Psych181 Exam 2

A bank teller was so distracted by the sight of a bank robber's weapon that she failed to perceive important features of the criminal's physical appearance. This best illustrates A)dissociation. B)change blindness. C)selective attention. D) a near-death experience.

c

Fast and jerky movements of the eyes are especially likely to be associated with A) sleep spindles. B) dissociation. C) REM sleep. D) sleep apnea.

c

REM sleep is called paradoxical sleep because A) our heart rate is slow and steady, while our breathing is highly irregular. B) we are deeply asleep but can be awakened easily. C) our nervous system is highly active, while our voluntary muscles hardly move. D) it leads to highly imaginative dreams that are perceived as colorless images.

c

The cocktail party effect provides an example of A) neuroadaptation. B) REM rebound. C) selective attention. D) hypnagogic sensations.

c

The simultaneous processing of information at both conscious and unconscious levels is called A) the cocktail party effect. B) the pop-out phenomenon. C) dual processing. D) neuroadaptation.

c

During a heated argument with his teenage daughter, Mr. Reid suddenly lapsed into a state of REM sleep. Mr. Reid apparently suffers from A) narcolepsy. B) insomnia. C) sleep apnea. D) REM rebound.

a

A recurring difficulty in falling or staying asleep is called A) narcolepsy. B) insomnia. C) sleep apnea. D) paradoxical sleep.

b

Drivers are slower to detect traffic signals if they are talking on a cell phone. This best illustrates the impact of A)latent content. B)selective attention. C)REM rebound. D)blindsight.

b

Jordanna has decided to go to bed early. Although her eyes are closed and she's very relaxed, she has not yet fallen asleep. An EEG is most likely to indicate the presence of A) delta waves. B) alpha waves. C) sleep spindles. D) rapid eye movements.

b

The large, slow brain waves associated with NREM-3 sleep are called A) sleep spindles. B) delta waves. C) alpha waves. D) REMs.

b

When asked to watch a video and press a key each time a black-shirted player passed a basketball, most research participants remained unaware of an umbrella-toting woman strolling across the video screen. This illustrated A)REM rebound. B)inattentional blindness. C)neuroadaptation. D)latent content.

b

A condition in which a person can respond to a visual stimulus without consciously experiencing it is known as A) narcolepsy. B) change blindness. C) REM rebound. D) blindsight.

d

After sleeping for about an hour and a half, José enters a phase of paradoxical sleep. He is likely to A) be easily awakened. B) have slower, more regular breathing. C) emit slower brain waves. D) have very relaxed muscles.

d

Consciousness is A) the ability to solve problems, reason, and remember. B) the process of organizing and interpreting sensory information. C) effortless encoding of incidental information into memory. D) our awareness of ourselves and our environment.

d

While a man provided directions to a construction worker, two experimenters rudely interrupted by passing between them carrying a door. The man's failure to notice that the construction worker was replaced by a different person during this interruption illustrates A)dissociation. B)hypnagogic sensations. C)neuroadaptation. D)change blindness.

d