Question 1

Researcher Herbert Benson believes that the core of meditation is the

Accepted Answer

A)  mantra used. 
B)  relaxation response. 
C)  basic suggestion effect. 
D)  disinhibiting effects of the meditation label. 
A)  mantra used. 
B)  relaxation response. 
C)  basic suggestion effect. 
D)  disinhibiting effects of the meditation label.

Question 2

In 2012, almost 24 million Americans used illicit drugs, including how many first-time users​?

Accepted Answer

A)  ​one million 
B)  ​three million 
C)  ​five million 
D)  ​seven million 
A)  ​one million 
B)  ​three million 
C)  ​five million 
D)  ​seven million

Question 3

Having bizarre experiences upon awakening, such as sensing an alien being is in one's bedroom, is characteristic of the condition known as REM behavior disorder.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Of the two basic states of sleep, the one that increases after physical exertion, helps us recover from bodily fatigue, and is dream free about 90 percent of the time is __________ sleep.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Of the two basic states of sleep,...

Question 5

A scheduled gradual approach to quitting smoking

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A)  is not as effective as a cold turkey approach because smokers who smoke even one cigarette after "quitting" tend to feel they've failed. 
B)  does not help people cope with the urge to smoke. 
C)  works equally as well as the cold turkey approach. 
D)  tends to work better for most people. 
A)  is not as effective as a cold turkey approach because smokers who smoke even one cigarette after "quitting" tend to feel they've failed. 
B)  does not help people cope with the urge to smoke. 
C)  works equally as well as the cold turkey approach. 
D)  tends to work better for most people.

Question 6

Regarding the subjective experience of consciousness, which of the following statements is FALSE?

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A)  We can learn a lot about humans and other animals through objective studies. 
B)  We cannot answer questions about what is going on in the minds of other humans or animals by using our own subjective perspective. 
C)  Our subjective experience offers no insight into how our brain gives rise to consciousness or why we are conscious in the first place. 
D)  The difficulty of knowing other minds is why introspection replaced behaviorism early in psychology's history. 
A)  We can learn a lot about humans and other animals through objective studies. 
B)  We cannot answer questions about what is going on in the minds of other humans or animals by using our own subjective perspective. 
C)  Our subjective experience offers no insight into how our brain gives rise to consciousness or why we are conscious in the first place. 
D)  The difficulty of knowing other minds is why introspection replaced behaviorism early in psychology's history.

Question 7

Concerning REM sleep, which of the following statements is FALSE?

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A)  Roughly 85 percent of the time, people awakened during REM sleep report having vivid dreams. 
B)  After studying for a long period, you will remember more if you go to sleep (and get more REM sleep)than if you pull an all-nighter. 
C)  REM sleep is a combination of sleep spindles and very deep delta waves. 
D)  Some eye movements correspond to dream activities, such that if you dream you are watching a tennis match, you will probably move your eyes from side to side. 
A)  Roughly 85 percent of the time, people awakened during REM sleep report having vivid dreams. 
B)  After studying for a long period, you will remember more if you go to sleep (and get more REM sleep)than if you pull an all-nighter. 
C)  REM sleep is a combination of sleep spindles and very deep delta waves. 
D)  Some eye movements correspond to dream activities, such that if you dream you are watching a tennis match, you will probably move your eyes from side to side.

Question 8

Daytime stress tends to increase __________ sleep.

Accepted Answer

A)  REM 
B)  NREM stage 2 
C)  NREM stage 3 
D)  NREM stage 4 
A)  REM 
B)  NREM stage 2 
C)  NREM stage 3 
D)  NREM stage 4

Question 9

Which of the following is NOT a reason that stage hypnotists can get people to do strange things on stage?

Accepted Answer

A)  The "hypnotized" volunteers don't want to "spoil the act" while on stage. 
B)  Stage hypnotists use tricks and deception, which the audience does not seem to question. 
C)  The audience response tends to bring out the "ham" in the volunteers. 
D)  The volunteers are experiencing a dissociative state of hypnosis. 
A)  The "hypnotized" volunteers don't want to "spoil the act" while on stage. 
B)  Stage hypnotists use tricks and deception, which the audience does not seem to question. 
C)  The audience response tends to bring out the "ham" in the volunteers. 
D)  The volunteers are experiencing a dissociative state of hypnosis.

Question 10

Chris Kelly, John Belushi, River Phoenix, Chris Farley, and other celebrities have died from injecting a combination of heroin and cocaine, a type of polydrug abuse known as ​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​speedballing. 
B)  ​amping up. 
C)  ​goofballing. 
D)  ​horse jumping. 
A)  ​speedballing. 
B)  ​amping up. 
C)  ​goofballing. 
D)  ​horse jumping.

