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Psychology Final: Practice Quiz 1
Psychology Final: Practice Quiz 1
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Psychology
Undergraduate 1
04/26/2011

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Increases in sound wave amplitude increases:
Definition
loudness
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Analysis that begins with the sense receptors and works up to the brain's integration of sensory information is called:
Definition
bottom up processing
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The minimal stimulus needed to report observing a stimulus 50% of the time is called:
Definition
Absolute Threshold
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The area of your eye on which light is focused is called:
Definition
Fovea
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The best definition for "states of consciousness" is:
Definition
What you are currently aware of
Term
Which of the following is a correct representation of sleep cycle stages?
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1,2,3,4,3,2,REM
Term
How many general classes of psychoactive drugs are there?
Definition
3. Stimulants, Depressants, Hallucinogenics
Term
The strong desire to repeatedly use a drug due to emotional reasons is called:
Definition
Psychological Dependence
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The thing that produces a reflexive behavior BEFORE conditioning begins
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unconditioned stimulus
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When a child refers to all the men he meets as "daddy"
Definition
Generalization
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An event that increases the frequency of the behavior that it follows is a
Definition
Reinforcer
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Professor Jakubow tells his students that iclicker questions will be given at unpredictable times throughout the semester. Therefore, the iclicker questions will com on a ______ schedule.
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variable-ratio
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An area of the brain that helps control memory is called
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Hippocampus
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Automatic processing is when
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Information is learned without effort
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Remembering items by grouping them together is called
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Chunking
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