Question 1

What is REM behavior disorder?

Accepted Answer

REM behavior disorder, also known as REM

Question 2

________, a hormone involved in the regulation of circadian rhythms, is secreted by the pineal gland.

Accepted Answer

A)  Serotonin 
B)  Testosterone 
C)  Estrogen 
D)  Melatonin 
A)  Serotonin 
B)  Testosterone 
C)  Estrogen 
D)  Melatonin

Question 3

How does Ernest Hilgard explain pain reduction through hypnosis?

Accepted Answer

A)  Hypnosis increases dopamine levels in the body. 
B)  People merely play the role of the hypnotized person and attempt to ignore the pain. 
C)  Hypnotized individuals dissociate the experience, so part of the mind is unaware of the pain. 
D)  Hypnosis results in an altered state of consciousness that alters brain waves in regions of the brain responsible for the perception of pain. 
A)  Hypnosis increases dopamine levels in the body. 
B)  People merely play the role of the hypnotized person and attempt to ignore the pain. 
C)  Hypnotized individuals dissociate the experience, so part of the mind is unaware of the pain. 
D)  Hypnosis results in an altered state of consciousness that alters brain waves in regions of the brain responsible for the perception of pain.

Question 4

Mary is having insomnia. Which piece of advice would you give to help her deal with it?

Accepted Answer

A)  Take sleeping pills. 
B)  Go to bed every night at different times to "shock your sleep system." 
C)  Study in bed and then go immediately to sleep. 
D)  Don't do anything but sleep in your bed. 
A)  Take sleeping pills. 
B)  Go to bed every night at different times to "shock your sleep system." 
C)  Study in bed and then go immediately to sleep. 
D)  Don't do anything but sleep in your bed.

Question 5

The need to take a drug in order to avoid withdrawal symptoms is called ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  a craving 
B)  tolerance 
C)  obsessive compulsion 
D)  physical dependence 
A)  a craving 
B)  tolerance 
C)  obsessive compulsion 
D)  physical dependence

Question 6

Mental activities that differ noticeably from normal waking consciousness are known as ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  hyperconsciousness 
B)  unconscious states 
C)  relaxed wakefulness 
D)  altered states of consciousness 
A)  hyperconsciousness 
B)  unconscious states 
C)  relaxed wakefulness 
D)  altered states of consciousness

Question 7

The idea of a "hidden observer" part of the mind was suggested by Ernest Hilgard.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Louisa has just drifted off to sleep on the sofa, and is almost immediately awakened by her mother, who urges her to go to bed. Louisa insists that she was not sleeping, but is now terrified by the ghost that she is sure she has seen. Louisa is probably experiencing a(n):

Accepted Answer

A)  hypnogogic hallucination. 
B)  hypnic jerk. 
C)  hypnopompic illusion. 
D)  nightmare. 
A)  hypnogogic hallucination. 
B)  hypnic jerk. 
C)  hypnopompic illusion. 
D)  nightmare.

Question 9

The deepest stage of sleep is ________ sleep.

Accepted Answer

A)  Stage 1 (N1) 
B)  Stage 2 (N2) 
C)  Stage 3 (N3) 
D)  Stage 4 (N3) 
A)  Stage 1 (N1) 
B)  Stage 2 (N2) 
C)  Stage 3 (N3) 
D)  Stage 4 (N3)

Question 10

Researchers investigating sleep __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  have observed a decrease in protein synthesis while we sleep 
B)  have identified a substance destroyed during sleep 
C)  have found a substance created only during sleep 
D)  have not been able to fully explain why we sleep 
A)  have observed a decrease in protein synthesis while we sleep 
B)  have identified a substance destroyed during sleep 
C)  have found a substance created only during sleep 
D)  have not been able to fully explain why we sleep

Question 11

The activation-synthesis hypothesis resulted from using ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  EEGs on college students while they were sleeping 
B)  drugs while sleeping 
C)  a combination of laser technology and X-ray 
D)  PET scans 
A)  EEGs on college students while they were sleeping 
B)  drugs while sleeping 
C)  a combination of laser technology and X-ray 
D)  PET scans

Question 12

What does it mean to be conscious?

Accepted Answer

Being conscious generally refers to the

Question 13

This early researcher did a study that seemed to suggest that people deprived of REM sleep would become paranoid, seemingly mentally ill, from lack of this one stage of sleep.

Accepted Answer

A)  Freud 
B)  Dement 
C)  Jung 
D)  James 
A)  Freud 
B)  Dement 
C)  Jung 
D)  James

Question 14

Upon just waking up, you report a vivid visual event. What term do psychologists use for such phenomena?

