Exam 4: Consciousness

Sleep may decrease the activity of neurons associated with __________, suggesting an important cognitive benefit of sleep.

__________ is a disorder in which breathing briefly stops during sleep, causing the person to choke, gasp, and momentarily awaken.

REM sleep refers to __________.

The primary key to hypnosis is finding someone who __________.

What two categories of dream content did Sigmund Freud describe?

Typically, opiates have the ability to __________.

Nazir is taking part in research on the effects of sleep deprivation; he has been without sleep for 75 hours. Right now, researchers have asked him to sit in front of a computer screen and hit a button each time he sees the letter S on the screen. A few days ago, Nazir was a whiz at this task; however, he is doing very poorly today. How are sleep researchers likely to explain Nazir's poor performance?

Your friend tells you she is seeing a therapist who wishes to use hypnosis as part of her therapy. However, your friend is concerned that she might be hypnotized without knowing it. What might you tell her?

In comparing the dreams of men and women, researchers have found that generally __________.

Which of the following would be bad advice for someone who is suffering from insomnia?

According to Sigmund Freud, the important underlying meaning of our dreams is found in the __________ content.

Which of the following is involved in determining when we sleep?

You are telling a joke to your friend Piper, who is laughing uproariously and then suddenly collapses to the floor. You are not surprised later to learn that Piper has a sleep disorder known as __________.

Bobby agreed to be hypnotized during a comedy routine. While hypnotized, he stood on his chair and crowed like a rooster. Later, when his friends asked why he did this, Bobby replied that he didn't know, it must have been because he was hypnotized. What theory best explains his behavior?

Sigmund Freud believed that dreams __________.

What part of the brain is influential in determining when to sleep?

Which of the following statements is CORRECT concerning what hypnosis can do?

Which of the following individuals is most likely to sleepwalk?

Our awareness of various external stimuli and internal mental processes, such as making decisions, daydreaming, reflecting, and concentrating, is called __________.

The state in which our thoughts, feelings, and sensations are clear and we feel alert is called __________.