[PSY 100] - Final Exam Guide - Everything you need to know! (23 pages long)
Document Summary
Measures capacity and duration of sensory memory. Flass letters on screen, rapid at 0. 5 seconds. Tone was added to the experiment and it was found that the tone"s frequency correlated to the level of the row. Theory: information is recorded, but memory decays too rapidly to be recalled; less than one, singular, second. Physical features of the environment into electrochemical signals sent to the brain. The interpretation of sensory signals to represent objects and events in order to be identified. Two parties are given options with similar principles, but with different wording. Risk-aversion results in a sure decision, where as a risk- taking strategy is stated in terms of loss. Application of the principles of biology to the study of physiological, genetic and developments of mechanisms of behavior in human and non-human animals. Sensation and perception, motivated behavior and learning. Studies the changing abilities of humans over a lifespan. How humans perceive influence, and relate to one another.
