Question 1

In the study conducted by June Pilcher and Allen Huffcutt (1996), sleep deprivation had the strongest negative effect on which of the following areas?

Accepted Answer

A) Physical performance 
B) Mood 
C) Cognitive performance 
D) Sense of balance 
A) Physical performance 
B) Mood 
C) Cognitive performance 
D) Sense of balance

Question 2

What is the greatest danger of hallucinogens?

Accepted Answer

The greatest danger of hallucinogens lie

Question 3

An individual is taking part in a sleep study. He is attached to all of the EEG recording electrodes. Just before the study is to start, he suddenly falls down, is immobilized and goes immediately into sleep. What stage of sleep will be recorded at this point?

Accepted Answer

A) Stage 1 
B) Stage 2 
C) Paradoxical sleep 
D) Stage 4 
E) Deep sleep 
A) Stage 1 
B) Stage 2 
C) Paradoxical sleep 
D) Stage 4 
E) Deep sleep

Question 4

Based on his behaviour, your friend appears to hold traditional beliefs about appropriate gender roles. Yet, he adamantly tells you that he really doesn't care about gender roles. It may be that your friend's beliefs about gender are held in the ___________ mind.

Accepted Answer

A) unconscious 
B) preconscious 
C) conscious 
D) limbic 
A) unconscious 
B) preconscious 
C) conscious 
D) limbic

Question 5

Describe the following sleep disorders: insomnia, narcolepsy, and REM-sleep behaviour disorder. Discuss what is known about treating these disorders.

Accepted Answer

Insomnia is a sleep disorder characteriz

Question 6

The term nightmare and night terror can be used interchangeably.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Which of the following methods was used in the MacDonald and colleagues (1995) research on alcohol myopia?

Accepted Answer

A) Laboratory experiment 
B) Party/bar diary 
C) Laboratory experiment and party/bar diary 
D) Observation by a research confederate pretending to be a fellow 'partier' 
A) Laboratory experiment 
B) Party/bar diary 
C) Laboratory experiment and party/bar diary 
D) Observation by a research confederate pretending to be a fellow 'partier'

Question 8

Which of the following is a psychoactive ('active ingredient') in cannabis?

Accepted Answer

A) LSD 
B) CBD 
C) MDMA 
D) THC 
E) More than one of these possible responses are active ingredients in cannabis. 
A) LSD 
B) CBD 
C) MDMA 
D) THC 
E) More than one of these possible responses are active ingredients in cannabis.

Question 9

What portion of our dreams reflects our recent experiences?

Accepted Answer

A) < 5% 
B) 5-25% 
C) up to 50% 
D) 75%-100% 
A) < 5% 
B) 5-25% 
C) up to 50% 
D) 75%-100%

Question 10

Research on hypnosis has found that

Accepted Answer

A) hypnosis cannot affect or change vision 
B) hypnosis cannot affect or change allergies 
C) nonhypnotized people can do many of the same things that hypnotized people do 
D) there is no evidence that hypnosis can make people perform dangerous or harmful acts 
A) hypnosis cannot affect or change vision 
B) hypnosis cannot affect or change allergies 
C) nonhypnotized people can do many of the same things that hypnotized people do 
D) there is no evidence that hypnosis can make people perform dangerous or harmful acts

Question 11

THC the active ingredient in marijuana increases the activity of which neurotransmitter?

