Question 1

The neurocognitive dream theory emphasizes

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A) the importance of internal conflicts and unconscious forces. 
B) how random activity in lower brain centers results in the manufacture of relatively bizarre dreams by higher brain centers. 
C) that dreams reflect everyday waking thoughts and emotions. 
D) the detached part of the dreamer's awareness that silently observes events. 
A) the importance of internal conflicts and unconscious forces. 
B) how random activity in lower brain centers results in the manufacture of relatively bizarre dreams by higher brain centers. 
C) that dreams reflect everyday waking thoughts and emotions. 
D) the detached part of the dreamer's awareness that silently observes events.

Question 2

Jet lag and changes in shift work would most likely precipitate which sleep disturbance?

Accepted Answer

A) narcolepsy 
B) sleep apnea 
C) REM sleep behavior disorder 
D) circadian rhythm sleep-wake disorder 
A) narcolepsy 
B) sleep apnea 
C) REM sleep behavior disorder 
D) circadian rhythm sleep-wake disorder

Question 3

Sleep terrors involve the repeated occurrence of

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A) nightmares. 
B) narcolepsy episodes. 
C) sleep apnea episodes. 
D) none of these. 
A) nightmares. 
B) narcolepsy episodes. 
C) sleep apnea episodes. 
D) none of these.

Question 4

Psychoactive drugs can be placed on a scale ranging from

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A) addiction to withdrawal. 
B) dependency to addiction. 
C) stimulation to depression. 
D) hallucinogenic to analgesic. 
A) addiction to withdrawal. 
B) dependency to addiction. 
C) stimulation to depression. 
D) hallucinogenic to analgesic.

Question 5

Compare and contrast the two major forms of meditation; explain the benefits of meditation; and discuss mild sensory deprivation and its therapeutic uses.

Accepted Answer

Answer will include that meditation take

Question 6

Jeffery has just taken a substance that alters his sensory impressions. Which type of drug did he most likely use?

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A) hallucinogen 
B) stimulant 
C) depressant 
D) sedative 
A) hallucinogen 
B) stimulant 
C) depressant 
D) sedative

Question 7

Users of GHB describe its effects as being similar to

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A) cocaine. 
B) LSD. 
C) amphetamines. 
D) alcohol. 
A) cocaine. 
B) LSD. 
C) amphetamines. 
D) alcohol.

Question 8

Regarding sleep, which of the following statements is FALSE?

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A) A good sleep helps people to remember what they learned the day before. 
B) Some people can learn very complex tasks while asleep, such as learning a foreign language. 
C) You are more likely to awaken if you hear your own name spoken instead of another name. 
D) Humans will spend approximately 25 years of their life asleep. 
A) A good sleep helps people to remember what they learned the day before. 
B) Some people can learn very complex tasks while asleep, such as learning a foreign language. 
C) You are more likely to awaken if you hear your own name spoken instead of another name. 
D) Humans will spend approximately 25 years of their life asleep.

Question 9

What do Buddhists engaging in meditation practices, Turkish whirling dervishes, and New Zealand Maori priests performing nightlong rituals to communicate with the mythical period the Aborigines call "Dreamtime" all have in common?

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A) They are used as a rite of passage for the young men in each culture. 
B) They are all meant to cleanse the mind and body and bring about altered awareness and personal revelation. 
C) They are all considered illegal practices in most Western cultures. 
D) They have all of these in common. 
A) They are used as a rite of passage for the young men in each culture. 
B) They are all meant to cleanse the mind and body and bring about altered awareness and personal revelation. 
C) They are all considered illegal practices in most Western cultures. 
D) They have all of these in common.

Question 10

Regarding psychoactive drug use, which of the following statements is FALSE?

