Psyc 100

Module C- Summative Quiz

1.  | Selective attention is best illustrated by which of the following? |

Cocktail party effect, change blindness and inattention effect- all 3

2.  | Without fail, when you are talking to your best friend about something important, she continues to check her PDA and watch for people she knows. Nevertheless, she seems able to listen attentively and respond appropriately to what you are saying. This type of behavior is evidence of: |

Parallel processing

3.  | Drivers detect traffic signals more slowly if they are also conversing on a cell phone. This best illustrates the impact of:Selective attention 4.  | Susan has been prescribed medication to keep her awake and less likely to fall asleep behind the wheel of her car. She most likely suffers from: |

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Narcolepsy

5.  | If you gently wake someone whose eyes are closed but darting around, there is about an 80 percent chance she will: |

She is in midst of an interesting dream

6.  | During a normal night of sleep, about half of your sleep time is spent in: |

Stage 2

7.  | Your best friend is going to have a baby in two months and has invited you to attend the home birth. She has asked if you think a hypnotic suggestion will help alleviate the pain of childbirth. You tell her: |

Yes because it can relieve pain by inhibiting pain related brain activity

8.  | According to a biopsychosocial approach, hypnotic phenomena are most likely influenced by: |

Social influence, selective focus, brain activity all have influence on hypnosis.

9.  | A person who responds successfully to a hypnotic suggestion that he NOT react to the smell of ammonia held under his nose is likely to be the type of person who: |

Frequently engaged in imaginative activities

10.  | One of your friends claims to have a shopping addiction and another reports being addicted to Internet games. What is one potential danger of considering these types of excessive behaviors to be...