Question 1

According to the _____ model,consciousness should be a function of _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  sensory neglect; the degree of damage to particular areas 
B)  blindsight; visual processing 
C)  global workspace; which brain circuits are active 
D)  consciousness; the level of arousal 
A)  sensory neglect; the degree of damage to particular areas 
B)  blindsight; visual processing 
C)  global workspace; which brain circuits are active 
D)  consciousness; the level of arousal

Question 2

Which of the following drugs is NOT a stimulant?

Accepted Answer

A)  cocaine 
B)  crack 
C)  methamphetamine 
D)  THC 
A)  cocaine 
B)  crack 
C)  methamphetamine 
D)  THC

Question 3

Which hemisphere controls speech?

Accepted Answer

A)  left 
B)  right 
C)  occipital 
D)  parietal 
A)  left 
B)  right 
C)  occipital 
D)  parietal

Question 4

According to the evolutionary hypothesis of dreaming,which of the following statements does NOT describe a function of dreams?

Accepted Answer

A)  Dreams serve as a means to simulate threatening events to allow people to rehearse coping strategies. 
B)  Dreams help people develop adaptive strategies to increase survival. 
C)  Dreams may be the result of unconscious processing of Freudian slips. 
D)  Dreams may involve practicing resolution of negative emotions. 
A)  Dreams serve as a means to simulate threatening events to allow people to rehearse coping strategies. 
B)  Dreams help people develop adaptive strategies to increase survival. 
C)  Dreams may be the result of unconscious processing of Freudian slips. 
D)  Dreams may involve practicing resolution of negative emotions.

Question 5

According to research on the cognitive effects of meditation,which of the following statements is NOT correct?

Accepted Answer

A)  Meditation may improve attention and reduce stress. 
B)  Long-term practicing of meditation may result in structural brain changes. 
C)  Meditation may delay age-related cognitive declines. 
D)  Meditation is identical to hypnosis. 
A)  Meditation may improve attention and reduce stress. 
B)  Long-term practicing of meditation may result in structural brain changes. 
C)  Meditation may delay age-related cognitive declines. 
D)  Meditation is identical to hypnosis.

Question 6

A space-time irregularity catapults four early psychologists to this year's APA conference.While Freud seeks a conduit back to 1900,James,Titchener,and Watson discuss the conference's proceedings thus far.Recall the discussion of historical perspectives in psychology from Chapter 1 in your text.Which of the three psychologists would be comfortable with the current focus on consciousness in psychology?

Accepted Answer

A)  James 
B)  Titchener 
C)  Watson 
D)  both A and B 
A)  James 
B)  Titchener 
C)  Watson 
D)  both A and B

Question 7

It has gotten dark,and soon the whole family is feeling tired.This shared experience occurs because everyone has:

Accepted Answer

A)  had a lot of exercise that day 
B)  participated in a chain reaction of yawning 
C)  increased their melatonin production over the course of the day 
D)  increased their serotonin levels over the course of the day 
A)  had a lot of exercise that day 
B)  participated in a chain reaction of yawning 
C)  increased their melatonin production over the course of the day 
D)  increased their serotonin levels over the course of the day

Question 8

Which of the following brain areas is responsible for secreting melatonin?

Accepted Answer

A)  pineal gland 
B)  suprachiasmic nuclei 
C)  reticular formation 
D)  substantia nigra 
A)  pineal gland 
B)  suprachiasmic nuclei 
C)  reticular formation 
D)  substantia nigra

Question 9

Kevin has been drinking heavily since his early teens.Now,in his late 50s,he has begun to experience significant memory effects and intellectual deterioration in addition to the liver damage due to his heavy alcohol intake.Kevin has most likely developed:

Accepted Answer

A)  Parkinson's disease 
B)  Huntington's chorea 
C)  Korsakoff's syndrome 
D)  frozen addict disorder 
A)  Parkinson's disease 
B)  Huntington's chorea 
C)  Korsakoff's syndrome 
D)  frozen addict disorder

Question 10

Circadian rhythms can best be described as:

Accepted Answer

A)  special heartbeats that trigger the heart to increase or decrease the circular flow of blood 
B)  the rise and fall of the sun each day 
C)  biological clocks controlling hormone levels, temperature, and the sleep cycle 
D)  the ancient art of star tracking, which is used today to figure out sleep patterns 
A)  special heartbeats that trigger the heart to increase or decrease the circular flow of blood 
B)  the rise and fall of the sun each day 
C)  biological clocks controlling hormone levels, temperature, and the sleep cycle 
D)  the ancient art of star tracking, which is used today to figure out sleep patterns

Question 11

What brain regions have been linked to narcolepsy?

