Intro to Psychology Unit 2 Chapter 4 quiz (consciousness, sleep and dreams)

A bank teller was so distracted by the sight of a bank robber's weapon that she failed to perceive important features of the criminal's physical appearance. This best illustrates

Drivers are slower to detect traffic signals if they are talking on a cell phone. This best illustrates the impact of

When asked to watch a video and press a key each time a black-shirted player passed a basketball, most research participants remained unaware of an umbrella-toting woman strolling across the video screen. This illustrated

While a man provided directions to a construction worker. two experimenter rudely interrupted by passing between them carrying a door. The man's failure to notice that the construction worker was replaced by a different person during this interruption illustrates

Fast and jerky movements of the eyes are expecially likely to be associated with

Jordanna has decided to go to bed early. Although her eyes are closed and she is very relaxed, she has not yet fallen asleep. An EEG is most likely to indicate the presence of

REM sleep is called pardoxical sleep because

After sleeping for about an hour and a half, Jose enters a phase of paradoxical sleep. He is likely to

A recurring difficulty in falling or staying asleep is called

During a heated argument with his teenage daughter, Mr. Reid suddenly sapsed into a state of REM sleep. Mr. Reid apparently suffers from

The large, slow brain waves associated with NREM-3 sleep are called

Consciousness is

The simultaneous processing of information and both conscious and unconscious levels is called

A condition in which a person can respond to a visual stimulus without consciously experiencing it is known as

The cocktail party effect provides an example of