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Psychology
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PsychologyContents
Contents
23 topics, 136 subtopics
  1. Social Influence116
  2. Memory136
  3. Attachment191
  4. Approaches in Psychology146
  5. Biopsychology172
  6. Clinical Psychology and Mental Health149
  7. Research Methods136
  8. Scientific Processes310
  9. Quantitative and Qualitative Data149
  10. Data Handling and Analysis130
  11. Inferential Testing79
  12. Issues and Debates in Psychology100
  13. and 11 more
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MemoryQuestions
Memory
The multi-store model of memory
  1. What are the three distinct stores proposed by the multi-store model of memory?
  2. What is the function of the sensory register in the multi-store model?
  3. What would happen to information that does not receive attention in the sensory register?
  4. What is iconic memory?
  5. What is echoic memory?
  6. What does it mean that coding in the sensory register is modality-specific?
  7. Describe the capacity of the sensory register.
  8. How long does iconic memory last?
  9. How long does echoic memory last?
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The multi-store model of memory
  1. The sensory register, then short-term memory, then long-term memory.
  2. It holds information in its original sensory form for a very brief duration before it is either transferred to short-term memory or lost.
  3. It would be lost and not transferred to short-term memory.
  4. Iconic memory is the visual component of the sensory register, where visual information is stored in its original visual form.
  5. Echoic memory is the auditory component of the sensory register, where auditory information is stored acoustically.
  6. Information is stored in the same form as it was received - visual information remains visual and auditory information remains acoustic.
  7. The capacity is very high, capable of holding a large amount of sensory information simultaneously.
  8. Less than half a second.
  9. Up to a few seconds.
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Data Handling and AnalysisQuestions
Data Handling and Analysis
Descriptive statistics
  1. What is the first step in calculating the mean of a data set?
  2. After summing all values in a data set, what must you do to find the mean?
  3. Calculate the mean when sum of values = 325, number of values = 36.
  4. What is the first step when finding the median of a data set?
  5. Once data are arranged in order, how do you identify the median?
  6. How is the median determined when a data set contains an even number of values?
  7. What is the mode of a data set?
  8. How many modes can a data set have?
  9. Which measure of central tendency is most affected by extreme values or outliers?
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Descriptive statistics
  1. Sum all the data values together.
  2. Divide the sum by the total number of values.
  3. Mean = 325 ÷ 36 = 9.03.
  4. Arrange the data in ascending or descending order.
  5. Identify the middle value in the ordered data set.
  6. Calculate the mean of the two middle values.
  7. The most frequently occurring value in the data set.
  8. A data set may have no mode, one mode, or multiple modes.
  9. The mean.
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Stress
The physiology of stress
  1. What is General Adaptation Syndrome (GAS)?
  2. How many stages are there in Selye's General Adaptation Syndrome?
  3. What happens during the alarm stage of GAS?
  4. Which branch of the nervous system is activated during the alarm stage of GAS?
  5. What characterises the resistance stage of GAS?
  6. What role does the parasympathetic nervous system play during the resistance stage?
  7. What occurs during the exhaustion stage of GAS?
  8. Why might someone become physically ill after prolonged exposure to a stressor, according to GAS?
  9. What is the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) system?
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The physiology of stress
  1. Selye's model describing the body's short-term and long-term physiological response to stress in three stages.
  2. Three stages: alarm, resistance, and exhaustion.
  3. The initial shock response occurs where the sympathetic nervous system is activated, preparing the body for fight or flight.
  4. The sympathetic nervous system.
  5. The body attempts to adapt to the continued presence of the stressor, with the parasympathetic nervous system dampening the stress response while the body remains on alert.
  6. It dampens the stress response while the body remains on alert.
  7. The body's resources become depleted after prolonged stress, leading to physical illness and reduced ability to cope.
  8. During the exhaustion stage, the body's resources become depleted, reducing the ability to cope and leading to physical illness.
  9. The body's chronic stress response pathway that regulates the release of cortisol.
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