Accepted Answer

A) Acetylcholine 
B) Serotonin 
C) Dopamine 
D) Endorphins 
A) Acetylcholine 
B) Serotonin 
C) Dopamine 
D) Endorphins

Question 12

The inevitable "crash" that occurs when heavy users of amphetamines stop taking the drug happens because

Accepted Answer

A) without the drug, levels of dopamine in the synapse remain too high 
B) the neuron's supplies of norepinephrine and dopamine have become depleted 
C) the compensatory response induced by high levels of GABA produces withdrawal symptoms 
D) the inhibitory control centres in the cerebral cortex have been over-stimulated 
A) without the drug, levels of dopamine in the synapse remain too high 
B) the neuron's supplies of norepinephrine and dopamine have become depleted 
C) the compensatory response induced by high levels of GABA produces withdrawal symptoms 
D) the inhibitory control centres in the cerebral cortex have been over-stimulated

Question 13

REM sleep decreases consistently across the life span from infancy to late adulthood.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Beth had a dream that she encountered her childhood best friend who was carrying a goose at a carnival. Beth assumes that the dream must have some sort of hidden meaning and is trying to figure out what the dream is trying to tell her. Beth's view of her dream is similar to which theory of dreaming?

Accepted Answer

A) Freud's psychoanalytic theory 
B) Activation-synthesis theory 
C) Problem-solving dream models 
D) Cognitive-process dream theories 
A) Freud's psychoanalytic theory 
B) Activation-synthesis theory 
C) Problem-solving dream models 
D) Cognitive-process dream theories

Question 15

The major difference between nightmares and night terrors is that

Accepted Answer

A) intense nightmares heighten physiological arousal and extreme anxiety, whereas night terrors do not 
B) nightmares can occur with sleepwalking, whereas no sleepwalking occurs during night terrors 
C) nightmares occur during REM, whereas night terrors occur during deep sleep 
D) nightmares occur during deep sleep, whereas night terrors occur during REM 
E) people are unable to remember nightmares, but can remember night terrors 
A) intense nightmares heighten physiological arousal and extreme anxiety, whereas night terrors do not 
B) nightmares can occur with sleepwalking, whereas no sleepwalking occurs during night terrors 
C) nightmares occur during REM, whereas night terrors occur during deep sleep 
D) nightmares occur during deep sleep, whereas night terrors occur during REM 
E) people are unable to remember nightmares, but can remember night terrors

Question 16

The function of sleep is to restore our fatigued bodies and recover from physical and mental weariness, according to the ______________ model.

Accepted Answer

A) regeneration 
B) evolutionary/circadian 
C) restoration 
D) renovation 
A) regeneration 
B) evolutionary/circadian 
C) restoration 
D) renovation

Question 17

Nightmares and night terrors are similar in that they both

Accepted Answer

A) usually occur during REM sleep 
B) involve intense negative emotions 
C) result from the failure of normal REM sleep paralysis 
D) usually also involve sleepwalking 
A) usually occur during REM sleep 
B) involve intense negative emotions 
C) result from the failure of normal REM sleep paralysis 
D) usually also involve sleepwalking

Question 18

Drug dependence is influenced by factors beyond the chemical effects of the drug is a reason why substance dependence does not necessarily include physiological dependence?

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Sleep increases a species' chances of survival in relation to its environmental demands, according to the _________________ model.

Accepted Answer

A) restoration 
B) evolutionary/circadian sleep 
C) Darwinian 
D) cyclic 
A) restoration 
B) evolutionary/circadian sleep 
C) Darwinian 
D) cyclic

Question 20

A way in which amphetamines raise mood and arousal is by

Accepted Answer

A) decreasing the activity of glutamate 
B) increasing the activity of dopamine and norepinephrine by causing neurons that are firing to release them 
C) decreasing the activity of dopamine and norepinephrine by causing neurons that are not firing to retain them 
D) facilitating the reuptake of glutamate 
A) decreasing the activity of glutamate 
B) increasing the activity of dopamine and norepinephrine by causing neurons that are firing to release them 
C) decreasing the activity of dopamine and norepinephrine by causing neurons that are not firing to retain them 
D) facilitating the reuptake of glutamate

In the study conducted by June Pilcher and Allen Huffcutt (1996), sleep deprivation had the strongest negative effect on which of the following areas?

What is the greatest danger of hallucinogens?

