1.5A - AP Psyc

As Doreen is reading her Psychology textbook, which statement is she most likely to encounter about consciousness?

• It was studied only be Sigmund Freud.

• It has been discredited in favor of studying behaviors.

• It has been discredited in light of research showing the significant role of the unconscious.

• It is an important way of studying our two track mind.

Which statement should Mason say to his friend to discuss the dual-processing model most accurately?

• The right and left hemispheres of the brain both process incoming messages.

• Incoming information is processed by both the conscious and unconscious tracks.

• Each lobe of the brain processes incoming information.

• The brain first processes emotional information and then processes analytical information.

In history class, Teresa was aware that she was writing down her teacher's words. Which psychological concept best describes Teresa's experience?

• Teresa was consciously aware of her experience.

• Teresa was unconscious during her experience.

• Teresa was experiencing blindsight during her experience.

• Teresa was biased during her experience.

What do hallucinating, meditating, and dreaming all have in common?

• They are all states of sequential processing.

• They are all states of blindsight.

• They are all states of consciousness.

• They are all states of neurogenesis.

Dr. James collected EEG data on 100 participants as they were daydreaming to determine which brain wave patterns were present during this activity. Which of the following best depicts the independent variable in this example?

• The 100 participants

• Daydreaming, a state of consciousness

• The EEG data, measuring brain wave patterns.

• The effect of daydreaming on EEG data.