciousness
A person's awareness of mental processes and everything going on around them at any given moment is _________
Consciousness
What is the minimum amount of stimulus energy that must be present for the stimulus to be detected called?
Absolute Threshold
What is the part of the eye that is a muscle controlling how much light is being let in?
What is called when you are rewarded every time you do something right?
continuous reinforcement
John B Watson and Ivan Pavlov
Anna is having trouble sleeping and falling, what types of medicine should she take?
Melatonin
While walking you saw a dark figure passed by. You saw that it's small and has a tail, it was grey and black when it passed by a light. You put the clues together and thought that it might have been a raccoon. What type of processing is this?
Bottom Up
What is the function of the retina?
Tranduces light energy to the brain
Lan was 5 when her parents took her to see lion dances. However, a lion got close to her face and she got really scared. Now, she's 18 and is still really scared of lion dances. What is she experiencing?
Stimulus Generalization
What should punishment come in combination with?
Positive reinforcement for desire behaviors
Isabel went home and her Mom saw how her behavior was off. Her mom would called her name, and she would be slow to respond. Isabel was also stumbling through the hallway and bumping into a table in her room. Then, she passed out and woke up in the middle of the night. The next day she felt really tired. What substance might Isabel have taken?
Alchohol
Jack went to class today and learn this concept in class, so he decide to test it at home. When he went home, he got his Dad in on the experiment. He went to his Mom and tested the concept. He started talking to his Mom about his day, and his Dad went in to grab a glass and blocked his Mom's vision. In that moment, Jack took off his glasses, and his Dad moved away. Then, he continue to talked to his Mom, and his Mom didn't notice he was missing his glasses. What is his Mom experiencing?
Place Theory
Link want to bother his brother for fun. So, when his brother was watching TV, he sat to next to his brother, and cough. Each time he cough, he would poke his brother side, and each time he did it, his brother got really annoyed. However, by the 10th times his brother called for his Mom after Link just coughed. What did Link do to his brother?
Classical conditioning
What is the famous experiment that was used to study observational learning?
Mike is sleeping at night. His mom came in his room and he didn't wake up. When his mom came close to him and sees that he is breathing very slowly and when she lift up his arm, she felt his muscles are very relax. The next day, when Mike woke up he felt well-rested as well as physically better. What stage of sleep was he experiencing?
Stage 3
Mandy is listening to music while he is studying, however when his Mom got home and called his name, what is he experiencing? (Hint: it's a theory)
Signal Detection Theory
What does the olfactory receptor has the interact with odor molecules?
Cillia
Minty was scared of height when she was three, however when she was growing up, she kind of stop. Yet, when she was 23, she went on a cable car, her fear came back. What is Minty experiencing?
Spontaneous Recovery
What method should Ally used if she want train her dog to open the door?
Shaping
Cameron had a fight with his girlfriend today, and when he went to bed he dreamt about the argument, and how he could resolve it or how he could redo the argument. What theory of dream is this?
Information Processing Theory
Sue been playing 13 (a card game) for a while where each player get 13 card. Today, she was playing, and her friend passed out the card. She grabbed her deck and realize it was lighter. What is this change called?
Tom was driving down a road and as he's driving the lane divider disappear, however he is still able to drive straight. What is principle of Gestalt Psychology is Tom experiencing?
Continuity
John's mom wanted him to do great this semester, so every A's he got on his report card he would get $10 in the semester. What type of reinforcement is this and what is the schedule reinforcement?
Positive Reinforcement and Fixed Ratio
What is the mental layout of an environment called?
Cognitive Maps