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hemholtz theory of pitch perception states what
pitch perception is linked to the region of the basilar membrane that vibrates
what do birds use to navigate
atmospheric pressure
infrasound
magnetic sense
star compass
place theory
each different pitch causes a different place on the basilar membrane to vibrate
what is an example of a holophrase
when a 2 year old who wants her bottle simply says bottle
dissasociative fugue
amnesia + sudden, unexpected move from home
what are the categories of mental disorders in the DSM 5
substance related disorders
personality disorders
mood diorders
sleep disorders
what is a strong influence on helping behavior according to social psychology
empathy
what study is most useful to an experimenter wanting to study cooperation and competition in adolescents?
prisoner’s dilemma
baumrind thinks that what parenting style is associated with the most socially and academically competent children?
authoritarian
cognitive behavioral therapist known for therapy in depression
beck
who first defined convergent thinking
cattell
clark & clark
study on doll prefs in black children
used in brown v board of ed
what stage is the oedipal conflict resolved in
phallic
freud’s life insticts
eros
what are the propelling aspects of Freud’s dynamic theory of personality
instincts
when a child acquires the ability to represent the world internally through use of symbols, what stage of Piaget’s cognitive development are they in
sensorimotor
what will a lesion of the ventromedial hypothalamus produce?
hyperphagia
haploid cells
contain 23 single chromosomes
ex: gametes such as sperm and egg cells
synapse
tiny gap between neurons
how does a fixed action pattern differ from a conditioned response
fixed action patterns are triggered by releasing stimuli
where are osmoreceptors located
hypothalamus
what is true if a patient has a demyelinating disease
they will have slower nerve conduction times
what sensory modality is most integrated in the lymbic system
olfactory
MAO inhibitors
behavioral stimulants that reduce depression by inhibiting the enzyme of MAO that breaks down and deactivates norepinephrine and serotonin
in right handed people, what is the left hemisphere of the brain dominant for?
speech production
perception of meaningful sounds
perception of nonsense syllables
application of syntactic rules
L-dopa
increases dopamine levels
treats Parkinson’s
too much makes you psychotic
yerkes Dodson law
performance is worst at extremely high or low levels of arousal
performance is optimal at intermediate levels
zimbardo
performed prison simulation
used deindivuation to explain results stating that wearing a uniform promotes deindividuation
nomothetic
focuses of groups to find commonalities between individuals
what is groupthink process characterized by?
inhumane solutions
restricted discussion
group cohesiveness
excessive riskiness
what is an example of the fundamental attribution error
she stole because she is a theif
reaction formation is most likely encountered in descriptions of what
psychoanalysis
social facilitation
being in a group enhances performance
idiographic
focuses on individuals
reciprocity hypothesis
we like those who like us and hate those who hate us
