Which of the following is an example of Allostasis

an increase in respiration in anticipation of exercise

The UCR and CR respectively were

salivation to tasting sherbet, salivation to the whistle

According to Atkinson and Shif, in group 2, the nonsense syll. at the...

end of the list were not in STM

If you were to complete some simple and complex tasks after 7 days of sleep depriv. you would..

perform well on complex and poorly on simple

Fred was asked to take part in a case study. This is useful in this situation because

they provide ideas for further research into brain injuries

If dave married, started a business and had a baby in 1 yr, his allostatic load would have

change ddepending on how he appraised these changes

The proportion of REM sleep compared to NREM sleep is

greater in infancy than later in the lifespan

Which one of the following statements is true of retrieval failure theory

Forgetting not permanent and correct cue will access info

compared to young people, elderly people typically perform

just as well on recognition but weaker on recall

When Geoff feels excited, which parts of his NS will be activated?

sympathetic branch of the autonomic NS

The experimental design was

independent groups with random allocation

From a psychological perspective, being mentally healthy is best described as

using cognitive, social and emotional abilities effectively

The sensory function of the somatic NS can be demonstrated by

experiencing sensation of heat when holding a coffee cup

Split brain surgery is done to...

stop transmission of neural impulses between hemispheres

is more evident in some areas of the brain than others

If a tumour is removed from the lower left frontal lobe, you risk having difficulty with...

language processing and initiation of motor movements

If woken in stage 2, what would you see on an EEG just after waking compared to just before

