psych quiz questions

inattention _____________ refers to the failure to notice something that is completely visible due to a lack of attention

blindness

what kind of processing is exemplified in the following scenario? Esthers mother offers her a new dish shes been working on. her body responds first. she eyes the content of the skillet, smells the mix. her stomach churns and she looks way. she feels disgust and says no thanks

bottom up

If a stimulus plus a response results in a satisfying outcome, the probability of that response occurring again ________.

increases

which describes the difference in stimuli required to detect a difference between the stimuli

just noticeable difference

Dave's boss told him that he doesn't have to attend the company picnic (which everybody dislikes) if Dave meets his sales quota this month. Dave's boss is using ________.

negative reinforcement

You call a friend on the phone and repeatedly get sent to voicemail, so you continue to call her every 5-20 minutes hoping to speak to her personally. Which reinforcement schedule is this?

variable interval

in classical conditioning, the association that is learned is between a

neutral stimulus and an unconditioned stimulus

what refers to the way that sensory information is interpreted and consciously experienced; what refers to what happens when sensory info is detected by a sensory receptor

perception; sensation

which term best describes rewarding successive approximations of a target behavior

shaping

what kind of processing is exemplified by the following scenario? shaman offers mourn some salmon. he says wow this is so nice I wonder where he got it. this leads him to feel happy. he responds with a smile

top down

which type of processing involves the interpretation of sensations and is influenced by available knowledge, experiences, and thoughts

top down processing

Your ears receive sound waves and convert this energy into neural messages that travel to your brain and are processed as sounds. This is an example of ________.

transduction

Harold catches fish throughout the day at unpredictable intervals. Which reinforcement schedule is this?

variable interval

Sarit is at a bar full of music, chatter, and laughter. He gets involved in an interesting conversation with a woman named Mona, and he tunes out all the background noise. Sarit's friend, Karen, taps him on the shoulder and asks what song just played on the jukebox. Sarit says he doesn't know, even though he is sitting right next to the jukebox and is familiar with popular music. This illustrates the role that ________ plays in what is sensed versus what is perceived.

attention

what is described by concept of perception

how sensory information is interpreted and consciously experienced

what term describes the continuation of a visual sensation after removal of the stimulus?

afterimage

Sariah enters a room with several chirping crickets in it. Upon first entering the room, Sariah can hear the chirping; however, as she begins to talk to her friends, she is no longer aware of the chirping even though it is still there. The fact that Sariah no longer perceives the chirping sound demonstrates sensory ________.

adaptation