5 Steps to a 5 AP Psychology, 2014-2015 Edition

Sensation and Perception  93 out quite closing the letter “o” or crossing the “t”? You probably still know what the letter is. ...

94  STEP 4. Review the Knowledge You Need to Score High Relative height or elevation can be seen when the objects closest to t ...

from sensory input. Parapsychology,the study of paranormal events, investigates claims of ESP, including telepathy: mind-to-min ...

08.Carlos was just able to perceive a difference in weight when Maria removed two of the 50 jelly beans from his plastic bag. It ...

C—Hair cells of the cochlea transduce the mechanical energy of sound waves to the electro- chemical energy of neural impulses. ...

 Rapid Review Sensation—the process by which you detect physical energy from your environment and encode it as neural signals. ...

Rods—photoreceptors that detect black, white, and gray and that detect movement. Rods are necessary for peripheral and dim-ligh ...

Timbre—the quality of a sound determined by the purity of a waveform. What makes a note of the same pitch and loudness sound dif ...

Perceptual Processes Attention—the set of processes by which you choose from among the various stimuli bombarding your senses at ...

CHAPTER 9 States of Consciousness IN THIS CHAPTER Summary:While you are reading this book you may find yourself daydreaming as i ...

Levels of Consciousness Although your current level of consciousness is basically limited to what is relevant to you and what yo ...

beta waves when you are alert and alpha waves when you are relaxed. As you fall asleep, you pass into a semiwakeful state of dre ...

(called sleep spindles) and K complexes. As you fall more deeply asleep, your stage 3 sleep EEG shows some very high amplitude a ...

same time each morning; exercise for about a half hour daily 5 or 6 hours before going to bed; avoid alcohol, sleeping pills, an ...

which is normally not under conscious control. Meditators often report an increased feeling of well being. Psychologists disagre ...

relieve pain, and induce sleep. Their chemical properties are very similar to the endor- phins that our brains produce. Opiates ...

“Humans developed a unique waking-sleep cycle that maximized our chances of survival,” is a statement most typical of (A) devel ...

 Answers and Explanations B—Memories that can easily be brought into consciousness are in the preconscious level of consciousn ...

Hypothalamuscontrols your biological clock, regulating changes in blood pressure, body temperature, pulse, blood sugar levels, h ...

Meditation—set of techniques used to focus concentration away from thoughts and feelings in order to create calmness, tranquilit ...