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Yr 11 ATAR Psychology UNIT 1 Revision
Yr 11 ATAR Psychology UNIT 1 Revision
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What is the purpose of a neurotransmitter?
To allow the cell membrane to take up more glucose.
To open and close ion channels
To communicate between nerves and other cells
To cause the nucleus to make more RNA
2
What does the neurotransmitter do?
Nothing much
It carries the electrical charge to the next cell.
Dissolves into the glial cells
It crosses the synaptic cleft and binds with a receptor.
3
What are psychoactive drugs?
They are chemicals that mimic neurotransmitters
They are chemicals that change the chemistry of the brain.
They are drugs that cure cancer
Chemicals that aid the brain & make a neurotransmitter
4
Politeness requires two concepts that need to be taken into account, these are whether or not....
you like the person, and like you in return
the situation calls for politeness, people are polite to you
there is a risk of being humiliated, you care about their opinion.
the desired outcome will be achieved, there is a risk of being humiliated
5
Dishabituation
responding to a new stimuli as if it were old
breaking a habit that one may have
response to a new stimuli
renewal of attention when there is a change in the stimulus
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What is a physiological effect of a hallucinogen?
Feelings of relaxation
Increases the function of the nervous system
high energy and sleeplessness
distorted perception, including visual and auditory hallucinations
7
Validity refers to
Whether the same results would be obtained if the test was repeated.
Whether a device accurately measures what it claims to
A complete lack of extraneous variables.
How far results vary from the mean.
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People with Naturalistic intelligence enjoy?
Helping others with situations
Exploring the outdoors
Writing and Linguisitcs
Working out
9
The Corpus Collosum is
An area of the brain next to the medulla
Something that links the 2 parts of the brain
The left hemisphere of the brain
A bundle of fibres allowing the transfer of information.
10
Serotonin is a neurotransmitter. It _______.
is part of what gets people addicted to computer games.
is made more when you do not have enough sleep.
is made in reward for DOING things.
makes you feel HAPPY.
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What is sensation?
Detecting and encoding energy from your environment
interpreting sensory information
detecting and encoding energy from your body
organizing information
12
What does a stimulant do to the body? (Physiological effect)
Heart slows down
Cause the body's functions to work faster
Brain speeds up
Cause the body's functions to work slower
13
What is a hallucinogen?
Drug that act on the nervous system to alter your perception
Drugs that cause you to pass out
Drugs that enhance your muscles
Drugs that affect your thinking
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What are the left hemisphere specialisation?
Verbal and Analytical Functions
Facial Recognition
Creative Thinking
Non-verbal Functions
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The theory of multiple intelligence was developed by
Howard Smith
Howard Wagner
Howard Gardner
Howard Hughes
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Why do psychologists study illusions?
Lets psychologists better understand sensation
Allows us to learn about magic
Lets psychologists better understand the process of perception.
Because they're fun and psychologists just want to to have fun
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Which of the following are examples of gestures
all of the above
leaning into to someone
nodding of the head
tilting of the head
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Is seeing a rabbit or duck in this image, due to a visual illusion, or a shift in attention?
Both
shift in attention
neither
Visual Illusion
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We can measure consciousness using what physiological techniques?
Brain waves and breathing rate
Questionnaire and observation
Brain waves, heart rate, body temperature & Galvanic Skin Response (GSR)
heart rate, blood tests and oxygen levels in the brain
20
Which intelligence appreciates rhythm and composition?
Kinesthetic
Linguistic
Spatial
Musical
21
Cocaine is a stimulant.
True
False
22
What are the two main categories of consciousness
altered state of consciousness and Jiminy Cricket
altered state of consciousness, unconscious
unconscious, awake
normal waking consciousness, altered state of consciousness
23
alcohol is a stimulant
False
True
24
Who created the theory of Emotional Intelligence?
Avery and Mayer
Malovoey and Sayer
Salvoey and Mayer
Savoury and Mayo
25
What is a dependent variable?
The boolean variable
The variable that will respond to the change
The variable that is changed in the experiment
How the variable will change
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What is informed consent?
When you know what you have to do.
When you pay particvipants to take part.
When participants understand what the experiment is.
Telling people what to answer
27
What is the difference between a MRI and FMRI?
FMRI and MRI are the same
FMRI measures blood flow to the brain, MRI creates pictures
FMRI can only be used for kids
FMRI measures thought proccesses and MRI finds tumors
28
Those with Interpersonal intelligence are great at?
Understanding their own emotions and feelings
Understanding others emotions and feelings
Working out difficult algorithms
Solving puzzles
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What is the dependent variable?
the time it takes to finish maze
amount of food
type of food
type of fish
30
We can use brain waves to measure consciousness, what are the four brain wave patterns called?
squiggly, really squiggly, not so squiggly, flat
Alpha, beta, theta, delta
theta, delta, beta, thor
Alpha, delta, famma, beta
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The cerebral cortex...
Largest part of the human brain
Outer layer of the cerebrum
Bundle of fibers connecting the cerebral hemispheres
Is the two hemispheres
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What does the cerebral cortex do?
Coordinates movement
Controls your heart rate ONLY
Connects the brain to the spinal cord
Interprets data and makes responses
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Divided attention is where...
you are totally aware and focused on one topic
there is a suspension of awareness of the external environme
you use techniques to relax physically and mentally
your attention is split between two or more items
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The Multiple Intelligence responsible for self reflection
Linguistic
Interpersonal
Bodily-Kinesthetic
Intrapersonal
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According the Multiple Intelligence Theory, How many types of intelligence are there?
5
9
4
7
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What is Quantitative Research?
Uses mainly words and lego
Uses numers and stats in the collection and analysis of data
Uses mainly words & other non-numeric symbols in collection & analysis
37
What is Measure of Dispersion?
