Question 1

Why are people suffering from insomnia not advised to take sleep aid medication?

Accepted Answer

A)  Because all such pills are highly addictive with minimal use. 
B)  Because the pills actually promote too much sleep which will disrupt circadian rhythms. 
C)  Because studies have shown that prolonged use of sleeping pills are related to heart disease. 
D)  Because sleeping pills reduce REM sleep and create more fatigue the next day. 
A)  Because all such pills are highly addictive with minimal use. 
B)  Because the pills actually promote too much sleep which will disrupt circadian rhythms. 
C)  Because studies have shown that prolonged use of sleeping pills are related to heart disease. 
D)  Because sleeping pills reduce REM sleep and create more fatigue the next day.

Question 2

Franklin had a dream last night that he was floating down a river in a boat with no oars.He had no motor,no sail,and no way of controlling the boat.According to Freud,the best example of the latent content of the dream would be

Accepted Answer

A)  Franklin is feeling that some part of his life is out of control. 
B)  The boat is the latent content of the dream. 
C)  Franklin's parents are the latent content of the dream. 
D)  The river is the latent content of the dream. 
A)  Franklin is feeling that some part of his life is out of control. 
B)  The boat is the latent content of the dream. 
C)  Franklin's parents are the latent content of the dream. 
D)  The river is the latent content of the dream.

Question 3

According to Sigmund Freud,the __________ content of a dream refers to what we explicitly remember about a dream,including its storyline,characters,and details.

Accepted Answer

A)  hidden 
B)  lucid 
C)  latent 
D)  manifest 
A)  hidden 
B)  lucid 
C)  latent 
D)  manifest

Question 4

The circadian rhythm refers to a one-week cycle during which our sleep needs vacillate 	
significantly.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

A __________ suggestion is an instruction that is made during hypnosis that is executed by the participant when he or she is no longer hypnotized.

Accepted Answer

A)  hypnotic analgesic 
B)  posthypnotic 
C)  post-hoc 
D)  phasic 
A)  hypnotic analgesic 
B)  posthypnotic 
C)  post-hoc 
D)  phasic

Question 6

"Thinking about your own thoughts" is called __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  self-consciousness 
B)  metacognition 
C)  reversed cognition 
D)  minimal consciousness 
A)  self-consciousness 
B)  metacognition 
C)  reversed cognition 
D)  minimal consciousness

Question 7

Which of the following types of brain activity are present during stage 2 sleep?

Accepted Answer

A)  Theta waves 
B)  Beta waves 
C)  K-complexes 
D)  Alpha waves 
A)  Theta waves 
B)  Beta waves 
C)  K-complexes 
D)  Alpha waves

Question 8

Shortly after she lay down to go to sleep,Ellen was starting to drift off to a peaceful slumber.Out of nowhere,she experienced a sudden muscular spasm that pulled her right back to wakefulness.The technical name of this muscular contraction is a __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  hypnagogic jerk 
B)  REM clench 
C)  sleep spindle 
D)  beta block 
A)  hypnagogic jerk 
B)  REM clench 
C)  sleep spindle 
D)  beta block

Question 9

__________ dreaming is a phenomenon in which a person achieves an awareness of a dream as a dream while dreaming.

Accepted Answer

A)  Wakeful 
B)  Sentient 
C)  Lucid 
D)  Self-aware 
A)  Wakeful 
B)  Sentient 
C)  Lucid 
D)  Self-aware

Question 10

Jared is attending a comedy hypnosis show with his girlfriend,and he agrees to come up on stage and be hypnotized by the performer.While he is in a trance,he is given an instruction to flap his arms like a chicken and grunt like a gorilla as he runs through the crowd.Because Jared is usually a rather quiet and laid back person,what do you think is most likely to happen when he 'wakes up' from his trance?

