Unit 1 AP Psych Part 2

The hippocampus and amygdala are two major structures of which emotional regulating system?

As the brain processes form, texture, color, and motion of an object simultaneously, this is known as:

What theory says that human eyes have color receptors that perceive only red, green, and blue light?

What helps a person see the edges, lines, and angles of different objects in the space in front of them?

A person experiences interruptions in breathing during sleep, causing snoring and daytime fatigue. What is this?

Nearby objects are more clear than distant objects due to the eye focusing images in front of the retina. What is this?

What structures in the ear are essential to our vestibular sense (sense of balance)?

When a person solves a complex calculus problem, which type of information processing are they likely to use?

Which part of the ear is responsible for transducing sound waves into electrical impulses that are sent to the brain?

A person hears a loud sound from a plate crashing onto the floor. What structure helps process this?

What theory says that the hair cells in the cochlea respond to different frequencies of sound based on location?

Which part of the eye has the highest concentration of cones and highest visual acuity?

What cells in the retina help detect and convert light into neural signals?

After staying in a room for a while, an initially strong bad smell does not seem as strong anymore. What explains this?

Groups of neurons can work together to perceive sounds at frequencies beyond their individual firing rates. What theory?

The pitch theory that the rate of nerve impulses traveling up the auditory nerve matches the frequency of a sound

What helps explain certain people automatically smelling popcorn when seeing the color red?

Which structure in the eye has the main purpose of bending and focusing light on the retina?

A person without a limb still feels the sensation of pain and discomfort from the amputated limb. What is this?

A patient has trouble maintaining balance and coordinating movements. What is likely affected?

Which theory best explains negative afterimages with colors complementary to those of the original stimulus?

A person cannot recognize different faces. What does this person have?

A person has difficulty controlling voluntary movements. What is likely affected?

Which part of the brain helps regulate arousal and attention?

Which structure controls the release of many hormones related to growth and metabolism from other glands?

Odorless secreted molecules that communicate info to other members of a species and influence their behavior

What is the minimum intensity of a stimulus that can be detected 50% of the time?

What is the order of how light stimuli is converted into electrical signals that are sent to the brain?

People subconsciously experiencing positive words throughout the day are more likely to be in a positive mood. Why?

A person walks while asleep, often without any memory of what happened after waking up. What is this?

When touching a surface, which part of the brain helps perceive sensations like the touch and temperature?

A person is having trouble processing visual information after an accident. What is likely affected?

A person is aware of their surroundings and can respond to questions. What does this describe?

Which part of the brain contains the midbrain, pons, and medulla oblongata?

What regulates a person's sleep and waking over a single day?

A person is having trouble remembering things from the past after an accident. What is most likely affected?

The theory that dreams are the result of the brain's attempt to interpret random neural activity during REM sleep is:

When the eye adjusts to different brightness, what is the opening in the eye that enables light to pass through?

A person's rods and cones convert light energy into neural signals. What is this process called?

A person feels hungry and starts eating. Which structure is responsible for regulating this behavior?

After damage to cochlea receptors and the auditory nerve, deafness occurs. What is this type of deafness?

What principle helps explain taste being typically affected by smell and other interactions between various senses?

When something touches a person's eye, which structure helps protect their eye and bend light into the eye?

In response to being asked a question, a person comprehends what the other person said. What structure enables this?

A person has difficulty communicating between the left and right hemispheres of the brain. What is affected?

As a person relaxes, which type of brain waves is likely to be observed on an EEG just before falling asleep?

When focusing on near versus far objects, what is the process by which the lens changes shape to focus light called?

As a person walks into a dark room, what helps their vision in the low light and peripheral areas?

What describes a sensation of oily or fatty taste?

A patient's breathing and heart rate are autonomously controlled? What is most responsible?

A person that damaged their visual cortex is able to respond to visual stimuli without consciously seeing. What is this?

What are stimuli that are too weak or too quick to process that are below our threshold for conscious awareness?

A person has much more taste buds than normal, which causes certain foods to taste extraordinarily bitter. What is this?

In which sleep stage would K-complexes and sleep spindles be present on an EEG?

Multiple objects are often moving in our field of view in space. What structure helps manage our spatial processing?

In response to being asked a question, a person talks to give an answer. What structure enables this?

As a person swims, what sense enables them to be aware of their body part positions and movements in space?

A person cannot see any color and only sees the world in black and white. What is this?

The theory that the spinal cord contains a neurological "gate" that blocks or allows pain signals to the brain

A patient's breathing and sleep-wake cycle is autonomously controlled. What is most responsible?

When a person eats a steak at a restaurant, which taste sensation is savory and meaty?

What best describes the theory that sleep stabilizes and integrates memories from the day?

In response to a question, a person understands what the other person said but cannot say their answer out loud. Why?

What part of the eye regulates the amount of light entering in response via contracting and expanding?

Due to less taste perception, which type of tasters typically prefer more seasoning and flavor additives on food?

After being sleep deprived, a person spends more time than usual in the dream stages of sleep. What is this called?

What specifically sends neural signals from the eye to the brain?

When playing chess, what is most responsible for helping you plan complex strategy and move pieces accordingly?

What sense bypasses the thalamus and involves the olfactory system?

A person physically acts out their dreams, sometimes injuring themselves in sleep. What is this called?

The ability to locate the source of a sound based on different timings and intensity of the sound reaching the two ears

Due to the lack of receptor cells in the area, what is the point at which the optic nerve leaves the eye create?

In which sleep stage would delta waves typically be present on an EEG, indicating a deeper level of sleep?

What explains louder sounds requiring larger changes in volume to detect a noticeable difference than smaller sounds?

Due to the olfactory bulb nerves being directly connected to _____ and _____, smell elicits emotions and memories.

After damage to a person's eardrum and ossicles, they are now deaf. What is this type of deafness?

When touching a table, what is the process by which our sensory receptors receive stimulus energies?

As light enters the eye, which structure captures the light and converts the photons into electrical signals?

A person experiences hypnagogic sensations of drifting in sleep and occasional twitching motions. What stage?

A person experiences sudden episodes of sleep during the day, accompanied with brief paralysis. What is this called?

In response to an easy question, a person cannot comprehend what the other person said. Why?

What is the minimum required difference between two stimuli for a person to notice change 50% of the time?

A person feels a sharp pain from a needle being injected into them. What structure is responsible for processing this?

When a person hears a sound, which brain structure helps relay this information to the appropriate sensory area?

As a person walks into an art museum, what helps them see color and very fine details of the artifacts?

A patient has difficulty speaking due to damage in a specific brain area. What is this damage called?

What theory best explains our perception of high pitched sounds?

What sense is gustation?

Which theory explains that the activation of one type of cone cell inhibits the other two types?

In which sleep stage would vivid dreaming, paralysis, and rapid eye movement typically occur?

Far objects are more clear than nearby objects due to the eye focusing images behind the retina. What is this?

A cochlear implant (a device that directly stimulates the auditory nerve) would help a patient with what deafness type?

A person struggles to fall asleep and frequently wakes during the night. What is this known as?

A person experiences fear in response to a threat. What is responsible for processing this emotion?

What theory best explains our perception of low pitched sounds?

As the brain simultaneously processes information on both conscious and unconscious levels, what best describes this?

A person cannot see the colors red and green. What is this?

What is primarily responsible for transmitting sound vibrations from the eardrum to the inner ear?