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Psychology Exam #2 (On Quizzes 3, 4, and 5)

Terms in this set (27)

Which type of cells has the largest number?
Rod
The primary visual cortex is in the _______ lobe.
occipital lobe
The study of the relationship between physical events and how we respond to them psychologically is called _____.
Psychophysics
The expression ΔI/I=k is called ______; the expression S = K log R is called ______.
Weber's law; Fechner's equation
Assuming that you are just able to detect the difference between 40kg and 45kg. If the initial weight is 80kg, what will be the just noticeable difference (JND)? In other words, the JND for 40 is 5, the JND for 80 is _____?
10kg
In psychophysical research, the absolute threshold has been arbitrarily defined as:
The stimulus intensity that can be detected 50% of the time.
In farsightedness (see textbook p. 112):
The focus of light from close objects falls behind the retina.
The visual pathway that has been characterized as the _______ travels through the dorsal stream to the parietal lobes, whereas the pathway that has been labelled the _______ travels through the ventral stream to the temporal lobes.
"Where/how" pathway; "what" pathway.
Which of the followings is a morpheme?
Water
How many phonemes does the word SHEEP have?
Three
In the adult population, a score of 100 in an IQ test would be:
Better than 50% of people in the adults population
IQ tests have proven to be good predictors of _____.
School performance
Perform a Google Search using "linguistic determinism" as a search term. "Linguistic determinism" has the same meaning as which term in the notes?
Linguistics relativity and Whorfian hypothesis
L.Y. wrote the Binet-Simon intelligence test when she was 9-year-old. The test showed that L.Y.'s mental ability was typical of those at age 10. According to the IQ Reference Chart, L.Y. is classified as _______.
High Average
What is the relationship between bilingualism and Alzheimer's disease?
Bilingualism may protect age related cognitive decline and delay the onset of Alzheimer's disease.
Which scale is NOT a part of the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS)?
Creative IQ
"er" and "s" in the word "strangers" are ______.
Both morphemes and phonemes
After repeated pairing of a tone with meat powder, Pavlov found that a dog will salivate when the tone is presented. Salivation to the tone is a(n) ______.
Conditioned response
Sam's wife always wears the same black nightgown whenever she is "in the mood" for sexual relations. Sam becomes sexually aroused as soon as he sees his wife in the nightgown. For Sam, the nightgown is a(n): ______.
Conditioned stimulus.
Watson and Rayner (1920) conditioned "Little Albert" to fear white rats by banging a hammer on a steel bar as he played with a white rat. Later, it was discovered that Albert feared not only white rats but white stuffed toys and Santa's beard, as well. Albert's fear of these other objects can be attributed to:
Stimulus generalization
The steady, rapid responding of a person playing a slot machine is an example of the pattern of responding typically generated on a ______ schedule of reinforcement.
Variable-ratio
Research on avoidance learning suggests that conditioned fear acquired through ______ plays a key role.
Classical conditioning
Positive reinforcement ______ the rate of responding; negative reinforcement ______ the rate of responding.
Increases; increases
Gloria loved oysters. At her birthday party, she ate many oysters and felt sick that night. After this, Gloria developed an aversion to oysters and ate much less oysters than before. In operant terms, this sequence of events is called ______.
Positive Punishment
Joe had a migraine attack. He took one tablet of Excedrin. His migraine disappeared quickly. In operant terms, this sequence of events is called ______.
Escaping learning
Joe had a migraine attack, his friend recommended that he tried Excedrin. Joe took one tablet of Excedrin. His migraine disappeared quickly. Joe's tendency to take Excedrin again increased. In operant terms, this sequence of events is called ______.
Negative reinforcement
Joe saw bright flashes of light. He knew he was going to have a migraine attack. He took one tablet of Excedrin. He did not have any migraine attacks after taking the medication. In operant terms, this sequence of events is called ______.
Avoidance learning
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