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A) None of the addictive drugs have legitimate or instrumental uses. 
B) Some drugs have been used for centuries in various cultures, in a search for insight. 
C) Some psychoactive drugs were specifically developed to control pain or to treat mental illnesses. 
D) To prevent drug use from becoming drug abuse, the key involves moderation. 
A) None of the addictive drugs have legitimate or instrumental uses. 
B) Some drugs have been used for centuries in various cultures, in a search for insight. 
C) Some psychoactive drugs were specifically developed to control pain or to treat mental illnesses. 
D) To prevent drug use from becoming drug abuse, the key involves moderation.

Question 11

Shifts between deeper and lighter sleep

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A) occur only during the last half of a night's sleep. 
B) occur just once per night unless the sleeper is suddenly awakened. 
C) occur repeatedly throughout the night. 
D) are the first sign of sleep deprivation. 
A) occur only during the last half of a night's sleep. 
B) occur just once per night unless the sleeper is suddenly awakened. 
C) occur repeatedly throughout the night. 
D) are the first sign of sleep deprivation.

Question 12

Lowering body and brain activity and metabolism during sleep may help conserve energy and lengthen life, according to the __________ theories of sleep.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Lowering body and brain activity and metabolism...

Question 13

According to the Florida Medical Examiners Commission in 2016, which of the following accounted for the "vast majority" of deaths due to drug overdose?

Accepted Answer

A) situational abuse 
B) polydrug abuse 
C) crystal meth abuse 
D) alcohol poisoning 
A) situational abuse 
B) polydrug abuse 
C) crystal meth abuse 
D) alcohol poisoning

Question 14

The tendency to dream more than usual after a period of REM sleep deprivation is called __________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The tendency to dream more than usual...

Question 15

According to Freud, the images in one's dreams that serve as visible signs of hidden ideas, desires, impulses, emotions, and relationships are called

Accepted Answer

A) ideal selves. 
B) dream symbols. 
C) REM rebounds. 
D) psychosexual fixations. 
A) ideal selves. 
B) dream symbols. 
C) REM rebounds. 
D) psychosexual fixations.

Question 16

Which of the following was an early practitioner of hypnosis, who referred to this altered state as "animal magnetism"?

Accepted Answer

A) William James 
B) Wolfgang Köhler 
C) Franz Mesmer 
D) Stanford Babinski 
A) William James 
B) Wolfgang Köhler 
C) Franz Mesmer 
D) Stanford Babinski

Question 17

Caffeine does NOT produce which of the following symptoms?

Accepted Answer

A) decreased alertness 
B) sweating 
C) tinnitus (ringing in the ears) 
D) talkativeness 
A) decreased alertness 
B) sweating 
C) tinnitus (ringing in the ears) 
D) talkativeness

Question 18

In one PET scan study, normal individuals and patients in a persistent vegetative state were administered a mildly painful stimulus. The findings of this study revealed that

Accepted Answer

A) the normal individuals consciously reported feeling pain, while the vegetative patients did not. 
B) only the normal individuals showed brain activity in the midbrain, thalamus, and somatosensory cortex, while the vegetative patients showed none of this activity on the PET scans. 
C) both normal and vegetative patients showed activity in their frontal cortical regions on the PET scans. 
D) all of these occurred. 
A) the normal individuals consciously reported feeling pain, while the vegetative patients did not. 
B) only the normal individuals showed brain activity in the midbrain, thalamus, and somatosensory cortex, while the vegetative patients showed none of this activity on the PET scans. 
C) both normal and vegetative patients showed activity in their frontal cortical regions on the PET scans. 
D) all of these occurred.

Question 19

Psychologists identify marked changes in both the quality and pattern of mental functioning as

Accepted Answer

A) preconsciousness. 
B) simulated information processing. 
C) altered states of consciousness. 
D) sensory enhancement. 
A) preconsciousness. 
B) simulated information processing. 
C) altered states of consciousness. 
D) sensory enhancement.

Question 20

Which of the following is most likely to occur as a consequence of hypnosis?

