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
