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Test #3
Chapters 3,7,4
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Psychology
Undergraduate 1
10/08/2014

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Figure ground
Definition
Figure against background. Camouflage
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Grouping
Definition
Your mind does this automatically
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Closure
Definition
when your mind organizes objects and finishes a picture. (connect the dots)
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Visual Cliff
Definition
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Depth Perception
Definition
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Monocular Cues
Definition
Accommodation. Hardening of the lens of your eye.
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Binocular Cues
Definition
Retinal Disparity
Convergence
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Retinal Disparity
Definition
Gives you better depth perception
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Convergence
Definition
when your eyes turn in as your get closer to the object you are focused on
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3 constancies (things that stay constant
Definition
1. Size
2. Shape
3. Bightness
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Linear Prospective
Definition
Prospective of lines. Parallel lines appear to converge
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Relative Size
Definition
Size is relevant to distance
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Texture Gradient
Definition
things far away seem smooth, things up close are more textured
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Motion parallax
Definition
Things up close move fast, things far away don't move
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pain
Definition
A- anxiety (The more you have the more pain)
C- Control (the more you have the less pain)
I-Interpritation (If you look at it as a good thing, you have less pain)
D- Distraction (If your distracted you feel less pain)
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shadow shows...
Definition
depth
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Pain is carried in...
Definition
large and small nerve fibers
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Large Nerve Fibers
Definition
Warning system pain. Sharp bright stinging. Leaves quickly.
Term
Small Nerve Fibers
Definition
Central Biasing System
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Gate Control Theory
Definition
If you can get one pain to cancel the other pain
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Reminding System pain
Definition
Achey. Reminds you of pain
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Central Biasing
Definition
How the brain works
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Illusion
Definition
Its real, its just distorted.
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Hallucination
Definition
See, hear, taste, feel things that aren't real.
Term
Perceptual Habits
Definition
You see what you expect to see
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Expectancies
Definition
Term
Things that command your attention
Definition
-Intense Stimuli
-Repetitious Stimuli
-Contrast or change
-Emotional Stimuli
Term
intense stimuli
Definition
things you notice.
ex. If Dr. Marc threw the podium through the window
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Reputitious Stimuli
Definition
Annoying things. Things that repeat, therefor you notice
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Contrast or change
Definition
ex. Your mom shaves your head
Change is so obvious you notice it
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Emotional Stimuli
Definition
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Habituation
Definition
you pay less and less attention to things you see everyday.
Term
Boiled Frog Syndrom
Definition
Similar to habituation
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ESP Extra sentry Perception
Definition
Knowledge that defy scientific laws
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Clairvoyance
Definition
You say "I have to go my sisters been in an accident!" Your sister lives in L.A, so how would you know
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Telepathy
Definition
The ability to read someones mind, or communicated with someone "telepathically"
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Pre cognition
Definition
When you feel like somethings going to happen.
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Psychokinesis
Definition
The ability to move things with your mind
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Sleep spindles
Definition
when they see these on the EGG They know its stage 2. True lines of sleep.
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Delta Waves
Definition
When they see these on the EGG they know its stage 3 sleep.
Term
Pure Delta waves means
Definition
Stage 4 sleep
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REM (Rapid Eye Movement)
Definition
The dreams you have in stage 1 sleep. Indicates dreaming
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Beta Waves
Definition
while your awake
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Alpha Waves
Definition
when your close your eyes and relax
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Theta Waves (Stage 1 of sleep)
Definition
smaller regular waves. Your body temp drops and your breathing slows down.
Term
You are paralyzed during
Definition
REM
Term
REM Behavior Disorder
Definition
Not paralyzed during REM
Term
Night Terrors accrue during..
Definition
Non Rem
Term
Narcolepsy
Definition
When you fall asleep a lot during the day
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Sleep Apnea
Definition
you stop breathing while sleeping
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Hypnogogic Images
Definition
The dream like images while your still awake but trying to fall asleep.
Term
Hypnic Jerk
Definition
when your jerk awake in your sleep. (fall down stairs)
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Phsyco active drugs
Definition
Drugs that alter your time perceptions ect. creates alter state of consciousness.
Term
Physical Dependance
Definition
You need this drug or you will experience withdraw symptoms
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Hedoinistic
Definition
People how use drugs are said to be…You weak highs.
Term
Anhedonia
Definition
Those who lack pleasure. (People you use drugs)
Term
Melatonin
Definition
Pineal gland, sleep chemical.
Term
Tryptophan
Definition
Amino Acid release sleep chemicals
Term
Ecstasy
Definition
MDMA. Stimulation of saratonin.
Term
Liquid Ecstasy
Definition
GHB
Term
Benzodiazepines
Roofies
Ralium
Definition
Tranquilizers
Term
Barbiturates
Definition
Sleeping aid. Makes your feel drunk
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Alcohol
Definition
The worlds favorite depressant
Term
Hallucinogens
Definition
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LDS and Marijuana
Definition
causes physiological dependance
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THC
Definition
active ingredient in marijuana
Term
Anandamide
Definition
Neurotransmitter similar to THC. Involved in memory, concentration.
Term
LSD
Definition
Hallucinogen, Affects saratonin.
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Mental Age
Definition
is what your working at.
Term
Chronological age
Definition
Your actual age.
Term
IQ
Definition
Mental Age over Chronological age times 100= your IQ
Term
Wechslers Adult Intell Scale
Definition
IQ test for adults
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Wechslers Intell scale for children
Definition
IQ test for children
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Heuristics
Definition
Mental Shortcuts. "What is a way to find something?"
Term
Analogy
Definition
Bird is to air as fish is to what? (Water)
Term
Heuristic Errors
Definition
-Framing Error
-Base Rate Error
Term
Framing Error
Definition
As you widen the frame your decisions change. This error happens when you make a choice with only a small frame of knowledge.
Term
Base Rate Error
Definition
Based on ratio. You have to consider underlying odds.
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