Test 3
Psychology 1001 with Berta at University of Colorado Boulder
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By: Aaron Franks
Textbook:
Psychology: From Inquiry to Understanding Value Package (includes MyPsychLab CourseCompass with E-Book Student Access )
Created: 2010-11-03
Size: 67 flashcards
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Wavelength
Part of wave related to color
Height
Part of wave related to brightness
Transduction
Transformation of one form of energy to another
Cornea
Light enters through this transparent outer covering on the eye
Iris (2)
- Ring of muscle tissue which controls the colored portion of the eye around the pupil
- Controls the size of the pupil opening
Pupil
Regulates the amount of light entering the eye
What causes pupil size to change (3)
- emotions
- arousal
- sympathetic nervous system
Why did women put belladonna in their eyes
It dilated their eyes
Are women with bigger pupils more attractive
No they are seen to me warmer friendlier
How was the pupil/attractive theory tested
Retouched photos
Lens
focuses light
Retina (3)
Light sensitive inner surface of the eye
- absorbes light
- starts processing images
- contains receptors of view
Foeva
central focal point in retina around which eye cones cluster
Rods (6)
- 120 million
- sensitive to dim light
- black and white vision
- concentrated in periphery
- not sensitive to details
- Many to one neural connection
Cones (5)
- 6 million
- not sensitive to dim light
- color vision
- concentrated in focal
- sensitive to detail
Floaters
Bits of material in eye that cast shadows on retina
Blind Spot (2)
Place where optic nerve exits eye
- no photo receptors
- eye "guesses" what should be in the blind spot and fills it in
Main pathway of eyes
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o Retina > optic nerve > Thalamus > Occipital Lobe
Young-hemholtz (trichromatic) theory
Retina has three different color receptors
- Red, Green, Blue most sensitive
- Other colors are just a mix of these
Opponent Process Theory
Light excites or inhibits cone pairs
- Red/Green
- Blue/Yellow
- Black/White
Feature Detectors
Neurons in the brain that respond to specific features of stimulus
Parallel Processing (5)
The process if recognizing several features at the same time
- color
- motion
- size
- form
- depth
Selective attention
Focus of conscious on one particular stimulus
- Cocktail party effect
- you can hear only one conversation at a party
Figure Ground
The organization of of the visual fields from two objects (figures) from their surroundings (ground)
Gestalt
The whole is different from the sum of its parts
- basketball
Gestalt Proximity
We group nearby figures together
Gestalt Similarity
We group similar figures together
Gestalt Continuity
We group smooth continuous patters together, rather than discontinuous ones
Gestalt Closure
We fill in groups to create a whole complete object
Gestalt Connectedness
We perceive linked objects as a single unit
Binocular Cues to Depth perception: retinal disparity
can compute distance between objects
- The greater the retinal disparity between two objects the closer the objects
Binocular Cues to Depth perception: convergence
The extent to which eyes converge when looking at an object
- The closer an object is the more they converge
Monocular Cues to Depth perception : relative size
the closer the bigger
Monocular Cues to Depth perception : interposition
if an object blocks another one it is perceived as closer
Monocular Cues to Depth perception : relative clarity
hazy objects appear further away
Monocular Cues to Depth perception : relative height
Perceive higher objects in our field of vision a farther
Monocular Cues to Depth perception : linear perspective
parallel lines appear to converge in the distance
Monocular Cues to Depth perception : Shadows
Light appears to come from above
Phi Phenomenon
Moving light when some blink on and off in succession
Perceptual constancy
perceiving images as unchanging even if the retinal image changes
Perceptual set
A mental predisposition to perceive one thing and not the other
Restored Vision and Perception
Can - color, figure, ground
Can't - shape, distance
Can't - shape, distance
Perceptual adaptation
ability to adjust an artificially displaced or inverted field
Extrasensory perception
Perception that can occur apart from sensory input
Telepathy
mind to mind communication
Clairvoyance
perceiving remote events
Precognition
perceiving future events
Psychokinesis
mind effecting matter
Why are paranormal experience stories unreliable (3)
Odd things happen by chance
dont notice disconfirming evidence
pick up information but not aware of it
dont notice disconfirming evidence
pick up information but not aware of it
What is the ganzfeld procedure
try to use telepathy with a picture
- follow up indicates that there was no telepathy
Judgment of psychologists about ESP
There is no real evidence behind ESP
consciousness
our awareness of ourselves and our environment
William james' stream of consciousness
consciousness moves flows changes
Levels of consciousness
Controlled processes
Automatic processes
Automatic processes
Controlled processes (4)
performed serially
take focus
performed slowly
requires alertness and attention
take focus
performed slowly
requires alertness and attention
automatic processes (3)
occur with little awareness
minimal attention and does not interfere with other activities
performed in parallel
minimal attention and does not interfere with other activities
performed in parallel
Performed serially
one at a time
Performed in parallel
more than one process at a time
What is the relationship between age and daydreaming
daydreaming decreases with age
How is time daydreaming tested (3)
They put a pager in that randomly sounds through the day and they answer
- what doing
- what thinking
- what feeling
health benefits of daydreaming (4)
- help relaxing
- endure frustration
- alleviate boredom
- rehearse alternate solutions for problems
Fantasy Prone personalities (7)
people who imagine and recall experiences with lifelike vividness and spend considerable time fantasizing
- 4% of population
- spend half of waking time daydreaming
- highly susceptible to hypnotism
- have para identities
- believe they receive special messages
- have out of body experiences
- have psychic experiences
hypnosis
a social interaction where the subject is suggested by the hypnotist that certain feelings, emotions, or perceptions will spontaneously occur
how is hypnosis induced (3)
- minimal distractions
- encourage concentration on only the suggested stimuli
- encourage the subject to believe that they are about to enter a special state of consciousness
Features of hypnosis (4)
- enriched fantasy
- cognitive passivity
- Hyper-Selective attention
- Reduce reality testing
About this deck
By: Aaron Franks
Textbook: Psychology: From Inquiry to Understanding Value Package (includes MyPsychLab CourseCompass with E-Book Student Access )
Created: 2010-11-03
Size: 67 flashcards
Views: 36
Textbook:
Psychology: From Inquiry to Understanding Value Package (includes MyPsychLab CourseCompass with E-Book Student Access )Created: 2010-11-03
Size: 67 flashcards
Views: 36
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