| A | B |
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| Rods | Retinal Receptors that detect black, white and gray, necessary for peripheral & twilight vision when cones do not respond |
| Colour Constancy | perceiving familiar objects as having constant colour, even if changing illumination alters the wavelength reflected by the object. |
| Parapsychology | the study of paranormal phenomena, including ESP&psychokinesis |
| Subliminal | Below one's absolute threshold for conscious awareness |
| Acuity | the sharpness of vision |
| Social Facilitation | when we are "decently good" at something our performance boosts when performing infront of others |
| Deindividualization | at act "crazier" when in a group because you feel aroused and anonymous |
| Scapegoat Theory | the theory that due to our heart's passion, when we are angry, we find someone to blame. |
| Social Trap | When people only think of themselves and the consequences are mutual(affect everyone) |
| Long-term memory | the limitless&permanent storehouse of the memory system |
| Chunking | organizing information into units, usually occurs automatically. |
| Amnesia | the loss of memory or inability to form new memories |
| Dendrite | fibers that receive information and conduct impulses toward the cell body |
| threshold | the level of stimulation required to trigger a neural impulse |
| Peripheral Nervous System | the sensory and motor neurons that connect the CENTRAL nervous system to the REST of the body |
| Lesion | tissue destruction. Is naturally or experimentally caused destruction of brain tissue |
| Thalamus | Located ontop of brainstem. Acts as communication middleman. It directs messages to the sensory area in cortex amd transmits replies to cerebellum and medulla. |
| Illusory Correlation | When people think they see a relationship between two things, but there really isn't. |
| Independent Variable | ANTHING that can vary. The variable who's effect is being studied. |
| Dependent Variable | the factor being measured. The variable that may change in response to manipulation of the independent variable. |
