Name:, Gen Psych Exam Version1 1) Consciousness is a) The ability to solve probl

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Name:, Gen Psych Exam Version1 1) Consciousness is a) The ability to solve problems, reason, and remember b) The process of organizing and interpreting sensory information. c) Effortless encoding of incidental information into memory d) Our awareness of ourselves and our environment. 2) While reading a novel. Raoul isn't easily distracted by the sounds of the TV or even by his brothers' loud arguments. This best illustrates a) latent content b) neuroadaptation. c) blindsight. d) sclective attention. Failing to see visible objects when our attention is directed elsewhere is called a) narcolepsy b) Neuroadaptation. c) paradoxical sleep. d) inattentional blindness. 3) 4) Fast and jerky movements of the eyes are especially likely to be associated with a) sleep spindles b) dissociation. c) REM sleep. d) sleep apnea. Narcolepsy is a disorder in which a person a) 5) temporarily stops breathing during sleep. b) has sudden uncontrollable seizures. experiences uncontrollable attacks of overwhelming sleepiness. c) d) has difficulty falling and staying asleep. Psychologists define learning as the process of a) adapting to the environment. b) responding to external stimuli. 6) e) reinforcing behavioral responses d) acquiring new and relatively enduring information or behaviors. Conditioning is the process of a) discrimination 7) b) spontancous recovery. c) learning associations. d) observational learning. 8) Jordan is frightened by the sound of a train whistle. The sound is a(n) a) intermittent reinforcement. b) spontaneous recovery. c) operant chamber. d) conditioned stimulus.

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1 - (d)

Consciousness is defined as the state of being aware of and responsive to one's surroundings.

2 - (d)

Selective attention is a cognitive process in which a person attends to one or a few sensory inputs while ignoring the other ones.

3 - (d)

Inattentional blindness is the failure to notice a fully-visible, but unexpected object because attention was engaged on another task, event, or object.

4 - (c)

REM sleep is a kind of sleep that occurs at intervals during the night and is characterized by rapid eye movements, bodily movement, faster pulse and breathing.

5 - (c)

Narcolepsy is a sleep disorder that makes you feel overwhelmingly sleepy, and have sleep attacks.

6 - (d)

Learning is an enduring change in behavior due to experiences.

7 - (c)

Conditioning is the process of learning associations. There are two types of conditioning: classical and operant. Classical conditioning occurs when the person learns to associate two stimuli; operant conditioning occurs when the person associates a behavior with a consequence.

8 - (d)

The sound is triggering a response from jordan so it must be a stimulus.

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