Exam 2 Vocab

Question 1

Autonomic

Answer 1

All involuntary functions

Question 2

Sympathetic

Answer 2

Stress(spends bodies energy)

Question 3

Parasympathetic

Answer 3

Rest (conserves bodies energy)

Question 4

Somatic

Answer 4

Senses and muscles

Question 5

Afferent neurons

Answer 5

Sensory

Question 6

Efferent neurons

Answer 6

Motor

Question 7

Neurotransmission

Answer 7

Communication between neurons

Question 8

Transduction

Answer 8

The transportation of stimuli to the CNS

Question 9

Absolute threshold

Answer 9

The point at which a stimulus becomes detectable

Question 10

Webers law

Answer 10

Something small takes a small change to notice and something big takes a big change to notice

Question 11

Somesthetic

Answer 11

Sense of touch

Question 12

Auditory localization

Answer 12

The way our brain uses two ears to determine the position of the source of sound

Question 13

Bottom-up processing

Answer 13

Putting pieces together to make a whole

Question 14

Top-Down processing

Answer 14

Guided by prior knowledge and expectation

Question 15

Genotype

Answer 15

Pre-programmed potential

Question 16

Phenotypes

Answer 16

Experiences that expresses a specific gene

Question 17

Assimilation

Answer 17

Broaden existing schemes by adding info

Question 18

Accommodation

Answer 18

Modify or create new scheme when it doesn’t fit

Question 19

Thought suppression

Answer 19

Trying not to think about something

Question 20

Heuristics

Answer 20

Cognitive shortcuts

Question 21

Analytic intelligence

Answer 21

Problem solving through logical reasoning

Question 22

Creative intelligence

Answer 22

Using insight to solve problems

Question 23

Practical intelligence

Answer 23

Street smarts

Question 24

Anthropomorphism

Answer 24

Assigning human qualities to non-human things