Question 1

A diagnosis of alcoholism is appropriate when it affects all of the following EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  school performance. 
B)  social or family relationships. 
C)  health problems. 
D)  religious beliefs. 
E)  job performance. 
A)  school performance. 
B)  social or family relationships. 
C)  health problems. 
D)  religious beliefs. 
E)  job performance.

Question 2

Your last dream of the night is likely to

Accepted Answer

A)  have the weakest connection to events of the previous day. 
B)  have the strongest connection to events of the previous day. 
C)  anticipate the events of the coming day. 
D)  be the hardest to remember. 
E)  occur about two hours before you awaken. 
A)  have the weakest connection to events of the previous day. 
B)  have the strongest connection to events of the previous day. 
C)  anticipate the events of the coming day. 
D)  be the hardest to remember. 
E)  occur about two hours before you awaken.

Question 3

Explain the effects of opiates. (Include information about drugs in this category, reasons why they are used, their effects, and the likelihood of addiction.)

Accepted Answer

Global Correct Feedback: Morphine, heroi

Question 4

A therapist can induce a patient to forget events that occurred during or before the hypnotic session in an effect called

Accepted Answer

A)  hypnotic amnesia. 
B)  autohypnosis. 
C)  posthypnotic amnesia. 
D)  hypnotic meditation. 
E)  posthypnotic aphasia. 
A)  hypnotic amnesia. 
B)  autohypnosis. 
C)  posthypnotic amnesia. 
D)  hypnotic meditation. 
E)  posthypnotic aphasia.

Question 5

A client tells his therapist about a dream of riding on a train with his boss. At the end of the journey, the boss gets off the train at a terminal. The therapist suggests that the terminal in the dream indicates an unconscious desire by the client to terminate his boss. This desire to terminate the boss, if it exists, would reflect what Freud called the ________ content of the dream.

Accepted Answer

A)  primary 
B)  manifest 
C)  secondary 
D)  latent 
E)  tertiary 
A)  primary 
B)  manifest 
C)  secondary 
D)  latent 
E)  tertiary

Question 6

A newspaper advertisement describes a book that offers interpretations of dreams. In attempting to tell readers the meaning of the symbols of their dreams, the author intends to describe the ________ content.

Accepted Answer

A)  deep 
B)  laten. 
C)  manifes. 
D)  subliminal 
E)  supraliminal 
A)  deep 
B)  laten. 
C)  manifes. 
D)  subliminal 
E)  supraliminal

Question 7

Which type of psychologist is most likely to believe that the conscious mind is a natural process occurring in the nerve cells of the brain that can be studied through objective scientific inquiry?

Accepted Answer

A)  humanistic psychologists 
B)  behavioral geneticists 
C)  cognitive neuroscientists 
D)  experiential psychologists 
E)  clinical psychologist. 
A)  humanistic psychologists 
B)  behavioral geneticists 
C)  cognitive neuroscientists 
D)  experiential psychologists 
E)  clinical psychologist.

Question 8

A person who fervently believes in the writings of John B. Watson would be expected to believe or do all of the following EXCEPT

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A)  emphasize the direct observation of behavior. 
B)  focus solely on external behavior. 
C)  dismiss introspection as unscientific. 
D)  claim that consciousness is merely a by-product of actions. 
E)  attempt to search for the mental processes that cause behavior. 
A)  emphasize the direct observation of behavior. 
B)  focus solely on external behavior. 
C)  dismiss introspection as unscientific. 
D)  claim that consciousness is merely a by-product of actions. 
E)  attempt to search for the mental processes that cause behavior.

