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Yr 11 ATAR Psychology UNIT 1 Revision
Yr 11 ATAR Psychology UNIT 1 Revision
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The theory of multiple intelligence was developed by
Howard Smith
Howard Gardner
Howard Wagner
Howard Hughes
2
What does the neurotransmitter do?
Dissolves into the glial cells
It carries the electrical charge to the next cell.
It crosses the synaptic cleft and binds with a receptor.
Nothing much
3
The first step of conducting psychological research is to...
Identify a research topic
Conduct research
Formulate a hypothesis
Select participants
4
This image shows the Müller-Lyer illusion
False
True
5
Find the mode.
25
20
35
10
6
A hallucinogen has the physiological effect of...
feeling taller
feeling relaxed, high or euphoric
feeling older
feeling like a super hero robot boy
7
What are the three categories of psychoactive drugs?
Drugs
Depressants, stimulants and hallucinogens
Legal, illegal and medicinal
Addictive, recreational and medicinal
8
We can measure consciousness using what physiological techniques?
Brain waves, heart rate, body temperature & Galvanic Skin Response (GSR)
Brain waves and breathing rate
heart rate, blood tests and oxygen levels in the brain
Questionnaire and observation
9
What is the definition of depressant drugs?
A drug that speeds up the activity of the CNS
A drug that slows the activity of the Circulatory System
A drug that speeds up the activity of Circulatory System
A drug that slows down the activity of the CNS
10
Experts agree on what intelligence is.
False
True
11
The Corpus Collosum is
An area of the brain next to the medulla
A bundle of fibres allowing the transfer of information.
Something that links the 2 parts of the brain
The left hemisphere of the brain
12
Those with Linguistic-Verbal intelligence are best at?
Great memory for thing written or spoken
Reading and writing
Speaking and debate
All of the above
13
We can use brain waves to measure consciousness, what are the four brain wave patterns called?
Alpha, beta, theta, delta
theta, delta, beta, thor
squiggly, really squiggly, not so squiggly, flat
Alpha, delta, famma, beta
14
Psychoactive drugs affect your
Mind
No where
Lungs
Stomach
15
Define Independent Variable
A variable that doesn't change in an experiment
A graph that shows how variables are connected
A way to show how variables are connected
A variable that changes in response to another variable
16
The cerebral cortex...
Outer layer of the cerebrum
Is the two hemispheres
Largest part of the human brain
Bundle of fibers connecting the cerebral hemispheres
17
What does Charles Spearman believe about our Intelligence ？
We own one general Intelligence
We have no thought
We are super stupid
We own Multiple Intelligences
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what are advantages of an experimental research
has ecological validity
cant control cause and effect
can only test medications
can determine cause and effect and can control confounds
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What is the dependent variable?
the time it takes to finish maze
amount of food
type of fish
type of food
20
What are the left hemisphere specialisation?
Non-verbal Functions
Facial Recognition
Creative Thinking
Verbal and Analytical Functions
21
What does the cerebral cortex do?
Interprets data and makes responses
Coordinates movement
Connects the brain to the spinal cord
Controls your heart rate ONLY
22
Who is credited with designing the first intelligence test?
Alfred Binet
David Wechsler
Sigmund Freud
Louis Terman
23
Is seeing a rabbit or duck in this image, due to a visual illusion, or a shift in attention?
Both
shift in attention
Visual Illusion
neither
24
How many stages of consciousness are there?
12
7
6
8
25
Serotonin is a neurotransmitter. It _______.
is made in reward for DOING things.
makes you feel HAPPY.
is made more when you do not have enough sleep.
is part of what gets people addicted to computer games.
26
What are the two main categories of consciousness
normal waking consciousness, altered state of consciousness
unconscious, awake
altered state of consciousness, unconscious
altered state of consciousness and Jiminy Cricket
27
Daydreaming is
having a nightmare.
thinking about camping.
shopping for something you want.
thinking of another subject while you are doing something.
28
alcohol is a stimulant
False
True
29
Which intelligence appreciates rhythm and composition?
Kinesthetic
Spatial
Linguistic
Musical
30
What is the difference between a MRI and FMRI?
FMRI measures thought proccesses and MRI finds tumors
FMRI can only be used for kids
FMRI measures blood flow to the brain, MRI creates pictures
FMRI and MRI are the same
31
What is a dependent variable?
The variable that is changed in the experiment
How the variable will change
The boolean variable
The variable that will respond to the change
32
The left hemisphere controls the right side of the body
True
False
33
What measure of central tendency is calculated by adding all the values and dividing by the total number?
mode
typical value
mean
median
34
In a psychological research study, the
population
is...
the whole group of research interest.
the selected group to be studied during a research process.
35
An EEG measures...
Muscle movement
Eye movement
Brain waves
Sleep time
36
What does a stimulant do to the body? (Physiological effect)
Brain speeds up
Cause the body's functions to work slower
Cause the body's functions to work faster
Heart slows down
37
What is the definition of perception?
Brain filters the stimuli
organising and interpreting what the sense organs take in
how long a person can concentrate for
the initial detection and processing of stimuli
38
In a psychological study, the
sample
is...
the whole group of research interest.
the selected group to be studied during a research process.
39
Validity refers to
How far results vary from the mean.
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.
40
Measures of Central Tendency
Mean, Median, Mode
Mode, Range, Median
Range, Mode, Mean
Mean, Median, Range
41
Emotional Intelligence
Being artificially, naturally, ingeniously intelligent
The ability to recognize their own and other peoples emotion
The ability to control your own emotions
The extent to the strength of your emotions
42
AUSLAN is considered a form of body language
False
True
43
The forebrain includes the:
Medulla
Cerebrum
Pons
Cerebellum
44
What is the purpose of a neurotransmitter?
