Choose the Correct Option from the Following Psychology Flashcards

Which of the following is the best synonym for sensation
Proofreadingeditinginterpretationreception

_____ is sorting out, interpretation and integration of stimuli by the sense organs in the brain
SensationPerceptionProsopagnosiastimulus

The eye is to sensation as the brain is to
hearingimpressionperceptionfeeling

The sight of a police ar causes wanda to touch her brake, slowing her speeding car, The police car served as a
Stimulusresponsesensationperception

___Is the study of the relationship between the physical aspects of stimuli and our psychological experience of them
gestalt psychologyprosoagnosiabiofeedbackpsychophysics

The smallest intesity at which you are able to detect a stimulus refers to the___threshold
Noisedifferencesubliminalabsolute

What is the term used when you try to determine the smallest level of added or reduced stimulation requried to sense that a change in stimulation has occured

Being able to detect the difference between two brands of Riesling wine is an example of
Difference thresholdsubliminall thresholdsensory adaptationabsolute threshold

___Refers to a basic law of psychophysics that a just noticeable difference is in constant proportion to the intensity of the original stimulus

When jeremy first jumped into the pool, he almost jumped back out again because the water was so cold. after a while, it seemed almost like a warm bathtub. this is
sensory adaptationsensory stimulationsensory overloadextrasensory perception

Your psychology professor calls on you during class. The first thought that goes through your mind is, Why Me" this thought could be characterized as
Deductive reasoningExtrasensory perceptionconsciousnesshigh order thinking

During the first half of the night, most sleepers will predominantly experience____sleep, whereas they wil predominantly experinece ___ sleep during the second half of the night
stage REM; stages 3 and 4stage 1 and 2; stages 3 and 4stages 1 and 2; REMStages 3 and 4; stages 1 and 2

Sleepers are least responsive to outside stimulation during stage 1 2 3 or 4

When people are deprived of REM sleep, they show which of the following behaviors when they can rest without disturbance
Fewer dreams than normalmore REM sleep than normalLess rem sleep than normalsame amount of Rem sleep as before

The harmful effects of extended sleep deprivation are most evident on
permanent changes in biological processes at the neural levelcurrent feelings and performancelong term personality characteristicsattitudes of the sleepless persons friends and relaties