Question 1

What information would be most helpful for determining whether someone had experienced brain death versus unresponsive wakefulness syndrome?

Accepted Answer

A) whether the person can respond to external stimuli 
B) whether the person experienced a traumatic brain injury 
C) whether the person shows normal brain activity 
D) whether the person shows any brain activity 
A) whether the person can respond to external stimuli 
B) whether the person experienced a traumatic brain injury 
C) whether the person shows normal brain activity 
D) whether the person shows any brain activity

Question 2

Which of the following is a likely consequence of escapist activities?

Accepted Answer

A) improved long-term planning 
B) inhibited actions 
C) reduced self-awareness 
D) reduced capacity for pleasure 
A) improved long-term planning 
B) inhibited actions 
C) reduced self-awareness 
D) reduced capacity for pleasure

Question 3

Which of the following situations best describes locked-in syndrome?

Accepted Answer

A) During a stressful episode, an individual is unable to make voluntary movements, and can only use autonomic behaviors. 
B) After a stroke or other brain trauma, voluntary movement of all or almost all muscles is lost, but autonomic functions remain. 
C) After a stroke or other brain trauma, an individual is locked into previously-learned voluntary movements. 
D) An individual is locked into patterns of autonomic movements, but he can still make voluntary movements. 
A) During a stressful episode, an individual is unable to make voluntary movements, and can only use autonomic behaviors. 
B) After a stroke or other brain trauma, voluntary movement of all or almost all muscles is lost, but autonomic functions remain. 
C) After a stroke or other brain trauma, an individual is locked into previously-learned voluntary movements. 
D) An individual is locked into patterns of autonomic movements, but he can still make voluntary movements.

Question 4

James is experiencing a strong drug craving.He is most likely experiencing activation in his

Accepted Answer

A) amygdala. 
B) parasympathetic nervous system. 
C) insula. 
D) sympathetic nervous system. 
A) amygdala. 
B) parasympathetic nervous system. 
C) insula. 
D) sympathetic nervous system.

Question 5

Which of the following is most commonly a part of meditation?

Accepted Answer

A) focusing attention on one particular thing, such as one's breathing pattern 
B) becoming mildly hypnotized 
C) entering into stage 1 sleep 
D) experiencing mild hallucinations 
A) focusing attention on one particular thing, such as one's breathing pattern 
B) becoming mildly hypnotized 
C) entering into stage 1 sleep 
D) experiencing mild hallucinations

Question 6

Methamphetamine and cocaine differ in which of the following ways?

Accepted Answer

A) They belong to different drug classes. 
B) Only one of the drugs operates on the dopamine system. 
C) They remain in the body for different lengths of time. 
D) Only one of the drugs was used in pharmaceuticals. 
A) They belong to different drug classes. 
B) Only one of the drugs operates on the dopamine system. 
C) They remain in the body for different lengths of time. 
D) Only one of the drugs was used in pharmaceuticals.

Question 7

Your friend has a young child who wakes up during the first hour of sleep and walks around with a glassy-eyed look.The little girl can be walked back to bed and does not remember the episode in the morning.Your friend is very worried that his child may have a severe sleep disorder.Based on your knowledge of sleep, you reply that the child most likely

Accepted Answer

A) has narcolepsy and should be seen immediately by a physician. 
B) has an REM behavior disorder, and this could be very dangerous. 
C) is sleepwalking, and this condition is not typical for her age group. 
D) is sleepwalking, and this condition is typical for her age group. 
A) has narcolepsy and should be seen immediately by a physician. 
B) has an REM behavior disorder, and this could be very dangerous. 
C) is sleepwalking, and this condition is not typical for her age group. 
D) is sleepwalking, and this condition is typical for her age group.

Question 8

Which of the following statements is most accurate?

Accepted Answer

A) Consciousness is not always associated with brain activity. 
B) Awareness is an aspect of consciousness. 
C) Consciousness cannot be described in subjective terms. 
D) Information processing relies on conscious awareness. 
A) Consciousness is not always associated with brain activity. 
B) Awareness is an aspect of consciousness. 
C) Consciousness cannot be described in subjective terms. 
D) Information processing relies on conscious awareness.