increase in frequ and decrease in amp

Compared to being awake, being in stage 2 sleep it is likely that

her sound perception would be reduced

The double-blind procedure aimed to control for

placebo and experimenter effects

The primacy effect of the serial position effect suggests that

material that is rehearsed can pass into LTM

If a clock is ticking during an exam for Italian, you are not distracted because

exam is controlled process so you have focused attention

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1
Group 1 recalled nonsense syllables and group 2 friends names. Which graph reps. this?
graph 2
graph 4
graph 3
graph 1
2
Which of the following is an example of Allostasis
maintaining constant blood pressure
maintain body temp at 37 degrees
a decrease in heart rate due to increased blood pressure
an increase in respiration in anticipation of exercise
3
Zoe and Pia are sisters. Pia has the teacher Zoe had last year- she calls her Zoe. Why?
retrograde amnesia
anterograde amnesia
retroactive interference
proactive interference
4
Alzheimers diseases is best explained by
the decay theory
interference theory
motivated forgetting
retrieval failure theory
5
Her second client wants advice to improve child behaviour. She will most likely recommend
aversion therapy and punishment
graduated exposure and flooding
shaping and token economies
flooding
6
The primary cortex areas in the frontal and temporal lobes are, respectively, the
somatorsensory and visual cortices
visual and auditory cortices
motor and auditory cortices
motor and somatosensory cortices
7
The UCR and CR respectively were
salivation to the whistle, salivation to tasking sherbet
salivation to tasting sherbet, salivation to the whistle
Salivation to tasting sherbet, no response
no response, salivation to tasting sherbet
8
After a head injury ! had difficulty naming familiar people places and meaning of words because
frontal lobe damage
temporal lobe damage
occipital lobe damage
parietal lobe damage
9
Jess is left handed and uses it for all tasks. She would have a higher density of neurons in
her left primary motor cortex
her right primary motor cortex
her right primary somatorsensory cortex
her left primary somatosensory cortex
10
The first client has a phobia of the dentist. To treat this rose will most likely use
graduated exposure
aversion therapy
token economy
shaping
11
Information received by the right eye is processed by the
right parietal lobe only
left and right occipital lobes
left and right parietal lobes
left occipital lobe only
12
Max's learning is best described as
classical conditioning
trial and error learning
observational learning
shaping
13
According to Atkinson and Shif, in group 2, the nonsense syll. at the...
start of the list were not in LTM
end of the list were not in STM
end of the list were in LTM
start of the list were in STM
14
If you were to complete some simple and complex tasks after 7 days of sleep depriv. you would..
perform poorly on both tasks
perform well on complex and poorly on simple
perform well on both tasks
perform poorly on complex and well on simple
15
Fred was asked to take part in a case study. This is useful in this situation because
case studies only use non-invasive techniques
his results can be generalised to other patients
they provide ideas for further research into brain injuries
it only collects qualitative data
16
According to the BPS model, a psych risk factor for mental illness is
drinknig alcohol
absence of a friendship group
family history of mental illness
an individuals personality
17
For results to safely report medication effects were significant, the most desirable p-vale is
>0.05
<0.01
>0.01
<0.05
18
If you remember the def. of episodic memory because it's episodes in your life, you're using
elaborative rehearsal
maintenance rehearsal
a mneumonic device
semantic network theory
19
It's easier for a lawyer to recall their opening address when rehearsed in the courtroom due to
elaborative rehearsal
context-dependent cues
narrative chaining
state-dependent cues
20
If dave married, started a business and had a baby in 1 yr, his allostatic load would have
decreased
stayed the same
change ddepending on how he appraised these changes
increased
21
You are most able to influence the age at which a child
reads and writes
walks
walks, reads and writes
walks and writes
22
The proportion of REM sleep compared to NREM sleep is
lower at birth and equal in later adolescence
equal across the lifespan
lower at birth and higher in late adolescence
greater in infancy than later in the lifespan
23
Lisa not wanting to think about her cat being run over by a car is an example of
anterograde amnesia
suppression
repression
retrograde amnesia
24
Fred started ignoring his left side (not shaving it) so his damage occurred to
right fontal lobe
right parietal lobe
left temporal lobe
left occipital lobe
25
Which lobe would have greatest activity when performing a jigsaw puzzle?
right temporal
right parietal
left occipital
left frontal
26
If a baby crawls at 10 months and reads and writes at age 4, this is best accounted for by
observational learning, maturation
classical conditioning, learning
maturation, learning
maturation, classical conditioning
27
Which one of the following statements is true of retrieval failure theory
It occurs equally in older and younger people
It occurs more commonly in older people
Forgetting not permanent and correct cue will access info
Forgetting is permanent and info is lost forever
28
The type of memory most affected by Fred's amnesia was his
Sensory
LTM
STM
Working
29
compared to young people, elderly people typically perform
just as well on recognition but weaker on recall
better on both recall and recognition
better of recognition and weaker on recall
better on recall and weaker on recognition
30
The brain area involved in enabling intense emotional experiences to be remembered is
Anygdala
Visual cortex
Cerebral Cortex
Hippocampus
31
When Geoff feels excited, which parts of his NS will be activated?
Sympathetic branch of the somatic NS
sympathetic branch of the autonomic NS
parasympathetic branch of the autonomic NS
parasympathetic branch of the somatic NS
32
The experimental design was
repeated measures with counterbalancing
independent groups with counterbalancing
independent groups with random allocation
repeated measures with random allocation
33
In an experiment study the effects of meditation on stress, the control group should
meditate more often than the experimental group
be able to choose whether to meditate or not
not meditate at all
meditate as often as the experimental group
34
From a psychological perspective, being mentally healthy is best described as
being popular and having friends
rarely experience negative emotions like anger
the absence of mental illness
using cognitive, social and emotional abilities effectively
35
The sensory function of the somatic NS can be demonstrated by
experiencing sensation of heat when holding a coffee cup
homeostatic response to increased body temp
the activation of fight-flight
moving your hand from a hot stove reflexively
36
An example of problem-focused coping is
ecape-avoidance
redefining the stressor
venting
wishful thinking
37
The UCS and the CS respectively were
whistle, salivation to tasting sherbet
salivation to tasking sherbet, whistle
whistle, sherbet powder
sherbet powder, whistle
38
I was bullied for moving to Aus and having an accent. I lost my accent the bullying stopped bec
negative reinforcement
positive reinforcement
punishment
response cost
39
Split brain surgery is done to...
stop transmission of neural impulses between hemispheres
stop the transfer of neural impulses between the lobes
ensure the cerebral cortex stops initiating seizures
ensure both hemispheres function together
40
Brain plasticity
is equal in both a child an adults brain
occurs only in people recovering from serious brain injuries
is more evident in some areas of the brain than others
is a feature of childhood not adulthood
41
If a tumour is removed from the lower left frontal lobe, you risk having difficulty with...
