Question 1

Which of the following individuals is most likely to be hypnotized easily?

Accepted Answer

A) Suzanne, who scores high on the suggestibility screening test 
B) Mark, who scores low on the suggestibility screening test 
C) Ann, who is easily distracted 
D) Chen, who shows low imaginative skills 
A) Suzanne, who scores high on the suggestibility screening test 
B) Mark, who scores low on the suggestibility screening test 
C) Ann, who is easily distracted 
D) Chen, who shows low imaginative skills

Question 2

Suppose you want to test if some of your dreams are mundane.To check this, you should ask a friend to wake you during

Accepted Answer

A) REM sleep. 
B) non-REM sleep. 
C) stage 1 sleep. 
D) slow-wave sleep. 
A) REM sleep. 
B) non-REM sleep. 
C) stage 1 sleep. 
D) slow-wave sleep.

Question 3

If your brain was a building, sleep would play the role of the

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A) manager. 
B) janitor. 
C) security guard. 
D) decorator. 
A) manager. 
B) janitor. 
C) security guard. 
D) decorator.

Question 4

The neodissociation theory of hypnosis differs from the sociocognitive theory of hypnosis in that it asserts that

Accepted Answer

A) social context plays a role. 
B) hypnosis is an altered state. 
C) hypnotized people are "faking it." 
D) hypnosis is a form of "flow." 
A) social context plays a role. 
B) hypnosis is an altered state. 
C) hypnotized people are "faking it." 
D) hypnosis is a form of "flow."

Question 5

As you get older, you have fewer less) during sleep, suggesting that your brain actively has to work to keep you sleeping.

Accepted Answer

A) sleep spindles 
B) delta waves 
C) K-complexes 
D) synchronization 
A) sleep spindles 
B) delta waves 
C) K-complexes 
D) synchronization

Question 6

The main effects of alcohol occur because alcohol

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A) blocks the reuptake of serotonin. 
B) blocks the reuptake of dopamine. 
C) stimulates the central nervous system. 
D) dampens the central nervous system. 
A) blocks the reuptake of serotonin. 
B) blocks the reuptake of dopamine. 
C) stimulates the central nervous system. 
D) dampens the central nervous system.

Question 7

Which of the following is true about non-REM sleep and dreams?

Accepted Answer

A) Dreams only occur during non-REM sleep. 
B) Dreams do not occur during non-REM sleep. 
C) Dreams during non-REM sleep are likely to be mundane. 
D) Dreams during non-REM sleep are likely to be bizarre. 
A) Dreams only occur during non-REM sleep. 
B) Dreams do not occur during non-REM sleep. 
C) Dreams during non-REM sleep are likely to be mundane. 
D) Dreams during non-REM sleep are likely to be bizarre.

Question 8

Which of the following is a risk factor for addiction?

Accepted Answer

A) negative drug expectations 
B) damage to the insula 
C) certain personality traits 
D) the presence of an allele called the "addiction gene" 
A) negative drug expectations 
B) damage to the insula 
C) certain personality traits 
D) the presence of an allele called the "addiction gene"

Question 9

After a short period of unconsciousness, Janine is showing signs of mental confusion, dizziness, and memory problems.Which of the following is the most likely cause of her symptoms?

Accepted Answer

A) unresponsive wakefulness syndrome 
B) insomnia 
C) brain death 
D) concussion 
A) unresponsive wakefulness syndrome 
B) insomnia 
C) brain death 
D) concussion

Question 10

Giacomo has used crystal methamphetamine for a while.To feel the effects of the drug, he now needs to take more than he used to.Which term best describes Giacomo's experience?

Accepted Answer

A) tolerance 
B) dependence 
C) withdrawal 
D) addiction 
A) tolerance 
B) dependence 
C) withdrawal 
D) addiction

Question 11

A mind-altering substance that changes the brain's neurochemistry by activating neurotransmitter receptors is called a

Accepted Answer

A) neuromodulator. 
B) neurotoxin. 
C) psychoactive drug. 
D) psychoendorphin. 
A) neuromodulator. 
B) neurotoxin. 
C) psychoactive drug. 
D) psychoendorphin.

