PSC 100 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Detection Theory, Capgras Delusion, Commissurotomy
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Notes: you are responsible for all of the material that was covered in lecture and in the assigned reading. The list of topics below is not exhaustive. Topics in bold are likely to be emphasized. Cognitive neuroscience: anatomy and organization of the brain, cerebellum and subcortical structures. How are basic regulatory functions localized: cortex. Sensation: sensation versus perception, how is it possible to have sensation without perception, sensory thresholds. An individual can sense the difference between a 2 quanta light and a. 10 quanta light, but cannot sense the difference between a 3 quanta light and a 10 quanta one. If he or she is presented with a 20 quanta light, how much brighter would a second light need to be for the individual to detect the difference: absolute threshold. Why are simple verbal reports of the presence or absence of a signal problematic in assessing sensitivity: signal detection theory.