Question 9

________ is an example of a conscious process.

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A)  Breathin. 
B)  Trying to choose the best answer to this question 
C)  Regulating your blood pressure 
D)  Digestion 
E)  Blinking every few seconds 
A)  Breathin. 
B)  Trying to choose the best answer to this question 
C)  Regulating your blood pressure 
D)  Digestion 
E)  Blinking every few seconds

Question 10

After binging on alcohol the entire week of spring break, Virginia is trembling, nauseous, perspiring, and begging for alcohol. Virginia is probably suffering from

Accepted Answer

A)  alcohol intolerance. 
B)  a painful illusion. 
C)  sensory deprivation. 
D)  withdrawal symptoms. 
E)  cataplexy analgesia. 
A)  alcohol intolerance. 
B)  a painful illusion. 
C)  sensory deprivation. 
D)  withdrawal symptoms. 
E)  cataplexy analgesia.

Question 11

Define conscious, preconscious, nonconscious, and unconscious thought and provide examples of thoughts that might have been in each level of consciousness prior to being asked this question.

Accepted Answer

Global Correct Feedback: The student sho

Question 12

The ________ is the view that the mind makes a coherent story out of spontaneous brain stem discharges.

Accepted Answer

A)  psychoanalytic perspectiv. 
B)  activation-synthesis dream mode. 
C)  humanistic model 
D)  behavioristic approach 
E)  homeostatic approach 
A)  psychoanalytic perspectiv. 
B)  activation-synthesis dream mode. 
C)  humanistic model 
D)  behavioristic approach 
E)  homeostatic approach

Question 13

Contrast the physiological events that occur during non-REM and REM sleep.

Accepted Answer

Global Correct Feedback: The brain wave

Question 14

Your brain waves are being monitored in a sleep laboratory. If you are in deep sleep less than an hour after falling asleep, what brain waves will be detected?

Accepted Answer

A)  beta 
B)  alpha 
C)  thet. 
D)  delt. 
E)  tau 
A)  beta 
B)  alpha 
C)  thet. 
D)  delt. 
E)  tau

Question 15

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

Question 16

How does the evolutionary view account for the presence of sleep paralysis during REM sleep?

Accepted Answer

A)  Sleep paralysis promotes brain development. 
B)  Sleep paralysis allows us to focus our mental energy on problem solving. 
C)  Our energy stores are recharged more rapidly during sleep paralysis. 
D)  Sleep paralysis allows us to avoid getting out of bed and into trouble in our sleep. 
E)  All of these answers are correct. 
A)  Sleep paralysis promotes brain development. 
B)  Sleep paralysis allows us to focus our mental energy on problem solving. 
C)  Our energy stores are recharged more rapidly during sleep paralysis. 
D)  Sleep paralysis allows us to avoid getting out of bed and into trouble in our sleep. 
E)  All of these answers are correct.

Question 17

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. 
E)  Mathilda, who wants to stop stammering. 
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. 
E)  Mathilda, who wants to stop stammering.

Question 18

According to Herman von Helmholtz, creative dreaming results from

Accepted Answer

A)  completely distracting yourself from the topic. 
B)  saturating yourself in a problem or issue that interests you. 
C)  utilizing various chemical substances. 
D)  discussing your topic with other experts. 
E)  listening to soothing music. 
A)  completely distracting yourself from the topic. 
B)  saturating yourself in a problem or issue that interests you. 
C)  utilizing various chemical substances. 
D)  discussing your topic with other experts. 
E)  listening to soothing music.

Question 19

The ________ argues that we sleep in order to conserve energy.

Accepted Answer

A)  clinical psychology view 
B)  Freudian view 
C)  evolutionary perspective 
D)  activation-synthesis theory 
E)  homeostatic 
A)  clinical psychology view 
B)  Freudian view 
C)  evolutionary perspective 
D)  activation-synthesis theory 
E)  homeostatic

Question 20

What aspect of circadian rhythms might explain why we tend to feel so tired at night?

Accepted Answer

A)  Body temperature bottoms out on Monday mornings. 
B)  The three biorhythm patterns converge at low points on Mondays. 
C)  Heart rates typically increase at night. 
D)  There is an organ in the brain sensitive to light changes, which then affects our sleepiness. 
E)  There is more melatonin secreted by the hypothalamus when our circadian rhythm is disrupted. 
A)  Body temperature bottoms out on Monday mornings. 
B)  The three biorhythm patterns converge at low points on Mondays. 
C)  Heart rates typically increase at night. 
D)  There is an organ in the brain sensitive to light changes, which then affects our sleepiness. 
E)  There is more melatonin secreted by the hypothalamus when our circadian rhythm is disrupted.