Shows how much each score deviates from the mean of data set
Value which gives indication of how spread out sources are
38
A CT scan uses _______ to create images of the brain
X-rays
radioactive glucose
magnetic fields
radio waves
39
An aspect that Robinson considered important in adult social skills was
politeness
shaking hands
all of these
forms of address
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Define Independent Variable
A variable that changes in response to another variable
A graph that shows how variables are connected
A variable that doesn't change in an experiment
A way to show how variables are connected
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What is consciousness?
Awareness of things inside and outside of ourselves
Being aware of the things around you
Using your five senses to take in information
That little voice inside your head
42
How can a language delay affect a child's development?
All of the above
Decreased reading and writing ability
Delayed speech development
Difficulties with communicating with peers.
43
Daydreaming is
thinking of another subject while you are doing something.
thinking about camping.
shopping for something you want.
having a nightmare.
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The case of Phineas Gage taught psychologists about injury to which lobe?
Parietal
Frontal
Occipital
Temporal
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What is habituation?
Increased response to a stimulus
Hyper-awareness to a stimulus
Decreased response to a stimulus
Responding to any similar stimulus
46
Which is NOT a method used to get quantitative data?
Government data
Survey
Focus groups
Sales figures
47
Emotional Intelligence
The extent to the strength of your emotions
The ability to control your own emotions
Being artificially, naturally, ingeniously intelligent
The ability to recognize their own and other peoples emotion
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what are advantages of an experimental research
has ecological validity
can determine cause and effect and can control confounds
can only test medications
cant control cause and effect
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What is the definition of perception?
organising and interpreting what the sense organs take in
the initial detection and processing of stimuli
Brain filters the stimuli
how long a person can concentrate for
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Which of these is a function/specialisation of the right hemisphere of the brain?
Language-based tasks.
Analytical thinking.
Logical reasoning.
Visual-spatial tasks.
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Those with Linguistic-Verbal intelligence are best at?
All of the above
Great memory for thing written or spoken
Reading and writing
Speaking and debate
52
What measure of central tendency is calculated by adding all the values and dividing by the total number?
mean
median
typical value
mode
53
The forebrain includes the:
Medulla
Cerebrum
Cerebellum
Pons
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What are illusions?
Incorrect Point of View
Incorrect Perceptions
Correct Perceptions
Correct Point of View
55
What are the three categories of psychoactive drugs?
Addictive, recreational and medicinal
Legal, illegal and medicinal
Depressants, stimulants and hallucinogens
Drugs
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The first step of conducting psychological research is to...
Formulate a hypothesis
Select participants
Identify a research topic
Conduct research
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The left hemisphere controls the right side of the body
True
False
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How many stages of consciousness are there?
8
12
7
6
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An altered state of consciousness where you can be manipulated easily?
sleep
dreaming
day dreaming
hypnosis
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Find the mode.
35
10
25
20
61
Which intelligence consists of the capacity to analyze problems?
Musical
Spatial
Intrapersonal
Logical-Mathematical
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Reliability refers to
Whether a device measures what it claims to.
Whether the same data is obtained on subsequent tests.
Whether a test is accurate.
How far data is spread around the mean.
63
What is intelligence?
You're good at one subject, you are generally good at others
A common understanding of everyday life
Learn, solve problems and adapt to different situations
The ability to thrive in a school setting
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What does Charles Spearman believe about our Intelligence ？
We own Multiple Intelligences
We own one general Intelligence
We have no thought
We are super stupid
65
Who is credited with designing the first intelligence test?
Louis Terman
David Wechsler
Alfred Binet
Sigmund Freud
66
Which is not a measure of dispersion?
Variance
Standard Deviation
Range
Median
67
In a psychological research study, the
population
is...
the whole group of research interest.
the selected group to be studied during a research process.
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This image shows the Müller-Lyer illusion
True
False
69
An EEG measures...
Muscle movement
Sleep time
Brain waves
Eye movement
70
AUSLAN is considered a form of body language
True
False
71
Psychoactive drugs affect your
Lungs
Stomach
No where
Mind
72
One advantage of random sampling over stratified sampling is:
The sample is more representative of the population.
The sample is more biased.
Random sampling is slower and harder.
Stratified sampling uses fewer participants.
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In a psychological study, the
sample
is...
the selected group to be studied during a research process.
the whole group of research interest.
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Random allocation helps address the problem of...?
Counter-balancing
Demand characteristics
Participant variables
Order effects
75
What is the Intelligence quotient formula?
Mental age × chronological age ÷ 100
Mental age ÷ chronological age × 100
Chronological age ÷ mental age × 100
Chronological age × mental age ÷ 100
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Experts agree on what intelligence is.
False
True
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Measures of Central Tendency
Mode, Range, Median
Mean, Median, Range
Range, Mode, Mean
Mean, Median, Mode
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Qualitative instruments include
Questionnaires with numbers
Interviews
Observation
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What is the definition of depressant drugs?
A drug that slows the activity of the Circulatory System
A drug that slows down the activity of the CNS
A drug that speeds up the activity of the CNS
A drug that speeds up the activity of Circulatory System
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Which of the following does exercise do?
Causes the release of Endorphins.
All of these answers are correct.
Increases levels of Serotonin and Dopamine.
Burns up Cortisol, the stress chemical.
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The ethical consideration of withdrawal rights includes:
Everyone has the right to volunteer for a study.
All details must be kept private.
Participants must be informed of their role in any study.
Participants must be able to removed themselves at any time.
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A hallucinogen has the physiological effect of...
feeling like a super hero robot boy
feeling taller
feeling older
feeling relaxed, high or euphoric
