AP PSYCHOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -When looking at a flying bird, we are consciously aware of our cognitive processing (“It’s a bird!”) but not of our subconscious processing of the bird’s form, color, distance, and movement. This illustrates what psychologists call. brain plasticity. selective attention.

Detailed explanation-2: -How would a cognitive neuroscientist explain the idea of “dual processing” in the context of a person deciding to swat a fly. Because we have a two track mind, it is more likely that our unconscious level swats the fly before our conscious level decides to swat the fly.

Detailed explanation-3: -Your sympathetic nervous system is best known for its role in responding to dangerous or stressful situations. In these situations, your sympathetic nervous system activates to speed up your heart rate, deliver more blood to areas of your body that need more oxygen or other responses to help your get out of danger.

Detailed explanation-4: -(Only the sense of smell sends signals directly to the cortex, bypassing the thalamus.)

Detailed explanation-5: -The cerebellum-also called the “little brain” because it looks like a small version of the cerebrum-is responsible for balance, movement, and coordination.