Question 1

The visual imagery of REM dreaming may be the outcome of PGO waves producing arousal in the ___.

Accepted Answer

A) lateral geniculate nucleus 
B) occipital cortex 
C) temporal lobe areas 
D) retinohypothalamic pathway 
A) lateral geniculate nucleus 
B) occipital cortex 
C) temporal lobe areas 
D) retinohypothalamic pathway

Question 2

All of the following are considered to be key components of consciousness except:

Accepted Answer

A) Attention 
B) Sense of self 
C) Language 
D) Awareness 
A) Attention 
B) Sense of self 
C) Language 
D) Awareness

Question 3

Insomnia:

Accepted Answer

A) Is one of the few disorders that is self-diagnosed 
B) Is measured by duration but not quality of sleep 
C) Has been linked to reduced secretion of cortisol from the HPA axis 
D) Is related to a lower body mass index 
A) Is one of the few disorders that is self-diagnosed 
B) Is measured by duration but not quality of sleep 
C) Has been linked to reduced secretion of cortisol from the HPA axis 
D) Is related to a lower body mass index

Question 4

What do sleepwalking and narcolepsy have in common in terms of possible genetic factors?

Accepted Answer

Sleepwalking, also known as somnambulism

Question 5

In DID,neuroscientists have found that "alters" differ from one another in:

Accepted Answer

A) Handedness 
B) Immune system responsiveness 
C) Blood pressure 
D) All of the above 
A) Handedness 
B) Immune system responsiveness 
C) Blood pressure 
D) All of the above

Question 6

Which of the following has been suggested as a cause or trigger for insomnia?

Accepted Answer

A) Stress 
B) Depression 
C) Use of sleeping pills 
D) All of the above 
A) Stress 
B) Depression 
C) Use of sleeping pills 
D) All of the above

Question 7

Dr.Smith has been living in his fallout shelter for the last several months with no clock and no contact with the outside word.His activity cycle is probably:

Accepted Answer

A) Not consistent 
B) Around 24 hours 
C) Around 25 hours 
D) Decreasing in duration a little every day 
A) Not consistent 
B) Around 24 hours 
C) Around 25 hours 
D) Decreasing in duration a little every day

Question 8

According to the adaptive theory of sleep,if an organism must consistently spend a large amount of time foraging for food,then:

Accepted Answer

A) It will engage in a lot of sleep 
B) It will spend less time in sleep 
C) Sleep will depend on brain size 
D) None of the above 
A) It will engage in a lot of sleep 
B) It will spend less time in sleep 
C) Sleep will depend on brain size 
D) None of the above

Question 9

Different parts of the ventrolateral preoptic area directly induce ___.

Accepted Answer

A) non-REM sleep 
B) theta activity 
C) the atonia of REM sleep 
D) all of the above 
A) non-REM sleep 
B) theta activity 
C) the atonia of REM sleep 
D) all of the above

Question 10

Alpha EEG waves are ___ than beta EEG waves.

Accepted Answer

A) faster 
B) slower 
C) lower amplitude 
D) more desynchronized 
A) faster 
B) slower 
C) lower amplitude 
D) more desynchronized

Question 11

A complete cycle through all sleep stages takes approximately:

Accepted Answer

A) 30 minutes 
B) 60 minutes 
C) 90 minutes 
D) 120 minutes 
A) 30 minutes 
B) 60 minutes 
C) 90 minutes 
D) 120 minutes

Question 12

During REM sleep:

Accepted Answer

A) EEG patterns show mostly theta activity 
B) The sleeper is in a state of atonia 
C) Respiration and heart rates decrease 
D) Delta activity predominates 
A) EEG patterns show mostly theta activity 
B) The sleeper is in a state of atonia 
C) Respiration and heart rates decrease 
D) Delta activity predominates

Question 13

Projections from the ventrolateral preoptic area induce sleep by inhibiting arousal areas including ___.

