Psych Practice Reviews Flashcards
what is the absolute threshold for sensory stimulation?
the point when sensory receptor is stimulated but not necessarily perceived by the CNS
magnocellular cells
cells that detect motion
parvocellular cells
detect stationary objects in fine detail
what is the order of information travelled for visual info?
optic tracts, lateral geniculate nucleus (first stopping point for visual info in the brain), occipital lobe, visual cortex
macula is also known as:
fovea centralis, the centre of the retina
optic disk
blind spot
what is the auditory pathway in humans?
organ of Corti to (superior olive in brainstem to) inferior colliculi to medial geniculate nucleus in thalamus to auditory cortex
superior olive
in brainstem, responsible for sound localization
ampullae
parts of the semicircular canals that are covered in hair cells, help sense rotational acceleration
medial geniculate nucleus
part of the thalamus that receives and passes on auditory input
shadowing
experimental technique in which subjects repeat speech immediately after hearing it
Wernicke’s aphasia is also known as
receptive aphasia
Broca’s aphasia is also known as
expressive aphasia
divided attention
multi-tasking
selective attention
the process by which one input is attended to and the rest are tuned out
Wechscler Scales of Intelligence
normalized to a mean of 100 with a SD of 15
cross-sectional data
type of observational study that analyzes data from a population (or a representative subset at a specific point in time)
impression management/self-presentation
the conscious or unconscious process whereby people attempt to manage their own images by influencing the perceptions of others. this is achieved by controlling the amount or type of information or the social interaction.
