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Biological and cognitive psychology

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Decks in this class (21)

Lecture 12
Define sensory memory,
Briefly discuss sensation percept...,
Discuss visual sensory memory
14  cards
Lecture 1
Does laughter have a biological b...,
Is there such thing as mixed inhe...,
What did mendel discover
20  cards
Lecture 2
Discuss one of the first approach...,
Describe a ct or cat scangive a d...,
List the current methods of explo...
22  cards
Lecture 3
What are the two types of cells i...,
What is the structure of a neuron,
Discuss terminology in relation t...
22  cards
Lecture 4
Define the following lateralmedia...,
If referring to dorsal in the bra...,
What are the planes of the brain
27  cards
Lecture 5
List the sensory hierarchy,
How is the sensory hierarchy divided,
What are the 6 main parts of the eye
26  cards
Lecture 6
What do senses respond to,
Define sound wavesdefine frequenc...,
How does our ear detect sound
17  cards
Lecture 7
Define learning,
Define memory,
What is associative learning
14  cards
Lecture 8
Briefly discuss the two hemispheres,
Define contralateral control,
Define lateralisation
14  cards
Lecture 9
What animals sleep how much of ou...,
Discuss animals rhythms,
Discuss research in relation to t...
17  cards
Lecture 10
What is emotion,
Discuss the ans,
What order does a fear response o...
10  cards
Lecture 11
What are drugs,
What are the two types of ways dr...,
How do stimulants work
14  cards
Lecture 13
Discuss our object perception abi...,
Discuss bottom up vs top down obj...,
Discuss constancies
14  cards
Lecture 14
Does attention occur before or af...,
Define attention,
Give an example of an effect that...
15  cards
Lecture 15
What are the three functions that...,
List three different types of mem...,
What helps the flow of sensory to...
19  cards
Lecture 16
What is the main difference betwe...,
What are the two types of long te...,
How big is long term memory
14  cards
Lecture 17
Compare the experimental approach...,
What is episodic memory what is a...,
What is the self memory system
16  cards
Lecture 18
Why is it important to study prob...,
What are the three features of pr...,
What is the process of problem so...
15  cards
Lecture 19
Whats the difference between judg...,
Logical conditional reasoning is ...,
Discuss some errors when you do c...
11  cards
Lecture 20
Whats the standard story of language,
Is language innate,
Discuss the skills involved when ...
10  cards
Lecture 21
Why is emotion usually neglected ...,
Discuss brain regions and emotion,
What is emotion how is this diffe...
13  cards

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