Question 1

Which of these can hypnosis achieve effectively?​

Accepted Answer

A) To improve the accuracy of memory 
B) ​To reduce pain 
C) ​To give people strength far beyond their normal capacity 
D) ​To alleviate the symptoms of Alzheimer's disease 
A) To improve the accuracy of memory 
B) ​To reduce pain 
C) ​To give people strength far beyond their normal capacity 
D) ​To alleviate the symptoms of Alzheimer's disease

Question 2

Which of these is an important criticism of both Freud's dream theory and the activation-synthesis theory?​

Accepted Answer

A) Neither theory attempts to relate dreams to brain activity. 
B) ​Neither theory puts enough emphasis on the sexual content of most dreams. 
C) ​Neither theory distinguishes between the manifest and latent content of dreams. 
D) ​Neither theory makes predictions that are easy to test. 
A) Neither theory attempts to relate dreams to brain activity. 
B) ​Neither theory puts enough emphasis on the sexual content of most dreams. 
C) ​Neither theory distinguishes between the manifest and latent content of dreams. 
D) ​Neither theory makes predictions that are easy to test.

Question 3

Bill and Phil might be hypnotized,or might be pretending.You tell them Jill is sitting in the chair in front of them; they both say they see her.Now Jill enters the room.Bill says the person who just entered must be someone else.Phil says he sees Jill in two places at once.Who is hypnotized?​

Accepted Answer

A) Bill 
B) ​Phil 
C) ​Jill 
D) ​No one 
A) Bill 
B) ​Phil 
C) ​Jill 
D) ​No one

Question 4

​What do some people in a vegetative state do that suggests they may be conscious?

Accepted Answer

A) They smile or frown in response to pleasant or unpleasant sounds. 
B) ​They respond to instructions by activating appropriate areas of the brain. 
C) ​They repeat what they hear someone say. 
D) ​They point their hands toward sounds and bright lights. 
A) They smile or frown in response to pleasant or unpleasant sounds. 
B) ​They respond to instructions by activating appropriate areas of the brain. 
C) ​They repeat what they hear someone say. 
D) ​They point their hands toward sounds and bright lights.

Question 5

REM sleep lasts longest during which part of a night's sleep?

Accepted Answer

A) All parts equally 
B) Mainly the first one or two hours 
C) Mainly the middle of the night's sleep 
D) Mainly toward the end of the night's sleep 
A) All parts equally 
B) Mainly the first one or two hours 
C) Mainly the middle of the night's sleep 
D) Mainly toward the end of the night's sleep

Question 6

Why did the American Medical Association recommend that courts refuse to admit testimony that was obtained under hypnosis?​

Accepted Answer

A) Most people who are guilty refuse to be hypnotized. 
B) ​Hypnosis probes unconscious thoughts that should not be made public. 
C) ​Much of the information reported under hypnosis is incorrect. 
D) ​Testimony under hypnosis might be self-incriminating. 
A) Most people who are guilty refuse to be hypnotized. 
B) ​Hypnosis probes unconscious thoughts that should not be made public. 
C) ​Much of the information reported under hypnosis is incorrect. 
D) ​Testimony under hypnosis might be self-incriminating.

Question 7

What did Sigmund Freud believe about dreams?

Accepted Answer

A) A proper interpretation of a dream enables someone to predict the future. 
B) Dreams result from spontaneous brain activity combined with current stimuli. 
C) Most dreams deal with threats and unpleasant events. 
D) Dreams symbolically represent a hidden meaning. 
A) A proper interpretation of a dream enables someone to predict the future. 
B) Dreams result from spontaneous brain activity combined with current stimuli. 
C) Most dreams deal with threats and unpleasant events. 
D) Dreams symbolically represent a hidden meaning.

Question 8

Which of the following does hypnosis NOT produce?​

Accepted Answer

A) Increased suggestibility 
B) ​Recovery of lost memories 
C) ​Reduction of pain 
D) ​Possibility of posthypnotic suggestions 
A) Increased suggestibility 
B) ​Recovery of lost memories 
C) ​Reduction of pain 
D) ​Possibility of posthypnotic suggestions

Question 9

​What is meant by a "lucid" dream?

