McGill PSYC 100 (Latest Update 2026 /
2027) Questions with Correct Answers
100% Verified {Grade A} -McGill University
Synesthesia - correct answer A condition that describes cross-modal sensations
(seeing sounds). Most common in children
Selective Attention - correct answer Process of selecting one sensory channel and
muting others
Inattentional Blindness - correct answer Failure to detect stimuli in plain sight when
attention is focused elsewhere
Change Blindness - correct answer Failure to detect obvious changes in one's
environment
Visual Agnosia - correct answer Inability to recall the name of an object. Subjects that
suffer this condition can still see the shape and colour of objects.
,Somatosensory system - correct answer Identifies touch and pain sensations
Proprioception - correct answer Senses body position
Vestibular Sense - correct answer Senses equilibrium/balance
Parallel Processing - correct answer The ability of people to use multiple senses at
the same time
Bottom-up processing - correct answer Using raw stimuli first, then perceiving, to
create understanding
Top-down processing - correct answer Beginning with expectations of what the object
should be, then imposing stimuli to complete process
Gestalt principles - correct answer Perceiving objects as "whole" within context
,Circadian Rhythm - correct answer Physiological processes of the body that occur on
a somewhat regular, 24 hour basis
Stage 1 Sleep - correct answer Duration: 5-10 minutes
Brain activity: 50% or less
What happens: very light rest, hypnagogic imagery (scattered hallucinations)
Stage 2 Sleep - correct answer Duration: 5-20 minutes (65% of sleep spent here)
Brain activity: Lower than Stage 1
What happens: body relaxes, everything slows down
Stages 3 and 4 Sleep - correct answer What happens: deep sleep, necessary for a
good rest
Stage 5 Sleep - correct answer Duration: 10-25% of a night's sleep
What happens: body paralyzes, REM occurs, dreams are more likely (especially if we
haven't slept well in a while)
, Insomnia - correct answer Condition consisting of unusually short duration of sleep,
frequently waking up, or complete inability to sleep
Learning - correct answer The change in an organism's behaviour or thought as a
result of experience
Habituation - correct answer The process in which an organism responds less
strongly over time to repeated stimulation
Classical (Pavlovian) Conditioning - correct answer Process of learning in which a
subject associates an unconditioned stimulus (food) with a neutral stimulus
(metronome). The conditioned stimulus (metronome) now elicits a conditioned
response (salivation).
Acquisition - correct answer Gradually learning a conditioned response (salivation)
2027) Questions with Correct Answers
100% Verified {Grade A} -McGill University
Synesthesia - correct answer A condition that describes cross-modal sensations
(seeing sounds). Most common in children
Selective Attention - correct answer Process of selecting one sensory channel and
muting others
Inattentional Blindness - correct answer Failure to detect stimuli in plain sight when
attention is focused elsewhere
Change Blindness - correct answer Failure to detect obvious changes in one's
environment
Visual Agnosia - correct answer Inability to recall the name of an object. Subjects that
suffer this condition can still see the shape and colour of objects.
,Somatosensory system - correct answer Identifies touch and pain sensations
Proprioception - correct answer Senses body position
Vestibular Sense - correct answer Senses equilibrium/balance
Parallel Processing - correct answer The ability of people to use multiple senses at
the same time
Bottom-up processing - correct answer Using raw stimuli first, then perceiving, to
create understanding
Top-down processing - correct answer Beginning with expectations of what the object
should be, then imposing stimuli to complete process
Gestalt principles - correct answer Perceiving objects as "whole" within context
,Circadian Rhythm - correct answer Physiological processes of the body that occur on
a somewhat regular, 24 hour basis
Stage 1 Sleep - correct answer Duration: 5-10 minutes
Brain activity: 50% or less
What happens: very light rest, hypnagogic imagery (scattered hallucinations)
Stage 2 Sleep - correct answer Duration: 5-20 minutes (65% of sleep spent here)
Brain activity: Lower than Stage 1
What happens: body relaxes, everything slows down
Stages 3 and 4 Sleep - correct answer What happens: deep sleep, necessary for a
good rest
Stage 5 Sleep - correct answer Duration: 10-25% of a night's sleep
What happens: body paralyzes, REM occurs, dreams are more likely (especially if we
haven't slept well in a while)
, Insomnia - correct answer Condition consisting of unusually short duration of sleep,
frequently waking up, or complete inability to sleep
Learning - correct answer The change in an organism's behaviour or thought as a
result of experience
Habituation - correct answer The process in which an organism responds less
strongly over time to repeated stimulation
Classical (Pavlovian) Conditioning - correct answer Process of learning in which a
subject associates an unconditioned stimulus (food) with a neutral stimulus
(metronome). The conditioned stimulus (metronome) now elicits a conditioned
response (salivation).
Acquisition - correct answer Gradually learning a conditioned response (salivation)
