Exam 5: States of Consciousness

During your psychology class you quietly pull out your cell phone and tune out the lecture while you browse the internet.This process of ________ attention allows us to filter out information when are not immediately interested in it.

A temporary mental state, other than ordinary waking consciousness, that occurs during sleep, dreaming, psychoactive drug use, or hypnosis, is called

Drug abuse requires that the drug user _____.

Drug-taking that causes emotional or physical harm to the drug user or others is known as _____.

The sleep stage marked by irregular breathing, eye movements, high-frequency brain waves, and dreaming is called _____ sleep.

Which of the following persons is meditating?

Automatic processes require _____ attention.

Leilani finds that she perspires, breathes rapidly, and has muscle twitches and tremors when she tries to quit using illegal opiates.This suggests that she has developed _____.

The failure to notice a fully visible, but unexpected, stimulus when our attention is directed elsewhere; also known as ________.

Which hormone associated with sleep is released by the pineal gland in response to dark surroundings?

Which of the following is true about sleep apnea?

While driving to a party, you find your mind wandering to the conversation you had with your best friend earlier today.This wandering stream of consciousness is sometimes referred to as ________ attention, as we choose where to focus our awareness.

Your text reports that the suspected cause of sleep apnea is _____.

Which of the following is not involved in the way the body operates on a circadian rhythm?

A drug that blocks the action of the neurotransmitter is called _____.

Mental activities that require focused attention are called _____.

Consciousness _____.

Irving's doctor prescribed Valium to help him cope with job-related anxiety.He found a less stressful job, and is anxiety-free.However, Irving keeps taking Valium because he likes its effects.He hasn't had to increase the dosage, and he did not have withdrawal symptoms when he forgot to take his pills.It is MOST likely that Irving is _____.

Which of the following biological processes is most influenced by a hormone called melatonin?

Which of the following is an example of a club drug?