quarterly pt2 Flashcards
motor neurons
carries outgoing info from CNS to the peripheral nervous system and muscles
circadian rhythm
the natural cycle of physical, mental, and behavior changes that the body goes through in a 24 hour cycle
classical conditioning
learning in which a neutral stimulus comes to bring a response and it is paired with a stimulus that naturally brings a response
heuristics
simple thinking strategies that often allows us to make and solve problems efficiently
retinal disparity
binocular cue used to previews depth between two near objects
procedural memory
the memory system in charge of the encoding, storage, and retrieval of the procedures that underlie motor, visuospatial, or cognitive skills
availability heuristics
judging the likelihood of things in terms of how well they seem to represent a prototype
unintentional blindness
not seeing something because you are not looking