Question 1

Regarding how a person would act under hypnosis, which of the following statements is TRUE?

Accepted Answer

A)  Most people will do anything they are asked to do under hypnosis, including violent acts against others. 
B)  Most people will not act out hypnotic suggestions that they consider immoral or repulsive. 
C)  Most people are unaware of what is going on and, therefore, lack control of their behavior. 
D)  Most people can be hypnotized against their wills or without conscious knowledge that it is happening. 
A)  Most people will do anything they are asked to do under hypnosis, including violent acts against others. 
B)  Most people will not act out hypnotic suggestions that they consider immoral or repulsive. 
C)  Most people are unaware of what is going on and, therefore, lack control of their behavior. 
D)  Most people can be hypnotized against their wills or without conscious knowledge that it is happening.

Question 2

"Blue devils," "yellow jackets," "goof balls," "reds," "pink ladies," "rainbows," and "tooies" are street names for

Accepted Answer

A)  Ecstasy. 
B)  barbiturates. 
C)  hallucinogens. 
D)  amphetamines. 
A)  Ecstasy. 
B)  barbiturates. 
C)  hallucinogens. 
D)  amphetamines.

Question 3

In order to conclude or carry a dream on to a more meaningful ending, a person may use an interesting dream exercise

Accepted Answer

A)  called secondary displacement. 
B)  involving the sublimation of dream imagery. 
C)  in which one continues the dream as a waking fantasy. 
D)  in which one dissects the dream and reconstitutes it in as many different forms as possible. 
A)  called secondary displacement. 
B)  involving the sublimation of dream imagery. 
C)  in which one continues the dream as a waking fantasy. 
D)  in which one dissects the dream and reconstitutes it in as many different forms as possible.

Question 4

Sleep loss can cause all of the following EXCEPT for

Accepted Answer

A)  slurred speech and inability to name common objects. 
B)  decreased pain sensitivity. 
C)  inability to concentrate or remember clearly. 
D)  trembling hands, irritability, and staring. 
A)  slurred speech and inability to name common objects. 
B)  decreased pain sensitivity. 
C)  inability to concentrate or remember clearly. 
D)  trembling hands, irritability, and staring.

Question 5

Frenchman Michel Siffre has spent months at a time living in caves deep underground without the usual external markers of night and day.He found that without these markers, his sleep cycles tended to

Accepted Answer

A)  stay exactly the same as his sleep cycle at home. 
B)  get longer with one stay settling into a 48-hour sleep-waking cycle. 
C)  get shorter with most stays settling into a 20-hour sleep-waking cycle. 
D)  become erratic with his sleep-waking cycles ranging from a short 20 hours to a longer 36-hour cycle. 
A)  stay exactly the same as his sleep cycle at home. 
B)  get longer with one stay settling into a 48-hour sleep-waking cycle. 
C)  get shorter with most stays settling into a 20-hour sleep-waking cycle. 
D)  become erratic with his sleep-waking cycles ranging from a short 20 hours to a longer 36-hour cycle.

Question 6

Some physicians believe that SIDS, or crib death, may be caused by the sleep disorder known as __________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Some physicians believe that SIDS, or crib...

Question 7

Research suggests that the two most basic states of sleep are

Accepted Answer

A)  alpha sleep and beta sleep. 
B)  light sleep and deep sleep. 
C)  REM sleep and non-REM sleep. 
D)  REM sleep and paradoxical sleep. 
A)  alpha sleep and beta sleep. 
B)  light sleep and deep sleep. 
C)  REM sleep and non-REM sleep. 
D)  REM sleep and paradoxical sleep.

Question 8

Regarding the stages of sleep, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  Most wave types are present at all times, but they occur more or less frequently in various sleep stages. 
B)  In Stage 3, a new brainwave called beta waves begins to appear. 
C)  Most people reach deep sleep in about one hour. 
D)  Fluctuations in sleep hormones cause recurring cycles of deeper and lighter sleep throughout the night. 
A)  Most wave types are present at all times, but they occur more or less frequently in various sleep stages. 
B)  In Stage 3, a new brainwave called beta waves begins to appear. 
C)  Most people reach deep sleep in about one hour. 
D)  Fluctuations in sleep hormones cause recurring cycles of deeper and lighter sleep throughout the night.

Question 9

Valium, Xanax, Halcion, and Librium are examples of the depressant drug class known as __________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Valium, Xanax, Halcion, and Librium are examples...

