General Knowledge
What does “www” stand for in a website browser?
Answer: World Wide Web
Define communication styles.
The way the message is communicated
The cultural and social aspects of language
Define a phobia
A phobia is an intense and irrational fear or aversion to an object, situation or thing, which persists over time
Name the 4 lobes
Frontal
OccipitalTemporal
Parietal
What was the first soft drink in space?
Coke
What geometric shape is generally used for stop signs?
Answer: Octagon
Functions of the Somatic Nervous System
Receives sensory information (position of materials, benches in the room, what classmates are saying) for the brain to interpret. · Sends out motor messages from the brain for voluntary movement (i.e. where to walk, what to get)
State which learning theory does systematic desensitisation draws from.
Classical conditioning
Name the 2 main branches of the NS
PNS
CNS
What is the most consumed manufactured drink in the world?
Tea
(thanks to Ella)Who was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize (in 1903)?
Answer: Marie Curie
A father was exhausted after a particularly challenging day in the office. He found himself arriving home without any recollection of how he drove home. Which type of long term memory was he using to get home?
Procedural Memory
State which learning theory token economies draws from
Operant conditioning
What is a stimulant
A substance that speeds up the NS
According to Marx, the history of all society up to his time is the history of:
Class struggles
What is the name of the largest ocean on earth?
Pacific Ocean
Survivors of trauma never forget the experience and can remember the event clearly many years later. Which type of long term memory would store this experience?
Episodic Memory
Identify and explain the function of two (2) areas associated with language that are found in the frontal and temporal lobes of the brain.
Broca’s area in the frontal lobe (1) which is involved in the production of speech (1)
Wernicke’s area in the temporal lobe (1) which is involved in the comprehension of written and spoken language (1)
Information from the STM is transferred and encoded to the long-term memory only if that information is _______________
Rehearsed
How can you cleanse crystals
moonlight
saltwater
flame from candle
Who was the first woman pilot to fly solo across the Atlantic?
Amelia Earhart
Define Privation
Never forming an attachment bond with the primary care giver.
Describe the features of McCrae and Costa’s trait theory of personality
Traits explain the way someone behaves across different situations
Openness to experience: imaginative and creative, down to earth (1)
Conscientiousness: self-disciplned and competent, goal orientated (1)
Extraversion: Talkative, social and affectionate (1)
Agreeableness: trusting, good natured (1)
Neuroticism: emotional stability (1)
what are the types of LTM
Semantic
procedural
Episodic
How many students are there in our psychology class.
14