Assignment PSYC 101 Introduction to Psychology
Assignment: PSYC 101: Introduction to Psychology
EXAM 2
Circle the correct answer for every Question below, then answer the rationalization below each question in your own words, from your own schemata:
1. The effects of shifting time zones or doing shift work include all of the following EXCEPT
a. hallucinations. d. increased risk of mistakes.
b. decreased productivity. e. impaired attention & concentration.
c. irritability.
You eliminated one answer. What would it take to cause the thing you eliminated to occur? Explain in your own words in one small paragraph: ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
2. REM sleep may be characterized by
a. decreased adrenaline. d. more frequent and vivid dreams.
b. decreased brain activity. e. slow & regular heart rate.
c. sleepwalking.
You chose one correct answer. In which stages do each of these other four phenomenon occur?
i) _______________________________________________________________________________________
ii) _______________________________________________________________________________________
iii) _______________________________________________________________________________________
iv) _______________________________________________________________________________________
3. When we first fall asleep after being sleep deprived, our brain attempts to catch up on the missed REM sleep before the missed deep sleep. This is called
a. REM sleep deprivation.
b. deep sleep deprivation.
c. REM sleep rebound.
d. paradoxical sleep.
How long does it take to get caught up after being sleep deprived? Explain in your own words: ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
4. Sleepwalking and sleep terrors are most likely to occur during ________ sleep.
a. REM d. stage 3
b. stage 1 e. stage 4
c. stage 2
What is sleepwalking? What phenomenon is occurring?___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
What are night terrors? What phenomenon is occurring?___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
5. Individuals who experience periods of time during the night when their breathing stops may be diagnosed with
a. narcolepsy. c. insomnia.
b. sleep apnea. d. somniloquy.
What is the treatment for this? Is it curable? Explain these answers in your own words: ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
6. According to Freud, dreams are
a. continuations of the mental processes occurring when the person falls asleep.
b. an expression of our unconscious desires and needs.
c. not very meaningful.
d. combinations of random neural signals.
What do YOU think dreams are? Explain in your own words: ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
7. The three stages of memory (not memory storage) in sequence are:
a. short-term memory, long-term memory, and retrieval.
b. encoding, storage, and retrieval.
c. encoding, retrieval, and forgetting.
Assignment PSYC 101 Introduction to Psychology
d. sensory memory, short-term memory, and long-term memory.
Explain each stage in your own words:
A)_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
B)__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
C)__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
8. Lacey can remember how to ride a bike and how to drive a car. These are examples of
a. procedural memory. c. episodic memory.
b. implicit memory. d. semantic memory.
Why can’t Lacey remember the information on her vocabulary test last week? Tell me in your own words: ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
9. Ramone watched an episode of American Idol and saw 12 singers perform. Later his wife asked about the performers, and he could only remember the last 3 singers who performed. This is an example of
a. a flashbulb memory. c. the primacy effect.
b. episodic memory. d. the recency effect.
What if he had remembered one of the earlier singers because she reminded him of an old girlfriend? What kind of memory would that have been? Explain: ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
10. Alexander went to the phone to call his parents and accidentally dialed their old number instead of their new number. This is an example of
a. the primacy effect. c. proactive interference.
b. the recency effect. d. retroactive interference.
He remembered the number with area code easily in three sections of three/three/four numbers. What is this process of remembering called? Give me another example of when you use this process? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
11. When students answer multiple choice exams, the instructor is using which measure of retrieval?
a. recall b. recognition c. relearning d. None of the above
This exam type does not involve much higher order or critical thinking. What type of exam questioning would require a student to think more and draw from their own schemata? Explain: ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
12. Many people can recall vivid details about what we were doing and who we were with when we heard about the terrorist attacks on 9/11. This is an example of
a. imagery. c. the primacy effect.
b. state-dependent learning. d. flashbulb memories.
You may have been too young to remember 9/11. Do you have a very vivid memory from Hurricane Rita? What is it? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
13. In Pavlov’s study of classical conditioning, the dog’s salivation to the bell was the
a. unconditioned stimulus. c. unconditioned response.
b. conditioned stimulus. d. conditioned response.
What would the dog’s initial salivation to the meat be considered? ____________________________________
What would the initial presentation of the meat powder be considered? ________________________________
What about the presentation of the bell? _________________________________________________________
14. Your cat comes running when she hears the can opener because the sound of the can opener has been paired with “dinner time” for several months. The sound of the can opener is a(n)
a. unconditioned stimulus. c. unconditioned response.
b. conditioned stimulus. d. conditioned response.
What would the cat’s running to the sound of the can opener be considered? ___________________________
What would dinner time without the can opener normally be considered? ______________________________
Important information for writing discussion questions and participation
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Important information on Writing a Discussion Question
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- Include in-text citations in your response
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- Follow APA-7th edition
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Participation –replies to your classmates or instructor
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- Each response needs at least ONE reference with citations—best if it is a peer reviewed journal article
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- Responses need to be substantive by bringing information to the discussion or further enhance the discussion. Responses of “I agree” or “great post” does not count for the word count.
- Follow APA 7th edition
- Points will be deducted if the above is not followed
- Remember to use and follow APA-7th edition for all weekly assignments, discussion questions, and participation points.
- Here are some helpful links
- Student paper example
- Citing Sources
- The Writing Center is a great resource
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