Term 1

_____ is the mental process of making sense of sensory information.

Definition 1

Perception

Term 2

The smallest amount of a particular stimulus required to produce any sensation at all in the person to whom the stimulus is presented in the _____.

Definition 2

Absolute threshold

Term 3

Laverne goes to a movie to watch her favorite movie. About halfway through the movie she becomes aware of an overpowering hunger for popcorn. What she doesn't realize is that throughout the first part of the movie, a message saying "Eat Popcorn!" was repeatedly flashed on the screen at a speed too fast for her to be consciously aware of it. If her desire for popcorn is due to that message, she is responding to ________.

Definition 3

Subliminal Perception
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Term 4

The average threshold for human vision is a candle flame seen from ______ n a dark, clear night.

Definition 4

30 miles

Term 5

When you first put your hat on, you can feel it quite easily, but after a while, you forget that you are wearing a hat at all- the sensation is gone. What happens?

Definition 5

Habituation

Term 6

In the process known as ______ , sensory receptors become less sensitive to repeated presentations of the same stimulus.

Definition 6

Sensory Adaption
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Term 7

Saccades are ________.

Definition 7

Tiny little vibrations, constant movement in the eye people dont notice.

Term 8

What color would you report seeing if a researcher projects the longest wavelength in the visible spectrum onto a screen?

Definition 8

Red

Term 9

When light waves enter the eye, they first pass through the _____.

Definition 9

Cornea
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Term 10

When we describe someone's eyes as blue, technically we are referring to his or her blue _____.

Definition 10

Iris

Term 11

The amount of light entering the eye is controlled by the ______.

Definition 11

Pupil

Term 12

It is difficult to distinguish between colors at night because ________.

Definition 12

Primarily with rods.
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Term 13

Receptor cells in the retina responsible for night vision are _______.

Definition 13

Rods

Term 14

One of your mother's siblings is always known for putting together awful-looking colors when getting dressed. Who is this person more likely to be?

Definition 14

Uncle

Term 15

Sound waves are simply ______.

Definition 15

Vibrations of molecules of air that surround us.
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Term 16

Which of the following describes what happens if you trace an auditory stimulus from the time it first reaches the ear until it arrives at the brain?

Definition 16

Outter ear (Pinea) to the ear drum

Term 17

What are the hammer, anvil, and stirrup?

Definition 17

3 tiny bones in the middle ear are known collectively as the auditory asides.

Term 18

Which type of hearing problem can be reduced with ordinary hearing aids?

Definition 18

Conduction hearing impairment
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Term 19

What are the five primary tastes?

Definition 19

Sweet, Sour, Salty, Bitter, and Brothy lumami

Term 20

The sense of smell is also known as ______.

Definition 20

Olfaction

Term 21

Which is the best description of the skin senses?

Definition 21

Having to do with touch, pressure, temperature, and pain.
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Term 22

The kinesthetic senses are concerned with ______.

Definition 22

Location of body parts in reaction to the ground and each other.

Term 23

The gate-control theory of pain suggests that _____.

Definition 23

Pain signals must pass through "a gate" located in the spinal cord.

Term 24

Psychological aspects of pain perception can influence the release of the neurotransmitters called _______, the body's natural version of morphine.

Definition 24

endorphins
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Term 25

Perception is the _______.

Definition 25

Method by which people take all the sensation they experience at any given moment.

Term 26

The tendency to intrepet an object as always being the same physical dimensions, regardless of its distance from the viewer, is known as ______.

Definition 26

Size consistency

Term 27

The tendency to perceive objects, or figures, on some background is known as _______.

Definition 27

Figure-ground
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Term 28

Visual distance and depth cues that require the use of both eyes are called ______.

Definition 28

Binocular Cue

Term 29

The illusion based on the concept that most people live in a world with lots of buildings and corners is the _____.

Definition 29

Muller-lyer illusion

Term 30

An illusion _____.

Definition 30

Is a perception that does not correspond to reality.
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Term 31

At the exact moment that her sister was involved in a serious car accident, Anne, who was miles away in her office at work, had a "vision" in which she saw the accident in almost perfect detail. Anne's experience is what parapsychologists would call _____.

Definition 31

Clara

Term 32

Extrasensory knowledge of someone else's thoughts and feelings is called _____.

