Sleep & Dreams
Brain Anatomy
The nervous system
Memory
Case Studies/ethics
100

What % of sleep is spent in REM?

20%

100

The brain can be divided into the _____, the _____ and the _____.

Forebrain, midbrain and hindbrain.

100

What is the role of the Nervous system?

To send and receive messages.

100

Name and describe the two main types of amnesia.

Retrograde amnesia - Retrieval failure; pre-existing memories are lost.

Anterograde amnesia - Storage failure; ability to form new long-term memories is lost.

100

The full form of the APS is ______ and it came up with the constantly evolving ______ in 2007.

Australian Psychological Society; Code of Ethics

200

What is the full form of EEG?

Electroencephalogram

200

What are the left and right hemispheres of the brain connected by?

The corpus callosum

200

What is the neuronal membrane?

A semi-permeable membrane that keeps the cytoplasm in the cell.

200

What three parts of the brain are important for explicit memory?

The amygdala, hippocampus and neocortex

200

What case study is an example of classical conditioning?

Little Albert

300

Overall, what happens to the body when in deep sleep?

Blood pressure drops, body temp decreases, growth acceleration. Certain chemicals/hormones experience a drop in levels. Eg: Cortisol

300

List the parts and functions of the brain stem?

The medulla, pons and spinal cord; heart rate and breathing.

300

What division of the PNS controls the fight-or-flight response?

The Sympathetic Nervous System

300

_____, _____ and _____ are the 3 main strategies to retain information.

Repetition, imagery and patterns

300

List the 6 main principles when considering participants' rights.

1. Confidentiality

2. Voluntary participation

3. Withdrawal rights

4. Informed Consent

5. Deception

6. Debriefing

400

What are the defining features of stage 2 sleep?

 Body temp decreases. K-complexes & sleep spindles. Breathing and heart rate slows. Brain produces theta waves.

400

Differentiate between the hypothalamus and the thalamus in their functions.

Thalamus - Acts as a relay centre for signals travelling from the spinal cord and brainstem to the cerebral cortex.

Hypothalamus - Controls: Hunger, homeostasis, thirst, circadian rhythms

400

List the 4 types of neurons, as classified by structure.

Unipolar, bipolar, multipolar and anaxonic.

400

What is the misinformation effect?

The tendency for post-event information to interfere with the memory of the original event.

400

What theory did Genie's progress in language seem to prove wrong?

That the critical period for learning language ends after puberty, after which it is not possible to learn a language.

500

Describe the waves of the EEG when you are drowsy or asleep.

Low frequency, high amplitude.

500

What structure of the brain assists in the regulation of autonomic functions such as breathing, heart rate and reflex actions (swallowing and sneezing)?

The medulla oblongata

500

What division of the Nervous System controls voluntary movements.

Somatic nervous system
500

List the two causes of amnesia.

1. Organic/neurological causes (damage from physical injury, neurological disease, certain drugs)

2. Functional/psychogenic causes (psychological factors: mental disorders, post-traumatic stress, etc)

500

In the case study of Genie the wild child, what abnormality found on her EEG led doctors to believe that she was mentally challenged?

The abundance and frequency of sleep spindles.