REDO Exam Number 1 psych

the whole is different from the sum of its parts.

Gestalt psychology emphasizes that

stimulant use/abuse

Meredith always has a cup of coffee as soon as she wakes up. She usually has several more cups throughout the day. If she misses one in the afternoon, she gets a headache. Meredith's headache is likely due to

automatic processing.

Sharon can type a text message on her cell phone without even looking at the keypad. This is an example of

increase the inability to sustain attention, increase the difficulty in making healthy food choices, reduce the complexity of brain activity.

Sleep deprivation has been shown to

consume alcohol before going to sleep.

Sleepwalking is more likely to occur when individuals

metacognition.

The process by which individuals think about thinking is referred to as

False

True or false: The human brain is the most alert it can be during delta sleep.

False

True or false: In the context of the auditory system, the frequency of sound waves is measured in decibels.

a person's unconscious desire that he or she wishes to fulfill.

According to Sigmund Freud, a dream's latent content is

in an altered state of consciousness.

Betty has dissociative identity disorder. Dr. Harper hypnotizes her to interact with the other personalities that she exhibits as a result of her condition. Betty is most likely

low-frequency sounds.

In the context of the auditory system, one critique of place theory is that it does not explain

plasticity.

In the context of the characteristics of the nervous system, the brain's special physical capacity for change is referred to as its

the maintenance of body temperature.

In the context of the organization of the brain, one of the important functions of the hypothalamus is

At any given time, a neuron is receiving a mixture of messages from the neurotransmitters.

In the nervous system, which of the following is true of neurons and the neurotransmitters they secrete?

occipital lobe

James's brain injury has resulted in him not being able to process information about the things he sees around him or to react to them appropriately. In the context of the cerebral cortex, which of his brain regions is most likely to be damaged?

Weber's law.

Jenny detects a change in brightness when a 25W light bulb is replaced with a 100W light bulb but not when it is replaced with a 50W light bulb. However, she detects a change if the same 50W light bulb is replaced with a 200W light bulb. The differences in Jenny's ability to perceive these changes can be explained by

an altered state of consciousness

Kathy says that when she meditates, she feels like she becomes one with the universe. Kathy experiences _____ during her meditative sessions.

selective attention.

The act of focusing on a specific aspect of experience while ignoring others is called

True

True or false: Most synapses lie between the axon of one neuron and the dendrites or cell body of another neuron.

resting potential

The term _____ refers to the stable, negative charge of an inactive neuron

False

True or false: Although every cell in the human body contains a partial complement of human genes, the same genes are active in each cell.

False

True or false: Difference thresholds decrease as a stimulus becomes stronger.

corpus callosum

What is the name of the large bundle of axons that connects the two halves of the brain?

It cannot adequately explain afterimages.

Which of the following is a disadvantage of the trichromatic theory of color vision?

Changes in the brain structure in response to experience

Which of the following is an example of plasticity?

They keep neurons running smoothly.

Which of the following statements is true of glial cells?

It is given meaning by the brain through perception.

Which of the following statements is true of sensation?

They are used for color perception.

Which of the following statements is true of the cones of the eye's retina?

closure

While walking down the street of an old town, Caleb notices a burnt sign. Even though most of the words in the sign are illegible, she is able to piece together that the sign is pointing to the town hall. In this scenario, the gestalt principle of _____ accounts for this phenomenon.

Fatal familial insomnia

_____ is a disorder, caused by a genetic mutation, involving a progressive inability to sleep.