Question 12

Which of the following statements would be consistent with the global workspace model?

Accepted Answer

A) A person is blinded and seems acutely aware of his blindness. 
B) A person with hemineglect searches for the affected body part. 
C) If a person cannot see something, she does not believe it exists. 
D) If a person cannot see something, he does not feel compelled to search for it. 
A) A person is blinded and seems acutely aware of his blindness. 
B) A person with hemineglect searches for the affected body part. 
C) If a person cannot see something, she does not believe it exists. 
D) If a person cannot see something, he does not feel compelled to search for it.

Question 13

Which of the following contributes to the beneficial effects of sleep?

Accepted Answer

A) an increase in interstitial space 
B) suppression of growth hormone 
C) suppression of circadian rhythms 
D) somnambulism 
A) an increase in interstitial space 
B) suppression of growth hormone 
C) suppression of circadian rhythms 
D) somnambulism

Question 14

Dreams occurring during REM sleep are ; dreams occurring during non-REM sleep are .

Accepted Answer

A) dull and mundane; bizarre and highly emotional 
B) bizarre and highly emotional; dull and mundane 
C) likely to include visual hallucinations and illogical content; likely to include auditory hallucinations 
D) likely to include auditory hallucinations and loss of time and space; likely to include visual hallucinations and illogical content 
A) dull and mundane; bizarre and highly emotional 
B) bizarre and highly emotional; dull and mundane 
C) likely to include visual hallucinations and illogical content; likely to include auditory hallucinations 
D) likely to include auditory hallucinations and loss of time and space; likely to include visual hallucinations and illogical content

Question 15

Which of the following phenomena provides the strongest evidence supporting the sociocognitive theory of hypnosis?

Accepted Answer

A) brain imaging studies that show evidence of different brain activation patterns during hypnosis 
B) data showing faster color naming during a Stroop test in subjects who were given a posthypnotic suggestion that they would be seeing meaningless symbols rather than actual words 
C) data showing that individuals typically act as they think a hypnotized person should act, even if their belief regarding hypnosis is incorrect 
D) data from a study in which individuals were given a posthypnotic suggestion to feel disgust over a certain word and then reported feeling disgust at that word 
A) brain imaging studies that show evidence of different brain activation patterns during hypnosis 
B) data showing faster color naming during a Stroop test in subjects who were given a posthypnotic suggestion that they would be seeing meaningless symbols rather than actual words 
C) data showing that individuals typically act as they think a hypnotized person should act, even if their belief regarding hypnosis is incorrect 
D) data from a study in which individuals were given a posthypnotic suggestion to feel disgust over a certain word and then reported feeling disgust at that word

Question 16

The fact that hemineglect patients are unable to detect deficits suggests what about consciousness?

Accepted Answer

A) It arises from the brain processes that are currently active. 
B) It can be easily neglected. 
C) It operates independently of the brain. 
D) Everyone is conscious all the time. 
A) It arises from the brain processes that are currently active. 
B) It can be easily neglected. 
C) It operates independently of the brain. 
D) Everyone is conscious all the time.

Question 17

Which of the following statements regarding the brain during sleep is most accurate?

Accepted Answer

A) Sleep is an altered state of consciousness. 
B) The brain shuts down during sleep. 
C) Complex thinking cannot occur during sleep. 
D) Conscious experience of the outside world is mostly intact during sleep. 
A) Sleep is an altered state of consciousness. 
B) The brain shuts down during sleep. 
C) Complex thinking cannot occur during sleep. 
D) Conscious experience of the outside world is mostly intact during sleep.

Question 18

You find your friend sleeping and wake her up, but she denies she was sleeping.Your friend was likely in which stage of sleep?

Accepted Answer

A) stage 1 
B) stage 2 
C) stage 3 
D) REM 
A) stage 1 
B) stage 2 
C) stage 3 
D) REM

Question 19

According to research on hypnosis, what is the most important factor for hypnosis to work?

