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What is the process of converting outside stimuli into neural activity called?
What is the process of converting outside stimuli into neural activity called?
- Perception
- Sensation
- Adaptation
- Transduction (correct)
Which structure of the eye is responsible for controlling the amount of light that enters?
Which structure of the eye is responsible for controlling the amount of light that enters?
- Lens
- Cornea
- Retina
- Iris (correct)
What happens during visual accommodation?
What happens during visual accommodation?
- Rods send signals to the brain.
- The lens changes shape to focus. (correct)
- Cones lose sensitivity to color.
- The pupil expands to let in more light.
What fluid is found beneath the cornea?
What fluid is found beneath the cornea?
Which theory explains the inhibition of color perception by different wavelengths of light?
Which theory explains the inhibition of color perception by different wavelengths of light?
What is the role of rods in vision?
What is the role of rods in vision?
Which of the following conditions affects color perception by limiting it to two colors?
Which of the following conditions affects color perception by limiting it to two colors?
What is the clear membrane on the surface of the eye called?
What is the clear membrane on the surface of the eye called?
What role do afferent neurons primarily play in the nervous system?
What role do afferent neurons primarily play in the nervous system?
Which component is primarily responsible for very fast reflex actions?
Which component is primarily responsible for very fast reflex actions?
What is the function of the autonomic nervous system (ANS)?
What is the function of the autonomic nervous system (ANS)?
Which neurons carry messages from the central nervous system to voluntary muscles?
Which neurons carry messages from the central nervous system to voluntary muscles?
What is neuroplasticity?
What is neuroplasticity?
What does the sympathetic division of the autonomic nervous system handle?
What does the sympathetic division of the autonomic nervous system handle?
Which best describes the role of interneurons?
Which best describes the role of interneurons?
What is meant by the term 'motor pathway'?
What is meant by the term 'motor pathway'?
Which term refers to the awareness of body movement?
Which term refers to the awareness of body movement?
What does shape constancy allow individuals to do?
What does shape constancy allow individuals to do?
What phenomenon explains dizziness and nausea due to conflicting sensory information?
What phenomenon explains dizziness and nausea due to conflicting sensory information?
Which Gestalt principle involves completing incomplete figures?
Which Gestalt principle involves completing incomplete figures?
What does the vestibular sense primarily deal with?
What does the vestibular sense primarily deal with?
What principle describes the tendency to perceive objects that are close to each other as part of the same group?
What principle describes the tendency to perceive objects that are close to each other as part of the same group?
Which term is used to describe the phenomenon of perceiving two things happening close together in time as being related?
Which term is used to describe the phenomenon of perceiving two things happening close together in time as being related?
Which condition refers to the inability to feel pain as a result of nerve damage or insensitivity?
Which condition refers to the inability to feel pain as a result of nerve damage or insensitivity?
What is the function of the parasympathetic nervous system?
What is the function of the parasympathetic nervous system?
Which hormone is released by the posterior pituitary gland and is associated with reproductive and parental behaviors?
Which hormone is released by the posterior pituitary gland and is associated with reproductive and parental behaviors?
What best describes waking consciousness?
What best describes waking consciousness?
What is neurogenesis primarily associated with?
What is neurogenesis primarily associated with?
In terms of mental activity, what characterizes an altered state of consciousness?
In terms of mental activity, what characterizes an altered state of consciousness?
Which of the following is NOT a function of endocrine glands?
Which of the following is NOT a function of endocrine glands?
What kind of processes require a high degree of conscious attention?
What kind of processes require a high degree of conscious attention?
What role does the pituitary gland play in the endocrine system?
What role does the pituitary gland play in the endocrine system?
What is the main purpose of operationalization in research?
What is the main purpose of operationalization in research?
Which method allows researchers to measure cause-and-effect relationships?
Which method allows researchers to measure cause-and-effect relationships?
What does a controlled group in an experiment typically receive?
What does a controlled group in an experiment typically receive?
What does the independent variable represent in an experiment?
What does the independent variable represent in an experiment?
In participant observation, what role does the observer take?
In participant observation, what role does the observer take?
Which of the following describes observer bias?
Which of the following describes observer bias?
What is a representative sample?
What is a representative sample?
What is the primary benefit of using animal research in psychology?
What is the primary benefit of using animal research in psychology?