Definition 32

Telepathy

Term 33

Our awareness of various mental processes, such as making decisions, daydreaming, reflecting,and concentrating is called____

Definition 33

Consciousness
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Term 34

The state we are in when we are awake and reasonably alert is called____

Definition 34

wake consciousness

Term 35

Daydreaming, meditation, intoxication, sleep, and hypnosis are all types of____

Definition 35

altered state of consciousness

Term 36

What aspect of circadian rhythms might explain why we tend to feel so tired at night?

Definition 36

an organ of the brain is sensitive to light changes which affect the brain
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Term 37

The hypothalamus controls the____

Definition 37

sleep-wake cycle

Term 38

Where is the suprachiasmatic nucleous (SCN) located?

Definition 38

?

Term 39

_____, a hormone involved in the regulation of circadian rhythms, is secreted by the pineal gland.

Definition 39

trembling hands in attension, staring off into space, droopy eyelids and general discomfort
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Term 40

All of the following result from sleep deprivation EXCEPT ______

Definition 40

irritability and Depression

Term 41

Which of the following can be an emotional symptom of sleep deprivation?

Definition 41

adaptive theory

Term 42

according to this theory, sleep is a product of evolution.

Definition 42

?
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Term 43

periods of REM sleep alternate with periods of non-REM sleep in a cycle that reoccurs every _____minutes or so

Definition 43

90

Term 44

which device would a sleep researcher use to monitor a sleeping person's brain waves?

Definition 44

electroencephalograph (EEG)

Term 45

if the EEG record reveals evidence of very small and very fast waves, you are likely to conclude that the sleeping person is _____

Definition 45

wide awake and mentally active
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Term 46

if the EEG record reveals evidence of sleep spindles, you are likely to conclude that the sleeping person is in which stage of sleep?

Definition 46

non-rem stage 2

Term 47

your brain waves are being monitored in a sleep labratory. If you are in a deep sleep less than an hour after falling asleep, what brain waves will be detected?

Definition 47

theta waves

Term 48

The deepest stage of sleep is____sleep

Definition 48

stage 4
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Term 49

sleepwalking occurs _____.

Definition 49

20% of the population, due to heredity, more common in children, more boys than girls

Term 50

Approximately____percent of children experience at least one episode of sleepwalking before adolescence.

Definition 50

20

Term 51

This early researcher is known as the worlds leading authority on sleep

Definition 51

Dr William Dement
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Term 52

REM behavior disorder results from ____.

Definition 52

Brain mechanisms that normally inhibit the voluntary muscle fail

Term 53

A sleep disorder characterized by difficulty in falling asleep or remaining asleep throughout the night.

Definition 53

insomnia

Term 54

_____ is a disorder in which breathing briefly stops during sleep, causes the person choke , gasp and momentarily awaken

Definition 54

sleep apnea
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Term 55

Which of these individuals has the highest risk for having sleep apnea?

Definition 55

obesity expecially with men

Term 56

Narcolepsy occurs when____.

Definition 56

?

Term 57

According to Sigmond Frued, the important underlying meaning of our dreams is found in the ___ content.

Definition 57

latent
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Term 58

Interpretation of the ____ content of a dream is expected to reveal the ____ content

Definition 58

manifest

Term 59

Interpretation of the ____ content of a dream is expected to reveal the ____ content

Definition 59

manifest

Term 60

According to the activation-synthesis theory of dreaming, the source of a dream is neuronal firing in the ____.

Definition 60

lower brainstem
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Term 61

Which of the following is correct concerning recent theories of dreams?

Definition 61

activation info mode- used supressed memories to influence dreams

Term 62

Which of the following statements is correct concerning hypnosis?

Definition 62

is the state of consciousness in which a person is especially suspecepible to suggestion

Term 63

How does Ernest Hilgard explain pain reduction through hypnosis?

Definition 63

deny pain and imagined being in a place which allowed them to dissociate from pain
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Term 64

Chemicals that can alter consciousness, perception, mood, and behavior are called ____.

Definition 64

psychoactive drugs

Term 65

Ward notices that his supply of marijuana decreases he starts thinking more and more about where he can get another supply as well as feeling nervous and anxious. This is an example of ____.

Definition 65

psychological dependance

Term 66

when amphetamines are abused, resulting effects may include____.

Definition 66

nausea, vomiting, high blood pressure, and strokes.
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Term 67

Tommy desperately wants to quit smoking. Which method has been shown to be the most effective one Tommy can use?

Definition 67

delayed smoking

Term 68

Which of the following is classified as a depressant?

Definition 68

alcohol

Term 69

Morphone and heroin duplicate the action of _____.

Definition 69

endophines so well that the nervous system slows down or stops it production of the neurotransmitter.