Download Science Alive 6 Questions - Chapter 16 - Rosehill

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Science Alive 6 – Chapter 16 – Psychology
The following pages are questions that need to be completed throughout the “Psychology” Unit. You
will have class time to do some questions but are expected to complete the majority as homework.
Upon completion please get your parents to sign the worksheet.
Pages: 355 - 373
Remember: If you are having difficulty answering any of the questions please ask for help at school
or at home.
Question Checklist
Introducing Psychology (356 – 357)
Questions
R = Remember, T = Think
R1 – What is psychology?
R2 – What are the differences between a
psychologist and a psychiatrist?
R3 – Name three different types of
pseudoscience.
T4 – Look at each of the different types
of psychologists. Name a place each of
these psychologists might work.
T5 – State whether each example is a
thought, feeling or behaviour:
 being excited about going on
holiday
 remembering your last birthday
 singing along to the radio
 being angry at your brother
 trying to work out a maths
problem in your head
 sneezing
 dreaming
 Getting confused because you
can’t work out a maths problem
in your head.
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The Brain (pg 358 – 359)
Questions
R = Remember, T = Think
R1 – Describe the structure of the human
brain.
R2 – What are the roles of the left and
right hemisphere?
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T3 – Describe two main functions of the
nervous system.
T4 – What is the role of the corpus
callosum?
T5 – What are the main differences
between the left and right hemispheres
of the brain?
T6 – Tom was in a car accident. He hit his
head, and now he has trouble speaking;
however, he has no problems doing
jigsaws or reading maps. What part of
the brain might Tom have damaged?
Intelligence (pg 360 - 361)
Questions
R = Remember, T = Think
R1 – What is intelligence?
R2 – Name and describe Gardner’s
Multiple Intelligences in your own words.
T3 – For each Multiple Intelligence, think
of three professions that would require
this intelligence to be a strength. For
example, poets and writers would usually
score well on the Verbal/Linguistic
intelligence.
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Emotions and Communication (pg 362 - 363)
Questions
R = Remember, T = Think
R1 – What are the ten basic emotions?
R2– Describe the four zones of personal
space.
R3 - When does stress occur?
R4 - Is body language culturally
universal? Explain.
R5 – Explain how body language tells us
about someone’s emotional state.
R6 - How can stress be harmful and yet
helpful at the same time?
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Sleep and Sleep Disorders (pg 364 - 365)
Questions
R = Remember, T = Think
R1 – Describe the four stages of sleep.
Draw a diagram to show the progression
through each stage during the night.
R2 – What is a sleep phenomenon? Name
and describe one sleep phenomenon.
R3 – When do nightmares and
sleepwalking usually occur?
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T4 – What is the difference between a
sleep disorder and a sleep phenomenon?
T5 – What is the difference between
REM and NREM sleep?
Psychopathology (pg 366 – 367)
Questions
R = Remember, T = Think
R1 - What does the word prevalence
mean? What is the prevalence of
phobias?
R2 - What are the treatment options for
phobias?
R3 - What is the difference between a
fear and a phobia?
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Treatment of Mental Disorders (pg 368 – 369)
Questions
R = Remember, T = Think
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R1 - Describe how people with mental
disorders were treated in the past.
R2 - How are mental disorders treated
today?
R3 - What are the three main types of
drugs used to treat mental disorders
today?
R4 - What is the difference between
cognitive and behavioural therapies?
T5 - How has the development of drugs
to treat mental disorders allowed people
to live among society, rather than being
hospitalised?
Groups and Social Behaviour (pg 370 – 371)
Questions
R = Remember, T = Think
R1 - What is the difference between a group
and a collective?
R2 - What are the three leadership styles?
R3 - How do cult leaders exercise their
control?
T4 - Which of the following is least likely to
be classified as a group?
 a queue of people waiting to enter a
concert
 your class at school
 people stuck in an elevator for two
hours
 six teachers sitting in the staff room
talking
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T5 - Which of the following is least likely to
be classified as a collective?
 spectators at the AFL Grand Final
 people in a cinema watching a movie
 people stuck in an elevator for two
hours
 people sitting in a hospital waiting
room
T6 - Which of the following is the result of an
autocratic leadership style?
 The group is satisfied with the result
of the group’s task, and the task is
complete.
 The group is not satisfied with the
result of the group’s task, and the
task is complete.
 The group is not satisfied with the
result of the group’s task, and the
task is not completed.
 The group is satisfied with the result
of the group’s task, and the task is
not completed.
Forensic Psychology (pg 372 – 373)
Questions
R = Remember, T = Think
R1 - Describe where forensic psychologists
may work.
R2 - Describe the role of a forensic
psychologist.
R3 - Decide if the following are true or false.
 Forensic psychologists collect
evidence at the scene of a crime
 Forensic psychologists work with
police while developing the criminal
profile of a suspect
 The best predictor of
dangerousness is a history of violent
behaviour towards others
 The polygraph measures lies
 the results of polygraph tests are
inadmissible as evidence in a court
of law in Australia
T5 - What is the difference between a
forensic psychologist and a forensic
scientist?
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Important: For revision on the test at the end of the unit it may be helpful to do the revision
questions on pages 374 – 375.