end of tri exam flashcards
As described by Sigmund Freud, ___________ events are mental events that are inaccessible to awareness and actively kept hidden.
unconscious
Which of the following are functions of sleep?
a. Consolidation of memories
b. Conservation of energy
c. Restoration of bodily functions
d. All of the above
all of the above
Which of the following is not a stimulant drug?
a. Methamphetamine
b. Heroin
c. Nicotine
d. Cocaine
heroin
During which sleep stage do we experience motor paralysis?
a. Non-REM Stage 1
b. Non-REM Stages 3 & 4
c. REM Sleep
d. All stages of sleep
REM SLEEP
Which stage of Non-REM sleep is described by the following: Deep state of relaxed sleep, characterised by high amplitude, slow delta waves at 1.5-2 CPS.
a. Stage 1
b. Stage 2
c. Stages 3 & 4
d. None of the above
stage 3 & 4
According to the Cognitive perspective, which of the following is an information- processing mechanism that requires awareness?
a. Working Memory
b. Priming
c. Implicit Memory
d. Procedural Knowledge
working memory
Jodie has been complaining of severe difficulty falling asleep for the past several weeks. She reports that any night she does sleep, she often wakes multiple times during the night and always rises very early in the morning. Which sleep disorder is she most likely experiencing?
a. Sensitive Sleeper Disorder
b. Sleep Apnea
c. Somnambulism
d. Insomnia
Insomnia
Which of these is true of conscious processes?
a. They are slower and more deliberate
b. They are efficient and operate simultaneously
c. They require very little effort
d. They are often unintentional
they are slower and more deliberate
How does the cognitive perspective explain dreaming?
a. Dreams are attempts of the cortex to interpret random neural firing
b. Dreams are a window into the unconscious mind
c. Dreams are constructed from the daily issues of the dreamer
d. Dreams are the brain’s attempt to intentionally relive memories of the day
dreams are constructed from the daily issues of the dreamer
esse takes a drug and experiences suppressed physical sensation and stimulation response. His friends, who take the drug regularly, experience depression, cognitive impairment, and dependency. Jesse is most likely abusing which type of drug?
a. Hallucinogen b. Stimulant
c. Opiate
d. Depressant
opiate
Which of these is not a type of memory encoding?
a. Semantic encoding
b. Visual encoding
c.Exposition encoding
d. Acoustic encoding
exposition encoding
What is the capacity of the short-term memory?
a. 25+ items
b. 5 items
c. Limitless capacity
d. 7 items
7 items
Sam found she remembered the first few items from her shopping list better than the middle items. What effect is this?
a. Initial effect
b. Recency effect
c. First Item effect
d. Primacy effect
primary effect
During a history exam, Liam recalls the fact that Australia’s Federation occurred in
1901. This is an example of:
a. Semantic memory
b. Procedural memory
c. Implicit memory
d. Sensory memory
semantic memory
Which of the following is an example of Implicit memory?
a. Remembering what happened at your friend’s birthday party last year
b. Telling someone your address
c. Knowing how to drive yourself to work
d. Remembering to go shopping
knowing how to drive yourself to work
