Memory
What is the capacity of the STM
5-9 items
7 +/-2
Name 3 types of hallucinations in schizophrenia
Visual, auditory, somatosensory
What happens to muscles during REM sleep?
Paralysed
What is the capital city of New Zealand?
Wellington
What was the final score in last night’s State of Origin Game 1
Blues 22 – Maroons 20
r = -0.2
What is the strength and direction of the relationship?
Weak negative
What is the duration of STM?
18-30 seconds
Name 3 types of delusion in schizophrenia
What is the name of the longest bone in the human body?
Femur
Which element has the chemical symbol Au?
Gold
What is the name of the stingray teacher in Finding Nemo?
Mr Ray
P = 0.09
Do we accept or reject the alternative hypothesis?
Reject
What is the difference between proactive and retroactive interference
Retroactive - Old memory is forgotten (new memory interferes with it).
Proactive - New memory is forgotten (old memory interferes with it).
Which disorder is characterised by excessive fear and worry?
Anxiety
A psychologist wants to test whether CBT reduces anxiety levels in teenagers. One group receives 8 weeks of CBT, while another group does not receive therapy. Anxiety levels are measured before and after treatment.
What would the null hypothesis be for this study?
There will be no significant difference in anxiety levels between the group receiving CBT and the group not receiving therapy.
Which artist cut off part of his own ear?
Vincent Van Gogh
Which Disney princess has a pet tiger named Rajah?
Jasmine
What does a large standard deviation show
Data is spread out widely from the mean, meaning the scores are more varied and less consistent.
What is spaced practice?
Study strategy where learning is spread out over multiple shorter sessions across time, rather than cramming in one long session.
Which neurotransmitter is strongly linked to schizophrenia?
Dopamine
Which ocean lies between Africa and Australia?
Indian
What is the name of the supercontinent that existed millions of years ago?
Pangea
Which movie features blue aliens called Na’vi?
Avatar
What is a limitation of a volunteer sample?
May be biased because the participants who volunteer may not represent the wider target population.
e.g. all one type of person/characteristic
What is the difference between context-dependent memory and state-dependent memory?
Context-dependent memory is when recall improves in the same physical environment where learning occurred, while state-dependent memory is when recall improves when a person is in the same emotional or physiological state as when the memory was formed.
Which definition of normality judges behaviour based on social expectations?
Socio-cultural definition
If two doctors diagnose the same person with the same disorder - what type of reliability is this?
Inter-rater reliability
What is the name of Mickey Mouse’s dog?
Pluto
Which artist is famous for the song Blinding Lights?
The Weekend
Name 6 ethical considerations
Informed consent, protection from harm, voluntary participants, confidentiality, debrief, right to withdraw
A patient cannot remember events that happened before a serious head injury but can form new memories afterwards. What type of amnesia is this?
Retrograde amnesia
How do SSRIs reduce symptoms of anxiety and depression
Block the reuptake sites on the presynaptic neuron - increases serotonin in the brain = decreased symptoms
Prey animals (e.g., deer, horse) sleep less because they...
Must stay alert for danger
What is the national sport of Japan?
Sumo
Which singer released the album SOUR?
Olivia Rodrigo
What does a T-test do?
A T-test is a statistical test used to determine whether there is a significant difference between the means of two groups.
A patient can remember events from before a car accident but cannot form new memories afterwards. What type of amnesia is this?
Anterograde amnesia
How does CBT aim to reduce maladaptive thoughts and behaviours in individuals with mental disorders?
CBT aims to reduce maladaptive thoughts and behaviours by helping individuals identify, challenge, and replace distorted thinking patterns with more realistic and helpful thoughts.
If adopted identical twins score the same on an intelligence test, what does this suggest?
Nature influences intelligence
What is the capital city of Mexico?
Mexico City
What is the name of the robot left cleaning Earth in a Pixar movie?
WALL-E
What is stratified sampling?
Target population is divided into subgroups based on shared characteristics (e.g. age or gender), and participants are selected from each subgroup in proportion to the population.
Memory technique where information is linked to familiar locations or places in your mind. It helps memory by using visual and spatial cues to improve recall.
Which type of antipsychotics can reduce both positive and negative disorders
Atypical
What is the difference between repression and supression?
Repression is when distressing memories are unconsciously pushed out of awareness.
Suppression is when a person consciously chooses to avoid thinking about something.
Which country is both in Europe and Asia?
Turkey
Which movie features a teen named Miguel travelling to the Land of the Dead?
Coco
What does counterbalancing help reduce?
Order effects (from a repeated groups design)