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EXPERIMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY

PERCEPTION
- Perception is the organization, identification, and interpretation of sensory information in order to
represent and understand the presented information or environment. All perception involves signals
that go through the nervous system, which in turn result from physical or chemical stimulation of the
sensory system.
THINKING
- In their most common sense, the terms thought and thinking refer to conscious cognitive processes
that can happen independently of sensory stimulation. Their most paradigmatic forms are judging,
reasoning, concept formation, problem solving, and deliberation.
SENSATION
- A sense is a biological system used by an organism for sensation, the process of gathering
information about the world through the detection of stimuli. Although traditionally five human
senses were identified as such, it is now recognized that there are many more.
INTUITING
- Hodgkinson concludes that "intuiting" is a complex set of interrelated cognitive, affective and
somatic processes in which there is no apparent intrusion of deliberate, rational thought.
INTROVERT
- a person whose personality is characterized by introversion : a typically reserved or quiet person
who tends to be introspective and enjoys spending time alone. Note: Introverts are typically more
comfortable interacting with small groups of people rather than large groups (as at parties)
EXTROVERT
- The term extroversion describes an aspect of a personality that is often characterized by expressive
and outgoing patterns of behavior. People who are extroverts tend to be very talkative, sociable,
active, and warm. Jung defined an extrovert as someone who feels energized by the external world
and social interactions.
NUERONS
- Neurons (also called neurones or nerve cells) are the fundamental units of the brain and nervous
system, the cells responsible for receiving sensory input from the external world, for sending motor
commands to our muscles, and for transforming and relaying the electrical signals at every step in
between.
NUEROTRANSMITTER
- A neurotransmitter is a signaling molecule secreted by a neuron to affect another cell across a
synapse. The cell receiving the signal, any main body part or target cell, may be another neuron, but
could also be a gland or muscle cell
PUPIL
- The round opening in the center of the iris (the colored tissue that makes the "eye color" at the front
of the eye). The pupil changes size to let light into the eye. It gets smaller in bright light and larger as
the amount of light decreases. Enlarge.
IRIS
- a flat, colored, ring-shaped membrane behind the cornea of the eye, with an adjustable circular
opening (pupil) in the center.
SHORT TERM MEMORY
-Short-term memory (or memory) refers to information processed in a short period of time.
LONG TERM MEMORY
- Long-term memory allows us to store information for long periods of time, including information
that can be retrieved consciously (explicit memory) or unconsciously (implicit memory).
SELECTIVE ATTENTION
- In human psychology, selective attention is defined as “the capacity for or process of reacting to
certain stimuli selectively when several occur simultaneously.” In other words, selective attention
refers to our ability to focus on the most important information when there are other.
FRONTAL LOBE
- The frontal lobe is generally where higher executive functions including emotional regulation,
planning, reasoning and problem solving occur. This is why in frontotemporal dementia, personality
changes are often the first signs of the disease.
PARIETAL LOBE
- The parietal lobe is behind the frontal lobe, separated by the central sulcus. Areas in the parietal
lobe are responsible for integrating sensory information, including touch, temperature, pressure and
pain.
TEMPORAL LOBE
- Separated from the frontal lobe by the lateral fissure, the temporal lobe also contains regions
dedicated to processing sensory information, particularly important for hearing, recognising language,
and forming memories.
OCCIPITAL LOBE
- The occipital lobe is the major visual processing centre in the brain.
- The primary visual cortex, also known as V1, receives visual information from the eyes. This
information is relayed to several secondary visual processing areas, which interpret depth, distance,
location and the identity of seen objects.
AWARENESS
- perception or knowledge of something. Accurate reportability of something perceived or known is
widely used as a behavioral index of conscious awareness. However, it is possible to be aware of
something without being explicitly conscious of it (e.g., see blindsight).
CONSCIOUSNESS
- Consciousness, at its simplest, is sentience and awareness of internal and external existence.
However, its nature has led to millennia of analyses, explanations and debates by philosophers,
theologians, linguists, and scientists. Opinions differ about what exactly needs to be studied or even
considered consciousness.
TRANSDUCTION
- the action or process of converting something and especially energy or a message into another form.
: the transfer of genetic material from one organism (as a bacterium) to another by a genetic vector
and especially a bacteriophage compare transformation sense 2.
ABSOLUTE TRESHOLD
- In neuroscience and psychophysics, an absolute threshold was originally defined as the lowest level
of a stimulus – light, sound, touch, etc. – that an organism could detect.
SIGNAL DETECTION ANALYSIS
- Signal detection describes a series of analytical approaches intended to identify changes in the
pattern of incoming data. The analyses can be described very generally as a comparison of expected
value to some observed value.
CORNEA
- The transparent part of the eye that covers the iris and the pupil and allows light to enter the inside.
Enlarge. Anatomy of the eye, showing the outside and inside of the eye including the eyelid, pupil,
sclera, iris, cornea, lens, ciliary body, retina, choroid, vitreous humor, and optic nerve.
TOP-DOWN
- The top-down approach to management is when company-wide decisions are made solely by
leadership at the top, while the bottom-up approach gives all teams a voice in these types of
decisions.
BOTTOM-UP
- bottom-up approach prioritizes the execution of individual tasks and the development of detailed
knowledge.
PERCEPTUAL CONSTANCY
- perceptual constancy, also called object constancy, or constancy phenomenon, the tendency of
animals and humans to see familiar objects as having standard shape, size, colour, or location
regardless of changes in the angle of perspective, distance, or lighting.
ILLUSION
- something that deceives by producing a false or misleading impression of reality. the state or
condition of being deceived; misapprehension. an instance of being deceived.
PONS-ROD
- Your pons is a part of your brainstem, which links your brain to your spinal cord. That makes your
pons a vital section of your nervous system, providing a route for signals to travel to and from your
brain. Several neurotransmitters in your pons facilitate brain function, particularly sleep.
MEDITATION
- The term “meditation” refers to a variety of practices that focus on mind and body integration and
are used to calm the mind and enhance overall well-being.
MOTIVATION
- Motivation is the reason for which humans and other animals initiate, continue, or terminate a
behavior at a given time. Motivational states are commonly understood as forces acting within the
agent that create a disposition to engage in goal-directed behavior.