Accepted Answer

A) A dream that the dreamer recognizes as being a dream 
B) ​A dream that predicts events of the future 
C) ​A dream that causes someone to awaken in fear 
D) ​A dream that reflects unconscious emotions or motivations 
A) A dream that the dreamer recognizes as being a dream 
B) ​A dream that predicts events of the future 
C) ​A dream that causes someone to awaken in fear 
D) ​A dream that reflects unconscious emotions or motivations

Question 10

In which of these conditions does someone show the greatest responsiveness and brain activity?​

Accepted Answer

A) Brain death 
B) ​Minimally conscious state 
C) ​Vegetative state 
D) ​Coma 
A) Brain death 
B) ​Minimally conscious state 
C) ​Vegetative state 
D) ​Coma

Question 11

What indicates that someone has insomnia?​

Accepted Answer

A) Getting less sleep than the person did in the past 
B) ​Feeling tired and unrested the next day 
C) ​Getting less sleep than the average for other people the same age 
D) ​Getting an average of less than 6 hours of sleep per night 
A) Getting less sleep than the person did in the past 
B) ​Feeling tired and unrested the next day 
C) ​Getting less sleep than the average for other people the same age 
D) ​Getting an average of less than 6 hours of sleep per night

Question 12

Hibernating male ground squirrels emerge from their burrows before the females do,and before food is available.What important point does this fact demonstrate?​

Accepted Answer

A) Timing mechanisms are inaccurate, especially for males. 
B) ​Timing mechanisms prepare animals for future needs. 
C) ​Timing mechanisms are gradually evolving. 
D) ​Timing mechanisms operate on a circadian basis. 
A) Timing mechanisms are inaccurate, especially for males. 
B) ​Timing mechanisms prepare animals for future needs. 
C) ​Timing mechanisms are gradually evolving. 
D) ​Timing mechanisms operate on a circadian basis.

Question 13

​For workers on the midnight to 8 a.m. shift, which of these would help adjust the circadian rhythms?

Accepted Answer

A) ​​Bright lights during the work period 
B) Loud music during the work period 
C) ​Social activity during the work period 
D) Pleasant odors during the work period 
A) ​​Bright lights during the work period 
B) Loud music during the work period 
C) ​Social activity during the work period 
D) Pleasant odors during the work period

Question 14

​Which of the following improves the memory performance of most young adults but impairs the performance of most old adults?

Accepted Answer

A) Testing memory in the evening 
B) ​Testing memory during sunny weather 
C) ​Testing memory after drinking coffee 
D) ​Testing memory in a noisy room 
A) Testing memory in the evening 
B) ​Testing memory during sunny weather 
C) ​Testing memory after drinking coffee 
D) ​Testing memory in a noisy room

Question 15

Sleepwalking,lucid dreaming,and waking up unable to move illustrate which idea?​

Accepted Answer

A) Sleep serves several functions including conservation of energy. 
B) ​People vary genetically in their circadian rhythms. 
C) ​Sometimes one brain area is awake while another is asleep. 
D) ​REM sleep is more abundant at some times of night than at others. 
A) Sleep serves several functions including conservation of energy. 
B) ​People vary genetically in their circadian rhythms. 
C) ​Sometimes one brain area is awake while another is asleep. 
D) ​REM sleep is more abundant at some times of night than at others.

Question 16

If you awaken hours earlier than usual,you will miss most of which stage of sleep?

Accepted Answer

A) REM sleep 
B) Stage 2 sleep 
C) Stage 3 sleep 
D) Stage 4 sleep 
A) REM sleep 
B) Stage 2 sleep 
C) Stage 3 sleep 
D) Stage 4 sleep

Question 17

What did Sigmund Freud mean by the "latent content" of dreams?

Accepted Answer

A) The brain activity that occurs during the dream 
B) The hidden ideas that the dream symbolizes 
C) The content as it appears on the surface 
D) The frequency of similar dreams among other people 
A) The brain activity that occurs during the dream 
B) The hidden ideas that the dream symbolizes 
C) The content as it appears on the surface 
D) The frequency of similar dreams among other people

Question 18

When people received a posthypnotic suggestion to mail a postcard every day,what happened?