Accepted Answer

A)  motor cortex 
B)  parietal lobe and spinal cord 
C)  temporal lobe and frontal lobe 
D)  hypothalamus 
A)  motor cortex 
B)  parietal lobe and spinal cord 
C)  temporal lobe and frontal lobe 
D)  hypothalamus

Question 12

Esther dreams that she is flying.Esther's psychoanalyst suggests that such a dream represents a hidden desire for sexual intercourse.Which of the following statements is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  Flying is a symbol. 
B)  Flying is the latent content. 
C)  Sexual intercourse is the manifest content. 
D)  Esther wishes to fly. 
A)  Flying is a symbol. 
B)  Flying is the latent content. 
C)  Sexual intercourse is the manifest content. 
D)  Esther wishes to fly.

Question 13

Which of the following would NOT be considered a psychoactive drug?

Accepted Answer

A)  a stimulant such as Ritalin 
B)  cocaine 
C)  alcohol 
D)  antibiotics 
A)  a stimulant such as Ritalin 
B)  cocaine 
C)  alcohol 
D)  antibiotics

Question 14

According to your text,how do successive REM periods change as the night progresses?

Accepted Answer

A)  Successive REM periods become shorter. 
B)  Successive REM periods become longer. 
C)  Successive REM periods are less likely to involve dreaming. 
D)  Successive REM periods are more likely to involve dreaming. 
A)  Successive REM periods become shorter. 
B)  Successive REM periods become longer. 
C)  Successive REM periods are less likely to involve dreaming. 
D)  Successive REM periods are more likely to involve dreaming.

Question 15

Two areas of the brain that have been critically linked to the development of addiction include the:

Accepted Answer

A)  dopamine system and the insula 
B)  dopamine system and the forebrain 
C)  opiate system and the insula 
D)  opiate system and the forebrain 
A)  dopamine system and the insula 
B)  dopamine system and the forebrain 
C)  opiate system and the insula 
D)  opiate system and the forebrain

Question 16

Kate has suffered right hemisphere damage.Which of the following tasks is LEAST likely to be affected?

Accepted Answer

A)  achieving feng shui in her living room by rearranging the couch and the TV 
B)  balancing her checkbook 
C)  reading that look on her boyfriend's face 
D)  drawing a picture for her niece 
A)  achieving feng shui in her living room by rearranging the couch and the TV 
B)  balancing her checkbook 
C)  reading that look on her boyfriend's face 
D)  drawing a picture for her niece

Question 17

A mind-altering substance that changes the brain's neurochemistry by activating neurotransmitter receptors is called a:

Accepted Answer

A)  neuromodulator 
B)  neurotoxin 
C)  psychoactive drug 
D)  psychoendorphin 
A)  neuromodulator 
B)  neurotoxin 
C)  psychoactive drug 
D)  psychoendorphin

Question 18

Which of the following statements concerning the adaptive nature of sleep is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  Sleep enables the brain to restore itself. 
B)  Activity is limited during sleep, thereby reducing threats of harm. 
C)  Sleep strengthens neural connections. 
D)  All of the above are true. 
A)  Sleep enables the brain to restore itself. 
B)  Activity is limited during sleep, thereby reducing threats of harm. 
C)  Sleep strengthens neural connections. 
D)  All of the above are true.

Question 19

According to research on hypnosis,what is the most important factor for hypnosis to work?

