Question 1

Which of the following approaches is similar to Freud's in that it challenges the notion that the mind is a single 'entity' or process?

Accepted Answer

A) Cognitive 
B) Behaviourist 
C) Modular 
D) Emotional unconscious 
A) Cognitive 
B) Behaviourist 
C) Modular 
D) Emotional unconscious

Question 2

A number of recent theoretical models propose the existence of separate but integrated information-processing units within the brain that perform various tasks, such as sensation, perception, and motor behaviour. These units are called

Accepted Answer

A) modules 
B) glands 
C) procedures 
D) operations 
A) modules 
B) glands 
C) procedures 
D) operations

Question 3

Most of the time, Shandra has no problems sleeping soundly. When things get hectic at work, however, she finds that she has trouble falling asleep and feeling rested when she wakes. Because Shandra feels even more tired when she is stressed, she thinks she should be sleeping better; however, we know that

Accepted Answer

A) stress can decrease sleep quality. 
B) people who sleep during the day usually get more rest than those who sleep at night. 
C) the human body is unable to manage stress of any kind, so Shandra needs more sleep than she can possibly get in a single day. 
D) the stress in our lives has no effect on our sleep. 
E) stress can increase sleep quality. 
A) stress can decrease sleep quality. 
B) people who sleep during the day usually get more rest than those who sleep at night. 
C) the human body is unable to manage stress of any kind, so Shandra needs more sleep than she can possibly get in a single day. 
D) the stress in our lives has no effect on our sleep. 
E) stress can increase sleep quality.

Question 4

Orin is interested in learning how the body knows when it's supposed to sleep. He finds that most of his body's biological rhythms are regulated by the

Accepted Answer

A) reticular formation. 
B) thalamus. 
C) suprachiasmatic nuclei. 
D) pons. 
E) pituitary gland. 
A) reticular formation. 
B) thalamus. 
C) suprachiasmatic nuclei. 
D) pons. 
E) pituitary gland.

Question 5

In a study by Pilcher & Walters (1997), students were deprived of a night's sleep and then asked to perform a critical thinking task. When compared to non-sleep deprived students, those students who missed a night's sleep

Accepted Answer

A) performed more poorly on the critical thinking task, but believed that they performed better and concentrated harder 
B) performed more poorly on the critical thinking task, but correctly perceived that performance and concentration were impaired 
C) performed better on the critical thinking task, but incorrectly perceived that performance and concentration were impaired 
D) performed better on the critical thinking task, and correctly perceived that their performance and concentration were superior 
E) performed the same on the critical thinking task as the non-sleep deprived group 
A) performed more poorly on the critical thinking task, but believed that they performed better and concentrated harder 
B) performed more poorly on the critical thinking task, but correctly perceived that performance and concentration were impaired 
C) performed better on the critical thinking task, but incorrectly perceived that performance and concentration were impaired 
D) performed better on the critical thinking task, and correctly perceived that their performance and concentration were superior 
E) performed the same on the critical thinking task as the non-sleep deprived group

Question 6

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. You suspect narcolepsy. Which of the following would support your theory

Accepted Answer

A) a decrease in the level of melatonin 
B) a decrease in the level of serotonin 
C) a sensitivity to blue light 
D) a severe lack of hypocretin 
E) increased activity in the thalamus 
A) a decrease in the level of melatonin 
B) a decrease in the level of serotonin 
C) a sensitivity to blue light 
D) a severe lack of hypocretin 
E) increased activity in the thalamus

Question 7

Research on hypnosis has suggested that hypnotized participants may be induced to perform sometimes dangerous and out-of-character acts because

Accepted Answer

A) they are responding to a perceived authority in a legitimate context 
B) of the extreme power of hypnotic techniques 
C) inhibitory centres in the brain appear to be affected by hypnosis 
D) hypnotists capitalize on experimenter expectancy effects 
A) they are responding to a perceived authority in a legitimate context 
B) of the extreme power of hypnotic techniques 
C) inhibitory centres in the brain appear to be affected by hypnosis 
D) hypnotists capitalize on experimenter expectancy effects

Question 8

From the activation-synthesis perspective, our brain stem sends __________ to the cortex during dreaming.

