PSYCHOLOGY OF EMOTIONS

THE PSYCHOLOGY OF EMOTIONS

CONSCIOUSNESS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
One study simultaneously delivered a recording of men talking in participants’ one ear and recoding of women talking in participants’ other ear. When participants were assigned to pat attention to the women, 70 percent failed to hear one of the men repeatedly say “I’m a gorilla.” This failure best illustrated
A
dual-processing
B
inattentional deafness
C
the popout phenomenon
D
blindsight
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The activation-synthesis theory is a neurobiological explanation of why we dream.

Detailed explanation-2: -REM sleep and dreams REM sleep accounts for 20-25% of the total sleep period and is characterized by the rapid movement of the eyes from side to side. REM sleep is associated with increased brain activity, and vivid dreams typically occur during REM sleep.

Detailed explanation-3: -identify the reasons why research on split-brain patients is valuable. Researchers can better understand what brain functions occur in which specific hemisphere. Researchers can better understand the importance of relaying information between hemispheres in the brain.

Detailed explanation-4: -Technically speaking, sleep is a periodic, natural, reversible and near total loss of consciousness, meaning it’s different than hibernation, being in a coma, or in say, an anesthetic oblivion.

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