Psych 3310 Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Which of the following is true about human senses? - Both of the following: They all provide info about the external (outside) world by converting stimulus energy into neural signals and each sense has receptors that convert a particular kind of energy into neural signals. Johnny is walking down the street when suddenly hears a loud sound. "Wow...", he thinks, "I wonder what that was?" Which of the following best describes what Johnny is experiencing: - EITHER SENSATION OR PERCEPTI...

apparent motion - visual illusion in which two stimuli separated in time and location are perceived as a single stimulus moving between two locations difference between frames must be less than _____ ms to be perceived as one moving object - 150 point-light walker - a biological motion stimulus created by placing lights at a number of places on a person's body and having an observer view the moving-light stimulus that results as the person moves in the dark. animate motion - random mo...

If one believes that human consciousness resides in a spirit, soul, or ghost that is separate than the physical body, that is the philosophical position called - Dualism The chemical substance used in neuronal communication at synapses is known as - Neurotransmitter _______ is an imaging technology that uses the responses of atoms to strong magnetic fields to form images of structures, like the brain. - MRI _______ imaging technology defines locations in the brain where neurons are espec...

psychopathology - psyche ( mind) + pathology ( disorder and dysfunction pathos - greek for suffering pathology - the area of medicine that studies the origins of illnesses and diseases , and the differences between healthy and unhealthy tissues patient - one who suffers client - one who gets services consumer - - newer, not used as much, someone who has survived negative treatment of the mental health system realm how do we determine who qaulifies for psychopathology - statistics and n...

Which of the following is true about human senses? - Both of the following: They all provide info about the external (outside) world by converting stimulus energy into neural signals and each sense has receptors that convert a particular kind of energy into neural signals. Johnny is walking down the street when suddenly hears a loud sound. "Wow...", he thinks, "I wonder what that was?" Which of the following best describes what Johnny is experiencing: - EITHER SENSATION OR PERCEPTI...

apparent motion - visual illusion in which two stimuli separated in time and location are perceived as a single stimulus moving between two locations difference between frames must be less than _____ ms to be perceived as one moving object - 150 point-light walker - a biological motion stimulus created by placing lights at a number of places on a person's body and having an observer view the moving-light stimulus that results as the person moves in the dark. animate motion - random mo...

If one believes that human consciousness resides in a spirit, soul, or ghost that is separate than the physical body, that is the philosophical position called - Dualism The chemical substance used in neuronal communication at synapses is known as - Neurotransmitter _______ is an imaging technology that uses the responses of atoms to strong magnetic fields to form images of structures, like the brain. - MRI _______ imaging technology defines locations in the brain where neurons are espec...

psychopathology - psyche ( mind) + pathology ( disorder and dysfunction pathos - greek for suffering pathology - the area of medicine that studies the origins of illnesses and diseases , and the differences between healthy and unhealthy tissues patient - one who suffers client - one who gets services consumer - - newer, not used as much, someone who has survived negative treatment of the mental health system realm how do we determine who qaulifies for psychopathology - statistics and n...

1. (p. 49) As the environment changes, some species adapt in a way that helps them survive and reproduce, while other species do not adapt well and die. This process is called: A. canalization. B. sociobiology. C. natural selection. D. genetic inheritance. APA Outcome: 1.1 APA Outcome: 1.2 Blooms Taxonomy: Remember Difficulty Level: Basic Learning Objective: 02-01 Discuss the evolutionary perspective on life-span development Topic: Natural Selection 2. (p. 49) Natural selection fav...

1 Student: ___________________________________________________________________________ 1. Life-span development covers the period from __________ to __________. A. birth; middle adulthood B. birth; old age C. conception; early adulthood D. conception; death 2. Which of the following gives the BEST description of how life-span psychologists describe "development"? A. growth and decline in skills and processes B. growth and decline in skills and processes from birth to adolescence C. ...