Psychology Test 2 Flashcards
perception and senses (31 cards)
kinesthesis
knowing the position of your body
vestibular sense
balance
where are taste receptors
the mouth and the digestive system
what are the five basic tastes
sweet, salty, sour, bitter, umami
for what basic taste is your perception the least accurate
sweet
where are the receptors for your sense of smell
the back of the nasal cavity
what part of the brain controls your sense of smell
the olfactory nerve and the olfactory cortex
what makes the processing of smells different from the processing of other senses
it has direct links to the cortex and brain regions associate with memory it does not always have to go through the sensory switchboard or thalamus to be directed to these parts of the brain
vomeronasal organ
pheromone detection
how good is our sense of smell compared to how we used to think it was and compared to dogs
our sense of smell is much better than we used to believe it was, and is even better than dogs in some aspects
where are the receptors for the sense of touch
in the skin and throughout the body
what types of receptors are there
pressure, warmth, cold , pain , itch
what types of receptors are only in the skin
itch
where in the brain processes the sense of touch
the somatosensory cortex
congenital pain insensitivity
the inability to feel pain
hypersthesia
an extreme reaction and intolerance to being touched
where are the receptors for the sense of hearing
hair cells inside the cochlea
what parts of the brain control hearing
auditory brainstem locates a sound
auditory cortex identifies sounds
learning
a relatively permanent change in behavior caused by experiences
stimulus
something you react to
association
a subconscious connection
habituation
learning to stop responding to a stimulus not adaptation where your body stops detecting it
social learning theory
you learn through observation
operant conditioning
b.f skinner