Question 9

In Freud's book, The Interpretation of Dreams, the symbolic meaning of a dream is referred to as content.

Accepted Answer

A) latent 
B) manifest 
C) Freudian 
D) ideological 
A) latent 
B) manifest 
C) Freudian 
D) ideological

Question 10

Which of the following statements concerning hypnosis is true?

Accepted Answer

A) Hypnosis is the same as sleeping. 
B) Someone else is controlling the hypnotized person. 
C) Hypnosis is an altered state of consciousness. 
D) Everyone can be hypnotized. 
A) Hypnosis is the same as sleeping. 
B) Someone else is controlling the hypnotized person. 
C) Hypnosis is an altered state of consciousness. 
D) Everyone can be hypnotized.

Question 11

Circadian rhythms can best be described as

Accepted Answer

A) special heartbeats that trigger the heart to increase or decrease the circular flow of blood. 
B) the rise and fall of the sun each day. 
C) biological clocks controlling hormone levels, temperature, and the sleep cycle. 
D) the ancient art of star tracking, which is used today to figure out sleep patterns. 
A) special heartbeats that trigger the heart to increase or decrease the circular flow of blood. 
B) the rise and fall of the sun each day. 
C) biological clocks controlling hormone levels, temperature, and the sleep cycle. 
D) the ancient art of star tracking, which is used today to figure out sleep patterns.

Question 12

Consciousness is necessary for each of the following EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A) complex actions. 
B) higher-level thinking. 
C) automatic processing. 
D) communicating with others. 
A) complex actions. 
B) higher-level thinking. 
C) automatic processing. 
D) communicating with others.

Question 13

The compulsive use of a drug despite negative consequences is referred to as

Accepted Answer

A) tolerance. 
B) withdrawal. 
C) addiction. 
D) abuse. 
A) tolerance. 
B) withdrawal. 
C) addiction. 
D) abuse.

Question 14

The difference between concentrative meditation and mindfulness meditation is that

Accepted Answer

A) mindfulness meditation requires you to focus on mental images, whereas concentrative meditation requires you to concentrate on external objects. 
B) mindfulness meditation involves listening to free-flowing thoughts without responding; concentrative meditation focuses attention on mental images or one particular thing. 
C) concentrative meditation focuses the mind toward one thing; mindfulness meditation eliminates all thoughts during meditation. 
D) concentrative meditation focuses the mind toward one thing; mindfulness meditation focuses on answering ongoing thoughts. 
A) mindfulness meditation requires you to focus on mental images, whereas concentrative meditation requires you to concentrate on external objects. 
B) mindfulness meditation involves listening to free-flowing thoughts without responding; concentrative meditation focuses attention on mental images or one particular thing. 
C) concentrative meditation focuses the mind toward one thing; mindfulness meditation eliminates all thoughts during meditation. 
D) concentrative meditation focuses the mind toward one thing; mindfulness meditation focuses on answering ongoing thoughts.

Question 15

The need to use a drug regularly is termed

Accepted Answer

A) dependence. 
B) habituation. 
C) addiction. 
D) abuse. 
A) dependence. 
B) habituation. 
C) addiction. 
D) abuse.

Question 16

According to the sociocognitive theory of hypnosis, people who are hypnotized are

Accepted Answer

A) acting out what they believe is expected of them. 
B) simply following directions of the hypnotist to gain attention. 
C) in a different sociocognitive state of consciousness in which they become more compliant. 
D) in an altered state of consciousness, which reduces their social and cognitive abilities. 
A) acting out what they believe is expected of them. 
B) simply following directions of the hypnotist to gain attention. 
C) in a different sociocognitive state of consciousness in which they become more compliant. 
D) in an altered state of consciousness, which reduces their social and cognitive abilities.

Question 17

One example of an automatic process is

Accepted Answer

A) walking. 
B) taking a test. 
C) driving in stormy weather. 
D) threading a needle. 
A) walking. 
B) taking a test. 
C) driving in stormy weather. 
D) threading a needle.

Question 18

Why are humans typically able to remain in the bed during sleep?

