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HOMEWORK
ASSIGNMENT 2
Psychology:
Yesterday and Today
A neuron is a cell that
A sensory neuron is a neuron that
A motor neuron is a neuron that
An interneuron is a neuron that
A glial [GLEE-ul] cell is
The brain circuit is
The cell body is
Cell membrane is
An axon is the
The terminal button is
A dendrite is
Resting potential is
Action potential is
Myelin [MY-uh-lin] is
The synapse [sin-NAPS] is
A neurotransmitter is
A neuromodulator is
A receptor is
The spinal cord is
The central nervous system is
A reflex is
The peripheral nervous system is
The autonomic [auto-NOM-ic]
nervous system controls
The skeletal system consists of
The sympathetic nervous system is
The parasympathetic nervous system is
The meninges [ma-NING-us] is
The cerebral hemisphere is
The left hemisphere performs
while the right brain deals with
The lobes are
Most of the brain is
The occipital [oc-CIP-it-al] lobe is
The temporal lobe is
The parietal [pa-RYE-uh-tal] lobe is
The frontal lobe is
The forebrain comprises the
The thalamus [THAL-uh-muss] is
The hypothalamus is
The hippocampus [hippo CAM-pus] is
The limbic system is
The brainstem is
The medulla [ma-DULL-uh] is
The reticular formation is
The pons is
The cerebellum is
The hindbrain comprises
The mid brain is
A hormone is
Testosterone is
Estrogen is
The pituitary gland is
A lesion is
A stroke is
An electroencephalograph is
Computer assisted tomography [tow-MOG-ra-fee] (CT/CAT) is
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a technique that
Positron emission tomography (PET) is
Deoxyribonucleic [dee-OX-ee-rye-bo-new-CLAY-ic] acid, better known as
DNA, is
A gene is
A genotype [GE-no-type] is
A phenotype [FEE-no-type]
A twin study is a study that
Monozygotic [mon-no-zy-GOT-tick]
Dizygotic [die-zy-GOT-tick]
Evolution is
Natural selection is
Sensation is the process
of _________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________________.
Perception is the process of _________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________________.
Bottom-up processing
is _________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________________.
Top-down processing
is _________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________________.
Sensation is
_______________________________________________________________________.
Perception is the
_________________________________________________________________________.
Sensory reduction is
the ____________________________________________________________________.
Coding is a process
that ____________________________________________________________________.
Psychophysics is the
study of _________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________________.
Absolute threshold is
the ____________________________________________________________________.
Difference threshold
is the _________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________________.
With sensory
adaptation, _________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________________.
Wavelength is the ________________________________________________________________________.
Frequency is the
_________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________________.
Hue is the ________________________________________________________________________________.
Amplitude is the
_________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________________.
Accommodation is
_________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________________.
Nearsightedness is a
visual acuity problem resulting from__________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________________.
Farsightedness is a
visual acuity problem resulting from _________________________________________
The retina is the
_________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________________.
The rods are receptor
cells in the retina that ___________________________________________________.
Cones are receptor
cells _________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________________.
The fovea is a
_____________________________________________________________________________.
Dark adaptation is
the process whereby ________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________________.
Pitch is the
______________________________________________________________________________;
the greater the
frequency, the ________________________________________________________ the
pitch.
Loudness is the
__________________________________________________________________________;
the higher the
amplitude, the ________________________________________________________ the
sound.
The cochlea is a
___________________________________________________________________________.
Conduction deafness
is _________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________________.
Nerve deafness is an
inner ear deafness resulting from _____________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________________.
Pheromones are _________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________________.
Gustation is
_____________________________________________________________________________.
The semicircular
canals are _________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________________.
Kinesthesis is the
_________________________________________________________________________.
Selective attention
is _______________________________________________________________________.
Feature
__________________________________________________________________________________.
Habituation is the
__________________________________________________________________________.
Perceptual constancy
is the _________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________________.
Perceptual constancy
_________________________________________________and___________________.
Depth perception is
________________________________________________________________________.
Binocular cues
comprise the _________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________________.
Retinal disparity is
a _________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________________.
Convergence is
_________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________________.
Trichromatic theory
is a theory that ____________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________________.
Opposite process
theory is a theory that
________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________________.
A perceptual set is
the _______________________________________________________________________.
Subliminal means
pertaining to _______________________________________________________________.
Extra sensory
perception is a _________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________________,
including
________________________________________________________________________________.