Exam 6: States of Consciousness

Naomi witnessed a hit-and-run accident but couldn't give the police any details about the vehicle. Under hypnosis, Naomi is able to provide the make and colour of the car as well as several numbers in the license plate. Unfortunately, this information is inaccessible in court because

Your roommate stays up all night studying and claims that the lack of sleep does not affect her cognitive functioning. Which of the following is most likely true?

Which of the following provides the best description of how stimulants affect the brain?

An agonist is a drug that increases the activity of a neurotransmitter.

What evidence supports or contradicts the hypothesis that REM sleep serves a special function?

A researcher who assumes that unconscious processes are not adversarial to the conscious mind but instead serve to support and supplement our normal conscious awareness, would mostly likely identify with which of the following perspectives of the unconscious?

A new drug works by stimulating the release of a particular neurotransmitter. We would classify this drug as

Based on research on divided attention, there is evidence that cellphone use while driving is _______________.

You have just returned home after being away on vacation for several weeks. Your body had adjusted to the different time zone you were in, which was eight hours ahead of your local time at home. You slept for 8 hours on the flight back and it is now just a few minutes before midnight local time as you walk in your front door. If you try to lie down to sleep now, it is likely that you will have difficulty because your _____ will be releasing _____ melatonin than it normally would at this time of night.

"Amphetamine psychosis" results in schizophrenia-like symptoms of hallucinations and paranoid delusions. According to the textbook, these effects likely occur because amphetamines

An individual is in a sleep lab and you are trying to determine when she enters REM sleep. What would you look for?

Both of the following measures of consciousness are considered to be "objective" psychological measures; _______________ and _______________.

Because we learn to do familiar tasks automatically, we can focus our time and energy on other things. The problem with always relying on automatic processing is that

The two areas of the brain most commonly found to show changes in activity with meditation are

Zach often goes drinking with friends. Over time, he realizes that he can drink significantly more alcohol than he used to and still not get drunk. His body's decreasing responsiveness to the drug is called

It is postulated that brain activity produced during REM sleep may serve to strengthen memories of important information assimilated during the day in a process called

Stage 2 sleep is characterized by

A study (Pilcher & Huffcutt, 1996) was conducted to examine the impact of various types of sleep deprivation on mood and performance. The results of this study revealed that

Hawkley's teacher told him that he would have more success with meditation if he could learn to let his thoughts come and go without effort. His teacher was a follower of the _________ technique.

You are taking a trip to Beijing, China and concerned about the amount of jet lag you are likely to suffer, and you don't want it to interfere with your trip. What causes jet lag? What steps can you take to help reduce the effects of jet lag and why?