Psych exam 2
A baby that will grow to have difficult time discriminating between phonemes used in other languages besides the native language at around
12 months old
The opponent-process theory is supported by ____.
After images
Who was asked by French government to develop an intelligence test to use with children to determine which ones might have difficulty in school
Alfred Binet
____ provide step by step instructions for solving a problem or performing a task
Algorithm
When rats had their ____ removed, they no longer experienced their fear memory
Amygdala
If someone gets a concussion and can remember the past but can't make new memories they have _____ ammesia
Anterograde
What is true about story telling
As a story is retold the stereotypical information is likely to be dropped out of the retelling
Using the different images that each eye receives in order to perceive depth is called using ____ cues.
Binocular
Subliminal messaging
Can mildly influence behavior
Fluid found in the part of the ear that stimulate hair cells in the organ of Corti
Cochlea
According to the trichromatic theory of color vision,____ In the retina are responsive to red, green, and blue.
Cones
Thinking outside of the box is considered
Divergent thinking
Researchers ____ _____ concluded that language determines thoughts
Edward Sapir and Benjamin lee worf
Someone who understands their own emotions, shows empathy and understands social relationships and cues would have a high ____ intelligence
Emotional
The recall of false autobiographical memories is known as
False memory syndrome
Pitch is determined by the _____ Of sound waves
Frequency
"I knew it all along" phenomenon is known as
Hindsight bias
procedural memory
How to do things
When asked to watch people pass a basketball, they missed seeing the gorilla walk across the screen. This phenomenon is called____
Inattentional Blindness
Based on changes in the weather, bears typically hibernate for half of the year. This is an example of an innate behavior known as,
Instinct
Bell curves rely on
Large sample
Learning that does not reveal itself until it's needed is called
Latent learning
If your eyes see someone saying ball and they actually said doll, the struggle to make sense of that information in your brain is consistent with ____
McGurk Effect
Merkel's disks and Ruffini Corpuscles are examples of
Mechanoreceptors
The idea that we perceive the world while utilizing a combination of senses is known as_____
Multi-modal perception
Pain that results from damage to neurons of the peripheral or central nervous system is called
Neuropathic pain
____ Fire in response to any potential tissue damaging stimuli
Nociceptors
Smelling the lingering scent of the fish you reheated in the microwave is an example of_____.
Olfaction
Olfactory receptor cells pick odor molecules which activate electrical impulses that send messages to the brain via the ___\
Olfactory bulb
Doing something and then being influenced by what happens as a consequence of the thing you did is the basic idea behind
Operant conditioning
The ______ carries visual information from the retina to the brain.
Optic nerve
The fact that the base of the basilar membrane responds best to high frequencies supports the _____ Theory of hearing
Place Theory of hearing
Which type of reinforcers have innate reinforcing qualities that are not learned?
Primary
Which type of memory is tested on a multiple choice test?
Recognition
If someone suffers from a concussion causing them to forget everything that happened prior to the event, they would have___ amnesia
Retrograde
Stickers on a sticker chart are an example of which type of reinforcer
Secondary
Thinking about the meaning of a word and categorizing it into the context of other words you already know is an example of ____ Encoding
Semantic
Before a memory makes it to a long-term memory, it must first pass through ____ and short-term memory
Sensory
Memory of brief events, like the smell of French fries you pass in the way to the corner store are stored in ____ memory
Sensory
What is a major problem with intelligence tests mentioned in the text
Some ethnic and socioeconomic groups perform better than others on IQ tests
According to gestalt psychology,______.
The whole is different from the sun if it's parts
A sounds purity is called it's
Timbre
Missing the second the in the triangle image is an example of
Top down processing
_______ describes the conversion of sensory stimulation energy into neural impulses that allow for perception
Transduction
Vibration of the ____ Causes the ossicle to move
Tympanic membrane
Learning disabilities often affect children _____
With average to above average intelligence
An exceptionally clear recollection of an important event is a (an) ________.
flashbulb memory
Confusing the source of information
misattribution
Reinforcement differs from punishment in that___
reinforcement is any outcome that leads to an increase in a behavior and punishment is an outcome that leads to a decrease in a behavior