Accepted Answer

A) Your brain signals the body to become paralyzed during the night so you do not move off the bed. 
B) Your brain is still processing information about its surroundings, thus you are aware of the boundaries of the bed. 
C) You are consciously aware of the bed's boundaries at all times during sleep. 
D) Most people typically fall out of bed, but because they are unaware of it they do not report it. 
A) Your brain signals the body to become paralyzed during the night so you do not move off the bed. 
B) Your brain is still processing information about its surroundings, thus you are aware of the boundaries of the bed. 
C) You are consciously aware of the bed's boundaries at all times during sleep. 
D) Most people typically fall out of bed, but because they are unaware of it they do not report it.

Question 19

Which of the following individuals is most likely to benefit from using marijuana for a medicinal purpose?

Accepted Answer

A) an Alzheimer's patient, for memory loss 
B) a schizophrenic, to reduce fearful hallucinations 
C) an alcoholic, to reduce the withdrawal symptoms 
D) a cancer patient undergoing chemotherapy, to reduce nausea 
A) an Alzheimer's patient, for memory loss 
B) a schizophrenic, to reduce fearful hallucinations 
C) an alcoholic, to reduce the withdrawal symptoms 
D) a cancer patient undergoing chemotherapy, to reduce nausea

Question 20

Which of the following provides the strongest support for the global workspace model?

Accepted Answer

A) A patient realizes she is blind after an eye injury. 
B) A hemineglect patient is not aware that she is missing part of the visual world. 
C) A hemineglect patient is aware that she is missing part of the visual world. 
D) A patient does not realize she is blind after an eye injury. 
A) A patient realizes she is blind after an eye injury. 
B) A hemineglect patient is not aware that she is missing part of the visual world. 
C) A hemineglect patient is aware that she is missing part of the visual world. 
D) A patient does not realize she is blind after an eye injury.

What information would be most helpful for determining whether someone had experienced brain death versus unresponsive wakefulness syndrome?

Which of the following is a likely consequence of escapist activities?

Which of the following situations best describes locked-in syndrome?

James is experiencing a strong drug craving.He is most likely experiencing activation in his

Which of the following is most commonly a part of meditation?

Methamphetamine and cocaine differ in which of the following ways?

Which of the following statements is most accurate?

In Freud's book, The Interpretation of Dreams, the symbolic meaning of a dream is referred to as content.

Which of the following statements concerning hypnosis is true?

Circadian rhythms can best be described as

Consciousness is necessary for each of the following EXCEPT

The compulsive use of a drug despite negative consequences is referred to as

The difference between concentrative meditation and mindfulness meditation is that

The need to use a drug regularly is termed

According to the sociocognitive theory of hypnosis, people who are hypnotized are

One example of an automatic process is

Why are humans typically able to remain in the bed during sleep?

Which of the following individuals is most likely to benefit from using marijuana for a medicinal purpose?

Which of the following provides the strongest support for the global workspace model?

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Exam 4: Consciousness

What information would be most helpful for determining whether someone had experienced brain death versus unresponsive wakefulness syndrome?

Which of the following is a likely consequence of escapist activities?

Which of the following situations best describes locked-in syndrome?

James is experiencing a strong drug craving.He is most likely experiencing activation in his

Which of the following is most commonly a part of meditation?

Methamphetamine and cocaine differ in which of the following ways?

Which of the following statements is most accurate?

In Freud's book, The Interpretation of Dreams, the symbolic meaning of a dream is referred to as content.

Which of the following statements concerning hypnosis is true?

Circadian rhythms can best be described as

Consciousness is necessary for each of the following EXCEPT

The compulsive use of a drug despite negative consequences is referred to as

The difference between concentrative meditation and mindfulness meditation is that

The need to use a drug regularly is termed

According to the sociocognitive theory of hypnosis, people who are hypnotized are

One example of an automatic process is

Why are humans typically able to remain in the bed during sleep?

Which of the following individuals is most likely to benefit from using marijuana for a medicinal purpose?

Which of the following provides the strongest support for the global workspace model?

The Science of Psychology

Research Methodology

Biology and Behaviour

Sensation and Perception

Learning

Memory

Thinking, Language and Intelligence

Human Development

Emotion and Motivation

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