Accepted Answer

A) increasing physical strength to superhuman levels 
B) helping a person to quit smoking 
C) altering sensory experiences 
D) increasing the accuracy of memory for testimony in U.S. courts 
A) increasing physical strength to superhuman levels 
B) helping a person to quit smoking 
C) altering sensory experiences 
D) increasing the accuracy of memory for testimony in U.S. courts

The neurocognitive dream theory emphasizes

Jet lag and changes in shift work would most likely precipitate which sleep disturbance?

Sleep terrors involve the repeated occurrence of

Psychoactive drugs can be placed on a scale ranging from

Compare and contrast the two major forms of meditation; explain the benefits of meditation; and discuss mild sensory deprivation and its therapeutic uses.

Jeffery has just taken a substance that alters his sensory impressions. Which type of drug did he most likely use?

Users of GHB describe its effects as being similar to

Regarding sleep, which of the following statements is FALSE?

What do Buddhists engaging in meditation practices, Turkish whirling dervishes, and New Zealand Maori priests performing nightlong rituals to communicate with the mythical period the Aborigines call "Dreamtime" all have in common?

Regarding psychoactive drug use, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Shifts between deeper and lighter sleep

Lowering body and brain activity and metabolism during sleep may help conserve energy and lengthen life, according to the __________ theories of sleep.

According to the Florida Medical Examiners Commission in 2016, which of the following accounted for the "vast majority" of deaths due to drug overdose?

The tendency to dream more than usual after a period of REM sleep deprivation is called __________.

According to Freud, the images in one's dreams that serve as visible signs of hidden ideas, desires, impulses, emotions, and relationships are called

Which of the following was an early practitioner of hypnosis, who referred to this altered state as "animal magnetism"?

Caffeine does NOT produce which of the following symptoms?

In one PET scan study, normal individuals and patients in a persistent vegetative state were administered a mildly painful stimulus. The findings of this study revealed that

Psychologists identify marked changes in both the quality and pattern of mental functioning as

Which of the following is most likely to occur as a consequence of hypnosis?

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Exam 5: States of Consciousness

The neurocognitive dream theory emphasizes

Jet lag and changes in shift work would most likely precipitate which sleep disturbance?

Sleep terrors involve the repeated occurrence of

Psychoactive drugs can be placed on a scale ranging from

Compare and contrast the two major forms of meditation; explain the benefits of meditation; and discuss mild sensory deprivation and its therapeutic uses.

Jeffery has just taken a substance that alters his sensory impressions. Which type of drug did he most likely use?

Users of GHB describe its effects as being similar to

Regarding sleep, which of the following statements is FALSE?

What do Buddhists engaging in meditation practices, Turkish whirling dervishes, and New Zealand Maori priests performing nightlong rituals to communicate with the mythical period the Aborigines call "Dreamtime" all have in common?

Regarding psychoactive drug use, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Shifts between deeper and lighter sleep

Lowering body and brain activity and metabolism during sleep may help conserve energy and lengthen life, according to the __________ theories of sleep.

According to the Florida Medical Examiners Commission in 2016, which of the following accounted for the "vast majority" of deaths due to drug overdose?

The tendency to dream more than usual after a period of REM sleep deprivation is called __________.

According to Freud, the images in one's dreams that serve as visible signs of hidden ideas, desires, impulses, emotions, and relationships are called

Which of the following was an early practitioner of hypnosis, who referred to this altered state as "animal magnetism"?

Caffeine does NOT produce which of the following symptoms?

In one PET scan study, normal individuals and patients in a persistent vegetative state were administered a mildly painful stimulus. The findings of this study revealed that

Psychologists identify marked changes in both the quality and pattern of mental functioning as

Which of the following is most likely to occur as a consequence of hypnosis?

Psychology, Critical Thinking, and Science

Brain and Behavior

Human Development

Sensation and Perception

Conditioning and Learning

Memory

Cognition, Language, and Creativity

Intelligence

Motivation and Emotion

Sex, Gender, and Sexuality

Personality

Health, Stress, and Coping

Psychological Disorders

Therapies

Social Thinking and Social Influence

Prosocial and Antisocial Behavior

Maximizing Learning through Reflective Processing and Active Thinking

Applied Psychology

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