PSY 111 MidterM exaM QueStionS with
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This area of the brain plays a role in memory consolidation or the transfer of new learning into
long-term storage. ✔✔ hippocampus
What is the main idea of levels of processing theory? ✔✔ If you want to remember a piece of
information, you should think about it more deeply and link it to other information and
memories to make it more meaningful.
Matt's teacher said there would be a quiz during the next class. However, while the teacher was
giving that information, Matt was checking messages on his phone. The next class he was
surprised when the teacher gave out the quiz. This would be considered what type of memory
problem? ✔✔ encoding failure
Jim's science teacher teaches him "My Very Eager Mother Just Served Us Nine Pickles" to
remember the order of the planets. This is an example of ✔✔ mnemonic
___________________________is a physical and psychological reaction to events that one
appraises as threatening and/or demanding to one's ability to cope effectively. ✔✔ stress
Noticing that you have difficulty concentrating during and after periods of prolonged stress
exemplifies how stress can have a negative ________ impact. ✔✔ cognitive
One of the mechanisms through which stress and emotional factors can influence the
development of these diseases is by adversely affecting the ____________________. ✔✔
immune system
, __________________ is a stress reduction technique that uses electronic equipment to
accurately measure a person's neuromuscular and autonomic activity. Information regarding the
body systems is given to the individual with the goal of helping them gain some level of
voluntary control over what are normally involuntary bodily processes. ✔✔ biofeedback
In his general adaptation syndrome, Selye described the response to stress in terms of three
stages. Which of the following is not one of the three stages in the general adaptation
syndrome? ✔✔ stage of eustress
REM sleep is often referred to as paradoxical sleep because during this stage of sleep there is a
combination of ___________________ and _____________________. ✔✔ high brain activity;
lack of muscle tone
A psychologist gathers detailed information from two people who have been victims and
perpetrators (person who commits a crime) of criminal acts to learn more about the experience
of being both a victim and perpetrator. The psychologists interviews the two people, reviews
their medical and educational history, speaks to their family members, and administers
cognitive tests to them. The psychologist is using which of the following research methods? ✔✔
case study
Alcohol is considered a ________ because it tends to suppress central nervous system activity.
✔✔ depressant
What occurs during stage 1 sleep? ✔✔ Both our respiration and heartbeat slow down.
From a psychological perspective, the term cognition means ________. ✔✔ thinking
Illnesses such as diabetes and stomach cancer kill more than twice the number of Americans
than murder or car accidents. However, Zale sees car accidents as more dangerous because he
often hears about car accident fatalities on the nightly news, and he doesn't know anyone with
anSwerS 100% CorreCt
This area of the brain plays a role in memory consolidation or the transfer of new learning into
long-term storage. ✔✔ hippocampus
What is the main idea of levels of processing theory? ✔✔ If you want to remember a piece of
information, you should think about it more deeply and link it to other information and
memories to make it more meaningful.
Matt's teacher said there would be a quiz during the next class. However, while the teacher was
giving that information, Matt was checking messages on his phone. The next class he was
surprised when the teacher gave out the quiz. This would be considered what type of memory
problem? ✔✔ encoding failure
Jim's science teacher teaches him "My Very Eager Mother Just Served Us Nine Pickles" to
remember the order of the planets. This is an example of ✔✔ mnemonic
___________________________is a physical and psychological reaction to events that one
appraises as threatening and/or demanding to one's ability to cope effectively. ✔✔ stress
Noticing that you have difficulty concentrating during and after periods of prolonged stress
exemplifies how stress can have a negative ________ impact. ✔✔ cognitive
One of the mechanisms through which stress and emotional factors can influence the
development of these diseases is by adversely affecting the ____________________. ✔✔
immune system
, __________________ is a stress reduction technique that uses electronic equipment to
accurately measure a person's neuromuscular and autonomic activity. Information regarding the
body systems is given to the individual with the goal of helping them gain some level of
voluntary control over what are normally involuntary bodily processes. ✔✔ biofeedback
In his general adaptation syndrome, Selye described the response to stress in terms of three
stages. Which of the following is not one of the three stages in the general adaptation
syndrome? ✔✔ stage of eustress
REM sleep is often referred to as paradoxical sleep because during this stage of sleep there is a
combination of ___________________ and _____________________. ✔✔ high brain activity;
lack of muscle tone
A psychologist gathers detailed information from two people who have been victims and
perpetrators (person who commits a crime) of criminal acts to learn more about the experience
of being both a victim and perpetrator. The psychologists interviews the two people, reviews
their medical and educational history, speaks to their family members, and administers
cognitive tests to them. The psychologist is using which of the following research methods? ✔✔
case study
Alcohol is considered a ________ because it tends to suppress central nervous system activity.
✔✔ depressant
What occurs during stage 1 sleep? ✔✔ Both our respiration and heartbeat slow down.
From a psychological perspective, the term cognition means ________. ✔✔ thinking
Illnesses such as diabetes and stomach cancer kill more than twice the number of Americans
than murder or car accidents. However, Zale sees car accidents as more dangerous because he
often hears about car accident fatalities on the nightly news, and he doesn't know anyone with
