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Week 1 11 Psychology Formative Friday

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

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Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is a true statement?

a)

Controlled processes require no attention.

b)

Automatic processes require little attention.

c)

Controlled processes require little attention.

d)

Both controlled and automatic processes require full attention.

2.

Which of the following scenarios displays the highest level of awareness?

a)

Emma is bored in class and puts her head down on the desk to fall asleep

b)

Justin is watching his favourite show on TV while eating chips.

c)

Cadence is about to jump out of a plane to go tandem skydiving.

d)

Will is reading a book while he is on the train.

3.

Describe the defining difference between normal waking consciousness and altered states of consciousness.

(a)  

4.

Hyperarousal may include symptoms such as

a)

difficulty concentrating

b)

pro-social behaviour

c)

irritability

d)

sleeping problems

e)

anxiety

5.

What is the word for this definition?

The ability to focus on only select stimuli or objects in the environment and filter out distractions.

(a)  

6.

You are watching your favourite Netflix show, cuddling your dog, and maintaining a phone text conversation with your Best Friend about their reoccurring relationship dramas. Your attention is:

a)

selective attention

b)

selective inattention

c)

divided attention

7.

This area of the brain is responsible for speech production

a)

Gerschwind's Territory

b)

Broca's Area

c)

Wernicke's Area

8.

The Central Nervous System consists of which two parts?

a)

Brain

b)

Autonomic Nervous System

c)

Spinal Cord

d)

Spinal Column

9.

The Peripheral Nervous System consists of which two parts?

a)

Somatic Nervous System

b)

Brain

c)

Automatic Nervous System

d)

Autonomic Nervous System

10.

Name one of the great Debates in Psychology

(a)  

11.

The Name of the device that detects, amplifies and records electrical activity in the brain in the form of brainwaves is (a)  

12.

Your brain can produce which kind of waves while you are awake?

a)

Alpha

b)

Beta

c)

Theta

d)

Delta

e)

Gamma

13.

In deep sleep, (Stages 3 and 4 NREM sleep), which brainwaves are produced?

(a)  

14.

What does REM stand for?

(a)  

15.

In an EEG what does a K-complex indicate?

a)

Being jolted awake

b)

Stage 3 REM sleep

c)

Stage 2 NREM sleep

d)

dreaming