Exam 6: States of Consciousness

According to the text, activities that are performed with little or no conscious effort are said to involve a(n) ____________ processing.

Maria had suffered some brain damage to her suprachiasmatic nucleus. Most likely, she would experience some problems with

A construct that is central to psychologist Ernest Hilgard's dissociation theory of hypnosis is _____________.

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

If a drug changes a bodily function in a certain way, the brain will try to adjust for this imbalance in homeostasis by producing

Which of the following contains information that is outside awareness but could be recalled under certain conditions?

When asked to report from a part of themselves that is more aware than their hypnotized part, participants typically report experiencing more pain than under standard hypnotic procedures. This result is most consistent with which theory of hypnosis?

Cognitive-process theories of dreaming argue that dreams are the product of the higher brain centres interpreting random neural activity generated by lower brain areas.

Mary marries a much younger man; in fact, Mary is 75 years old, while her new husband, Aaron, is 25 years old. One of the biggest problems they have is getting used to each other's sleep routines. Aaron goes to bed about 11:00 pm each night and gets up just before 7:00 am each morning. This is hard for Mary who, because she is so much older

When a person stops taking a drug, a compensatory response called __________ may occur, in which strong reactions are triggered that are opposite to the effect of the drug.

Which of the following was mentioned as one of the three myths associated with marijuana?

People who sleepwalk usually have blank stares and are unresponsive to people. This occurs during __________.

The dissociation theory of hypnosis proposes that hypnosis creates a division of awareness.

Many drugs alter brain activity because there are naturally occurring substances in the brain that are very similar. Of the following drugs, which one has a naturally occurring substance already in the brain?

Which of the following statements regarding the pain-reducing effects of hypnosis is true?

When we feel sad at the sight of a child suffering then this means our behaviour is influenced by an unconscious emotional factor?

Jason has been taking cocaine for some time now. Recently he decided to quit, but to his surprise found that he felt really bad rather than better. Why is this?

In the afternoon, Bill has great difficulty staying awake during his math class. Even if he is well rested and interested in the material that is being presented, he often suddenly falls asleep. In fact, it is not unusual for this kind of behaviour to happen to him during other times of the day as well. Bill most likely suffers from

The fact that the reactions of other people sharing a drug experience can influence a specific individual's response to a drug is best considered as evidence of the impact of ____________ on drug reactions.

Alcohol achieves part of its effect on the nervous system by increasing the activity of the main inhibitory neurotransmitter in the brain entitled ____________________.