MIdterm exam review AP Psychology

A common psyhological effect of alcohol intake is

• anxiety

• reduced inhibition

• psychosis

• heightened creativity

A person will most likely develop aphasia as a result of daage to which of the following parts of the brain?

• Occipital lobe

• Wernicke's area

• Auditory Cortex

• Parietal lob

An individual's ability to focus on a particular conversation in a noisy and crowded room is called

• auditory localization

• deep processing

• divided attention

• selective attention

Activation of the parasympathetic nervous system results in

• increased pupil dilation

• increased respiratory rate

• decreased digestion

• decreased heart rate

Alcohol is classified as what kind of drug?

• depressant

• narcotic

• stimulant

• Hallucinogen

Shaq stops breathing during the night and gasps for air. He also snores loudly. He likely suffers from what condition?

• narcolepsy

• sleep apnea

• insomnia

• night terrors

Super tasters are likely

• men

• women

• sensitive to hot peppers

• learned to be supertasters by modeling

Balance is influenced by the

• cochlea

• eardrum

• semicircular canals

• auditory nerve

The autonomic nervous system is most directly involved in

• sense of direction

• large motor skills

• food digestion

• experiencing pain

People suffering from amnesia have likely experienced trauma to the

• hippocampus

• medulla

• reticular formation

• cerebellum