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A2 Level Psychology, 1e Michael W. Eysenck (Test Bank All Chapter)

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Chapter 2

1 Biological rhythms that repeat themselves every 24 hours are called:

(A) Homeostatic rhythms (B) Clockwork rhythms (C) Infradian rhythms (D) Cyclical rhythms (E) Circadian rhythms

Answer: (E) Circadian rhythms

2 Biological rhythms that last longer than a day are called:

(A) Infradian rhythms (B) Clockwork rhythms (C) Circadian rhythms (D) Cyclical rhythms (E) Homeostatic rhythms

Answer: (A) Infradian rhythms

3 Biological rhythms that last less than a day are called:

(A) Clockwork rhythms (B) Ultradian rhythms (C) Infradian rhythms (D) Circadian rhythms (E) Cyclical rhythms

Answer: (B) Ultradian rhythms

• The theory that the sleep-waking cycle is endogenous assumes that it is controlled by:

(A) Fatigue factors (B) Environmental factors (C) Psychological factors (D) External biological pacemakers (E) Internal biological pacemakers

Answer: (E) Internal biological pacemakers

5 The main pacemaker for endogenous rhythms appears to be the:

(A) Suprachiasmatic nucleus (B) Superior colliculus (C) Thalamus (D) Hippocampus (E) Cerebellum

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Answer: (A) Suprachiasmatic nucleus

• An event that is external, but which partially controls biological rhythms, is called a:

(A) Zeitstein (B) Zeitgeist (C) Zeitgeber (D) Zeitelement (E) Zeitof

Answer: (C) Zeitgeber

• It is accepted that there is a temporal relationship between the sleep -wake cycle and:

(A) Serotonin (B) Melatonin (C) Thyroxine (D) Adenosine (E) Cryprochrome

Answer: (B) Melatonin

• Blake (1967) found that there was a clear reduction in task performance at around which

time of day?

(A) Post-lunch (B) Early morning (C) Midday (D) Early evening (E) Late afternoon

Answer: (A) Post-lunch

9 Hormones are produced by:

(A) Endocrine glands (B) The suprachiasmatic nucleus (C) The hippocampus (D) Pheromones (E) The brain stem

Answer: (C) The hippocampus

10 The synchronisation in menstrual cycles observed in women who spend much time together

is thought to be due to the influence of:

(A) Serotonin (B) Melatonin (C) Hormones (D) Pheromones 3 / 4

(E) Zeitgebers

Answer: (D) Pheromones

11 Pheromones are biochemical substances that are released into the:

(A) Urine (B) Bloodstream (C) Air (D) Brain (E) Spinal cord

Answer: (C) Air

12 It now seems clear that Lam et al.'s (2006) research supports which therapy to cure SAD?

(A) Phototherapy (B) Cognitive therapy (C) Hypnotic analgesia (D) Melatonin therapy (E) Dream therapy

Answer: (A) Phototherapy

13 Biological rhythms that last for around one year before repeating are known as:

(A) Clockwork rhythms (B) Circadian rhythms (C) Circannual rhythms (D) Infradian rhythms (E) Cyclical rhythms

Answer: (C) Circannual rhythms

14 Which type of work is most disruptive in terms of causing harmful effects through major changes to circadian rhythms?

(A) Rapidly rotating shiftwork (B) Permanent daywork (C) Permanent nightwork (D) Slowly rotating shiftwork (E) Non-rotating shiftwork

Answer: (D) Slowly rotating shiftwork

15 In which stage of sleep do the EEG waves become slower and larger, but with short bursts of high-frequency sleep spindles?

(A) Stage 1 (B) Stage 2

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