Deck 1: Psychology Terminology and Concepts

Question 1

The ___________ perspective focuses on social and cultural forces outside the individual.

A)cognitive
B)learning
C)socio-cultural
D)learning.

Answer 1

socio-cultural

Question 2

The smallest difference in stimulation that can be reliably detected by an observer when two stimuli are compared, is ____________________

A)absolute threshold
B)sensation
C)perception
D)difference threshold

Answer 2

difference threshold

Question 3

The dimension of auditory experience related to the intensity of a pressure wave, is _________

A)binatural cue
B)loudness
C)pitch
D)timbre

Answer 3

pitch

Question 4

The change from the resting nerve membrane potential of approximately -70mV to a new +40mV is ___________________________

A)action potential
B)refractory period
C)resting potential
D)all or none law

Question 5

Action potential constitutes the 'firing' of the neuron and is also referred to as the ________________

A)nerve impulse
B)synapse
C)threshold
D)refractory period

Question 6

________________ referring to a pair of muscles with the same effects at a joint.

A)adipose
B)agonistic
C)atropine
D)agenesis

Question 7

The process by which an image is kept in focus on the surface of the retina while the object being viewed varies in distance from the eye is referred as the ____________________

A)retinal disparity
B)autonomic
C)accommodation
D)phi phenomena

Question 8

The portion of the axon that is located immediately outside the boundaries of the soma is __________

A)end buttons
B)axon hillock
C)axoaxonic
D)axon collateral

Question 9

__________________ is a portion of the axon after it has subdivided just prior to the synaptic knobs.

A)basal ganglia
B)axon hillock
C)end buttons
D)axon collateral

Question 10

_____________________ is a portion of the dendrite involved in axodendritic synaptic communication.

A)dendritic spine
B)dentate nucleus
C)cross-cuing
D)contrecercep

Question 11

The space in the synapse that lies between the presynaptic axon and postsynaptic soma or dendrite, is _______________________

A)synaptic vesicle
B)synaptic knob
C)synaptic cleft
D)synapse space

Question 12

The structures in the synaptic knobs that store neurotransmitters prior to the release of neurotransmitters into the synaptic cleft, is _________________________

A)synaptic knob
B)synaptic vesicle
C)synaptic space
D)nodes of ranvier

Question 13

__________________ is a fat and protein substance surrounding some axons in the nervous system, arranged as a series of segments along the length of the axon.

A)naloxon
B)nodes of ranvier
C)myelin sheath
D)spindle