PSYC-150: Exam #2 Review

Nightmares cause sleep disturbances and are more common in children.

Thinking about the path you need to take to get to your parked car from the movie theater.

In The Office video example, Jim offering a mint is an example of what part of Classical Conditioning?

The Little Albert experiment was an example of operant conditioning.

Just barely tasting a small pinch of salt in a large bowl of soup is an example of?

The muscle in your eye that dilates your pupil?

A conditioned response is a response that was learned.

The (Black, Blue/White, Gold) dress is an example of what?

Positive Punishment ADDS something to decrease behavior.

What property of color is associated with color purity?

Your little brother stops stealing your lit mixtapes and so you stop annoying him with your loud music.

Hypnagogic hallucinations are always accompanied with sleep paralysis.

Which sleep theory states sleep aids in creation of memories and learning.

What part of the eye receives light and converts it into neural signals?

Benzodiazepines have replaced barbiturates as sedatives.

The absence of the olfaction sense is called anosmia.

You are able to focus on a conversation with your friend next to you during a movie due to what?

Which of these is NOT an example of a Monocular Cue?

If a conditioned learner still responds to similar conditioned stimuli, this is called what?

Opiods fall under what drug classification?

Caffeine is a psychoactive drug.

What part of endocrine system releases melatonin?

You hear your mom turn up the music volume in the car to 100. This noticeable change in stimuli is called?

Part of audition that makes us all sound different.

Which sleep disorder involves acting out your dream physically and vocally?

Nicotine falls under what drug classification?

You got home late one night so now you are grounded in your room for 3 days.

There are four basic tastes in gustation.

Reinforcers decrease behavior.

Which Gestalt Principle is this an example of?

In Classical Conditioning, the Neutral Stimulus turns into the Conditioned Stimulus.

A child observes others using proper manners, but does not demonstrated that knowledge until prompted to use manners.

Symptoms of Physiological Dependence and Psychological Dependence are the same.

What are photoreceptors in the retina that are sensitive to light and work best at night?

We are aware of where the parts of our bodies are in space because of specialized nerve endings called _____.

What is data-based processing called?

You're studying at Starbucks for 3 hours and over time the smell of coffee is less intense. This is an example of?

Which sleep disorder involves excessive daytime sleepiness?

Which dream theory states dreams are just your brain attempting to make sense of random neural activity during sleep.

If a conditioned response disappears over time, this is called...?

What part of the eye adjusts to focus on near/far objects?

Transforming sound waves into electrical/chemical neural signals is called?

When holding a pencil close to your face, the muscles in your eyes tense and become crossed. What is this called?

Negative Reinforcement is used to increase behavior.