Accepted Answer

A) the tuberomammillary nucleus of the hypothalamus 
B) the locus coeruleus 
C) the raphé nucleus 
D) All of the above 
A) the tuberomammillary nucleus of the hypothalamus 
B) the locus coeruleus 
C) the raphé nucleus 
D) All of the above

Question 14

Monkeys show signs of self-awareness.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Mirror neurons play an important role in all of the following except:

Accepted Answer

A) Social understanding 
B) Attention 
C) Empathy 
D) Theory of mind 
A) Social understanding 
B) Attention 
C) Empathy 
D) Theory of mind

Question 16

Humans seem to live and behave mostly on a:

Accepted Answer

A) Solar cycle 
B) Lunar cycle 
C) Inconsistent cycle 
D) Seasonal cycle 
A) Solar cycle 
B) Lunar cycle 
C) Inconsistent cycle 
D) Seasonal cycle

Question 17

The symptom of cataplexy also occurs in REM sleep behavior disorder.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Sleep is initiated in Stage 1,proceeds through Stages 2,3,and 4,then returns to:

Accepted Answer

A) Stage 1 
B) Stage 3 
C) It stays in Stage 4 until the sleeper wakes. 
D) None of the above 
A) Stage 1 
B) Stage 3 
C) It stays in Stage 4 until the sleeper wakes. 
D) None of the above

Question 19

The "conscious center" is:

Accepted Answer

A) Suspected to be either the hippocampus or the frontal lobe cortex 
B) Located somewhere in the cortex 
C) The thalamus 
D) Probably not a localizable area 
A) Suspected to be either the hippocampus or the frontal lobe cortex 
B) Located somewhere in the cortex 
C) The thalamus 
D) Probably not a localizable area

Question 20

Why are sleeping pills not a good treatment for insomnia?

Accepted Answer

Sleeping pills, also known as sedative-h

The visual imagery of REM dreaming may be the outcome of PGO waves producing arousal in the ___.

All of the following are considered to be key components of consciousness except:

Insomnia:

What do sleepwalking and narcolepsy have in common in terms of possible genetic factors?

In DID,neuroscientists have found that "alters" differ from one another in:

Which of the following has been suggested as a cause or trigger for insomnia?

Dr.Smith has been living in his fallout shelter for the last several months with no clock and no contact with the outside word.His activity cycle is probably:

According to the adaptive theory of sleep,if an organism must consistently spend a large amount of time foraging for food,then:

Different parts of the ventrolateral preoptic area directly induce ___.

Alpha EEG waves are ___ than beta EEG waves.

A complete cycle through all sleep stages takes approximately:

During REM sleep:

Projections from the ventrolateral preoptic area induce sleep by inhibiting arousal areas including ___.

Monkeys show signs of self-awareness.

Mirror neurons play an important role in all of the following except:

Humans seem to live and behave mostly on a:

The symptom of cataplexy also occurs in REM sleep behavior disorder.

Sleep is initiated in Stage 1,proceeds through Stages 2,3,and 4,then returns to:

The "conscious center" is:

Why are sleeping pills not a good treatment for insomnia?

What is Biopsychology?

Communication Within the Nervous System

The Organization and Functions of the Nervous System

The Methods and Ethics of Research

Drugs, Addiction, and Reward

Motivation and the Regulation of Internal States

The Biology of Sex and Gender

Emotion and Health

Hearing and Language

Vision and Visual Perception

The Body Senses and Movement

Learning and Memory

Intelligence and Cognitive Functioning

Psychological Disorders

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Exam 15: Sleep and Consciousness

The visual imagery of REM dreaming may be the outcome of PGO waves producing arousal in the ___.

All of the following are considered to be key components of consciousness except:

Insomnia:

What do sleepwalking and narcolepsy have in common in terms of possible genetic factors?

In DID,neuroscientists have found that "alters" differ from one another in:

Which of the following has been suggested as a cause or trigger for insomnia?

Dr.Smith has been living in his fallout shelter for the last several months with no clock and no contact with the outside word.His activity cycle is probably:

According to the adaptive theory of sleep,if an organism must consistently spend a large amount of time foraging for food,then:

Different parts of the ventrolateral preoptic area directly induce ___.

Alpha EEG waves are ___ than beta EEG waves.

A complete cycle through all sleep stages takes approximately:

During REM sleep:

Projections from the ventrolateral preoptic area induce sleep by inhibiting arousal areas including ___.

Monkeys show signs of self-awareness.

Mirror neurons play an important role in all of the following except:

Humans seem to live and behave mostly on a:

The symptom of cataplexy also occurs in REM sleep behavior disorder.

Sleep is initiated in Stage 1,proceeds through Stages 2,3,and 4,then returns to:

The "conscious center" is:

Why are sleeping pills not a good treatment for insomnia?

What is Biopsychology?

Communication Within the Nervous System

The Organization and Functions of the Nervous System

The Methods and Ethics of Research

Drugs, Addiction, and Reward

Motivation and the Regulation of Internal States

The Biology of Sex and Gender

Emotion and Health

Hearing and Language

Vision and Visual Perception

The Body Senses and Movement

Learning and Memory

Intelligence and Cognitive Functioning

Psychological Disorders

Filters