language processing and initiation of motor movements
processing auditory info and language comprehension
processing visual info and recognising objects
processing spatial and sensory information
42
If woken in stage 2, what would you see on an EEG just after waking compared to just before
decrease in frequ and increase in amp
increase in frequ and decrease in amp
no change in frequ
no change in amp
43
Checking to see if kids are bullying at any random time during the day is an example of?
fixed ratio
variable ratio
fixed interval
variable interval
44
Compared to being awake, being in stage 2 sleep it is likely that
content of thoughts is more limited
her sound perception would be reduced
EMG would show high freq and high amp waves
an EOG would show low freq high amp waves
45
After working 60 hours a week for a month, getting sick is most likely due to
increased cortisol
decrease in noreadrenaline
decrease in allostatic load
decrease in cortisol
46
If recess is taken away when you are caught bullying, this is an example of
positive reinforcement
response cost
punishment
negative reinforcement
47
The double-blind procedure aimed to control for
all EV's
experimenter effect
placebo effect
placebo and experimenter effects
48
In the beginning, the type of learning demonstrated by Iwan is best described as
classical conditioning
trial and error learning
observational learning
social learning
49
Which graph is the most likely representation of the results?
graph 4
graph 1
graph 2
graph 3
50
The primacy effect of the serial position effect suggests that
material that is rehearsed can stay in STM indefinately
material that is rehearsed can pass into LTM
LTM has a limited capacity
STM has a limited duration
51
If a clock is ticking during an exam for Italian, you are not distracted because
exam is controlled process so you have focused attention
exam is automatic process so you have divided attention
exam is automatic process so you have focused attention
exam is controlled process so you have divided attention
52
The GSR measures the
perspiration produced by a person's skin
perspiration and temperature of a person's skin
temperature of a person's skin
electrical conductively of a person's skin
53
The sleep-wake cycle shift during adolescence is typically due to
delayed release of the hormone adrenaline
overproduction of the hormone melatonin
delayed release of the hormone melatonin
depression and sleep debt
54
Forming memories when learning a new language as an adult will result in an increase in
the size of your amygdala
GABA levels
the number of neural connections in the temporal lobe
the number of neurons in the hippocampus
55
A disadvantage of the dimensional approach is
more likely to promote stigma
too time consuming to use widely
does not recognise improvement in mental health
labelling of disorders
56
Confidentiality was ensure so that
they had the right to withdraw at any time
participants were aware of the purpose of the study
the data could be published in scientific journals
privacy of participants was protected
57
In this research, the placebo could be defined as
the expectation of the effect of the medication
the tablet containing the medication being trialled
the tablet containing no medication
the effect of the medication
58
Her third client wants to give up smoking. Rose gives her meds to make her sick when she smokes
response cost
shaping
aversion therapy
flooding
59
A conclusive diagnosis of Alzheimers cannot be made straight away because
semantic information recall is still good
it can only be confirmed via an autopsy
this person can do everyday activities such as dressing
the person is 45 and only elderly people get it
60
When seeing someone get hurt you will recall events most accurately if they
ask the injured person what happened
are provided with leading questions
return to the scene
use a mneumonic device to remember at the scene
61
According to levels of processing, you remember your new classmates name if you notice that
their name has 2 sets of double letters
their first and last names rhyme
their first name is hyphenated
their name is the same as your doctor
62
The ICD-10...
is an example of the dimensional approach
places a persons symptoms on a continuum
is an example of the categorical approach
uses only biological measures
63
If parents demonstrate as well as smile and clap when their kid writes correctly they are using
classical conditioning
observational learning and classical conditioning
observational learning and operant conditioning
operant conditioning
64
Chunking is best described as a method of increasing the
amount of space in STM
duration of STM
amount of info stored in STM
speed of neural processing in STM
65
Which of the following has the highest level of awareness
performing a controlled process
dreaming
daydreaming
performing an automatic process
66
If your pa praised your nan for knitting so you started to knit, this type of learning is
classical conditioning
operant conditioning
trial and error learning
social learning
67
If an exam starts and you are well prepared but don't remember anything this is because
inadequate encoding
insifficient rehearsal
organic causes of forgetting
difficulty with retrieval
68
In terms of OC, for future success opening on first attempt, an essential element is the
complicated nature of the can opener
feeling relief and eating the beans after opening
variable schedule of reinforcement
repeated association of the can and can opener
69
As a person ages the total amount of time that they sleep each night
decreases, proportion of time in REM increases
Does not change in relation to REM or NREM
increases, proportion of time in REM increases
decreases, proportion of time in NREM increases
70
I contain 3/4 of the brains neurons and am involved in reasoning, planning and imagining. I am
cerebral hemisphere
frontal lobe
cerebral cortex
parietal lobe
71
A placebo was most likely used to
standardise the procedure and assess effects of meds
standardise the procedure and assess the effect of the DV
control for EVs and assess effects of meds
control for EVs and assess the effect of the DV
72
Brainwaves with high frequ and low amp typically occur when both
in stage 4 and sleepwalking
falling asleep and awakening
awake and in REM sleep
in stage 1 and REM sleep
73
If you are asleep for only a couple of hours and your alarm goes off, it is likely that
difficulty waking as you are in stage 1 NREM
you would wake easily and still be in the first cycle
difficulty waking as you are in stage 3 or 4 NREM
difficulty waking as you are in REM sleep
74
It is most likely that during the first few weeks of life human babies will display
simple reflexes which will turn into fixed action patterns
simple reflexes but not fixed action patterns
fixed action patterns which will disappear as they age
fixed action patterns and not simple reflexes
75
Fred was hit in the head at hockey and could not remember the events before the game because
anterograde amnesia
retrograde amnesia
proactive amnesia
retroactive amnesia
76
Harry's learning is best described as
observational learning
shaping
classical conditioning
trial and error learning
77
Body temperature can be used to study sleep because it
is higher during sleep than in NWC
follows a regular daily cycle
is not linked to alertness
always reaches its lowest level during REM
78
To maximise ability to perform on an exam, the night before you should
play a recording of notes while you sleep
stay awake all night and study
study another subject before bed
briefly revise and get a good nights sleep
79
A difference between primary and secondary appraisal is the
primary evaluates the situation, sec. evaluates resources
secondary is conscious, primary is not
primary is conscious secondary is not
primary is prob. focused, secondary is emotion focused
80
A characteristic of biofeedback for managing stress is that
it monitors physi. responses without instruments
it deals with the cause of the stress
it can treat stress-related illnesses such as hypertension
it translates well from lab to real world

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