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Psychology exam #2

QuestionAnswer
The Physical 5 senses Sensation
Mental Component/interprets sensation Perception
Converts one form of energy to another Senses
Minimal stimulation necessary to feel a sense Absolute Threshold
Perceptions are influenced by Motivation and Emotion
convert particles of light energy into neural impulses and forward those to the brain Receptor Cells
Do many things at one time with our vision. Detect: color, motion, form, and depth Parallel Processing
Sounds, pitch, and loudness depends upon the jostling of what in the air? Molecules
Sound enters through the what also known as the auditory canal Outer Ear (Pinna)
Middle ear is made up of what and most infections occur here 3 tiny bones, Infections are in cochlea
sends impulses to the brain from ear auditory nerve
Warning sign that damage has occured in the ear Ringing in the ear
essential for growth and development touch
touch comes in 4 manners pressure, warmth, cold, pain
Taste involves 5 different types sweet, sour, salty, bitter, umami
sense of smell is Olfaction
ESP is Extra Sensory Perception
sense of position and movement of your body parts Kinesthesis
3 measures of retention Recall, Recognition, Relearning
Memory occurs for very short time (fleeting) Sensory
Rule of 7 + or - 2 Short Term
Memory stored forever Long Term
Memory that comes automatically Implicit Memory
way of remembering a lot of info. Mneumonics
involved in you remembering how to ride your bike Basal Ganglia
Produces stress that aides in memory retention Trauma
something we have to put effort into when remembering Explicit Memory
when you unlearn a behavior Exsitition
act in a similar way in a similar environment Generalization
Basis for most learning. There is a stimuli and a response Classical Conditioning
the process of acquiring a new and enduring information or behavior Learning
created classical conditioning Ivan Pavlod
Stimulus/Response Classical Conditioning
Response/Stimulus Operant Conditioning
Person that created Operant Conditioning B.F. Skinner
something you look forward to; increases behavior/Reward Positive Reinforcer
Increases behavior/Punishment Negative Reinforcer
motivation that comes from within Instrinsict motivation
when we model what other people are doing Observational Learning
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