Accepted Answer

A) random signals 
B) latent content 
C) manifest content 
D) problems 
A) random signals 
B) latent content 
C) manifest content 
D) problems

Question 9

The sleep disorder that involves sudden, uncontrollable sleep attacks is called ______________.

Accepted Answer

A) narcolepsy 
B) REM-sleep behaviour disorder 
C) insomnia 
D) day terrors 
A) narcolepsy 
B) REM-sleep behaviour disorder 
C) insomnia 
D) day terrors

Question 10

The question of where consciousness or the mind resides has engaged philosophers and scientists for centuries. Modern research suggests that the mind is

Accepted Answer

A) situated at the base of the skull, behind the cerebellum. 
B) an intangible philosophical concept that cannot be studied, like the soul. 
C) largely a myth; humans function primarily on a predictable stimulus-response basis. 
D) a collection of largely separate but interacting modules. 
E) a single module somewhere in the cerebral cortex. 
A) situated at the base of the skull, behind the cerebellum. 
B) an intangible philosophical concept that cannot be studied, like the soul. 
C) largely a myth; humans function primarily on a predictable stimulus-response basis. 
D) a collection of largely separate but interacting modules. 
E) a single module somewhere in the cerebral cortex.

Question 11

Research conducted on the effectiveness of pulling all-nighters found that students deprived of a night's sleep

Accepted Answer

A) performed more poorly on a critical thinking task than did students allowed to sleep 
B) performed slightly better on a critical thinking task than did students allowed to sleep 
C) performed significantly better on a critical thinking task than did students allowed to sleep 
D) performed essentially the same on a critical thinking task as did students allowed to sleep 
A) performed more poorly on a critical thinking task than did students allowed to sleep 
B) performed slightly better on a critical thinking task than did students allowed to sleep 
C) performed significantly better on a critical thinking task than did students allowed to sleep 
D) performed essentially the same on a critical thinking task as did students allowed to sleep

Question 12

Depressants and opiates are similar in terms of their typical effects on consciousness in that both result in

Accepted Answer

A) impaired psychological functioning 
B) euphoria 
C) enhanced sensory experiences 
D) pain relief 
A) impaired psychological functioning 
B) euphoria 
C) enhanced sensory experiences 
D) pain relief

Question 13

Shift work practitioners such as physicians and nurses have a hard time adjusting to their new shift because of disturbance in the?

Accepted Answer

A) Cerebellum 
B) Thalamus 
C) Suprachiasmatic nucleus 
D) Occipital lobe 
A) Cerebellum 
B) Thalamus 
C) Suprachiasmatic nucleus 
D) Occipital lobe

Question 14

Which of the following is a common myth regarding drug dependence?

Accepted Answer

A) If a drug does not produce tolerance or withdrawal, you can't become dependent on it. 
B) People can become highly dependent on drugs that produce only mild withdrawal. 
C) Psychological dependence is the major cause of drug addiction. 
D) Psychological dependence is part of the definition of substance dependence. 
A) If a drug does not produce tolerance or withdrawal, you can't become dependent on it. 
B) People can become highly dependent on drugs that produce only mild withdrawal. 
C) Psychological dependence is the major cause of drug addiction. 
D) Psychological dependence is part of the definition of substance dependence.

Question 15

How do drugs increase and decrease synaptic transmission?

Accepted Answer

Drugs can increase or decrease synaptic

Question 16

If hypnosis really is a dissociative state with a division of awareness, we should expect to find

Accepted Answer

A) evidence of role play 
B) a hidden observer 
C) only unconscious thinking and behaviour 
D) pseudomemories 
E) false memories 
A) evidence of role play 
B) a hidden observer 
C) only unconscious thinking and behaviour 
D) pseudomemories 
E) false memories

Question 17

Orne and Evans (1965) found that hypnotized participants could be induced to dip their hand in what they thought was acid and then throw it in another person's face. However, non-hypnotized participants who were told to pretend as if they were hypnotized were ________ to engage in the same behaviour.

Accepted Answer

A) more likely 
B) less likely 
C) just as likely 
D) not at all likely 
A) more likely 
B) less likely 
C) just as likely 
D) not at all likely

Question 18

Which of the following statements is most consistent with social cognitive theories of hypnosis?

