Psychology Chapter on Thought Suppression and Unconscious

<p>It highlights the difficulty of controlling thoughts and emotions, which may be relevant to handling disappointment. (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Thinking about a certain word increases the probability of remembering it later. (E)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Slips of speech are a manifestation of the unconscious mind, revealing hidden desires or anxieties. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The psychodynamic unconscious actively seeks to repress unwanted thoughts and feelings, whereas the cognitive unconscious simply processes information outside conscious awareness. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The influence of subliminal messages is too weak to have a significant impact on behavior. (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The effectiveness of subliminal persuasion is limited to specific contexts, particularly in cases where individuals are already experiencing a related need. (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Consciousness can become overloaded with information, making it difficult to make rational decisions. (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Consciousness can hinder decisions by drawing attention to irrelevant details and undermining intuition. (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Freud's theories have been largely discredited by modern psychology. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The cognitive unconscious processes information outside of conscious awareness, without necessarily assigning meaning to it. (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Subliminal perception is a reliable and consistent method for influencing behavior. (E)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Unconscious processing can lead to better decisions in some cases, especially when dealing with complex information. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The extent to which information is evaluated before selection (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A point where information processing capacity is limited due to excessive input (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Participants showed little attention to the unattended ear, even when presented with meaningful information. (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>They don't account for the possibility that information might be processed differently depending on the task's difficulty. (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Attenuation model (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It determines whether selection occurs early or late in the information processing stream. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Participants exhibited a conditioned fear response to conditioned words presented in the unattended ear, even though they couldn't consciously report them. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It claims that the information bottleneck occurs after information processing. (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It suggested that both early and late selection might be involved in attention. (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Reconciling evidence for early and late selection processes. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Epinephrine (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Dreams are simply random neural activity interpreted by the brain. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The amygdala is activated during REM sleep, contributing to the emotional content of dreams. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Lucid dreaming is a rare phenomenon, making it difficult to study. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It does not provide a way to interpret the meaning of dreams. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It is less active during REM sleep, contributing to the rambling nature of dreams. (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Psychoactive drugs can alter the brain's chemical messaging system, leading to changes in consciousness. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Cocaine is a highly addictive drug. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Hallucinogens alter sensation and perspective, often causing hallucinations. (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Manifest content is the dream's apparent meaning, while latent content is its underlying meaning. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It is a relatively safe drug, with few adverse side effects. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Hypnosis is a form of social interaction where suggestions can influence a person's subjective experiences. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Hypnosis is primarily a social interaction where suggestions are readily accepted. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Mesmer's theory of animal magnetism is widely considered to be a pseudoscientific belief. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The frontal regions are deactivated during dreaming, allowing for more associative thinking. (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A hypothetical being who can mimic conscious behavior but lacks genuine subjective experiences (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Free will is necessary to hold individuals accountable for their actions, but its existence is debated. (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The impossibility of directly experiencing another person's consciousness. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Qualia are the subjective experiences that define consciousness, making it challenging to know if another person experiences them the same way. (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The concept of 'zombie' is flawed, as a non-conscious entity would be comparable to brain-dead. (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Consciousness emerges from biological processes in the brain, solely through physical mechanisms. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A tendency to attribute human qualities and experiences to non-human entities. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To explore how people attribute mental capabilities to different beings, revealing patterns in judgments. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Duration (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Selectivity (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Participants could easily follow one game at a time, but not both simultaneously. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Our attention is often limited, leading us to miss important changes. (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Consciousness is a dynamic stream of thoughts and experiences that continuously changes. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Working memory is a small and limited capacity, which contributes to the transience of consciousness. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Capture and analyze conscious experiences in real-time. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Responding to a loud noise by jumping back. (B), Intensely focusing on a complex mathematical equation. (A), Contemplating the meaning of life. (C), Engaging in a passionate debate with another person. (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Feeling embarrassed after tripping on a sidewalk. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Chimpanzees may be capable of self-recognition. (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Internal bodily sensations (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To explore creative possibilities and help manage emotions. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To avoid thinking about something we don't want to think about. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Depression and negative mood. (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Mirrors can encourage more generous behavior in children. (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The stream of consciousness contradicts the unity of consciousness, as we cannot focus on two things at once. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

The ability to make choices unconstrained by external factors.

