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Which part of the eye is the central point of focus?

Cornea

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Which structure protects the eye?

Lens

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This is nearsightedness…

myopia

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Which is responsible for receiving information is your peripheral vision?

Rods

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This theory describes the antagonistic relationship between pairs of cones…

Opponent Process

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Which of the following is a type of perceptual constancy?

shape constancy, size constancy, color and brightness constancy

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Which stage of sleep are theta waves(very slow brain waves) observed?

Stage 1

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Which imaging technique would you use to observe somebody’s brain waves while asleep?

EEG

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Organisms that are larger in mass need less sleep than smaller organisms?

false

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Bedwetting is most likely to happen during stage 2 of sleep?

False

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Which brain structure is responsible for maintaining a circadian rhythm?

Suprachiasmatic nucleus

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Joseph appears to “pass out”, however he can still hear and feel everything around him. What disorder does he have?

Cataplexy

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Billy’s mom asks him what he did at school today. What type of retrieval is this?

recognition

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You remember from our brain discussion that neurons have dendrites and axons. Which type of LTM is this stored in?

Semantic memory

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You are more likely to remember information that you saw first and last. This is…

serial position effect

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Sally experienced a traumatic Brian injury and can’t remember anything from the week before her accident. She has

retrograde amnesia

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What is the duration and capacity of iconic memory?

1/3 second/unlimited