chapter 3 and 4 sensation and perception

Question 1

define absolute threshold and saturation

Answer 1

smallest level of energy required by an external stimulus
when a substance have been combining with another

Question 2

dark adaptation

Answer 2

from light to dark

Question 3

light adaptation

Answer 3

dark to light

Question 4

which gender is most likley to be green/red color blind

Answer 4

men

Question 5

which characteristics of sound waves is related to volume

Answer 5

ampitude

Question 6

is the sense of smell

Answer 6

offaction

Question 7

flavor involves the senses

Answer 7

taste and smell

Question 8

skin sense involve

Answer 8

touch pressure, tempature ,pain

Question 9

define the kinesthetic and vestibular sense

Answer 9

allows you to be aware of your body positon
maintain your body and posture

Question 10

perception

Answer 10

interpretation of sensory information influenced by indivisual expericances

Question 11

size constancies

Answer 11

being the same size despite you prescription

Question 12

figure ground relationship

Answer 12

percieve objects as exsiting on a background

Question 13

closure

Answer 13

complete incomplete objets

Question 14

illusion

Answer 14

does not correspond to reality

Question 15

adult sleep infants

Answer 15

less than

Question 16

define consciousness

Answer 16

awareness

Question 17

sleep stages

Answer 17

1 light sleep 1-7
2 sleep spindles
3 delta waves 30%
4 deepest sleep children can have 50&

Question 18

REM rebound

Answer 18

when deprived of rem one night next night person will have incresaed amounts

Question 19

narcolepsy
sleep apnea

Answer 19

fall asleep during alert times
stop breathing for 30 sec

Question 20

Freud’s dream analysis–manifest content of dreams is
_________ and latent is

Question 21

one of the best uses for hypnosis

Answer 21

pain

Question 22

whos the best cannadite for it

Answer 22

ppl who beiove

Question 23

psychoative drugs

Answer 23

influence our brain ans behvior

Question 24

3 most comminly used drug

Answer 24

caffine alc nicotine

Question 25

sedatives and alcohol tg can cause

Answer 25

overdose

Question 26

tolerance

Answer 26

needing more of drug to acheive the same effect

Question 27

LSD cause

Question 28

4 cat of drugs

Answer 28

depressants alc alitvan minor sedation decrease the functioning of the nervous system
opites pain relif codine oppium methadone herion
stimmulants caffine nicotine cocaine increase the functioning of the nervous system
hallucingens hallucinations marijuanna PCP LSD acid casue distortions in perseption