psychology exam 2 Word Scramble
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| Question | Answer |
| physical senses perception is? | abstract (mental) |
| Our senses convert what? | one form of energy into another |
| What is the absolute threshold? | the minimal stimulation necessary to feel a sense. |
| We adapt to? | Certain senses. |
| Sensory adaptation is? | Different for everyone. |
| Perceptions are influenced by? | Our motivation and emotions. |
| Sound enters though the outer ear [Pinna] other wise known as the | Auditory canal. |
| Most hearing loss occurs where? | In the cochlea |
| What does the auditory nerve do? | It sends impulses to the brain |
| What is a warning sign that damage may have occurred in the ear? | Ringing in the ear. |
| Touch is essential for what? | Growth and development to occur. |
| Taste is? | A Chemical sense. |
| Learning is? | The process of acquiring new and relatively enduring information or behavior. |
| Classical conditioning is? | The first type of conditioning. Stimulus/ response. |
| Response/Stimulus is? | Operant Conditioning. |
| Reinforce is? | Increase in behavior. |
| Positive reinforcement is? | something that always increases reinforcement. |
| Negative reinforcement is? | Is the removal of an adverse (annoying) stimulus. |
| Three types of memory are? | Sensory (fleeting), Short-Term (7+ or - 2, and Long-Term (stored). |
| Mnemonics is? | A way of remembering a lot of information. |
| What does memory require? | Effort. |
| Cognition is? | Mental activities associated with thinking, knowing, remembering, and communication. |
| Concept is? | Mental grouping of items that are similar. |
| Prototype is? | A mental image or best example of a catagory. |
| What is a step by step procedure to guarantee a solution? | Algorithm. |
| What is a sudden and often novel realization to the answer of a problem? | Insight. |
| Creativity is the ability to do what? | Produce ideas that are both novel (new) and valuable. |
| Morpheme is what? | The smallest unit of language that has meaning. |
| Intelligence is our ability to do what? | Learn from experience, solve problems, and adapt to our environment. |
| A person who has low intellect, but they have a brilliant side is called a? | Savant. |
| What are Sternbergs 3 Intellects? | Analytical (book smarts), Creative, and Practical (street smarts) |
| Emotional Intelligence is when we what? | Learn how to act in social situations and manage our lives successfully. |
| What are the four parts to Emotional Intelligence? | Perceive, understand, Manage, and Use emotions. |
| Taking score from pretested groups, which becomes the bases for future comparisons is known as what? | Standardization. |
| Reliability gives you what? | Consistent scores no matter who takes the test. |
| Valid means? | The test measured what it is suppose to measure. |
| IQ is a good predictor of what? | Future academic success. |
| What is a major source of energy in our bodies? | Glucose. |
| People become obese for what reasons? | Social reasons and genetic reasons. |
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