Exam 2

Question 1

Sensation

Answer 1

Sensory Adaptation

Question 2

Perception

Answer 2

Way sensory information is interpreted

Question 3

Optic Chiasm

Answer 3

Where the optic nerves from left and right eyes merge

Question 4

Trichromatic Color Theory

Answer 4

Human eye only sees three colors of light (red, blue, green)

Question 5

Opponent Process Theory

Answer 5

Colors paired with opposite colors - blue and yellow, green and red

Question 6

Pitch Perception

Answer 6

Different parts of the membrane are sensitive to different sounds

Question 7

Unconditioned Stimulus (UCS)

Answer 7

Something that triggers a response

Question 8

Unconditioned Response (UR)

Answer 8

Natural behavior based on something

Ex. giving a dog a treat after doing something, the dog knows “if I do this I get a treat”

Question 9

Neutral Stimulus (NS)

Answer 9

Something that doesn’t have a reaction

Question 10

Conditioned Response (CR)

Answer 10

Behavior that isn’t natural but is learned

Question 11

Conditioned Stimulus (CS)

Answer 11

Something taht triggers a response - ex. ringing a bell or an alarm

Question 12

Stage 1 Sleep

Answer 12

Dozing off

Question 13

Stage 2 Sleep

Answer 13

Asleep for real

Question 14

Stage 3 Sleep

Answer 14

Deep sleep

Question 15

Rapid Eye Movement (REM)

Answer 15

When body is asleep it’s nearly paralyzed