Question 1

Judith is startled when her 6-year-old daughter, Laura, sleepwalks into the family room. It is most likely that Laura is experiencing the ________ stage of the sleep cycle.

Accepted Answer

A)  REM 
B)  first 
C)  second 
D)  fourth 
A)  REM 
B)  first 
C)  second 
D)  fourth

Question 2

SCN stands for ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  stop control now 
B)  suprachiasmatic nucleus 
C)  serotonin-controlled nucleus 
D)  sleep control nucleus 
A)  stop control now 
B)  suprachiasmatic nucleus 
C)  serotonin-controlled nucleus 
D)  sleep control nucleus

Question 3

John will likely experience REM rebound tonight if he:

Accepted Answer

A)  takes a sleeping pill before bed tonight. 
B)  drinks too much caffeine prior to sleeping. 
C)  did not sleep much last night. 
D)  slept more than 8 hours last night. 
A)  takes a sleeping pill before bed tonight. 
B)  drinks too much caffeine prior to sleeping. 
C)  did not sleep much last night. 
D)  slept more than 8 hours last night.

Question 4

Nicotine is a ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  stimulant 
B)  depressant 
C)  narcotic 
D)  psychogenic drug 
A)  stimulant 
B)  depressant 
C)  narcotic 
D)  psychogenic drug

Question 5

Which of the following people will be helped by hypnosis?

Accepted Answer

A)  Jeff, who would like to run faster 
B)  Celia, who wants a better memory 
C)  Kiesha, who wants to remember what happened to her when she was 4 years old 
D)  Carlos, who wants to stop thinking about his foot pain 
A)  Jeff, who would like to run faster 
B)  Celia, who wants a better memory 
C)  Kiesha, who wants to remember what happened to her when she was 4 years old 
D)  Carlos, who wants to stop thinking about his foot pain

Question 6

One major danger of barbiturates is ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  overstimulation 
B)  hyperactivity 
C)  drug interaction 
D)  sleepwalking 
A)  overstimulation 
B)  hyperactivity 
C)  drug interaction 
D)  sleepwalking

Question 7

How does the activation-synthesis hypothesis explain dreaming?

Accepted Answer

A)  the surfacing of repressed sexual urges 
B)  biological attempts to make recent memories more permanent 
C)  the cortex making sense of signals from the brain stem 
D)  the use of elaborate symbolism to disguise "unthinkable" topics 
A)  the surfacing of repressed sexual urges 
B)  biological attempts to make recent memories more permanent 
C)  the cortex making sense of signals from the brain stem 
D)  the use of elaborate symbolism to disguise "unthinkable" topics

Question 8

Describe the concept of manifest content of a dream according to Sigmund Freud.

Accepted Answer

The concept of manifest content of a dre

Judith is startled when her 6-year-old daughter, Laura, sleepwalks into the family room. It is most likely that Laura is experiencing the ________ stage of the sleep cycle.

SCN stands for ________.

John will likely experience REM rebound tonight if he:

Nicotine is a ________.

Which of the following people will be helped by hypnosis?

One major danger of barbiturates is ________.

How does the activation-synthesis hypothesis explain dreaming?

Describe the concept of manifest content of a dream according to Sigmund Freud.

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Exam 4: Consciousness

Judith is startled when her 6-year-old daughter, Laura, sleepwalks into the family room. It is most likely that Laura is experiencing the ________ stage of the sleep cycle.

SCN stands for ________.

John will likely experience REM rebound tonight if he:

Nicotine is a ________.

Which of the following people will be helped by hypnosis?

One major danger of barbiturates is ________.

How does the activation-synthesis hypothesis explain dreaming?

Describe the concept of manifest content of a dream according to Sigmund Freud.

The Science of Psychology

The Biological Perspective

Sensation and Perception

Learning

Memory

Cognition: Thinking, Intelligence, and Language

Development Across the Life Span

Motivation, Stress, and Emotion

Social Psychology

Theories of Personality

Psychological Disorders

Psychological Therapies

Filters