Accepted Answer

A) They mailed a card for one or two days only. 
B) They mailed the whole stack of cards all on one day. 
C) They used their cell phones to remind them to mail a card each day. 
D) On many days the idea of mailing a card suddenly "popped into mind." 
A) They mailed a card for one or two days only. 
B) They mailed the whole stack of cards all on one day. 
C) They used their cell phones to remind them to mail a card each day. 
D) On many days the idea of mailing a card suddenly "popped into mind."

Question 19

Which of these might cause the loss of your circadian rhythm of wakefulness and sleepiness?​

Accepted Answer

A) Damage to any of the endocrine glands 
B) ​Damage to a small area in the brain 
C) ​Near-sightedness 
D) ​Deafness 
A) Damage to any of the endocrine glands 
B) ​Damage to a small area in the brain 
C) ​Near-sightedness 
D) ​Deafness

Question 20

​What is true for people with narcolepsy?

Accepted Answer

A) They frequently awaken because of bad dreams. 
B) ​They have periods of failing to breathe while asleep. 
C) ​They walk and talk during sleep, apparently acting out a dream. 
D) ​They have attacks of sleepiness during the day. 
A) They frequently awaken because of bad dreams. 
B) ​They have periods of failing to breathe while asleep. 
C) ​They walk and talk during sleep, apparently acting out a dream. 
D) ​They have attacks of sleepiness during the day.

Exam 10: Consciousnessconsciousness

Which of these can hypnosis achieve effectively?​

Which of these is an important criticism of both Freud's dream theory and the activation-synthesis theory?​

Bill and Phil might be hypnotized,or might be pretending.You tell them Jill is sitting in the chair in front of them; they both say they see her.Now Jill enters the room.Bill says the person who just entered must be someone else.Phil says he sees Jill in two places at once.Who is hypnotized?​

​What do some people in a vegetative state do that suggests they may be conscious?

REM sleep lasts longest during which part of a night's sleep?

Why did the American Medical Association recommend that courts refuse to admit testimony that was obtained under hypnosis?​

What did Sigmund Freud believe about dreams?

Which of the following does hypnosis NOT produce?​

​What is meant by a "lucid" dream?

In which of these conditions does someone show the greatest responsiveness and brain activity?​

What indicates that someone has insomnia?​

Hibernating male ground squirrels emerge from their burrows before the females do,and before food is available.What important point does this fact demonstrate?​

​For workers on the midnight to 8 a.m. shift, which of these would help adjust the circadian rhythms?

​Which of the following improves the memory performance of most young adults but impairs the performance of most old adults?

Sleepwalking,lucid dreaming,and waking up unable to move illustrate which idea?​

If you awaken hours earlier than usual,you will miss most of which stage of sleep?

What did Sigmund Freud mean by the "latent content" of dreams?

When people received a posthypnotic suggestion to mail a postcard every day,what happened?

Which of these might cause the loss of your circadian rhythm of wakefulness and sleepiness?​

​What is true for people with narcolepsy?

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Which of these can hypnosis achieve effectively?

Which of these is an important criticism of both Freud's dream theory and the activation-synthesis theory?

Bill and Phil might be hypnotized,or might be pretending.You tell them Jill is sitting in the chair in front of them; they both say they see her.Now Jill enters the room.Bill says the person who just entered must be someone else.Phil says he sees Jill in two places at once.Who is hypnotized?

What do some people in a vegetative state do that suggests they may be conscious?

Why did the American Medical Association recommend that courts refuse to admit testimony that was obtained under hypnosis?

Which of the following does hypnosis NOT produce?

What is meant by a "lucid" dream?

In which of these conditions does someone show the greatest responsiveness and brain activity?

What indicates that someone has insomnia?

Hibernating male ground squirrels emerge from their burrows before the females do,and before food is available.What important point does this fact demonstrate?

For workers on the midnight to 8 a.m. shift, which of these would help adjust the circadian rhythms?

Which of the following improves the memory performance of most young adults but impairs the performance of most old adults?

Sleepwalking,lucid dreaming,and waking up unable to move illustrate which idea?

Which of these might cause the loss of your circadian rhythm of wakefulness and sleepiness?

What is true for people with narcolepsy?