psychology

What refers to the perception of objects that do not stimulate the known sensory organs.

Clairvoyance

Who did modern hypnosis evolve from

Franz Mesmer

What refers to a sleep attack in which a person falls asleep suddenly and irresistibly.

Narcolepsy

Which of the following is a view of cognitive psychologists?

People choose whether or not to imitate aggressive behaviors they observe.

__________is an application of operant conditioning that assumes that any complex task can be broken down into a number of small steps that can be shaped individually and then combined in sequence to form the correct behavioral chain.

Programmed learning

Which of the following is the function of the iris?

Regulating the amount of light that enters the eye

In Robert Rescorla's experiment, what happened to the group of dogs to whom a shock was consistently presented after a tone?

The group of dogs learned to show a fear response at the sound of the tone.

Which of the following is symptomatic of sleep apnea?

The obstruction of the air passages

People learning to emit alpha waves through feedback from an electroencephalograph is an example of....

biofeedback training

Which of the following substances is a stimulant?

cocaine

The oval window transmits vibrations into the inner ear, the bony tube called the...

cochlea

In the context of reinforcement schedules, a piece worker that gets paid on a per-shirt basis is on a....

fixed-ratio schedule

Tiffany taught her dog to jump every time she raises her right hand. Later, the dog started jumping even if she raised her left hand. In this scenario, the dog's action of jumping as a response to a similar stimulus is due to a tendency called _____.

generalization

What term is derived from the ancient Greek words "motion" and "perception"

kinesthesis

In the context of observational learning,__________allow us to anticipate other people's intentions when they reach for things.

mirror neurons

In the terminology of observational learning, a person who engages in a response that is imitated is a__________.

model

Circulation of blood is an example of a...

nonconscious process

In the context of the human eye, the size of the__________is sensitive to an individual's emotions.

pupil

Kam is preparing for an history test, and her brother is playing music loudly in the next room. She focuses on going over her notes and ignores the music. In this scenario, Kam is using _____.

selective attention

Causes of__________include anatomical deformities that clog the air passageways, such as a thick palate, and problems in the breathing centers in the brain.

sleep apnea

According to cognitive psychologists, _____.

the changes caused by learning influence an organism's behavior

Mia attends monthly sessions to improve her spirituality. During these sessions, she concentrates on specific sounds or words known as "mantras." She claims that these sessions reduce her anxiety and help her relax. In this scenario, Mia is most likely practicing...

transcendental meditation

A person with normal color vision is labeled a ...

trichromat

Prolonged exposure to secondhand smoke during childhood is a risk factor for lung cancer.

true

The evolutionary perspective suggests that animals are biologically prepared to develop taste aversions that are adaptive in their environments.

true