psychology quiz

which of the following is most similar to cocaine in its effects on the central nervous system?

cannabis

which of the following refers to poor transfer of sounds from the eardrum to the inner ear?

conductive hearing loss

perception sedatives and sleeping aids can sometimes prove to be ineffective due to their impact on certain stages of sleep, which can result even further lack of sleep and is .......

drug-dependency insomnia

what part of the declarative memory stores an "autobiographical" record of personal experience?

episodic memory

which of the following is defined as a state of consciousness characterized by focused attention, reduce peripheral awareness, and heightened suggestibility?

hypnosis

length, position, motion, curvature, or direction is misjudged consistently in a/an......

illusions

from a neurological perspective, storage of information in long-term memory creates......

memory traces

what is the ability to think about thinking called?

meta cognition

which of the following refers to difficulty focusing on distant objects?

myopia

which of the following refers to the conversion of energy from the environment into a pattern of response by the nervous system?

sensation

which of the following is most active when you are trying to figure out what the time and date will be when you plan a flight across 10 time zones?

sensory memory

what is a drug that lowers anxiety and reduces tension called?

tranquilizer

which of the following best describes repression?

unconsciously burying unpleasant memories

which device can record changes in electrical activity in the brain and sleep patterns?

EEG

the concept of state-dependent learning is based on which of the following?

condition of student

which of the following best describes suppression?

consciously keeping memories from awareness

what is the minimum separation in physical energy between two stimuli that can be detected 50% of the time called?

difference threshold

which of the following refers to past experience, motives, context, or suggestions that prepare you to perceive in a certain way?

perceptual expectancy

A change in the brain that modifies how we construct sensory information into perception is know as .......

perceptual learning

where does maintenance rehearsal occur?

procedural memory

where would the memory of how to ride a bike be stored?

procedural memory

the concept of disuse is closely associated with which aspect of memory?

retrieval

the lack of appropriate cues can lead to forgetting as a result of ............ failure?

retrieval

which of the following refers to the amplitude of a sound wave?

the intensity of sound

which of the following is a theory of hearing that proposes the higher and lower tones excite specific areas of the cochlea?

the place theory

which of the following terms refers to progressive decrease in a person's responsiveness to a drug?

drug tolerance

which of the following refers to a misleading or misconstructed perception associated with psychosis, dementia, and drug intoxication?

illusion

which is top-down processing in the context of sensory perception?

perception guided by prior knowledge or expectations

mental models of external events that are actively created by your brain are known as ............

perceptual constructions

which of the following refers to the state of clear organized elements?

waking consciousness

physical illness and discomfort after an addict stops taking a drug is known as .............

withdrawal symptom

which of the color refers to the theory of hearing which states that pitch is decoded from the rate at which hair cells of the basilar membrane are firing?

frequency theory

people perceive objects or events that have no external reality in a/an...........

hallucination

which of the following drug types is also technically a stimulant but differs in its effect on the user by stimulating changes in perception?

hallucinogen

which of the following is the minimum amount of physical energy that can be detected 50 % of the time?

absolute threshold

which theory proposes that dreams are how brains process the random electrical discharges of REM sleep?

activation-synthesis hypothesis

what is the hidden or symbolic meaning of a dream as revealed by a dream interpretation?

later content

what is the term for a dream in which the dreamer feels awake and capable of normal thought and action?

lucid dream

which of the following sleep disorders is suspected as one cause of sudden infant death syndrome (sids)?

sleep apnea

a person "remembers" going to a concert with john years ago. in reality, the person went to the concert with Ronnie, but lived on the same dorm floor as John.This is an example of.............

source confusion

Psychophysis is the study of how the mind interprets the physical properties of ......

stimuli

which of the following best describes explicit memory?

stored information that is consciously retrieved

which of the following refers two equal length lines tipped with inward or outward "V" shapes appearing to be different lengths?

the Muller Lyer illsuion

which of the following is a theory of color vision based on three cone types: red, green and blue?

trichromatic theory

during which stat e do changes occur in the quality and pattern of mental activity?

altered state of consciousness

what enables information to move from sensory memory into short-term memory?

attention

which of the following forms of drug abuse is popular among college students but still quite dangerous in its ability to inhibit brain development in young adult?

binge drinking

insomnia, night terrors, narcolepsy, and sleep apnea can all be classified under which type of sleep disorder?

nightmare disorders

which term defines the ability to retain a "projected" mental picture long enough to use it as a source of information?

eidetic imagery

which of the following lies at the core of flashbulb memories?

emotion

what is defining characteristic of the various types of amnesia?

intensity of the affected information

which of the following statements most accurately describes the characteristics of non-rapid eye movement ?

it is deepest early in the night during the first four stages of sleep.

which of the following refers to giving priority to a particular incoming sensory message?

selective attention

in which type a memory does information have briefest life spam?

sensory memory

has is consciousness defined in the field of psychology?

the awareness of one's internal thoughts and external surroundings

which of the following plays a key role in transferring information from short-term memory to long-term memory?

the hippo campus

the proposition that color vision is based on coding things as red or green, yellow or blue, or black or white is know as ...............

the opponent-process theory of color vision

which of the following is a clear definition of meditation?

the patter of internal bodily changes that occur at times of relaxation

which term defines the feeling that a memory is available but not quite retrievable?

tip of the tongue state