psych exam 2

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

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

Cornea

Which structure protects the eye?

Lens

This is nearsightedness…

myopia

Which is responsible for receiving information is your peripheral vision?

Rods

This theory describes the antagonistic relationship between pairs of cones…

Opponent Process

Which of the following is a type of perceptual constancy?

shape constancy, size constancy, color and brightness constancy

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

Stage 1

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

EEG

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

false

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

False

Which brain structure is responsible for maintaining a circadian rhythm?

Suprachiasmatic nucleus

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

Cataplexy

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

recognition

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

Semantic memory

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

serial position effect

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

retrograde amnesia

What is the duration and capacity of iconic memory?

1/3 second/unlimited