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intro to psych
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Psychology
Undergraduate 1
10/19/2008

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perception
Definition
organizing and interpreting sensory info
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sensation
Definition
use senses and nervous system to recieve stimulius
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top down processing
Definition
higher level mental processes- perceptions based on memory and expecations
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bottom up processing
Definition
anaylsis that begins with sensory receptors and works up to the brains sensory info
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absolute threshold
Definition
how physial energy relates to phychological experience. MINIMUM STIMULATION TO DETECT SMALL NOICES LIGHT TOUCH TASTE
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SIGNAL DETECTION THEORY
Definition
when we will detect small hits or false alarms. NOTICE A BABY CRY NOT TRAIN GOING By
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subliminal
Definition
detect things below our absolute threshhold
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prime
Definition
invisible word or pic that can sway your answer
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difference threshold
Definition
noticible differenc- minimum differene person can detect etween 2 stimiuli add 1 once to 50 pounds carrying- you wont notice
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sensory adaptation
Definition
dimishing sensityivity to unchanging stumulus. move watch up on your arm. feels wired. then goes away
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vision
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transduction
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convert one form of energy to another- brain takes and tranduces into things we can see!
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wavelength
Definition
difference from one wavepeak to another
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intensity
Definition
amouth of energy in lightwave- its AMPLITUDE- or height of the
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cornea
Definition
light enters through, protects eye, focuses and bends light
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pupil
Definition
light enters
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iris
Definition
coloring. adgusts and makes dark part bigger or smaller to let light in
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webers law
Definition
to be perceived as different, two stimuli must differ by a constant minimum %
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sensory adaptation
Definition
dimished sensitivity to as a consequence of contstant stimulation
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lens
Definition
transparent structure behind the pupil that changes shape to help focus images on the retina
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accomodation
Definition
the process where the lens changes shape to help ofcus images on the retina
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retina
Definition
light sensitive contains rods and cones
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acuity
Definition
sharpness
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nearsightedness
Definition
nearby objects seen better
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farsighted
Definition
far objects seen better
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rods
Definition
black white gray. peripheral- when cones dont respond
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cones
Definition
daylight and well lit- color
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optic nerve
Definition
eye to brain
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blind spot
Definition
optic nere leaves the eye- no receptor cells located tehre
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fovea
Definition
central focal point of retina- around eye cones cluster.
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feature detectors
Definition
nerve cells in brain that espond to featurs of stimulus like shape angle movement
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paralell processing-
Definition
doing several things at once- color depth.
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simulation
Definition
pacman triangle
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Nystagmus
Definition
a rapid, involuntary, oscillatory motion of the eyeball
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Psychophysic
Definition
focuses on the relationship between physical stimuli and people’s conscious experiences of
them
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Complexity
Definition
mixture of wavelengths (wavelengths are not usually "pure")
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depth percetion
Definition
ablility to see in 3d and distance
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convergence
Definition
turn in eyes to focus on same point of interest
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binocular disparity
Definition
differences in 2 images the eyes each reviece
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motion parallax
Definition
relative movement of objects as you move; near objects are seen to move more rapidly than
distant objects
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kinetic dephth effect
Definition
flat when stationary-3d when movieng
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relative size
Definition
object is close it looks bigger
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linear perspective
Definition
as parallel lines recede in the distance, the lines appear to come closer and closer together
to point at horizon
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interposition-overlap
Definition
objects overlap and block faraway parts
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Phenomenology
Definition
the study of events and situations as the individual experiences them
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Laws of Perceptual Organization
Definition
the principles identified by Gestalt psychologists that describe the ways in
which the brain groups bits of sensory stimulation into meaningful wholes or patterns
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PROXIMITY
Definition
items closer together in space tend to be seen as belonging together
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SIMILARTY -
Definition
items which look alike tend to be seen as belonging together
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CONTINUITY -
Definition
we tend to see straight lines as continuing straight and curved or angled ones
as continuing to curve or angle
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CLOSURE
Definition
incomplete seems complete
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CLOSURE
Definition
incomplete seems complete
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SIMPLICITY (Law of Pragnanz)
Definition
when we observe a pattern, we perceive it in the most basic,
straightforward manner that we can
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FIGURE GROUND DISTINCTION
Definition
perceiving the world in terms of a figure embedded in some perceptual
background
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place theory
Definition
links pich with place where cochleas membane is stimulated
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frequency theory
Definition
theory that the rate of nerve impulses traveling up the auditory nerve matches the frequency of a tone- thus enabling us to sence its pitch
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gate control theory
Definition
spinal cord contains a gate that blocks pain signals or blocks them to the brain.
