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TEST #2

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Term
Definition
Proximity   We group nearby figures together Ex. AA AA AA = 3 Groups  
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Similarity   Figures similar to each other, we group together Ex. AAaa = 2 Groups Ex. Red 5 in Green Background  
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Closure   Tendency to perceive incomplete figures as whole and complete.  
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Continuity   Objects that continue a pattern are grouped together. Ex. the rectangle line-pattern mixed with the zig-zag line-pattern  
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Order light passes through the eye   Light passes through: 1.Cornea 2.Pupil 3.Lens 4.Retina  
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Transduction   Converting an environmental stimulus into a neural signal.  
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Frequency   -The number of cycles per second in a wave. -Determines pitch of sound.  
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Place Theory   Accounts for greater degree of auditory perception. Differences in sound frequency activate different regions on the basilar membrane.  
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Technical term for the Ear Drum   Tempanic Membrane  
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Physical structures related to smell and memory   -Olfactory Bulb -Amygdala -Hippocampus  
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Describe in-class flag test   Opponent Process Theory - The activation of one cone (at retinal level) inhibits another cone. red-green, yellow-blue, black-white  
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Physical Structure in touch   -Free Nerver Endings -Meissner’s corpuscles -Merkel’s discs -Pacinian corpuscles -Ruffini's end-organs  
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Percentage of people afflicted with insomnia?   43%  
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How long does an LSD trip last?   6-8 hours  
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Tonotopic map   area of the brain that allows you to recognize familiar sounds.  
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Stages of Sleep   Stage1-Theta Waves Stage2-Spindles Stage3-Delta Waves appear Stage4-More Delta Waves Stage5-REM (Dreaming)  
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Hypnosis   Trancelike state of heightened suggestibility, deep relaxation, and intense focus  
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What structures of the Thalamic Nuclei is involved in consciouss awareness?   Intralaminar nuclei and midline nuclei  
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Adaptive Theory of Sleep   Humans can conserve energy while it is dark and they can’t hunt for food. Also, prevents humans from getting harmed at night  
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Restorative Sleep Theory   Sleep allows the brain and body to restore certain depleted chemical resources, while eliminating wastes that have accumulated. releases growth hormones  
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Unconditioned Stimulus   A stimulus that naturally produces a response Ex. Dog Food  
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Unconditioned Response   The natural physical response to the stimulus Ex. Salivating to dog food  
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Conditioned Stimulus   The stimulus that is originally neutral but after pairings with an unconditioned stimulus becomes meaningful Ex. Ring Tone  
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Conditioned Response   The learned physical response to a previously neutral stimulus Ex. Salivating to the Ring Tone  
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Learning Gender Differences   Boys—mental rotation tasks and math learning Girls—verbal learning tasks  
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Primary Reinforcers   Stimulus reinforces behavior without experience or training. Ex.Food, Water, Warmth  
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Secondary Reinforcers   Stimulus reinforces behavior because it helps to attain a primary reinforcer. Ex.Working gets money which = food  
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Discrimination vs. Generalization   Ex. of Pavlov Dog - Descrimination-if the dog didn't salivate at a similar ring tone, but only at the specific bell. Generalization-the dog salivating at anything similar to the ring tone.  
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Donald Hebb   “Cells that fire together, wire together”  
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Learned Helplessness   Through conditioning, people learn that they cannot control their environment and fail to do so even when they are able Ex.Women who continue to stay in abusive relationships  
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Insight Learning   Sudden awareness to problem solution. Aha moment.  
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Technical Term of grouping info to remember?   Chunking  
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What stage is working memory?   2nd Stage  
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Method of Loci   Memory device using mental images to recall a list in specific order.  
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Motivated Forgetting   Blocking out painful memories.  
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Why people remember different things of an event?   not able to ENCODE the information fast enough to be able to store it into long-term memory.  
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