Question 1

Which of the following characteristics were not associated with consciousness in your textbook?

Accepted Answer

A) dynamic 
B) self-reflective 
C) private 
D) subjective 
E) All of the response options represent characteristic associated with consciousness 
A) dynamic 
B) self-reflective 
C) private 
D) subjective 
E) All of the response options represent characteristic associated with consciousness

Question 2

An individual is having a vivid dream about running in a marathon. The individual's legs don't start pumping furiously in bed in order to run because _______________.

Accepted Answer

A) Fred knows that this is just a dream and he is able to voluntarily control his muscle movements 
B) the level of arousal in the body and the activity of the brain are significantly reduced during REM sleep 
C) even though our brains are very active, we are essentially paralyzed while in REM sleep 
D) dreaming has been found to take place only in the prefrontal lobe and doesn't affect any other areas of the brain or body 
A) Fred knows that this is just a dream and he is able to voluntarily control his muscle movements 
B) the level of arousal in the body and the activity of the brain are significantly reduced during REM sleep 
C) even though our brains are very active, we are essentially paralyzed while in REM sleep 
D) dreaming has been found to take place only in the prefrontal lobe and doesn't affect any other areas of the brain or body

Question 3

Which is generally true about the content of dreams?

Accepted Answer

A) They tend to have positive content. 
B) They tend to have negative content. 
C) They tend to have an equal mix of positive and negative content. 
D) Emotional content is not found in dreams. 
A) They tend to have positive content. 
B) They tend to have negative content. 
C) They tend to have an equal mix of positive and negative content. 
D) Emotional content is not found in dreams.

Question 4

As discussed in the textbook, researchers investigating the relationship between sleep deprivation and its effect on performance have found that

Accepted Answer

A) participants learning new tasks show more rapid eye movement during REM sleep than those not learning a new task 
B) performance on a memory task is greater if the participant spent 4 hours sleeping rather than 4 hours of activity 
C) sleep deprivation impairs performance on critical thinking tasks 
D) after exam periods students experience more REM sleep and more rapid eye movement during REM sleep than at other times 
E) all of these are correct 
A) participants learning new tasks show more rapid eye movement during REM sleep than those not learning a new task 
B) performance on a memory task is greater if the participant spent 4 hours sleeping rather than 4 hours of activity 
C) sleep deprivation impairs performance on critical thinking tasks 
D) after exam periods students experience more REM sleep and more rapid eye movement during REM sleep than at other times 
E) all of these are correct

Question 5

A drug that increases the activity of a neurotransmitter is an _____________.

Accepted Answer

A) endorphin 
B) agonist 
C) antagonist 
D) antigen 
A) endorphin 
B) agonist 
C) antagonist 
D) antigen

Question 6

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 most likely identify with the ___________ perspective of the unconscious.

Accepted Answer

A) psychodynamic 
B) cognitive 
C) hypnotic 
D) Freudian 
A) psychodynamic 
B) cognitive 
C) hypnotic 
D) Freudian

Question 7

Warner had doubled his dosage of drug AA to achieve the same physical and psychological effects that a single dose initially gave him. This is because his body has developed _______________ for drug AA.

Accepted Answer

A) addiction 
B) tolerance 
C) withdrawal 
D) psychological dependence 
A) addiction 
B) tolerance 
C) withdrawal 
D) psychological dependence

Question 8

The fact that dreams also occur during NREM sleep would be a criticism that is most relevant to which of the following dream theory(ies)?

Accepted Answer

A) Problem-solving 
B) Psychoanalytic 
C) Activation-synthesis 
D) Cognitive-processing 
A) Problem-solving 
B) Psychoanalytic 
C) Activation-synthesis 
D) Cognitive-processing

Question 9

What brain areas help regulate sleep onset and REM sleep?

Accepted Answer

The regulation of sleep onset and REM (R

Question 10

When our circadian clocks are not reset each day, they run on a cycle which is a little longer than 24 hours. This is called a ______________ circadian rhythm.

Accepted Answer

A) free-running 
B) compensatory 
C) synchronized 
D) desynchronized 
A) free-running 
B) compensatory 
C) synchronized 
D) desynchronized

Which of the following characteristics were not associated with consciousness in your textbook?

An individual is having a vivid dream about running in a marathon. The individual's legs don't start pumping furiously in bed in order to run because _______________.

Which is generally true about the content of dreams?

As discussed in the textbook, researchers investigating the relationship between sleep deprivation and its effect on performance have found that

A drug that increases the activity of a neurotransmitter is an _____________.

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 most likely identify with the ___________ perspective of the unconscious.

Warner had doubled his dosage of drug AA to achieve the same physical and psychological effects that a single dose initially gave him. This is because his body has developed _______________ for drug AA.

The fact that dreams also occur during NREM sleep would be a criticism that is most relevant to which of the following dream theory(ies)?

What brain areas help regulate sleep onset and REM sleep?

When our circadian clocks are not reset each day, they run on a cycle which is a little longer than 24 hours. This is called a ______________ circadian rhythm.

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Exam 6: States of Consciousness

Which of the following characteristics were not associated with consciousness in your textbook?

An individual is having a vivid dream about running in a marathon. The individual's legs don't start pumping furiously in bed in order to run because _______________.

Which is generally true about the content of dreams?

As discussed in the textbook, researchers investigating the relationship between sleep deprivation and its effect on performance have found that

A drug that increases the activity of a neurotransmitter is an _____________.

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 most likely identify with the ___________ perspective of the unconscious.

Warner had doubled his dosage of drug AA to achieve the same physical and psychological effects that a single dose initially gave him. This is because his body has developed _______________ for drug AA.

The fact that dreams also occur during NREM sleep would be a criticism that is most relevant to which of the following dream theory(ies)?

What brain areas help regulate sleep onset and REM sleep?

When our circadian clocks are not reset each day, they run on a cycle which is a little longer than 24 hours. This is called a ______________ circadian rhythm.

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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