An individual is taking part in a sleep study. He is attached to all of the EEG recording electrodes. Just before the study is to start, he suddenly falls down, is immobilized and goes immediately into sleep. What stage of sleep will be recorded at this point?

Based on his behaviour, your friend appears to hold traditional beliefs about appropriate gender roles. Yet, he adamantly tells you that he really doesn't care about gender roles. It may be that your friend's beliefs about gender are held in the ___________ mind.

Describe the following sleep disorders: insomnia, narcolepsy, and REM-sleep behaviour disorder. Discuss what is known about treating these disorders.

The term nightmare and night terror can be used interchangeably.

Which of the following methods was used in the MacDonald and colleagues (1995) research on alcohol myopia?

Which of the following is a psychoactive ('active ingredient') in cannabis?

What portion of our dreams reflects our recent experiences?

Research on hypnosis has found that

THC the active ingredient in marijuana increases the activity of which neurotransmitter?

The inevitable "crash" that occurs when heavy users of amphetamines stop taking the drug happens because

REM sleep decreases consistently across the life span from infancy to late adulthood.

Beth had a dream that she encountered her childhood best friend who was carrying a goose at a carnival. Beth assumes that the dream must have some sort of hidden meaning and is trying to figure out what the dream is trying to tell her. Beth's view of her dream is similar to which theory of dreaming?

The major difference between nightmares and night terrors is that

The function of sleep is to restore our fatigued bodies and recover from physical and mental weariness, according to the ______________ model.

Nightmares and night terrors are similar in that they both

Drug dependence is influenced by factors beyond the chemical effects of the drug is a reason why substance dependence does not necessarily include physiological dependence?

Sleep increases a species' chances of survival in relation to its environmental demands, according to the _________________ model.

A way in which amphetamines raise mood and arousal is by

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In the study conducted by June Pilcher and Allen Huffcutt (1996), sleep deprivation had the strongest negative effect on which of the following areas?

What is the greatest danger of hallucinogens?

An individual is taking part in a sleep study. He is attached to all of the EEG recording electrodes. Just before the study is to start, he suddenly falls down, is immobilized and goes immediately into sleep. What stage of sleep will be recorded at this point?

Based on his behaviour, your friend appears to hold traditional beliefs about appropriate gender roles. Yet, he adamantly tells you that he really doesn't care about gender roles. It may be that your friend's beliefs about gender are held in the ___________ mind.

Describe the following sleep disorders: insomnia, narcolepsy, and REM-sleep behaviour disorder. Discuss what is known about treating these disorders.

The term nightmare and night terror can be used interchangeably.

Which of the following methods was used in the MacDonald and colleagues (1995) research on alcohol myopia?

Which of the following is a psychoactive ('active ingredient') in cannabis?

What portion of our dreams reflects our recent experiences?

Research on hypnosis has found that

THC the active ingredient in marijuana increases the activity of which neurotransmitter?

The inevitable "crash" that occurs when heavy users of amphetamines stop taking the drug happens because

REM sleep decreases consistently across the life span from infancy to late adulthood.

The major difference between nightmares and night terrors is that

The function of sleep is to restore our fatigued bodies and recover from physical and mental weariness, according to the ______________ model.

Nightmares and night terrors are similar in that they both

Drug dependence is influenced by factors beyond the chemical effects of the drug is a reason why substance dependence does not necessarily include physiological dependence?

Sleep increases a species' chances of survival in relation to its environmental demands, according to the _________________ model.

A way in which amphetamines raise mood and arousal is by

Psychology: the Science of Behaviour

Studying Behaviour Scientifically

Biological Foundations of Behaviour

Genes, Evolution, and Behaviour

Sensation and Perception

Learning and Adaptation: the Role of Experience

Memory

Language and Thinking

Intelligence

Motivation and Emotion

Development Over the Lifespan

Behaviour in a Social Context

Personality

Stress, Coping, and Health

Psychological Disorders

Treatment of Psychological Disorders

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