Psychology Unit 2
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Unit 2 Notes Psychology Test
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Where are perception receptor cells? | Eyes |
| How many miles away can you see? | 30 miles |
| What is excellent vision? | 20/10 (second number is smaller) |
| What is normal vision? | 20/20 (numbers are the same) |
| What is poor vision? | 20/50 (the second number is larger) |
| When do you become blind? | 20/400 |
| What is trichromatic? What colors? | theory of color vision (cone sensitivities) red, green & blue |
| Dichromatic | colorblindness - 2 cones working (2/3) red/green deficiency, yellow/blue deficiency - red/green most common |
| Monochromatic | Colorblindness - no working cone cells - black, white, & gray |
| Visual Cliff | first fears we have |
| 3 sound qualities | loud quiet, pitch (high/low), & timber (richness) |
| What are sounds measured by? | Decibals |
| How many decibals to feel pain? (pain threshold) | 130 - too many decibals can damage if prolonged exposure |
| Where is the vestibular sense? | Inner ear |
| What are vestibular senses? | body positions & gravity |
| What is olfactory faitigue? | tired of smelling |
| Olfaction | sense of smell |
| Kinesthesis | Position of movement - positions & movements of muscles/joints |
| Audition | Hearing |
| Vision | Seeing |
| Gustation | Sense of taste |
| 4 types of smells | acidic, fragrant, burnt, caprylic |
| What is pheremones? | Sweat |
| Gustation receptor cells located? | Tongue |
| 4 types of gustation | sweet, sour, bitty, salty |
| How many taste buds? | 9,000 |
| Which 2 types of taste as baby? | sweet & salty |
| Receptor cells in skin senses | tongue tip, lips, fingers, hands |
| deprivation (orpahs mirasmus) | failure to thrive |
| Types of skin senses | pressure, temperature, pain & touch |
| Temperature | 6x more cold than heat |
| Pain | warns of tissue damage |
| Endorphins | naturally occuring brain chemicals |
| Placebos | fake pills that make you feel psychologically better |
| Acupressure/Acupuncture | energy pathways, brain pumps, etc |
| Phantom limb (ghost) | Pain memory theory |
| Synesthesia | mix-up in sensory links |
| How much does a brain absorb? | 1 quadrillion |
| How much info can a short-term memory hold? | 7 pieces of info |
| For how long can a short-term memory hold? Unless? | 12-20 seconds, Rehearsal (saying over & over again), Encoding (associated with something else) |
| How much info can long-term memory hold? | Unlimited |
| T.O.T PHENOMENON (memory problem) | tip of tongue - cross-referencing, meaning, & sound |
| RETRIEVAL FAILURE (memory problem) | improperly filed, no sensory linkage, retrace |
| ZEIGNARNIK EFFECT (memory problem) | remember unfinished business |
| MOTIVATED FORGETTING (memory problem) | embarassment, bad stuff, loneliness |
| MOOD DEPENDENT RETRIEVAL (memory problem) | mood jogs memory (if your in a good mood you'll remember the good stuff. vice versa) mood congruence |
| State Dependent Retrieval | pharmacological congruence (same state it was) free recall, only (example, when taking a test, must be in the same state as studying) |
| False memory | Reconstructive memory |
| Types of primary (operant conditioning) | food, affection, attention, water, etc. |
| Types of secondary (operant conditioning) | awards, degree, money, etc. |
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