Exam 1: Psychology Terminology and Concepts

The process by which an image is kept in focus on the surface of the retina while the object being viewed varies in distance from the eye is referred as the ____________________

__________________ is a portion of the axon after it has subdivided just prior to the synaptic knobs.

The space in the synapse that lies between the presynaptic axon and postsynaptic soma or dendrite, is _______________________

The portion of the axon that is located immediately outside the boundaries of the soma is __________

_____________________ is a portion of the dendrite involved in axodendritic synaptic communication.

________________ referring to a pair of muscles with the same effects at a joint.

The structures in the synaptic knobs that store neurotransmitters prior to the release of neurotransmitters into the synaptic cleft, is _________________________

The change from the resting nerve membrane potential of approximately -70mV to a new +40mV is ___________________________

The ___________ perspective focuses on social and cultural forces outside the individual.

__________________ is a fat and protein substance surrounding some axons in the nervous system, arranged as a series of segments along the length of the axon.

Action potential constitutes the 'firing' of the neuron and is also referred to as the ________________

The smallest difference in stimulation that can be reliably detected by an observer when two stimuli are compared, is ____________________

The dimension of auditory experience related to the intensity of a pressure wave, is _________