Quiz - Research studies into Infradian Rhythms

Just a quiz following an essay I uploaded , which can be found here http://getrevising.co.uk/account/resources/essay_research_studies_into_infradian_rhythms

Keep trying until you get 100% ;] and if you get 100% first time , well done !

Good luck x

PS - oh. okay this is my first quiz, i'm guessing all questions will always be jumbled up? sorry about that; you may have to scroll down for question 22 to answer question 3... uhm... yeah they were originally at 10 and 11. so that's weird :]

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  • Created by: Polly
  • Created on: 26-12-08 18:02
What are the key words in the question "Describe and Evaluate Research studies into Infradian Rhythms"?
describe, evaluate, research studies, infradian rhythms
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Is Question 22 false?
Yes, he/she found that 4 out of 5 women synchronised with the donor
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Who set up a 10-year longitudinal follow-up study of Infradian rhythms, to see the long term effects of pheromones?
McClintock & Stern (1998)
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What percentage of women responded to the pheromones in this study?
68%
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For A02 marks, this/these psychologist(s) admitted that...
he/she/they were unsure of how pheromones worked
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Who studied a woman who spent three months in a cave relying on only the dim light of a miner’s lamp?
Reinberg (1967)
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He/she/they observed that...
her day lengthened but her menstrual cycle shortened
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"menarche" means what, and occurs when?
onset of menstruation/puberty
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The pineal gland may be affected by the secretion of what?
Melatonin
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Infradian Rhythms...
repeat themselves less than once a day (i.e. 1 time per week)
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What is another name for a rhythm that repeats itself once a year?
Circannual Rhythm
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An "endogenous pacemaker" is psychological jargon for...
an internal cue
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An "exogenous zeitgeber" is psychological jargon for...
an external cue
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Pheromones are...
biochemical substances produced in the endocrine system and distributed throughout the blood, which are then released into the air
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This/these psychologist(s) used pheromones to synchronise women’s periods WITHIN A SMALL GROUP.
Russell (1980)
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Is Question 22 false?

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Yes, he/she found that 4 out of 5 women synchronised with the donor

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Who set up a 10-year longitudinal follow-up study of Infradian rhythms, to see the long term effects of pheromones?

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What percentage of women responded to the pheromones in this study?

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For A02 marks, this/these psychologist(s) admitted that...

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L Nicklin

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wiiikiid, nice idea to follow up L x

Quincy

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this quiz is great, i really enjoyed doing so thank for doing it

F

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This has been so helpful..I've been looking everywhere that can help me revise for this and this quiz was really good =) so thanks

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