Difficulty in perceiving the consciousness of others.

Subjective experiences of mental states, inaccessible to others.

A hypothetical unconscious being that acts like a conscious one.

Philosophical view that mental states are products of physical systems.

Changes in conscious experiences due to brain activity.

Attributing human characteristics to non-human entities.

Study comparing mental capacities of different beings.

The conscious effort to avoid thinking about certain topics or ideas.

The increased frequency of a thought returning after suppression efforts fail.

The phenomenon where attempts to suppress thoughts can inadvertently cause them to arise.

The ability of the mind to track thoughts outside of conscious awareness.

Research showing the challenges of mental control and thought suppression.

Freud's theory that hidden thoughts influence behavior, often unpredictably.

A logical fallacy where conclusions are drawn from random data.

Mental processes that are not consciously experienced but influence thoughts and behaviors.

Influence on thoughts or behaviors by stimuli not consciously perceived.

Claimed subliminal messages increased sales but was later revealed as a hoax.

Words related to thirst can influence choices unconsciously.

Immediate versus deliberated choices lead to different decision outcomes.

Overthinking decisions can lead to less satisfaction compared to intuitive choices.

Subliminal cues often have weak effects and depend on prior states like thirst.

Unconscious processes can often yield better decision outcomes than conscious thought.

The quality of consciousness being directed towards an object.

The resistance to division when attending to multiple stimuli.

Failure to notice significant changes in the visual field.

The capacity to include some objects and exclude others in awareness.

The ability to focus on a single conversation in a noisy environment.

The tendency for thoughts and experiences to change constantly.

Different degrees of awareness regarding the self and environment.

A low level of awareness, just sensing and reacting without reflection.

Being aware and able to report mental states and thoughts.

A level of attention where one is aware of themselves as an object.

Method where people report their conscious experiences during specific prompts.

A state of consciousness with a flow of seemingly purposeless thoughts.

A technique to test selective attention using different messages in each ear.

A measure of emotional response based on skin's electrical activity.

Process of focusing mental resources on limited events while ignoring others.

Theory suggesting that only important information passes through an initial filter for processing.

A limitation in capacity for processing all incoming information simultaneously.

Theory that unattended messages are weakened but still processed, not completely blocked.

An experiment method where different messages are played in each ear to study attention.

Theory that all information is processed before prioritization occurs, leading to response selection.

A learned reaction to a previously neutral stimulus associated with a significant event.

A measure of physiological arousal reflecting emotional responses potentially tied to stimuli.

Nilli Lavie's theory that task difficulty determines if attention selection is early or late.

In tasks with multiple stimuli, attention must prioritize which to respond to first.

The superficial meaning of a dream, as reported.

The hidden, true meaning behind a dream.

Theory suggesting dreams result from random brain activity during sleep.

A sleep stage where dreams are most vivid and brain activity resembles waking state.

Brain region responsible for fear and emotional responses, active during REM sleep.

Awareness of dreaming while in a dream.

Chemicals that influence consciousness or behavior by altering brain chemistry.

Compulsive engagement in rewarding stimuli despite adverse consequences.

Drugs that alter perception and often cause hallucinations.

A plant used for its psychoactive effects, often causing relaxation and altered perception.

A state of focused attention and increased suggestibility, often facilitated by a hypnotist.

Early practice of hypnosis initiated by Franz Anton Mesmer, involving 'animal magnetism'.

The process of leading someone into a hypnotic state.

Brain regions associated with planning that are less active during dreams.

Chemicals that transmit signals in the brain, affecting mood and behavior.