To communicate between nerves and other cells
To allow the cell membrane to take up more glucose.
To open and close ion channels
To cause the nucleus to make more RNA
45
A CT scan uses _______ to create images of the brain
radioactive glucose
X-rays
magnetic fields
radio waves
46
One advantage of random sampling over stratified sampling is:
The sample is more biased.
Random sampling is slower and harder.
The sample is more representative of the population.
Stratified sampling uses fewer participants.
47
What is habituation?
Decreased response to a stimulus
Increased response to a stimulus
Responding to any similar stimulus
Hyper-awareness to a stimulus
48
What is a physiological effect of a hallucinogen?
high energy and sleeplessness
distorted perception, including visual and auditory hallucinations
Feelings of relaxation
Increases the function of the nervous system
49
Which intelligence consists of the capacity to analyze problems?
Intrapersonal
Musical
Logical-Mathematical
Spatial
50
What is sensation?
interpreting sensory information
detecting and encoding energy from your body
organizing information
Detecting and encoding energy from your environment
51
Qualitative instruments include
Interviews
Questionnaires with numbers
Observation
52
According the Multiple Intelligence Theory, How many types of intelligence are there?
4
5
7
9
53
Cocaine is a stimulant.
True
False
54
What is intelligence?
A common understanding of everyday life
The ability to thrive in a school setting
You're good at one subject, you are generally good at others
Learn, solve problems and adapt to different situations
55
Which of the following are examples of gestures
leaning into to someone
tilting of the head
nodding of the head
all of the above
56
Divided attention is where...
you use techniques to relax physically and mentally
your attention is split between two or more items
there is a suspension of awareness of the external environme
you are totally aware and focused on one topic
57
What is informed consent?
Telling people what to answer
When you pay particvipants to take part.
When participants understand what the experiment is.
When you know what you have to do.
58
What is consciousness?
Being aware of the things around you
Using your five senses to take in information
That little voice inside your head
Awareness of things inside and outside of ourselves
59
Those with Interpersonal intelligence are great at?
Working out difficult algorithms
Solving puzzles
Understanding others emotions and feelings
Understanding their own emotions and feelings
60
Which is not a measure of dispersion?
Median
Standard Deviation
Range
Variance
61
An aspect that Robinson considered important in adult social skills was
forms of address
all of these
shaking hands
politeness
62
Dishabituation
renewal of attention when there is a change in the stimulus
responding to a new stimuli as if it were old
breaking a habit that one may have
response to a new stimuli
63
What is Measure of Dispersion?
Value which gives indication of how spread out sources are
Shows how much each score deviates from the mean of data set
64
Who created the theory of Emotional Intelligence?
Savoury and Mayo
Avery and Mayer
Malovoey and Sayer
Salvoey and Mayer
65
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
66
Why do psychologists study illusions?
Lets psychologists better understand the process of perception.
Lets psychologists better understand sensation
Because they're fun and psychologists just want to to have fun
Allows us to learn about magic
67
How can a language delay affect a child's development?
Delayed speech development
Difficulties with communicating with peers.
All of the above
Decreased reading and writing ability
68
The Multiple Intelligence responsible for self reflection
Bodily-Kinesthetic
Linguistic
Interpersonal
Intrapersonal
69
Politeness requires two concepts that need to be taken into account, these are whether or not....
the situation calls for politeness, people are polite to you
you like the person, and like you in return
the desired outcome will be achieved, there is a risk of being humiliated
there is a risk of being humiliated, you care about their opinion.
70
What are psychoactive drugs?
They are drugs that cure cancer
Chemicals that aid the brain & make a neurotransmitter
They are chemicals that change the chemistry of the brain.
They are chemicals that mimic neurotransmitters
71
Which of the following does exercise do?
All of these answers are correct.
Burns up Cortisol, the stress chemical.
Increases levels of Serotonin and Dopamine.
Causes the release of Endorphins.
72
What is Quantitative Research?
Uses mainly words & other non-numeric symbols in collection & analysis
Uses mainly words and lego
Uses numers and stats in the collection and analysis of data
73
Random allocation helps address the problem of...?
Demand characteristics
Order effects
Participant variables
Counter-balancing
74
Which of these is a function/specialisation of the right hemisphere of the brain?
Visual-spatial tasks.
Analytical thinking.
Logical reasoning.
Language-based tasks.
75
What is a hallucinogen?
Drugs that enhance your muscles
Drugs that affect your thinking
Drug that act on the nervous system to alter your perception
Drugs that cause you to pass out
76
People with Naturalistic intelligence enjoy?
Helping others with situations
Working out
Exploring the outdoors
Writing and Linguisitcs
77
What are illusions?
Correct Point of View
Correct Perceptions
Incorrect Point of View
Incorrect Perceptions
78
The ethical consideration of withdrawal rights includes:
Everyone has the right to volunteer for a study.
Participants must be able to removed themselves at any time.
All details must be kept private.
Participants must be informed of their role in any study.
79
Which is NOT a method used to get quantitative data?
Sales figures
Government data
Survey
Focus groups
80
Reliability refers to
Whether the same data is obtained on subsequent tests.
Whether a test is accurate.
How far data is spread around the mean.
Whether a device measures what it claims to.
81
An altered state of consciousness where you can be manipulated easily?
sleep
dreaming
day dreaming
hypnosis
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The case of Phineas Gage taught psychologists about injury to which lobe?
Occipital
Parietal
Frontal
Temporal
