WorksheetsPSYCHOLOGY UNITS 1-4
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 18mins
The pattern of physical and behavioral changes that follows a 24 hour cycle, in accordance with the hours of light and darkness.
REM
NREM
circadian rhythm
ultradian rhythm
The stages of sleep are classified into two distinct basic types characterized by
body temperature
breathing rates.
rapid eye movement vs non-rapid eye movement
the ability of the sleeper to quickly respond to stimulus
The stages of sleep are differentiated from each other by
varying levels of adrenaline found in the blood
varying patterns of brain activity
whether you are dreaming or not.
your core body temperature
A hormone released by the pineal gland that increases feelings of relaxation and tiredness
dopamine
melatonin
SCN
serotonin
During this stage of sleep, you drift in and out of sleep and can be easily awakened.
Stage 1
Stage 2
Stage 3
Stage 4
During this stage of sleep, muscle activity and eye movements completely stop, and you become difficult to awaken.
Stage 1
REM
Stage 2
Stage 4
What percentage of their life time does a person spend asleep?
1/3
1/9
1/10
1/100
Beta like waves or sawtooth waves are characteristic of a person who is:
Dreaming
asleep but not dreaming
Awake and alert
in stage one sleep
A change in bodily function or activity that occurs more often than 24 hourly is referred to as
ultradian rhythm
circadian rhythm
biological rhythm
infradian rhythm
The process of placing encoded information into permanent mental state is called...
short-term memory
storage
senseory memory
memory
Which of the following has limited storage capacity?
Long Term Memory
Sensory memory
Short-term memory
Which of the following is not related to forgetting?
Retroactive interference
Repression
Flashbulb memory
Decay
If you watch a sequel to a movie, and you have trouble remembering if a character was in the first movie, you are experiencing...
Repressive memories
Retroactive interference
Proactive interference
Memory decay
Proactive interference is when you forget a previously learnt task due to the learning of a new task.
True
False
Tip of my tongue phenomena is explained by...
The long term memory ability
+ or - 7 rule
Retrieval Failure Theory
Interference Theory
Serial position effect means for someone going into an interview would want to start and finish with strong points about why they should get the job.
True
False
The serial position effect would imply an advertiser should put all the important information in the middle of a radio advert.
True
False
Ebbinghaus forgetting curve stipulates the increase in ability of the brain to retain memories over time.
True
False
Ebbinghaus' forgetting curve would suggest to students to consistently revise learnt work rather than use a cramming approach for more success in tests.
True
False
Repetition looks like...
Making a poem of content
Making up a story using the content terms
Visualising the content
Writing out learnt content over and over
Chunking works to help you to remember subject information by...
Writing out content over and over
Writing a story about the content
Grouping content
Writing a poem about the content
What is an Independent Variable?
It is what is changed
It is measured
What is a Dependent Variable?
It is measured
It is changed
What is Myelination?
It is the growth and development of the white fatty substance called myelin that wraps around axons
The process of forming new synapsis
The process of eliminating connections
The ability of the brain's neural structure or function to be changed by experience throughout the life span