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kinesthesis
Definition
system for sensing position and movement of individual body parts
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retinal disparity
Definition
compare image from both eyeballs- greater and bigger the disparity the closer the object
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convergence
Definition
eyes converge inward to look at something
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monocular cues
Definition
interposition and linear perspective- avaiable to either eye or alone
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phi phenomenon
Definition
blinking lights are movement
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perceptiual consistancy
Definition
perceieveing objects as unchanging- same lightness, color, shape size, as illumination and retinal images change. see someone from the back
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perceptual adaptiation
Definition
ablity to adjust to arificially displaced
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perceptual set
Definition
menta predisposition to percieve one thing and not another- picture can be two different things
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COUNCIOUSNESSS!
Definition
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conciousnes
Definition
state of awarness around us
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states of concisousness
Definition
alert wake- unconcious deepsleep
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focused awayreness
Definition
heightened awake alertness
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divided conciouslness
Definition
paying attenion to two different tasks
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inattentional blindness
Definition
failing to see visible objects when our attenetnion is elsewhere
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drifting conciousness
Definition
drifting thoughts mental imagry
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daydreaming
Definition
weary thoughts during wake state
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unconcious
Definition
unaware of self or surroudings
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sleep
Definition
rest for mind and body eyes close- consiousness completely or partially lost
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deep unconciousness
Definition
complete loss of conciousness unware of outisde
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Altered States of Consciousness -
Definition
states of awareness that differ from ones usual waking state
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Biological Rhythms
Definition
patterns of regular body fluctuation
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circadiun rhythm
Definition
each day
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infradiean rythm
Definition
less than once a day and lasts longer than a day
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ultradian rhythm
Definition
more than once a day
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Electroencephalograph (EEG ) - a
Definition
device that measures and records electrical activity of the brain (brain
waves)
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beta wave
Definition
fast, low-amplitude brain waves; awake and alert
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alpha waves
Definition
slower, rhythmic brain waves; relaxed wakefulness
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theta waves
Definition
slower brain waves interrupted by irregular, sharply pointed waves known as sleep
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spindles
Definition
(bursts of rapid, high-peaking waves); stage 2 sleep
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delta waves
Definition
extremely slow, high-amplitude waves; stages 3 and 4 sleep (deep sleep)
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Hypnagogic Hallucinations
Definition
wierd thoughts that come to mind right before you fall asleep
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Myoclonus
Definition
twiching or spazing of muscles
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paradoxical sleep
Definition
a stage in the normal sleep cycle during which dreams occur and the body undergoes
marked changes including rapid eye movement, loss of reflexes, and increased pulse rate and brain activity
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paradoxical sleep
Definition
a stage in the normal sleep cycle during which dreams occur and the body undergoes
marked changes including rapid eye movement, loss of reflexes, and increased pulse rate and brain activity
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Rapid-Eye-Movement (REM) Sleep
Definition
the stage of sleep that involves rapid eye movements and that is
most closely associated with periods of dreaming
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dreaming
Definition
a state of consciousness that occurs during REM sleep and is usually accompanied by vivid visual
experiences
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autonomic nervous system
Definition
the part of the peripheral nervous system that automatically regulates involuntary
bodily processes, such as breathing, heart rate, and digestion
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rebus
Definition
a riddle whose answer is depicted by symbols or pictures that suggest the sounds or give clues to the
meanings of the words or syllables they represent
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