Accepted Answer

A)  hypnotic illusion 
B)  positive hallucination 
C)  hypnagogic hallucination 
D)  hypnopompic image 
A)  hypnotic illusion 
B)  positive hallucination 
C)  hypnagogic hallucination 
D)  hypnopompic image

Question 15

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)  N1 
C)  N2 
D)  N3 
A)  REM 
B)  N1 
C)  N2 
D)  N3

Question 16

If you are awakened from sleep and you feel as though you had not even been asleep, then you were most likely in which stage of sleep?

Accepted Answer

A)  Stage 1 (N1) 
B)  Stage 2 (N2) 
C)  Stage 3 (N3) 
D)  slow wave sleep 
A)  Stage 1 (N1) 
B)  Stage 2 (N2) 
C)  Stage 3 (N3) 
D)  slow wave sleep

Question 17

LSD is similar to which of the following drugs?

Accepted Answer

A)  MDMA 
B)  methadone 
C)  PCP 
D)  CHT 
A)  MDMA 
B)  methadone 
C)  PCP 
D)  CHT

Question 18

5. Which of the following statements is CORRECT concerning the concept dreams?

Accepted Answer

A)  Men and women typically dream about similar things. 
B)  Men dream more each night than women. 
C)  Research reports that men and women differ in the things they dream about. 
D)  Women tend to dream twice as much as men. 
A)  Men and women typically dream about similar things. 
B)  Men dream more each night than women. 
C)  Research reports that men and women differ in the things they dream about. 
D)  Women tend to dream twice as much as men.

Question 19

We spend about one-fifth of our lives in sleep.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

The difference between insomnia and apnea is that ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  apnea affects primarily the elderly, whereas insomnia is characteristic of children 
B)  insomnia is treatable but apnea is not 
C)  insomnia is characterized by sleeplessness, whereas apnea is characterized by breathing difficulties 
D)  apnea is a precursor to narcolepsy, whereas insomnia is not 
A)  apnea affects primarily the elderly, whereas insomnia is characteristic of children 
B)  insomnia is treatable but apnea is not 
C)  insomnia is characterized by sleeplessness, whereas apnea is characterized by breathing difficulties 
D)  apnea is a precursor to narcolepsy, whereas insomnia is not

What is REM behavior disorder?

________, a hormone involved in the regulation of circadian rhythms, is secreted by the pineal gland.

How does Ernest Hilgard explain pain reduction through hypnosis?

Mary is having insomnia. Which piece of advice would you give to help her deal with it?

The need to take a drug in order to avoid withdrawal symptoms is called ________.

Mental activities that differ noticeably from normal waking consciousness are known as ________.

The idea of a "hidden observer" part of the mind was suggested by Ernest Hilgard.

Louisa has just drifted off to sleep on the sofa, and is almost immediately awakened by her mother, who urges her to go to bed. Louisa insists that she was not sleeping, but is now terrified by the ghost that she is sure she has seen. Louisa is probably experiencing a(n):

The deepest stage of sleep is ________ sleep.

Researchers investigating sleep __________.

The activation-synthesis hypothesis resulted from using ________.

What does it mean to be conscious?

This early researcher did a study that seemed to suggest that people deprived of REM sleep would become paranoid, seemingly mentally ill, from lack of this one stage of sleep.

Upon just waking up, you report a vivid visual event. What term do psychologists use for such phenomena?

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.

If you are awakened from sleep and you feel as though you had not even been asleep, then you were most likely in which stage of sleep?

LSD is similar to which of the following drugs?

5. Which of the following statements is CORRECT concerning the concept dreams?

We spend about one-fifth of our lives in sleep.

The difference between insomnia and apnea is that ________.

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Exam 4: Consciousness

What is REM behavior disorder?

________, a hormone involved in the regulation of circadian rhythms, is secreted by the pineal gland.

How does Ernest Hilgard explain pain reduction through hypnosis?

Mary is having insomnia. Which piece of advice would you give to help her deal with it?

The need to take a drug in order to avoid withdrawal symptoms is called ________.

Mental activities that differ noticeably from normal waking consciousness are known as ________.

The idea of a "hidden observer" part of the mind was suggested by Ernest Hilgard.

Louisa has just drifted off to sleep on the sofa, and is almost immediately awakened by her mother, who urges her to go to bed. Louisa insists that she was not sleeping, but is now terrified by the ghost that she is sure she has seen. Louisa is probably experiencing a(n):

The deepest stage of sleep is ________ sleep.

Researchers investigating sleep __________.

The activation-synthesis hypothesis resulted from using ________.

What does it mean to be conscious?

This early researcher did a study that seemed to suggest that people deprived of REM sleep would become paranoid, seemingly mentally ill, from lack of this one stage of sleep.

Upon just waking up, you report a vivid visual event. What term do psychologists use for such phenomena?

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.

If you are awakened from sleep and you feel as though you had not even been asleep, then you were most likely in which stage of sleep?

LSD is similar to which of the following drugs?

5. Which of the following statements is CORRECT concerning the concept dreams?

We spend about one-fifth of our lives in sleep.

The difference between insomnia and apnea is that ________.

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