Psychology6-9

refers to a point above which a stimulus is percieved and below which it is not percieved.

is the intensity level of a stimulus such that a person will have a 50% chance of detecting it.

has an intensity that gives a person less than a 50% chance of detecting stimulus

refers to the smallest increase or decrease in the intensity of a stimulus that a person is able to detect

states that the increase in intensity of a stimulus needed to produce a just noticeable difference grows in proportion to the intensity of the initial stimulus

is out first awareness of some outside stimulus

is the experience we have after out brain assembkes and combines thousands of meaningless sensations into a meaningful pattern

believed that you add together hundreds of basic elements to form complex perceptions

we tend to automatically distinguish between a figure and a ground

we tend to fill any missing parts of a figure and see the figure complete

we group together objects that are physically close together

we group together elements that appear similar

states that stimuli are organized in the simplest way possible

we tend to favor smooth paths when interpreting a series of points or lines

is a group of psychic experiences that involve percieving or sending info outside normal sensory processes

is the ability to transfer one's thoughts to another or to read the thoughts of others

is the ability to foretell events

ability to percieve events or objects that are out of sight

are activities that require full awareness to reach some goal

are activities that require little awareness and do not interfere with ongoing activities

activity that requires low level of awareness, often occurs during automatic processes

result from using any number of procedures to produce an awareness that differs from normal consciousness

consists of five different stages that involve different levels of awareness

is a unique state of sonsciousness in which we are asleep but experience a variety of astonishing visual images

means learning without awareness, such as acquiring habits.

total lack of sensory awareness and complete loss of responsiveness

interal timing devices that are genetically set to regulate responses for different periods of time

helps people and animals time their movements

regulates eating patterns

travelers' biological circadian clocks are out of step

the use of bright light to reset circadian clocks to combat with insomnia

horomone

marked by feelings of being relaced and drowsy

where you spend approximately 80% of your sleep time.

is a transition from wakefulness to sleep.

marks the beginning of sleep

deepest stage of sleep because it is the most difficukt from which to be awakened

rapid eye movement, your body is physiologically very aroused but muscles are paralyzed

suggests that a person will experience changes in sensations

to inducing hypnosis by first asking a person to stare at an object

holds that hypnosis puts a person in an altered state of consciousness

chemicals that affect our nervous system , modify stuff.

desire to obtain and use drug

means that you become used to the doses of that drug, so person increases doses

needs to take the drug to prevent the occurence of painful withdrawal systems

stop using the drug

increase activity of the central nervous system and result in alertness

can be smoked, snorted, and produces an almost intaneous high.

produces increased heart rate

produces arousal, improved reaction times

triggers the brains reward and pleasure centers to produce good feelings

pleasurable state between awake and sleep. hot and cold flashes

produce strange and unusual perceptual sensory experiences which the person sees or hears but knows that they are not occuring reality

strange experiences, visual hallucinations, perceptual distortions. alter tstate of mind

produces pleasant and relaxed feelings, medium doses produce distortions in time, induce psychotic states

active ingrediant in peyote cactus, creates hallucinations. aches and vomiting

manufactured of synthetic drugs that are designed to resemble already existing illegal psychoactive drugs.

resembles both mescaline and amphetamine. heightens sensations, gives a euphoric rush, raises body temperatures

depressant, depresses activity of the central nervous system. most people think it's a stimulant.

primary ingrediant is THC

kind of learning which a neutral stimulus acquires the ability to produce a response that was originalls produced from a different stimulus

says that if some random actions are followed by a pleasurable consequence , such actions are strengthened and will likely occur in the future

consequences that follow some behavior increase or decrease the likelihood of that behaviors occurence in the future

involves mental processes, observation or imitation

causes sensory response, such as being seen, heard or smelled but not produce the reflex

salivation or eye blink

unlearned reflex

formerly neutral stimulus that has acquired the ability to elicit response that was previously elicited by the unconditioned response.

elicited by the conditioned stimulus

similar odors

new odor

procedure in which a conditioned stimulus and the conditioned stimulus tends to no longer elicit the conditioned response

the older smell that you didnt like comes back up and reminds you of it again

usefullness of certain abilities or traits that have evolved in animals and humans and tend to increase their chances of survival

associating a particular sensory cue withh getting sick and thereafter avoidin that taste

refers to the phenomenon that animals and humas are biologically prepared to associate some combinations of conditioned and unconditioned stimuli more easily than othersq

procedure based on classical conditioning, in which a person imagines fearful stimuli and then imeediately uses deep relaxation to overcome the anxiety.