Accepted Answer

A) Hypnotic effects are the product of a special state of dissociated consciousness. 
B) Hypnotized individuals become strongly immersed in expectation-based roles. 
C) The vast majority of hypnotic effects are the product of faking or play-acting. 
D) There is a hidden observer who is aware of everything that happens or goes on. 
A) Hypnotic effects are the product of a special state of dissociated consciousness. 
B) Hypnotized individuals become strongly immersed in expectation-based roles. 
C) The vast majority of hypnotic effects are the product of faking or play-acting. 
D) There is a hidden observer who is aware of everything that happens or goes on.

Question 19

What do we dream about?

Accepted Answer

Dreams are a universal human experience

Question 20

Opiates bind to and activate receptor sites that are usually activated by ________.

Accepted Answer

A) dopamine 
B) endorphins 
C) melatonin 
D) serotonin 
A) dopamine 
B) endorphins 
C) melatonin 
D) serotonin

Which of the following approaches is similar to Freud's in that it challenges the notion that the mind is a single 'entity' or process?

A number of recent theoretical models propose the existence of separate but integrated information-processing units within the brain that perform various tasks, such as sensation, perception, and motor behaviour. These units are called

Orin is interested in learning how the body knows when it's supposed to sleep. He finds that most of his body's biological rhythms are regulated by the

In a study by Pilcher & Walters (1997), students were deprived of a night's sleep and then asked to perform a critical thinking task. When compared to non-sleep deprived students, those students who missed a night's sleep

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. You suspect narcolepsy. Which of the following would support your theory

Research on hypnosis has suggested that hypnotized participants may be induced to perform sometimes dangerous and out-of-character acts because

From the activation-synthesis perspective, our brain stem sends __________ to the cortex during dreaming.

The sleep disorder that involves sudden, uncontrollable sleep attacks is called ______________.

The question of where consciousness or the mind resides has engaged philosophers and scientists for centuries. Modern research suggests that the mind is

Research conducted on the effectiveness of pulling all-nighters found that students deprived of a night's sleep

Depressants and opiates are similar in terms of their typical effects on consciousness in that both result in

Shift work practitioners such as physicians and nurses have a hard time adjusting to their new shift because of disturbance in the?

Which of the following is a common myth regarding drug dependence?

How do drugs increase and decrease synaptic transmission?

If hypnosis really is a dissociative state with a division of awareness, we should expect to find

Which of the following statements is most consistent with social cognitive theories of hypnosis?

What do we dream about?

Opiates bind to and activate receptor sites that are usually activated by ________.

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Exam 6: States of Consciousness

Which of the following approaches is similar to Freud's in that it challenges the notion that the mind is a single 'entity' or process?

A number of recent theoretical models propose the existence of separate but integrated information-processing units within the brain that perform various tasks, such as sensation, perception, and motor behaviour. These units are called

Orin is interested in learning how the body knows when it's supposed to sleep. He finds that most of his body's biological rhythms are regulated by the

In a study by Pilcher & Walters (1997), students were deprived of a night's sleep and then asked to perform a critical thinking task. When compared to non-sleep deprived students, those students who missed a night's sleep

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. You suspect narcolepsy. Which of the following would support your theory

Research on hypnosis has suggested that hypnotized participants may be induced to perform sometimes dangerous and out-of-character acts because

From the activation-synthesis perspective, our brain stem sends __________ to the cortex during dreaming.

The sleep disorder that involves sudden, uncontrollable sleep attacks is called ______________.

The question of where consciousness or the mind resides has engaged philosophers and scientists for centuries. Modern research suggests that the mind is

Research conducted on the effectiveness of pulling all-nighters found that students deprived of a night's sleep

Depressants and opiates are similar in terms of their typical effects on consciousness in that both result in

Shift work practitioners such as physicians and nurses have a hard time adjusting to their new shift because of disturbance in the?

Which of the following is a common myth regarding drug dependence?

How do drugs increase and decrease synaptic transmission?

If hypnosis really is a dissociative state with a division of awareness, we should expect to find

Which of the following statements is most consistent with social cognitive theories of hypnosis?

What do we dream about?

Opiates bind to and activate receptor sites that are usually activated 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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