Accepted Answer

A)  He is going to experience a new deep-seated fear of hypnosis, comics, and nightclubs because the experience will set up a conflict that his rooted in his unconscious. 
B)  He is most likely to go back to his seat and sit quietly, since hypnosis cannot make us do things that we would not willingly do in our regular lives. 
C)  He is most likely to do exactly what the performer instructed him to do, because hypnosis is effective at getting us to act in direct contravention to our own personality. 
D)  He is going to have a delayed response and will start acting like animals in several hours because it will take time for the hypnotic suggestion to overcome his personality reservations. 
A)  He is going to experience a new deep-seated fear of hypnosis, comics, and nightclubs because the experience will set up a conflict that his rooted in his unconscious. 
B)  He is most likely to go back to his seat and sit quietly, since hypnosis cannot make us do things that we would not willingly do in our regular lives. 
C)  He is most likely to do exactly what the performer instructed him to do, because hypnosis is effective at getting us to act in direct contravention to our own personality. 
D)  He is going to have a delayed response and will start acting like animals in several hours because it will take time for the hypnotic suggestion to overcome his personality reservations.

Question 11

Marquis is a graduate student in psychology,and his particular area of study involves a focus on individual consciousness that addresses a person's subjective experiences.Marquis is studying __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  phenomenology 
B)  existentialism 
C)  Gestalt psychology 
D)  philosophical psychology 
A)  phenomenology 
B)  existentialism 
C)  Gestalt psychology 
D)  philosophical psychology

Question 12

__________is a sleep disorder that is characterized by periodic,uncontrollable sleep attacks.

Accepted Answer

A)  Insomnia 
B)  Narcolepsy 
C)  Hypersomnia 
D)  Nonsomnia 
A)  Insomnia 
B)  Narcolepsy 
C)  Hypersomnia 
D)  Nonsomnia

Why are people suffering from insomnia not advised to take sleep aid medication?

Franklin had a dream last night that he was floating down a river in a boat with no oars.He had no motor,no sail,and no way of controlling the boat.According to Freud,the best example of the latent content of the dream would be

According to Sigmund Freud,the __________ content of a dream refers to what we explicitly remember about a dream,including its storyline,characters,and details.

The circadian rhythm refers to a one-week cycle during which our sleep needs vacillate significantly.

A __________ suggestion is an instruction that is made during hypnosis that is executed by the participant when he or she is no longer hypnotized.

"Thinking about your own thoughts" is called __________.

Which of the following types of brain activity are present during stage 2 sleep?

Shortly after she lay down to go to sleep,Ellen was starting to drift off to a peaceful slumber.Out of nowhere,she experienced a sudden muscular spasm that pulled her right back to wakefulness.The technical name of this muscular contraction is a __________.

__________ dreaming is a phenomenon in which a person achieves an awareness of a dream as a dream while dreaming.

Marquis is a graduate student in psychology,and his particular area of study involves a focus on individual consciousness that addresses a person's subjective experiences.Marquis is studying __________.

__________is a sleep disorder that is characterized by periodic,uncontrollable sleep attacks.

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Why are people suffering from insomnia not advised to take sleep aid medication?

Franklin had a dream last night that he was floating down a river in a boat with no oars.He had no motor,no sail,and no way of controlling the boat.According to Freud,the best example of the latent content of the dream would be

According to Sigmund Freud,the __________ content of a dream refers to what we explicitly remember about a dream,including its storyline,characters,and details.

The circadian rhythm refers to a one-week cycle during which our sleep needs vacillate significantly.

A __________ suggestion is an instruction that is made during hypnosis that is executed by the participant when he or she is no longer hypnotized.

"Thinking about your own thoughts" is called __________.

Which of the following types of brain activity are present during stage 2 sleep?

Shortly after she lay down to go to sleep,Ellen was starting to drift off to a peaceful slumber.Out of nowhere,she experienced a sudden muscular spasm that pulled her right back to wakefulness.The technical name of this muscular contraction is a __________.

__________ dreaming is a phenomenon in which a person achieves an awareness of a dream as a dream while dreaming.

Marquis is a graduate student in psychology,and his particular area of study involves a focus on individual consciousness that addresses a person's subjective experiences.Marquis is studying __________.

__________is a sleep disorder that is characterized by periodic,uncontrollable sleep attacks.

Introduction

Research Methods

The Human Brain

Genetics and Evolution

Sensation and Perception

Learning

Memory

Cognition and Intelligence

Human Development I: Physical, Cognitive, and Language Development

Sex and Gender

Human Development II: Social Development

Emotion and Motivation

Social Psychology

Health and Stress

Personality and Individual Differences

Psychological Disorders

Psychological Therapies

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