Accepted Answer

A)  the ability of the hypnotist 
B)  the suggestibility of the individual who is to be hypnotized 
C)  both the suggestibility of the individual to be hypnotized and the ability of the hypnotist 
D)  neither, as little evidence supports hypnosis as a real phenomenon 
A)  the ability of the hypnotist 
B)  the suggestibility of the individual who is to be hypnotized 
C)  both the suggestibility of the individual to be hypnotized and the ability of the hypnotist 
D)  neither, as little evidence supports hypnosis as a real phenomenon

Question 20

Which of the following statements is most accurate regarding consciousness?

Accepted Answer

A)  Stimuli can influence our thoughts even if they are experienced unconsciously. 
B)  Unconscious dreams are the only form of the subconscious that is capable of influencing our thoughts and actions. 
C)  Unconscious stimuli are rarely able to influence thoughts and actions. 
D)  The study of the effects of unconscious stimuli on consciousness remains very mysterious to scientists and so far has been unable to be studied. 
A)  Stimuli can influence our thoughts even if they are experienced unconsciously. 
B)  Unconscious dreams are the only form of the subconscious that is capable of influencing our thoughts and actions. 
C)  Unconscious stimuli are rarely able to influence thoughts and actions. 
D)  The study of the effects of unconscious stimuli on consciousness remains very mysterious to scientists and so far has been unable to be studied.

According to the _ model,consciousness should be a function of _.

Which of the following drugs is NOT a stimulant?

Which hemisphere controls speech?

According to the evolutionary hypothesis of dreaming,which of the following statements does NOT describe a function of dreams?

According to research on the cognitive effects of meditation,which of the following statements is NOT correct?

It has gotten dark,and soon the whole family is feeling tired.This shared experience occurs because everyone has:

Which of the following brain areas is responsible for secreting melatonin?

Kevin has been drinking heavily since his early teens.Now,in his late 50s,he has begun to experience significant memory effects and intellectual deterioration in addition to the liver damage due to his heavy alcohol intake.Kevin has most likely developed:

Circadian rhythms can best be described as:

What brain regions have been linked to narcolepsy?

Esther dreams that she is flying.Esther's psychoanalyst suggests that such a dream represents a hidden desire for sexual intercourse.Which of the following statements is true?

Which of the following would NOT be considered a psychoactive drug?

According to your text,how do successive REM periods change as the night progresses?

Two areas of the brain that have been critically linked to the development of addiction include the:

Kate has suffered right hemisphere damage.Which of the following tasks is LEAST likely to be affected?

A mind-altering substance that changes the brain's neurochemistry by activating neurotransmitter receptors is called a:

Which of the following statements concerning the adaptive nature of sleep is true?

According to research on hypnosis,what is the most important factor for hypnosis to work?

Which of the following statements is most accurate regarding consciousness?

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According to the _____ model,consciousness should be a function of _____.

Which of the following drugs is NOT a stimulant?

Which hemisphere controls speech?

According to the evolutionary hypothesis of dreaming,which of the following statements does NOT describe a function of dreams?

According to research on the cognitive effects of meditation,which of the following statements is NOT correct?

It has gotten dark,and soon the whole family is feeling tired.This shared experience occurs because everyone has:

Which of the following brain areas is responsible for secreting melatonin?

Kevin has been drinking heavily since his early teens.Now,in his late 50s,he has begun to experience significant memory effects and intellectual deterioration in addition to the liver damage due to his heavy alcohol intake.Kevin has most likely developed:

Circadian rhythms can best be described as:

What brain regions have been linked to narcolepsy?

Esther dreams that she is flying.Esther's psychoanalyst suggests that such a dream represents a hidden desire for sexual intercourse.Which of the following statements is true?

Which of the following would NOT be considered a psychoactive drug?

According to your text,how do successive REM periods change as the night progresses?

Two areas of the brain that have been critically linked to the development of addiction include the:

Kate has suffered right hemisphere damage.Which of the following tasks is LEAST likely to be affected?

A mind-altering substance that changes the brain's neurochemistry by activating neurotransmitter receptors is called a:

Which of the following statements concerning the adaptive nature of sleep is true?

According to research on hypnosis,what is the most important factor for hypnosis to work?

Which of the following statements is most accurate regarding consciousness?

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Research Methodology

Biology and Behavior

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Treatment of Psychological Disorders

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According to the _ model,consciousness should be a function of _.