Vce psychology aos 1 - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Artificial Environment - answer-An environment that is fake/produced/man-made Beta Waves - answer-Fastest of the brain waves; associated with alertness and intensive mental activity during normal waking consciousness. Comprises high-frequency (fast) and low amplitude (small) brain waves. Delta Waves - answer-Slowest of all the brain waves, delta waves have a pattern of low frequency (slow) and high (large) amplitude. Depressants - answer-A drug that decreases activity in the central ne...

Development - answer-Changes that occur over time Lifespan Development - answer-Changes that occur from birth through to and including old age Physical Development - answer-Changes in the body and its various systems, such as the brain, muscles etc Social Development - answer-Changes in relationships with other people and skills in interacting with others, such as the ability to form and maintain relationships Cognitive Development - answer-Changes in an individuals mental abilities,...

Role of attention - . the more attention, the higher the degree of awareness and vice versa . NWCs involve more awareness and therefore, more attention than ASCs . internal VS external . intentional VS unintentional Selective attention - involves choosing and attending to a specific stimulus to the exclusion of others . more likely to attend to stimuli that are important to us, that change or are novel . can still process some information outside conscious awareness

VCE Psychology Unit 4 AOS 1.Alpha brain wave pattern ANSWER- brain wave pattern that is regular or 'rhythmic' in appearance, with a medium to relatively high frequency with low amplitude. Most commonly produced when we are awake and alert but mentally and physically relaxed and internally focused Altered State of Consciousness ANSWER- a condition of awareness that is distinctly different from normal waking consciousness in terms of level of awareness and experience Attention ANSWER- gene...

Terminal button - structure at an axon terminal that stores and secretes neurotransmitter; also called synaptic knob or synaptic button Unconscious response - a reaction to a sensory stimulus that does not involve awareness; compare with conscious response