There’s a Method In This Madness

It’s All About Your Perspective

My, What a Big Brain You Have

Communication Makes Me Nervous

That Makes Sense

But It Depends On Your Perception

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The variable that is manipulated by the experimenter

What is the independent variable?

The difference between a theory and a hypothesis

What is that a hypothesis is a “little theory” that can be accepted or rejected?

within one standard deviation on either side of the mean The percentage of the population that falls within one standard deviation on either side of the mean

What is sixty-eight percent?

accept as statistically The common value that psychologists accept as statistically significant

What is p < 0.05?

A specific type of study pre-existing condition, in which participants are chosen based on a pre-existing condition, like gender

What is ex post facto?

unconscious conflicts Sigmund Freud’s view that mental disorders arise from unconscious conflicts

What is psychoanalysis?

experimental psychology to solve human problems The general term for psychologists who use experimental psychology to solve human problems

What are applied psychologists?

The 17th century figure who first said that sensations and behaviors were based on nervous system activity

Who is Descartes?

Ask famous psychologists, like Kohler and Wertheimer, in this historical school about psychology, and they’ll say that it’s very “whole-y”, but not holy

What is gestalt psychology?

In modern terms, functionalism would be most seen in this perspective

What is evolutionary psychology?

The parts of the brain stem

What are the medulla, the RAS, the pons, and the thalamus?

is this type of brain scan, which not only tracks PET version 2.0 is this type of brain scan, which not only tracks brain activity, but also can pinpoint brain structures

What is f MRI?

At least four out of the possible five F’s associated with the hypothalamus

What are flight, fight, food, Fahrenheit, and fornicate?

If a split-brain patient is able to use his left hand to match a hidden object but cannot name it, then the object must have been projected to this visual field

What is the left visual field?

could still speak, but could not understand speech, showing Edna had a stroke and could still speak, but could not understand speech, showing damage to this part of the brain

What is Wernicke’s Area?

The two main divisions of the peripheral nervous system

What are the somatic and autonomic nervous systems?

This system dilates pupils, and decreases digestion inhibits salivation, and decreases digestion

What is the sympathetic nervous system?

This endocrine gland controls metabolism and physical growth

What is the thyroid?

Next time you think about getting Botox at your tender age, remember that curare and Botulism toxin are antagonists to this neurotransmitter

What is acetylcholine?

Due to this ability of the nervous system, people who experience traumas may have physical changes in their amygdala

What is plasticity?

converts physical energy The term for the sensory process that converts physical energy into neural messages

What is transduction?

The two types of photoreceptors that are responsible for the conversion of light energy

What are rods and cones?

the size of the just noticeable difference is proportional Weber’s law says that the size of the just noticeable difference is proportional to this

What is the intensity of the stimulus?

explains color sensation from the bipolar cells onward The theory that explains color sensation from the bipolar cells onward in the visual system

opponent-process theory? What is the opponent-process theory?

This part of the inner ear is programmed to send neural Have you heard? This part of the inner ear is programmed to send neural codes for different pitches according to both location (place) and rate (frequency)

What is the basilar membrane?

The Necker cube and “My Wife or Mother-in-Law” are popular types of these

What are illusions?

errors on your last English paper Blame this gestalt law for the undetected errors on your last English paper

What is the law of Pragnanz?

Because your finger will “dance” if you close one eye after another, we know that retinal disparity is a type of this

What is a binocular cue?

This gestalt principle explains why objects do not fully disappear when they exist in your blind spot

What is closure?

The Zulu tribes’ inability to be tricked by the Muller-Lyer illusion proved the importance of this type of processing

What is top-down processing?