PSYCH TEST #2
what term describes the continuation of a visual sensation after the removal of the stimulus?
afterimage
congenital deafness refers to deafness as a result of
birth
inattention ______ refers to the failure to notice something that is completely visible due to lack of attention.
blindness
the_______ rhythm is the biological rythym that occurs over approximately 24 hours
cicardian
most people are awake during the day and asleep at night because their ______ cycles are aligned with the outside world.
circadian rhythm
______ encompasses the processes associated with perception, knowledge, problem solving, judgement, language and memory?
cognition
are categories or groupings of linguistic information, images, ideas, or memories, such as life experiences. They are, in many ways, big ideas that are generated by observing details, and categorizing and combining these details into cognitive structures.
concept
What do psychologists call a relatively permanent change in behavior or knowledge that results from experience?
conditioning
when an organism receives a reinforcer each time it displays a behavior it is called _______ reinforcement.
continuous
Sleep apnea is defined by ________.
episodes during which a sleeper's breathing stops
_______ schema is known as a cognitive script
event
________ is known for little albert.
john b. watson
which term describes the perception of the body's movement through space?
kinesthesia
which term describes a communication system that uses systematic rules to organize words to transmit information from one individual to another?
language
The hidden meaning of a dream is the _______ content, according to Freud.
latent
_______ dream people become aware that they are dreaming and control the dream's content?
lucid dream/inception
______ involves approaching a problem in a way thats worked in the past but clearly is no longer working
mental set
a_______ is the smallest unit of language that conveys some type of meaning?
morpheme
Two lines appear to be a different length, though in reality they are the same length. This is known as the ________ illusion.
muller lyre
Learning that occurs while watching others and then imitating, or modeling, what they do or say is called ________ learning.
observational
which nerve carries visual information from the retina to the brain?
optic nerve
________ is one of a group of sleep disorders in which unwanted, disruptive motor activity and/or experiences during sleep play a role.
parasomnia
______ is a chemical message sent by another individual
pheromones
who describes the collective on conscious?
Carl Jung
classical conditioning is the association that is learned between?
a neutral stimulus and an unconditioned stimulus
which theorist describes dreams as having manifest and latent content?
Sigmund Freud
Raymong Cattell was a psychologist who?
-he was in the G unit -G factor intelligence -one G to rule them all -believed intelligence consisted of one general factor called G ANSWER: G
From ________ months old, children are most capable of using simple sentences such as "I see."
18-24
_____ is the best example for representation of a concept
archetypes
which term describes the tendency to maintain a balance or optimal level within a biological system?
homeostasis
what concept is illustrated by the following study? participants were instructed to focus on the white and black objects disregarding the other colors. When a red cross passed across the screen about 1/3 of the subjects did not notice it.
inattentional blindness
a stimulus plus a response results in a satisfying outcome, the probability of that response occurring again________.
increases
Birds migrating, cats chasing prey, sea turtles moving toward the ocean immediately after birth, and joeys moving to the mother's pouch immediately after birth are all examples of ________.
instinct
innate behaviors that are triggered by a broader range of events, such as aging and the change of seasons. They are more complex patterns of behavior, involve movement of the organism as a whole (e.g., sexual activity and migration), and involve higher brain centers.
instincts
the sleep debt is a result of.....
insufficient sleep on chronic basis
______ is a mental construct consisting of a cluster of collection of related concepts
schema
which state is marked by relatively low levels of physical activity, and reduced sensory awareness, that is distinct from periods of rest while awake?
sleep
sleep walking is also referred to________
somnambulism
terry has a condition that fears strawberries. raspberries are similar to strawberries even though no attempt was made to scare terry with the raspberries, she reacts in fear when she sees them. This is an example of____________.
stimulus generalization
Victoria has accumulated a large sleep debt. This means that she ________.
suffers from chronic sleep deprivation
which terms describes the process by which we derive meaning from morphemes and words?
syntax
which of the following is an example of a reflex?
the pupil of your eye contracting in the presence of bright light
From a psychological perspective, the term cognition means ________.
thinking