psych

In the lock-and-key model of synaptic transmission, the "key" gets to the "lock" how? Is it by removal of synaptic vesicles, rapid conduction down to the axon, weak attractive forces of the lock, or diffusion across the cleft? Which of these are transducers? Eardrum, the jnd, hair cells. Which of the following would be lik ...continues

Hearing, sight, blindness, colors.

What is the distal stimulus in hearing? According to the place theory of pitch, where on the basilar membrane will high-frequency tones cause the greatest amount of vibration to occur? Why are we unable to see colors in very dim light? What does the world look like to people who suffer from the most common type of colo ...continues

psychology

To what is the tendency of the CS to elicit the CR related? Is it the number of CS US pairings, the number of times the US has elicited the CR, the intensity of the CR, or the intensity of the CS? Compensatory drug reactions, such as those to injections of insulin or heroin, offer the strongest support to which of the followi ...continues

Sensation and Perceptions; Cognitive Psychology topics

Hi, I would like help studying for an upcoming test this Monday. Please answer my questions that I have for you here. Please be sure your answers are 100 % correct, so that I don’t end up studying for something that is wrong. Thank you very much again. What would happen if we were to use top-down processing only? Is it that w ...continues

Having a hard time getting started with scientific method project.

I am working on a project for a General Psychology class using the scientific method. I would like to do my project on sleep apnea and overweight kids, ages 2yrs.to 16yrs.and I am having a hard time getting my paper started, do you have any suggestions for me please, my paper is due in 3 days. I would like to use the case study ...continues

psychology

In a parallel-distributed processing network, the word "banana" is represented as what? Is it a particular node in the network, a neural activity in a particular part of the cerebral cortex, a particular activation pattern in the network as a whole, OR a mental (pictorial) representation of a real banana? In the term parallel ...continues

psychology

What would happen if we were to use top-down processing only? Is it that we would experience only perceptual illusions; we would perceive only the individual features of objects; we would perceive only what we expect; OR we would see objects two-dimensionally? In the figure below, the "13's" in the top and bottom rows are ide ...continues

Psychology

Hi, I would like help studying for an upcoming test. According to cognitive dissonance theory, justification of effort is responsible for the fact that we what? Is it tend to downplay the amount of effort we exerted to reach a goal; have fewer negative emotions while engaging in an effortful task; value a goal more highly if ...continues

Series of Psych Questions

In a study of widow birds, the length of males' tail feathers was artificially altered. The result was that alterations had no effect on the number of nests within each male's territory; unaltered males had the most nests in their territories, followed by shortened and then extended males; extended males had the most nests in th ...continues

Psych Questions

The reciprocity principle refers to the fact that a. Our impression of ourselves is very much influenced by the impression that others have of us. b. The observation that we tend to like someone who also likes us . c. The social rule that we are obligated to repay whatever favor we have been given by another person. d. An a ...continues