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MCAT Psychology Sensation/Perception & Cognition Flashcards

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The theory that dreams are simple byproducts of brain activation during REM sleep

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Activation-synthesis theory

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The inability to recognize objects through sensory mechanisms despite intact function of the underlying sense itself

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Agnosia

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Low amplitude, high frequency brain waves present in a relaxed state

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Alpha waves

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Model of selective attention in which the mind has an attenuator, like a volume knob, that tunes up attended inputs and tunes down unattended inputs, rather than eliminating them

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Attenuation model of selective attention

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The area of the temporal lobe responsible for processing sound information

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Auditory cortex

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Functions to ewualize middle ear pressure with atmospheric pressure so that pressure on both sides of the TM is equal

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Auditory (Eustachian) Tube

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Mental shortcut of making judgments on the frequency of something occurring based on how readily it is available in our memories

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Availability heuristic

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Membrane in the cochlea that supports the organ of Corti, which contains hearing receptors

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Basilar membrane

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A tendency to draw conclusions based on what one already believes rather than sound logic

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Belief bias

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The maintenance of beliefs even in the face of evidence to the contrary

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Belief perseverance

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Waking EEG waves seen during alert focus with oscillations between 12.5 Hz and 30 Hz

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Beta waves

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Sensory processing that begins with sensory receptors and works up to complex integration of information in the brain

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Bottom-up processing

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Region in the left hemisphere of the frontal lobe involved in language production

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Broca’s area

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Part of working memory that controls the visuospatial sketchpad, phonological loop, and episodic buffer

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Central executive

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The curled structure in the inner ear that contains the membranes and hair cells used to transduce sound waves into action potentials

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Cochlea

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Language dysfunction characterized by poor speech repetition despite intact comprehension and fluent speech

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Conduction aphasia

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Photoreceptors in the retina of the eye that respond to bright light and provide color vision

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Cones

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A tendency to search only for information that confirms a preconceived conclusion

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Confirmation bias

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Awareness of self; internal states, and the environment

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Consciousness

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The clear portion of the tough outer layer of the eyeball, found over the iris and the pupil

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Cornea

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The minimum noticeable difference between any two sensory stimuli 50% of the time

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Difference threshold

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Disorders that involve abnormalities in the amount, quality, or timing of sleep

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Dyssomnias

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Part of wokring memory that interacts with information in long-term memory

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Episodic buffer

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A theory of visual perception that proposes that certain neurons fire for specific features of a visual stimulus, such as shape, color, movements, etc.

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Feature detection theory

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Sensory receptors found in the inner ear that respond to vibrations in the cochlea caused by sound waves and changes in position and acceleration (used for balance)

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Hair cells

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Mental shortcuts used for problem-solving; sometimes sacrifices accuracy for speed

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Heuristic

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Models that use computers as an analogy for understanding cognitive processes such as attention, perception, and memory

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Information-processing models

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A pigmented membrane found just in front of the lens of the eye. The __ regulates the diameter of the pupil in response to the brightness of light

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Iris

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Large and slow wave with a duration of half second that occurs during Stage 2 sleep

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K-complex

30
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Innate feature unique to humans that allows mastery of language from limited exposure during childhood

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Language Acquisition device

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Asserts that the language one speaks determines their thoughts and perceptions of the world

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Linguistic relativity hypothesis

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A tendency to fixate on ideas and solutions that have worked in the past, even if they may not apply to the current situation

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Mental set

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Occurs during Stage 3 when an individual appears terrified and may sit up or walk around

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Night Terror

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The understanding that an object continues to exist once they are out of sight

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Object permanence

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The structure in the cochlea of the inner ear made up of the basilar membrane, the auditory hair cells, and the tectorial membrane

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Organ of Corti

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The portion of the ear consisting of the pinna and the external auditory canal

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Outer ear

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The membrane that separates the middle ear from the inner ear

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Oval window

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An overestimation of the accuracy of one’s knowledge and judgments

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Overconfidence

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A system whereby many aspects of a stimulus are processed simultaneously instead of in a step-by-step or serial fashion

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Parallel processing

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Abnormal behaviros during sleep, including somnambulism and night terrors

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Parasomnia

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Part of the working memory that allows for repetition of verbal information to aid with encoding

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Phonological loop

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Region of the brain responsible for the production of melatonin, a hormone that influences sleep/wake cycles and seasonal functions

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Pineal gland

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A receptor that responds to changes in the body position, such as stretch on a tendon, or contraction of a muscle

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Proprioceptor

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A hole in the center of the iris of the eye that allows light to enter the eyeball

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Pupil

45
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Bursts of quick eye movements present in the last stage of sleep

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Rapid eye movement (REM)

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Final stage of sleep characterized by rapid eye movement and Beta waves, which are seen in individuals when they are awake

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REM stage

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A mental shortcut in which one judges the likelihood of things based on typical mental representations or examples of those things

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Representativeness heuristic

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States that if multiple tasks exceed the limit of attention, they cannot be done simultaneously

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Resource model of attention

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Structures in the brainstem that are important for alertness and arousal (as in wakefulness)

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Reticular Formation, also known as the Reticular Activating System

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The innermost layer of the eyeball. The__ is made up of photoreceptors, bipolar cells, and a layer of ganglion cells

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Retina

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Photoreceptors in the retina that respond to dim light and provide black and white vision

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Rods

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Mental frameworks or blueprints that shape and are shaped by experience

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Schemas

53
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The white portion of the tough outer layer of the eyeball

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Sclera

54
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The process by which one input is selected out of the field of environmental stimuli

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Selective attention

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Predisposition to observe something because it has previously been encountered frequently

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Selective priming

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Three loop-like structures in the inner ear that contain sensory receptors to monitor balance

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Semicircular canals

57
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A theory that attempts to predict how and when someone will detect the presence of a given sensory stimulust amidst all of the other sensory stimuli in the background

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Signal detection theory

58
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Sleepwalking

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Somnablusim

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Model for visual attention, with a spotlight representing one’s attention and its ability to move focus onto different targets

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Spotlight model

60
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A receptor that responds to changes in temperature

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Thermoreceptor

61
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Waves of low to moderate intensity and intermediate frequency present during stage 1 of sleep

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Theta waves

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A type of information processing that occurs when the brain applies experience and expectations to interpret sensory information

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Top-down processing

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The membrane that separates the outer ear from the middle ear. The __ is also known as the eardrum

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Tympanic membrane

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The area of the occipital lobe responsible for processing visual information

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Visual cortex

65
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Allows for the repetition of visuospatial information (images) to aid with encoding it into memory

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Visuospatial sketchpad

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This law pertains to sensory perception and dictates that two stimuli must differ by a constant proportion in order for their differences to be perceptible

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Weber’s Law

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The area of the brain, located in the posterior section of the temporal lobe, that is involved with the comprehension of speech and written language

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Wernicke’s Area

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Short-term memory for information in immediate awareness, consisting of four components: a central executive, a phonological loop, a visuospatial sketchpad, and an episodic buffer

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Working memory

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