QCAA Psychology Revision Sleep/Consciousness and Intelligence

Brainwaves vary in amplitude and frequency. Which of the following best describes beta waves?

• high amplitude and low frequency

• high frequency and low amplitude

• low frequency and low amplitude

• high frequency and high amplitude

Which of the following is a true statement

• Controlled processes require no attention

• automatic processes require little attention

• both controlled and automatic processes require full attention

• Controlled processes require little attention

Which of the following brainwaves are associated with being alert and awake

• beta

• alpha

• delta

• theta

Which of the following brainwaves is associated with being in a deep sleep

• Alpha

• beta

• theta

• delta

The ________ is the most appropriate instrument for detecting brainwaves

• fMRI

• EMG

• EEG

• EOG

Which is the biological rhythm which occurs approximately once every 24 hours, and the sleep-wake cycle is an example of this

• Ultradian

• Circadian

• Infradian

• Uberadian

Two hormones that are regulated by the superchiasmatic nucleus in the brain, and regulate sleep-wake cyles are

• Serotonin and dopamine

• dopamine and cortisol

• dopamine and melatonin

• melatonin and cortisol

Select all statements that are true for how sleep changes across your lifetime

• Elderly people spend the most time in REM sleep

• As you age, less time is spent in REM and NREM

• Your total sleep amount reduces as you age

• Babies and toddlers spend the greatest proportion of their sleep in NREM

Which theory of intelligence proposes that people posess many different types of intelligence

• Howard Gardener's multiple intelligences

• The information processing theory

• Emotional intelligence theory

• Standford-Binet

Which test would you use for assessing IQ of a child aged 10?

• WAIS-IV

• WISC-IV

• WPPSI-III

• SB-V