MT1.4

Question 1

*Activation synthesis theory

Answer 1

-Brains effort to string brain hallucinations into a story line (brain is active when sleeping(CNS), all random firing (neurons), taking random signals and making a random story)

Question 2

Population:

Answer 2

The entire group of individuals about whom we desire to collect information.

Question 3

Nociceptors

Answer 3

In particular help detect pain

Question 4

*Gestalt - definition; emphasis, principles

Answer 4

• Form or whole
• Proximity
• Similarity
• Closure
• Continuity(ex. do things automatically like go straight home)
• Symmetry (ex. [ ], { } )
• Whole/ Form) naturally seek out patterns
  ex. Lisa formed by hearts

Question 5

*Describe Monocular, binocular cues as they relate to depth perception

Answer 5

• monocular (Size constancy, relative size, interposition)

- Binocular (Retinal Disparity- brain comparison of two objects, from each eye)

Question 6

What substance, specifically, makes Chile peppers taste hot?

Answer 6

Capsaicin- chemical in the seed of chilies

Question 7

sample:

Answer 7

the subset of the population from which you are actually collecting data

Question 8

Selective attention

Answer 8

-our experiences are limited

Question 9

random sample

Answer 9

every member of the sample population has the same probability of being included. (This ensures a representative sample.)