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The Brain
Perception
Sensation
Consciousness
The Nervous System
100
The three parts of the brain
What is the hindbrain, midbrain, and forebrain
100
Only one eye is needed to perceive something
What is monocular cues
100
Weakest amount of stimulus that can be sensed
What is the absolute threshold
100
The four different levels of consciousness
What is preconscious, unconscious, nonconscious, altered state
100
The two parts of the Nervous System
What is the central and peripheral nervous system
200
The hindbrain is made up of the..
What is the medulla, pons, and cerebellum
200
When your brain tricks your eyes
What is visual illusions
200
Name two complementary colors..
What is red/green, yellow/purple, orange/blue
200
Altered state of conscious in which people respond to suggestions and behave as though they are in a trance
What is hypnosis
200
The central nervous system is broken down into the...
What is the brain and the spinal cord
300
This system is important for sleep, arousal, and attention
What is the reticular activating system
300
Tendency to perceive a complete or whole figure even when there are gaps in what your senses tell you
What is closure
300
Give the two types of deafness and the difference in them
What is conductive - middle ear, sensorineural - inner ear
300
Ideas are not in your awareness but you can recall them
What is preconscious
300
In order for a message to be sent from one neuron to another it must cross the..
What is the synapse
400
The Cerebral Cortex is made up of the these four lobes
What is the frontal, parietal, temporal, and occipital
400
What are perceptual constancies?
What is the size, color, brightness, and shape
400
The three skin senses
What is pressure, temperature, and pain
400
General meanings of consciousness
What is awareness - sensory awareness, direct inner awareness, sense of self each person experiences
400
Produces energy that fuels the neuron's activity
What is the cell body
500
Device that records the electrical activity of the brain
What is the electroencephalogram
500
Illusion of movement is produced by showing the rapid progression of images or objects that are not moving at all
What is stroboscopic motion
500
Two characteristics of every sound
What is pitch and loudness
500
Level where we cannot sense our fingernails growing
What is nonconscious
500
Regulates the body's vital functions
What is the autonomic nervous system