Question 10

Regarding amphetamines, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  Taking amphetamines as "study drugs" may produce slight improvements in problem-solving performance. 
B)  Taking amphetamines to improve college performance has been shown to result in a significant gain in creativity. 
C)  Amphetamines have been shown to be physically addicting. 
D)  Amphetamines speed up the use of the body's resources and do not magically supply energy. 
A)  Taking amphetamines as "study drugs" may produce slight improvements in problem-solving performance. 
B)  Taking amphetamines to improve college performance has been shown to result in a significant gain in creativity. 
C)  Amphetamines have been shown to be physically addicting. 
D)  Amphetamines speed up the use of the body's resources and do not magically supply energy.

Question 11

A person with a damaged brain stem who is fully aware but almost totally unresponsive is exhibiting which disorder of consciousness?​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​a coma 
B)  ​a persistent vegetative state 
C)  ​locked-in syndrome 
D)  ​depersonalization 
A)  ​a coma 
B)  ​a persistent vegetative state 
C)  ​locked-in syndrome 
D)  ​depersonalization

Question 12

Because 15-year-old Lisa stays up late texting her friends and then gets up early for school, she tends to be very sleepy in class, a condition common to teenagers known as

Accepted Answer

A)  insomnia. 
B)  narcolepsy. 
C)  hypersomnia. 
D)  hypnopompic conditioning. 
A)  insomnia. 
B)  narcolepsy. 
C)  hypersomnia. 
D)  hypnopompic conditioning.

Question 13

When a person has sleeping difficulties that last for more than three weeks, this person's insomnia is referred to as __________ insomnia.

Accepted Answer

A)  temporary 
B)  chronic 
C)  drug-dependency 
D)  stimulus-control 
A)  temporary 
B)  chronic 
C)  drug-dependency 
D)  stimulus-control

Question 14

Marta has recently divorced her husband of 15 years after he moved out to be with his much younger girlfriend.During the past two weeks, Marta has dreamed that she was a young princess being pursued by many suitors.According to Freud's psychodynamic theory, Marta's dream would be considered

Accepted Answer

A)  an expression of her ideal self. 
B)  wish fulfillment. 
C)  a synthesis of random neurological activations. 
D)  a striving for self-actualization. 
A)  an expression of her ideal self. 
B)  wish fulfillment. 
C)  a synthesis of random neurological activations. 
D)  a striving for self-actualization.

Question 15

Carolyn likes to have her morning cup of coffee.Having this cup of coffee each morning helps her to maintain feelings of well-being; thus, Carolyn has

Accepted Answer

A)  a psychological dependence. 
B)  a physical dependence. 
C)  an addiction. 
D)  built-up a tolerance to caffeine. 
A)  a psychological dependence. 
B)  a physical dependence. 
C)  an addiction. 
D)  built-up a tolerance to caffeine.

Question 16

When Miguel stopped using a particular drug, he did not experience heroin-like withdrawal symptoms; but he did experience a jarring "crash" of his mood and energy, and, within a few days, a long period of fatigue, anxiety, paranoia, boredom, and anhedonia.Miguel most likely stopped using which drug?

Accepted Answer

A)  alcohol 
B)  GHB 
C)  cocaine 
D)  LSD 
A)  alcohol 
B)  GHB 
C)  cocaine 
D)  LSD

Question 17

Short bursts of brain activity in Stage 2 sleep are called

Accepted Answer

A)  delta waves. 
B)  recurrent beta waves. 
C)  sleep spindles. 
D)  cortical waves. 
A)  delta waves. 
B)  recurrent beta waves. 
C)  sleep spindles. 
D)  cortical waves.

Question 18

Mesmer's strange "treatments" are related to hypnosis because they actually relied on

Accepted Answer

A)  animal magnetism. 
B)  a deep sleep or trance-like state of consciousness. 
C)  the power of suggestion. 
D)  intentional fraud and deception. 
A)  animal magnetism. 
B)  a deep sleep or trance-like state of consciousness. 
C)  the power of suggestion. 
D)  intentional fraud and deception.

Question 19

Greg is using the most frequently used psychoactive drug in the United States, which is

Accepted Answer

A)  marijuana. 
B)  cocaine. 
C)  alcohol. 
D)  caffeine. 
A)  marijuana. 
B)  cocaine. 
C)  alcohol. 
D)  caffeine.

