1. Complete the analogy: Sensation is to detection as perception is to interpretation. 2. Although Remi was sitting right next to his parents‚ he smelled a skunk minutes before they did. Explain. a Apparently Remi has a lower absolute threshold for skunk odor his parents have. 3. Greg’s bag of marbles is twice as heavy as Steven’s. If it takes 5 extra marbles to make Steven’s bag feel heavier‚ it will take 10 extra marbles to make Greg’s bag feel heavier. What does this best illustrate? 4.
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When Lara is walking toward the dorm after a long day of classes she begins to feel hungry. The subcortical structure in the brain that regulates hunger is the hypothalamus. The hypothalamus is located in the prosencephalon of the brain in the sub cortex referred to as the diencephalon (Rouse‚ 2015). Hypothalamus’ main job is to maintain homeostasis in the body (Rouse‚ 2015). Hormones from the hypothalamus aides to regulate functions in the body‚ some including: hunger‚ body temperature‚ thirst
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Nutrition Nutrition is a process by which the body takes in breaks down and uses food. Good nutrition is important as it keeps us healthy. It helps us grow‚ develop ‚ prevent diseases and help the body to function properly. Food that gives good nutrition contains substances called nutrients The six basic nutrients are : Carbohydrates Fats and oils Protein Vitamins Minerals Water Carbohydrates : Is an important nutrient as it gives the body heat and energy. It contains starch and sugar
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HEARING IMPAIRMENT Prepared by: Heralyn Tabada Alberca BEED II-3 HEARING IMPAIRMENT Hearing Impairment -the hearing loss that adversely affects educational performance and thereby makes the child eligible for Special Education. (IDEA) Hearing Loss -a degree of hearing loss on a continuum for mild to profound. Hard of Hearing -is a her\aring loss that makes it difficult but not impossible to understand speech through the ear alone‚ with or without hearing aid. Deaf
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PNS Study Guide CH. 13 PNS 1 Notes: From Sensation to perception • 3 levels of integration of sensation- receptor‚ circuit‚ perceptual o What happens with the processing at each level Sensory Receptors • Classifications: o Stimulus-mechanoreceptor‚ thermoreceptor‚ chemoreceptor‚ photoreceptor‚ nociceptor o Location- exteroceptor‚ interoceptors‚ proprioceptors o Complexity- simple‚ complex • Adaptation of receptors PNS 2 Notes (Nerves):
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Chapter 1 1. Caroline is interested in determining how squirrels find the caches of nuts they buried several months earlier. She watches the squirrels in a park and notices that they tend to bury food near landmarks‚ such as trees or benches. She predicts that moving these landmarks after the squirrels have buried their food will prevent them from finding it later on‚ and designs an experiment to test her prediction. Caroline’s approach is an example of A) pseudoscience. B) the scientific
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it should be appreciated more as it is easy to damage your sense of hearing. The ear contains multiple different parts. These parts consist of the auditory canal‚ ear drum‚ hammer‚ anvil‚ stirrup‚ round window‚ oval window‚ semicircular canals‚ cochlea‚ and tube.There are three sections to the ear‚ the outer‚ middle‚ and inner ear. The outer ear consist of the lobe and ear canal. These structures are basically meant to protect the more important parts of the ear‚ that cannot be fixed when damaged
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suffer with severe mental illnesses. The study of neuroscience helps to establish how music specifically interacts with the different regions on human brain. The sound heard is first processed through the outer‚ and then inner ear where it reaches the cochlea.
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AP Psych Unit 4 Practice Test Multiple Choice Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question. ____1.The process of receiving and representing stimulus energies by the nervous system is called a. priming. b. synaesthesia. c. accommodation. d. sensation. e. perception. ____2.The process by which we select‚ organize‚ and interpret sensory information in order to recognize meaningful objects and events is called a. sensory adaptation. b. parallel processing.
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incus and stapes (otherwise known as the hammer‚ anvil and stirrup) are the smallest bones in the human body and are full size at birth. All three together could fit on a penny. 2.The whole area of the middle ear is no bigger than an M&M. 3.The cochlea (inner ear) is about the size of a pencil eraser. 4.The ear never stops working‚ even when people are asleep. The ear continues to hear sounds‚ but the brain shuts them out. 5.Ears are self-cleaning. Pores in the ear canal produce cerumen‚ or
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