Information picked up by the body’s receptor cells is termed: ____________?

Related Mcqs:

1. the human information-processing approach and the connectionist approach disagree with each other about how information is processed. How does the connectionist approachdiffer from the human information-processing approach?

   A. Connectionists can study the brain as it naturally occurs in real life situations B. Connectionists assume cognitive systems function as a whole versus by single components C. Connectionists support the idea of a centeral processor of control unit D. Connectionists assume parallel versus serial processing of information E. b and d...

2. Which sensory receptor is found in greatest number in the skin?

   A. touch receptors B. warmth receptors C. pressure receptors D. pain receptors...

3. The incoming flow of information from our sensory systems is referred to as ____________?

   A. sensation B. perception C. adaptation D. cognition...

4. Transforming incoming information into a usable form is the stage of memory called: ____________?

   A. retrieval B. encoding C. storage D. organization...

5. Organizing information into larger units as a way of improving the efficiency of short-term memory is called: ____________?

   A. chunking B. categorizationn C. verbal labeling D. symbolization...

6. The process holding information in memory is referred to as: ____________?

   A. retrieval B. encoding C. storage D. organization...

7. Information processed below the normal level of awareness is called: ____________?

   A. adaptive B. subnormal C. psychophysical D. subliminal...

8. Photoreceptors are the ___________ sensitive cells that line the retina.

   A. wide band B. narrow band C. combination D. light...

9. Which early school of psychology relied on introspection as a systematic way of gathering information?

   A. Gestalt B. Psychoanalysis C. Functionalism D. Structuralism...

10. Which of the following determines what information moves from sensory memory to short-term memory?

    A. consolidation B. an engram C. working memory D. selective attention...