Question 20

Regarding altered states of consciousness (ASCs), which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  Everyone experiences at least some of the altered states of consciousness on a daily basis. 
B)  Some altered states of consciousness are related to fatigue, delirium, hypnosis, drugs, and euphoria. 
C)  Most people do not know when they are experiencing an altered state of consciousness. 
D)  During ASCs, there are distinct shifts in memories, time sense, feelings of self-control, and suggestibility. 
A)  Everyone experiences at least some of the altered states of consciousness on a daily basis. 
B)  Some altered states of consciousness are related to fatigue, delirium, hypnosis, drugs, and euphoria. 
C)  Most people do not know when they are experiencing an altered state of consciousness. 
D)  During ASCs, there are distinct shifts in memories, time sense, feelings of self-control, and suggestibility.

Regarding how a person would act under hypnosis, which of the following statements is TRUE?

"Blue devils," "yellow jackets," "goof balls," "reds," "pink ladies," "rainbows," and "tooies" are street names for

In order to conclude or carry a dream on to a more meaningful ending, a person may use an interesting dream exercise

Sleep loss can cause all of the following EXCEPT for

Frenchman Michel Siffre has spent months at a time living in caves deep underground without the usual external markers of night and day.He found that without these markers, his sleep cycles tended to

Some physicians believe that SIDS, or crib death, may be caused by the sleep disorder known as __________.

Research suggests that the two most basic states of sleep are

Regarding the stages of sleep, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Valium, Xanax, Halcion, and Librium are examples of the depressant drug class known as __________.

Regarding amphetamines, which of the following statements is FALSE?

A person with a damaged brain stem who is fully aware but almost totally unresponsive is exhibiting which disorder of consciousness?

Because 15-year-old Lisa stays up late texting her friends and then gets up early for school, she tends to be very sleepy in class, a condition common to teenagers known as

When a person has sleeping difficulties that last for more than three weeks, this person's insomnia is referred to as __________ insomnia.

Marta has recently divorced her husband of 15 years after he moved out to be with his much younger girlfriend.During the past two weeks, Marta has dreamed that she was a young princess being pursued by many suitors.According to Freud's psychodynamic theory, Marta's dream would be considered

Carolyn likes to have her morning cup of coffee.Having this cup of coffee each morning helps her to maintain feelings of well-being; thus, Carolyn has

When Miguel stopped using a particular drug, he did not experience heroin-like withdrawal symptoms; but he did experience a jarring "crash" of his mood and energy, and, within a few days, a long period of fatigue, anxiety, paranoia, boredom, and anhedonia.Miguel most likely stopped using which drug?

Short bursts of brain activity in Stage 2 sleep are called

Mesmer's strange "treatments" are related to hypnosis because they actually relied on

Greg is using the most frequently used psychoactive drug in the United States, which is

Regarding altered states of consciousness (ASCs), which of the following statements is FALSE?

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Exam 5: States of Consciousness.

Regarding how a person would act under hypnosis, which of the following statements is TRUE?

"Blue devils," "yellow jackets," "goof balls," "reds," "pink ladies," "rainbows," and "tooies" are street names for

In order to conclude or carry a dream on to a more meaningful ending, a person may use an interesting dream exercise

Sleep loss can cause all of the following EXCEPT for

Frenchman Michel Siffre has spent months at a time living in caves deep underground without the usual external markers of night and day.He found that without these markers, his sleep cycles tended to

Some physicians believe that SIDS, or crib death, may be caused by the sleep disorder known as __________.

Research suggests that the two most basic states of sleep are

Regarding the stages of sleep, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Valium, Xanax, Halcion, and Librium are examples of the depressant drug class known as __________.

Regarding amphetamines, which of the following statements is FALSE?

A person with a damaged brain stem who is fully aware but almost totally unresponsive is exhibiting which disorder of consciousness?​

Because 15-year-old Lisa stays up late texting her friends and then gets up early for school, she tends to be very sleepy in class, a condition common to teenagers known as

When a person has sleeping difficulties that last for more than three weeks, this person's insomnia is referred to as __________ insomnia.

Marta has recently divorced her husband of 15 years after he moved out to be with his much younger girlfriend.During the past two weeks, Marta has dreamed that she was a young princess being pursued by many suitors.According to Freud's psychodynamic theory, Marta's dream would be considered

Carolyn likes to have her morning cup of coffee.Having this cup of coffee each morning helps her to maintain feelings of well-being; thus, Carolyn has

Short bursts of brain activity in Stage 2 sleep are called

Mesmer's strange "treatments" are related to hypnosis because they actually relied on

Greg is using the most frequently used psychoactive drug in the United States, which is

Regarding altered states of consciousness (ASCs), which of the following statements is FALSE?

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

A person with a damaged brain stem who is fully aware but almost totally unresponsive is exhibiting which disorder of consciousness?