Year 10 Psychology Exam Revision

The best definition for empirical evidence is

Which of the following is not a universally recognised facial expression as defined by Ekman?

A 7 year old has problems with school work. The psychologist who could assist her would be

The obvious, ‘story line’ or content of a dream is called the _____ content, according to Freud

Which of the following happen in a typical night’s sleep?

Paralinguistic cues are used to express emotions. An example of a paralinguistic cue is:

Your circadian rhythm is a pattern of

What is the gap between two neurons called?

Random sampling ensures that

Serotonin is involved in:

According to Plutchik there are _____________ primary emotions.

If someone is woken up during NREM sleep, they will

During NREM sleep the muscles are __________ relaxed than / compared with during REM sleep

One cycle of NREM sleep usually lasts for:

Which of the following is the best definition of Psychology?

The term pseudoscience means

Brain development in adolescents is;

Psychology differs from history, art, law because it uses

The number of dendrites in our brain can be affected by our activities. They can be reduced by:

Damage (which altered his personality) occurred in which area of Phineas Gage's brain?

The frontal lobe is mainly concerned with

Dopamine is involved in:

A message travels along a neuron in which order?

Which organ of the body is specifically associated with balance?

At the conclusion of a psychological experiment which ethical principle should be completed?

Which area of a neuron receives the message from the previous and neighbouring neurons

GABA is involved in:

The changes in brainwaves during a typical night’s sleep may be measured using

A psychologist didn't explain what their research was about to participants. What was breached?

People eating without the TV on eat less at dinner time. The independent and dependent variable

Which of the following is the best example of covert behaviour?

The Peripheral Nervous System is made up of:

According to the activation-synthesis theory, dreams:

Which of the following situations would cause most disruption to the sleep wake cycle?

The central nervous system consists of

The parietal lobe is mainly concerned with:

A Psychiatrist can prescribe drugs but a Psychologist cannot. The reason for this difference is

A condition that an experimenter systematically changes to gauge its effect on another variable

Which side of the brain is said to be involved with logical thinking such as doing a maths test

The facial feedback hypothesis provides evidence that:

A psychologist wants to set up a practice in Victoria. What does he need to belong to?

Ekman said that the expression of emotions is universal. This means that

During REM sleep voluntary muscles are

Lucid dreaming is

The hidden meaning of a dream is called the _________ content, according to Freud

The emotion which most easily identified from photos of facial expressions is

People who tend to remember dreams more easily are termed

The likelihood of someone stopping to help another is increased if

The role of a neuron’s myelin sheath is to:

Which type of neuron would carry information on what the eyes are seeing to the brain?

A sensory neuron:

Which of the following is an example of overt behaviour?

According to Freud, wish fulfillment is:

To become a psychologist in Australia, how many years of study will you need to complete?

A key role of the Peripheral Nervous System is to:

A hypothesis is best defined as

Psychologists are interested in cognition. This means they study

The left hemisphere is most used for tasks such as:

A fontanelle is:

The occipital lobe is mainly concerned with:

The hormone which is released in response to exposure to daylight is

An empirical research report, the method section consists of