psych 100 exam 3 review

sleep/learning psych

an electroencephalogram (EEG)

Varying states of awareness are best monitored using ____, which provides an overall \n measure of brain activity.

stage 3/4 N-REM

Approximately an hour after falling asleep, Daisy’s roommate repeatedly shakes her \n shoulder and asks Daisy to move her car out of the driveway. Daisy takes several \n minutes to respond to her roommate and then opens the refrigerator to find her keys. \n Daisy was most likely in

visual stimuli

Gamma waves accompany the processing of sensory input, particularly

maintenance insomnia

Daniel has no problem falling asleep each night, but he wakes up frequently in the \n middle of the night and often cannot fall back asleep. From what type of insomnia does \n Daniel suffer?

Patrick, who travels from California to New York (west to east is worse than east to west time change)

Who is most likely to suffer the biggest disruption to his or her circadian rhythm?

gamma, beta, alpha, theta, delta

What is the correct order of brainwaves from most active to least?

most dreams are positive

Which of the following is false about what we dream about?

REM

As sleep goes on, which sleep stage gets longer?

you fell asleep in the forum during your lecture

Where are you most likely to experience a hypnagogic jerk?

hypnagogic jerk (N-REM 1)

does- (eye movement, dreams, sympathetic arousal)

During REM sleep your body does not experience which of the following?

learned behavior (visual stimuli)

As Freddy speeds down Elm Street, he suddenly slams on his brakes to avoid a collision \n with another car. Freddy’s response is an example of a(n)____.

habituate to the stimulus (lose awareness of it)

If people are continuously exposed to an unchanging stimulus that they know will not \n cause them harm, they will be most likely to:

food pellet

Dr. Elliott exposes rats to a vanilla scent prior to receiving a food pellet in the left corner \n of their cage but provides no food after exposure to a lemon scent. After several trials, \n upon smelling a vanilla scent, the rats wait at the far-left corner of the cage regardless of \n whether a food pellet is present. However, they do not wait in the far-left corner when \n exposed to the lemon scent. What is the unconditioned stimulus in the experiment?

money

Which of the following is an example of a conditioned reinforcer?

positive reinforcement

Which of the following is likely to provide the most powerful method for managing \n behavior?

conditioned stimulus

In classical conditioning, the neutral stimulus always becomes the...? \n

fixed interval

When working as a waitress, Sarah gets paid every other Monday. Sarah is getting paid \n on what type of schedule?

taste aversion

After eating at a restaurant, you realize you had gotten sick from the food and have food \n poisoning. A few weeks later you meet your friend there for her birthday dinner. You get \n sick at just the smell of the restaurant when walking inside. This is an example of...?

negative reinforcement

After eating at a restaurant, you realize you had gotten sick from the food and have food \n poisoning. A few weeks later you meet your friend there for her birthday dinner. You get \n sick at just the smell of the restaurant when walking inside. This is an example of...? \n

spontaneous recovery

A dog was conditioned to salivate anytime they heard footsteps. Say this dog was then \n put through extinction. The dog heard footsteps on a random day in the park and started \n to salivate. This is an example of...? \n