A diagnosis of alcoholism is appropriate when it affects all of the following EXCEPT

Your last dream of the night is likely to

Explain the effects of opiates. (Include information about drugs in this category, reasons why they are used, their effects, and the likelihood of addiction.)

A therapist can induce a patient to forget events that occurred during or before the hypnotic session in an effect called

A newspaper advertisement describes a book that offers interpretations of dreams. In attempting to tell readers the meaning of the symbols of their dreams, the author intends to describe the ________ content.

Which type of psychologist is most likely to believe that the conscious mind is a natural process occurring in the nerve cells of the brain that can be studied through objective scientific inquiry?

A person who fervently believes in the writings of John B. Watson would be expected to believe or do all of the following EXCEPT

________ is an example of a conscious process.

After binging on alcohol the entire week of spring break, Virginia is trembling, nauseous, perspiring, and begging for alcohol. Virginia is probably suffering from

Define conscious, preconscious, nonconscious, and unconscious thought and provide examples of thoughts that might have been in each level of consciousness prior to being asked this question.

The ________ is the view that the mind makes a coherent story out of spontaneous brain stem discharges.

Contrast the physiological events that occur during non-REM and REM sleep.

Your brain waves are being monitored in a sleep laboratory. If you are in deep sleep less than an hour after falling asleep, what brain waves will be detected?

How does the activation-synthesis hypothesis explain dreaming?

How does the evolutionary view account for the presence of sleep paralysis during REM sleep?

Which of the following people will be helped by hypnosis?

According to Herman von Helmholtz, creative dreaming results from

The ________ argues that we sleep in order to conserve energy.

What aspect of circadian rhythms might explain why we tend to feel so tired at night?

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A diagnosis of alcoholism is appropriate when it affects all of the following EXCEPT

Your last dream of the night is likely to

Explain the effects of opiates. (Include information about drugs in this category, reasons why they are used, their effects, and the likelihood of addiction.)

A therapist can induce a patient to forget events that occurred during or before the hypnotic session in an effect called

A newspaper advertisement describes a book that offers interpretations of dreams. In attempting to tell readers the meaning of the symbols of their dreams, the author intends to describe the ________ content.

Which type of psychologist is most likely to believe that the conscious mind is a natural process occurring in the nerve cells of the brain that can be studied through objective scientific inquiry?

A person who fervently believes in the writings of John B. Watson would be expected to believe or do all of the following EXCEPT

________ is an example of a conscious process.

After binging on alcohol the entire week of spring break, Virginia is trembling, nauseous, perspiring, and begging for alcohol. Virginia is probably suffering from

Define conscious, preconscious, nonconscious, and unconscious thought and provide examples of thoughts that might have been in each level of consciousness prior to being asked this question.

The ________ is the view that the mind makes a coherent story out of spontaneous brain stem discharges.

Contrast the physiological events that occur during non-REM and REM sleep.

Your brain waves are being monitored in a sleep laboratory. If you are in deep sleep less than an hour after falling asleep, what brain waves will be detected?

How does the activation-synthesis hypothesis explain dreaming?

How does the evolutionary view account for the presence of sleep paralysis during REM sleep?

Which of the following people will be helped by hypnosis?

According to Herman von Helmholtz, creative dreaming results from

The ________ argues that we sleep in order to conserve energy.

What aspect of circadian rhythms might explain why we tend to feel so tired at night?

Mind, Behavior, and Psychological Science

Biopsychology, Neuroscience, and Human Nature

Sensation and Perception

Learning and Human Nurture

Memory

Thinking and Intelligence

Development Over the Lifespan

Motivation and Emotion

Personality

Social Psychology

Psychological Disorders

Therapies for Psychological Disorders

Stress, Health, and Well-Being

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