Exam 4: States of Consciousness

You meet a psychologist who says she views hypnosis from the social-cognitive perspective. Which of the following is the best description of what her view of hypnosis would be?

John has noticed that every night he awakens to go to the restroom at about 4:00 AM. This is an example of a(n) __________

This hypothesis suggests that dreams are simply the brain's attempt to make sense of the random firing of brain cells during REM sleep.

The shift from alpha waves to delta waves during REM sleep is referred to as REM rebound.

The hormone melatonin is vitally involved in inducing sleep.

Professor Cimmerian is talking to her class about some of the characteristics of early humans. She has brought up the notion that sleep initially was engaged in largely as a function of safety and served to keep early peoples safe from predators. This describes the __________ theory of sleep.

Nicotine is a stimulant.

Who is likely to live the longest?

Withdrawal symptoms from tranquilizers are likely to cause a person to feel __________

Neither frequent nightmares nor night terrors are evidence of psychological problems.

Sleep spindles appear during __________ sleep.

If you managed a manufacturing plant that ran three rotating shifts, what could you do to help your employees remain in a more normal biological rhythm?

A sleep disorder characterized by difficulty in falling asleep or remaining asleep throughout the night is called sleep apnea.

Drugs that speed up the functioning of the nervous system are called __________

In lucid dreams, people __________

Cal is extremely edgy. He paces around his hotel room and every few minutes ducks over to the window and sneaks a look through the curtains. He is muttering to himself and tugging at his hair. His body feels clammy. His skin is crawling and his heart is pounding. He can't shake the idea that people are waiting for him outside, that maybe soon they'll be coming in to get him. What drug are these symptoms indicative of?

This disorder afflicts over 1 million Americans, mostly obese men.

A disruption in circadian rhythms that afflicts many college students is __________

Altered states of consciousness can only be produced by drug consumption or by meditation.

Awareness of one's own perceptions, thoughts, feelings, sensations and external environment is __________