Question 11

After studying for a long period, it is better to go to sleep rather than pulling an all-nighter because more important memories, especially strategies for solving problems, will be sorted and retained if you get more __________ sleep.

Accepted Answer

A)  ​hypnopompic 
B)  ​NREM 
C)  ​cataplexic 
D)  ​REM 
A)  ​hypnopompic 
B)  ​NREM 
C)  ​cataplexic 
D)  ​REM

Question 12

Which of the following is a correct match?

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A)  Stage 1 - delta waves 
B)  Stage 2 - sleep spindles 
C)  Stage 3 - beta waves 
D)  Stage 4 - alpha waves 
A)  Stage 1 - delta waves 
B)  Stage 2 - sleep spindles 
C)  Stage 3 - beta waves 
D)  Stage 4 - alpha waves

Question 13

The effects of different drugs can be multiplied by a drug interaction

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A)  ​only when illegally obtained drugs are mixed. 
B)  ​only when legally obtained drugs are mixed. 
C)  ​whether the mixed drugs were legally or illegally obtained. 
D)  ​butrarely produces a fatal drug overdose. 
A)  ​only when illegally obtained drugs are mixed. 
B)  ​only when legally obtained drugs are mixed. 
C)  ​whether the mixed drugs were legally or illegally obtained. 
D)  ​butrarely produces a fatal drug overdose.

Question 14

Although each dream theory has strengths and weaknesses, studies of dream content have shown a continuity between dreams and waking thought, which supports the

Accepted Answer

A)  psychodynamic theory of dreaming. 
B)  neurocognitive dream theory. 
C)  activation-synthesis hypothesis. 
D)  Gestalt dream theory. 
A)  psychodynamic theory of dreaming. 
B)  neurocognitive dream theory. 
C)  activation-synthesis hypothesis. 
D)  Gestalt dream theory.

Question 15

According to your textbook, which of the following is NOT a danger signal indicating that one may have a problem with alcohol?

Accepted Answer

A)  drinking alcohol for pleasure and to socialize with people 
B)  not using protection when engaging in sex after drinking alcohol 
C)  feeling bad about oneself after drinking alcohol 
D)  problems with appetite and sleeping as a result of drinking alcohol 
A)  drinking alcohol for pleasure and to socialize with people 
B)  not using protection when engaging in sex after drinking alcohol 
C)  feeling bad about oneself after drinking alcohol 
D)  problems with appetite and sleeping as a result of drinking alcohol

Question 16

Interest in hypnosis began in the 1700s when an Austrian doctor believed he could cure diseases with magnets.This Austrian doctor was __________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Interest in hypnosis began in the 1700s...

Question 17

Regarding lucid dreaming, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  Lucid dreaming tends to increase REM sleep paralysis. 
B)  People who have lucid dreams tend to feel a sense of emotional well-being. 
C)  Lucid dreaming is a way to voluntarily enter altered states of consciousness without the risks of taking mind-altering drugs. 
D)  A person can revise nightmares during lucid dreaming to make them less fearful or to solve problems. 
A)  Lucid dreaming tends to increase REM sleep paralysis. 
B)  People who have lucid dreams tend to feel a sense of emotional well-being. 
C)  Lucid dreaming is a way to voluntarily enter altered states of consciousness without the risks of taking mind-altering drugs. 
D)  A person can revise nightmares during lucid dreaming to make them less fearful or to solve problems.

Question 18

One thing that cocaine, "highway hypnosis," high fever, and meditation all have in common is that they produce

Accepted Answer

A)  hypnagogic images. 
B)  relaxation. 
C)  euphoria. 
D)  ASCs. 
A)  hypnagogic images. 
B)  relaxation. 
C)  euphoria. 
D)  ASCs.

Question 19

Since antisocial behavior, school failure, and risky sexual behavior are commonly associated with drug abuse, these patterns make it clear that taking drugs is

Accepted Answer

A)  a symptom, rather than a cause of personal and social maladjustment. 
B)  the cause, rather than a symptom of personal and social maladjustment. 
C)  genetically-influenced along with these other problems. 
D)  due to a lack of enforcement of rules in many social areas. 
A)  a symptom, rather than a cause of personal and social maladjustment. 
B)  the cause, rather than a symptom of personal and social maladjustment. 
C)  genetically-influenced along with these other problems. 
D)  due to a lack of enforcement of rules in many social areas.

