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1
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Which hemisphere of the brain is connected to logical thinking?

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The left hemisphere

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2
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When exposed to daylight, what is released?

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Melatonin

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What is REM sleep?

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Rapid Eye Movement

Period of sleep characterised by rapid eye movement, and increased brain activity. Sleep is lighter

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What is NREM?

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Non-Rapid Eye Movement
Almost the reverse of REM characterised by slow and regular heartbeat and breathing rate and relaxed limbs. A deeper sleep

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5
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How are brain waves measured during sleep?

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With an Electromyogram (EMG Machine)

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What is Lucid Dreaming?

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The ability during dreaming to recognise that you are dreaming and subsequently take control of the dream and/or wake yourself up

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The storyline content of a dream is known as what?

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Manifest content

Hidden meaning is known as latent content

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Freud believed that dreams are…

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Full of symbolism and hidden meaning, subconscious desires

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9
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Common dream activities are…

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  • running. -talking
  • jumping. -flying
  • sitting. -falling
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What is Wish fulfilment?

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Sigmund Frued’s theory that all dreams represent hidden subconscious desires

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What is the problem solving dream theory?

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The theory that dreams are your brain interpreting and trying to solve problems

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What is the activation-synthesis theory of dreams?

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The theory that dreams are simply neutrons firing randomly, and the brain attempting to decipher them

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How do neutrons receive messages?

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Via synapses

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What makes up the CNS (central nervous system)?

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The brain and the spinal cord

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The PNS (Peripheral Nervous System) is made up of what?

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Outlying limbs and any neuron not in the CNS

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Sensory neutrons transmit what?

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Sensory information

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17
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Motor neurons control what?

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Muscles and movement

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18
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How do interneurons enable communication between the CNS and PNS?

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They create circuits between the two

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What happens at a synapse?

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Chemicals are released that allow information to pass between neurons

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20
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What is Acetylcholine?

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A neurotransmitter responsible for movement and memory

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21
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What is dopamine?

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A neurotransmitter responsible for movement, pleasure and learning

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22
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What is serotonin?

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A neurotransmitter responsible for sleep and emotions

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What is noradrenalin?

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A neurotransmitter responsible for emotions

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24
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what is GABA?

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A neurotransmitter responsible for motor control and anxiety

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25
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How can dendrites be reduced?

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With stress, drugs, or not utilizing your brain

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26
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How can dendrite connections be strengthened?

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With memory and learning exercises

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27
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What is the frontal lobe responsible for?

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Personality, emotions, inhibitions, judgement and motor control

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28
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What is the occipital lobe responsible for?

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Vision and memory

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29
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What is the pariental love responsible for?

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Sensation and language

30
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What is the temporal lobe responsible for?

31
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What happened to Phineas Gage?

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He had his frontal lobe damaged when an iron rod went through his head

32
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what does PNS stand for?

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Peripheral Nervous System

33
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What is the left hemisphere largely responsible for?

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Logical activities

34
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What is the right hemisphere largely responsible for?

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Creative activities

35
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In REM sleep, what happens to muscles?

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They are tense

36
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In NREM sleep, muscles are what?

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More relaxed

37
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The role of the CNS is what?

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To provide structure and to harbour neurons

38
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What is the corpus callosum?

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A thick band of nerves, a muscles holding the two hemispheres of the brain together and allowing them to communicate

39
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What are phantom limbs?

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When you are able to feel sensation in an amputated limb, as though it’s still there

40
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What is a nerve made up of?

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  • dendrites
  • cell body
  • axom (with Myelin sheaths)
  • axom terminals
41
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What are the lobes of the brain?

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  • frontal lobe
  • pariental lobe
  • temporal lobe
  • occipital lobe
42
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What is the fontanelle?

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The space between the bones of the top of the skull in an infant

43
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Psychology is best described as the study of_________?

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Feelings, thoughts and Behavior

44
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The goals of psychology are what?

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Predict, observe, describe, manage and modify thoughts/feelings/behavior

45
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What does a counseling psychologist do ?

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Assisting people with personal life issues

46
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What does an educational psychologist do?

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Focuses on education, learning strategies and learning disabilities

47
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What does a sports psychologist do?

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Focus on sports performance and motivation

48
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What does a psychiatrist do?

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A psychiatrist is a psychologist with specialized training that has the ability to prescribe drugs

49
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What does a neuropsychologist do?

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Focus on understanding the relationship between the physical brain and Behavior

50
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The APS stands for

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Australian Psychological Society

51
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Empirical evidence is

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Experimental evidence

52
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What are the ethical rights in psychological studies?

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  • no lasting harm to participants
  • confidentiality
  • voluntary participation
  • informed consent
  • right to withdraw
  • minimal deception, used only when absolutely necessary
  • debriefing
53
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How many years does a psychologist need to study in Australia?

54
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How does a psychologist differ to a psychiatrist?

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A psychiatrist has the ability to perceive drugs, and has more specialized training including an extra 5 years of study

55
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Cognition is the study of

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The mind and its processes

56
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What are the sections in an empirical study report?

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Title
Hypothesis
Aim
Tools
Method
Results
Discussion
Conclusion
57
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A hypothesis is

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An educated guess about how something works

58
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What organ is associated with balance?

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The labyrinth, a set of tubing in the inner ear and the eyes

59
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NREM sleep lasts for how long?

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90 minutes

60
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How can the number of dendrites in the brain be reduced?

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Through not utilizing your brain

61
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The method section of a scientific, psychological report contains

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Instructions for the procedure

62
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World wide, the average attractive face is said to have what?

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Symmetrical features

63
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How does sensory memory differ from short-term memory?

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Sensory memory relies on the senses, and degrades extremely quickly

64
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What is the CFS?

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Chronic fatigue syndrome

65
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What is the role of the skull and vertebrae?

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To provide a structure for the brain and CNS

66
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What are phantom limbs?

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When an amputee can ‘feel’ sensation on a missing limb

67
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What is the corpus callosum?

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A thick band of nerve tissue holding the two halves of the brain together. Wider in women (better multitasking)

68
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What does ‘use it or lose it’ mean, applied to the brain?

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If you don’t exercise and maintain your neuropathic connections you will lose them

69
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What is the role of melatonin?

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Responsible for maintaining our internal clock

70
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What factors influence attraction?

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Physical attraction, reciprocity, proximity, similarity and complimentary factors

71
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What are non-verbal cues and why are they important?

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Non-verbal cues are often body language. They are important because they indicate our inner thoughts and feelings and effect the tone of our behavior

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