psychology quiz

Question 1

Selective attention blindness

Answer 1

allows us to tune out unimportant details and focus on what matters.

Question 2

REM sleep

Answer 2

a kind of sleep that occurs at intervals during the night and is characterized by rapid eye movements, more dreaming and bodily movement, and faster pulse and breathing.

Question 3

Insomnia

Answer 3

make it hard to fall asleep, hard to stay asleep, or cause you to wake up too early and not be able to get back to sleep.

Question 4

Dream

Answer 4

a series of thoughts, images, and sensations occurring in a person’s mind during sleep.

Question 5

Inattentional Blindness

Answer 5

occurs when an individual fails to perceive an unexpected stimulus in plain sight, purely as a result of a lack of attention rather than any vision defects or deficits.

Question 6

NREM sleep

Answer 6

is dreamless sleep

Question 7

Narcolepsy

Answer 7

causes overwhelming daytime drowsiness.

Question 8

hypnosis

Answer 8

a human condition involving focused attention, reduced peripheral awareness, and an enhanced capacity to respond to suggestion.

Question 9

EEG

Answer 9

a test that detects electrical activity in your brain using small, metal discs (electrodes) attached to your scalp.

Question 10

sleep apnea

Answer 10

a serious sleep disorder that occurs when a person’s breathing is interrupted during sleep.

Question 11

Consciousness

Answer 11

the state of being awake and aware of one’s surroundings.