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Psyc 3003 Test 2 ReviewRelative purity of a color - correct answer-Saturation
Rods and cones are known collectively as - correct answer-photoreceptors
The area at the base of the brain where axons from the retina cross over to the other side of
the brain - correct answer-optic chasm
The part of the visual field to which a neuron responds is called the ______ of the neuron? -
correct answer-receptive field
Complexity of sound corresponds to - correct answer-timbre
The receptors for hearing are called - correct answer-hair cells
Angular acceleration is detected by the - correct answer-semicircular canals
______ are the largest sensory end organs in the body? - correct answer-Pacinian
corpuscles
Which brain wave pattern would be evident in the EEG record of a player during a chess
game? - correct answer-Beta waves
What brain waves are evident in REM sleep? - correct answer-Beta waves
Sleep stages 3 and 4 are also called _____ sleep? - correct answer-Slow-wave
What type of waves are in sleep stages 3 and 4? - correct answer-Delta waves
Which of the following argues against sleep as an adaptive response? - correct
answer-Some species sleep that would be better off staying awake
Night terrors - correct answer-occur during slow-wave
A stimulus that synchronizes a circadian rhythm is called a(n) - correct answer-zeitgeber
Because there is a delay between ingestion and the digestion and assimilation of a
substance, a _______ is needed to help regulate ingestive behavior - correct answer-satiety
mechanism
Thirst caused by a loss of blood plasm is called ______ thirst - correct answer-volumetric
Which of the following is not an action of insulin? - correct answer-promotes the breakdown
of triglycerides
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