Question 20

Smoked forms of cocaine are commonly called

Accepted Answer

A)  ice. 
B)  crack. 
C)  goof balls. 
D)  scoop. 
A)  ice. 
B)  crack. 
C)  goof balls. 
D)  scoop.

Researcher Herbert Benson believes that the core of meditation is the

In 2012, almost 24 million Americans used illicit drugs, including how many first-time users?

Having bizarre experiences upon awakening, such as sensing an alien being is in one's bedroom, is characteristic of the condition known as REM behavior disorder.

Of the two basic states of sleep, the one that increases after physical exertion, helps us recover from bodily fatigue, and is dream free about 90 percent of the time is __________ sleep.

A scheduled gradual approach to quitting smoking

Regarding the subjective experience of consciousness, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Concerning REM sleep, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Daytime stress tends to increase __________ sleep.

Which of the following is NOT a reason that stage hypnotists can get people to do strange things on stage?

Chris Kelly, John Belushi, River Phoenix, Chris Farley, and other celebrities have died from injecting a combination of heroin and cocaine, a type of polydrug abuse known as

After studying for a long period, it is better to go to sleep rather than pulling an all-nighter because more important memories, especially strategies for solving problems, will be sorted and retained if you get more __________ sleep.

Which of the following is a correct match?

The effects of different drugs can be multiplied by a drug interaction

Although each dream theory has strengths and weaknesses, studies of dream content have shown a continuity between dreams and waking thought, which supports the

According to your textbook, which of the following is NOT a danger signal indicating that one may have a problem with alcohol?

Interest in hypnosis began in the 1700s when an Austrian doctor believed he could cure diseases with magnets.This Austrian doctor was __________.

Regarding lucid dreaming, which of the following statements is FALSE?

One thing that cocaine, "highway hypnosis," high fever, and meditation all have in common is that they produce

Since antisocial behavior, school failure, and risky sexual behavior are commonly associated with drug abuse, these patterns make it clear that taking drugs is

Smoked forms of cocaine are commonly called

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Researcher Herbert Benson believes that the core of meditation is the

In 2012, almost 24 million Americans used illicit drugs, including how many first-time users​?

Having bizarre experiences upon awakening, such as sensing an alien being is in one's bedroom, is characteristic of the condition known as REM behavior disorder.

Of the two basic states of sleep, the one that increases after physical exertion, helps us recover from bodily fatigue, and is dream free about 90 percent of the time is __________ sleep.

A scheduled gradual approach to quitting smoking

Regarding the subjective experience of consciousness, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Concerning REM sleep, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Daytime stress tends to increase __________ sleep.

Which of the following is NOT a reason that stage hypnotists can get people to do strange things on stage?

Chris Kelly, John Belushi, River Phoenix, Chris Farley, and other celebrities have died from injecting a combination of heroin and cocaine, a type of polydrug abuse known as ​

After studying for a long period, it is better to go to sleep rather than pulling an all-nighter because more important memories, especially strategies for solving problems, will be sorted and retained if you get more __________ sleep.

Which of the following is a correct match?

The effects of different drugs can be multiplied by a drug interaction

Although each dream theory has strengths and weaknesses, studies of dream content have shown a continuity between dreams and waking thought, which supports the

According to your textbook, which of the following is NOT a danger signal indicating that one may have a problem with alcohol?

Interest in hypnosis began in the 1700s when an Austrian doctor believed he could cure diseases with magnets.This Austrian doctor was __________.

Regarding lucid dreaming, which of the following statements is FALSE?

One thing that cocaine, "highway hypnosis," high fever, and meditation all have in common is that they produce

Since antisocial behavior, school failure, and risky sexual behavior are commonly associated with drug abuse, these patterns make it clear that taking drugs is

Smoked forms of cocaine are commonly called

Psychology, Critical Thinking, and Science

Brain and Behavior.

Human Development

Sensation and Perception.

Conditioning and Learning.

Memory.

Cognition, Language, and Creativity.

Intelligence.

Motivation and Emotion.

Sex, Gender, and Sexuality.

Personality.

Health, Stress, and Coping.

Psychological Disorders.

Therapies.

Social Thinking and Social Influence.

Prosocial and Antisocial Behavior.

Applied Psychology.

Filters

In 2012, almost 24 million Americans used illicit drugs, including how many first-time users?

Chris Kelly, John Belushi, River Phoenix, Chris Farley, and other celebrities have died from injecting a combination of heroin and cocaine, a type of polydrug abuse known as