Accepted Answer

A) the ability of the hypnotist 
B) the suggestibility of the individual who is to be hypnotized 
C) the expectations of the audience 
D) the intelligence of the individual who is to be hypnotized 
A) the ability of the hypnotist 
B) the suggestibility of the individual who is to be hypnotized 
C) the expectations of the audience 
D) the intelligence of the individual who is to be hypnotized

Question 20

The particular kind of experience that is so engrossing and enjoyable that you do it for its own sake, rather than because of its consequence, is called

Accepted Answer

A) self-reinforcing behavior. 
B) escapism. 
C) flow. 
D) runner's high. 
A) self-reinforcing behavior. 
B) escapism. 
C) flow. 
D) runner's high.

Which of the following individuals is most likely to be hypnotized easily?

Suppose you want to test if some of your dreams are mundane.To check this, you should ask a friend to wake you during

If your brain was a building, sleep would play the role of the

The neodissociation theory of hypnosis differs from the sociocognitive theory of hypnosis in that it asserts that

As you get older, you have fewer less) during sleep, suggesting that your brain actively has to work to keep you sleeping.

The main effects of alcohol occur because alcohol

Which of the following is true about non-REM sleep and dreams?

Which of the following is a risk factor for addiction?

After a short period of unconsciousness, Janine is showing signs of mental confusion, dizziness, and memory problems.Which of the following is the most likely cause of her symptoms?

Giacomo has used crystal methamphetamine for a while.To feel the effects of the drug, he now needs to take more than he used to.Which term best describes Giacomo's experience?

A mind-altering substance that changes the brain's neurochemistry by activating neurotransmitter receptors is called a

Which of the following statements would be consistent with the global workspace model?

Which of the following contributes to the beneficial effects of sleep?

Dreams occurring during REM sleep are ; dreams occurring during non-REM sleep are .

Which of the following phenomena provides the strongest evidence supporting the sociocognitive theory of hypnosis?

The fact that hemineglect patients are unable to detect deficits suggests what about consciousness?

Which of the following statements regarding the brain during sleep is most accurate?

You find your friend sleeping and wake her up, but she denies she was sleeping.Your friend was likely in which stage of sleep?

According to research on hypnosis, what is the most important factor for hypnosis to work?

The particular kind of experience that is so engrossing and enjoyable that you do it for its own sake, rather than because of its consequence, is called

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Exam 4: Consciousness

Which of the following individuals is most likely to be hypnotized easily?

Suppose you want to test if some of your dreams are mundane.To check this, you should ask a friend to wake you during

If your brain was a building, sleep would play the role of the

The neodissociation theory of hypnosis differs from the sociocognitive theory of hypnosis in that it asserts that

As you get older, you have fewer less) during sleep, suggesting that your brain actively has to work to keep you sleeping.

The main effects of alcohol occur because alcohol

Which of the following is true about non-REM sleep and dreams?

Which of the following is a risk factor for addiction?

After a short period of unconsciousness, Janine is showing signs of mental confusion, dizziness, and memory problems.Which of the following is the most likely cause of her symptoms?

Giacomo has used crystal methamphetamine for a while.To feel the effects of the drug, he now needs to take more than he used to.Which term best describes Giacomo's experience?

A mind-altering substance that changes the brain's neurochemistry by activating neurotransmitter receptors is called a

Which of the following statements would be consistent with the global workspace model?

Which of the following contributes to the beneficial effects of sleep?

Dreams occurring during REM sleep are ; dreams occurring during non-REM sleep are .

Which of the following phenomena provides the strongest evidence supporting the sociocognitive theory of hypnosis?

The fact that hemineglect patients are unable to detect deficits suggests what about consciousness?

Which of the following statements regarding the brain during sleep is most accurate?

You find your friend sleeping and wake her up, but she denies she was sleeping.Your friend was likely in which stage of sleep?

According to research on hypnosis, what is the most important factor for hypnosis to work?

The particular kind of experience that is so engrossing and enjoyable that you do it for its own sake, rather than because of its consequence, is called

The Science of Psychology

Research Methodology

Biology and Behaviour

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Memory

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