Question 1

On average,what advantage do "morning people" have over "evening people"?​

Accepted Answer

A) "Morning people" tend to have a more active social life. 
B) ​"Morning people" tend to have equal alertness at all times of day. 
C) ​"Morning people" tend to get better grades in school. 
D) ​"Morning people" tend to have a more extraverted personality. 
A) "Morning people" tend to have a more active social life. 
B) ​"Morning people" tend to have equal alertness at all times of day. 
C) ​"Morning people" tend to get better grades in school. 
D) ​"Morning people" tend to have a more extraverted personality.

Question 2

Research suggests that brain activity preparing for a movement starts before the conscious decision to make the movement.Which uncertainty is a possible problem with this research?

Accepted Answer

A) How accurately researchers can measure the time when brain activity starts 
B) How accurately people can report the time of a voluntary decision 
C) How accurately researchers can measure the time when the movement itself starts 
D) How much the results vary between the left hand and the right hand 
A) How accurately researchers can measure the time when brain activity starts 
B) How accurately people can report the time of a voluntary decision 
C) How accurately researchers can measure the time when the movement itself starts 
D) How much the results vary between the left hand and the right hand

Question 3

​Why would sleepwalking probably not occur during REM sleep?

Accepted Answer

A) The REM stage is too brief. 
B) ​The heart rate is too slow. 
C) ​Brain activity is too low. 
D) ​The muscles are too relaxed. 
A) The REM stage is too brief. 
B) ​The heart rate is too slow. 
C) ​Brain activity is too low. 
D) ​The muscles are too relaxed.

Question 4

​Shifting to daylight saving time in spring (awakening earlier)produces temporary symptoms similar to which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) Sleep apnea 
B) ​Narcolepsy 
C) ​Jet lag 
D) ​Lucid dreaming 
A) Sleep apnea 
B) ​Narcolepsy 
C) ​Jet lag 
D) ​Lucid dreaming

Question 5

If you learn a difficult new skill,what will happen to the brain circuits responsible for that skill while you sleep?

Accepted Answer

A) They will replay the patterns they had while you learned the task. 
B) They will maintain a high, steady rate of activity. 
C) They will rest, showing a much lower than normal rate of activity. 
D) They will increase their synaptic connections with areas in the spinal cord. 
A) They will replay the patterns they had while you learned the task. 
B) They will maintain a high, steady rate of activity. 
C) They will rest, showing a much lower than normal rate of activity. 
D) They will increase their synaptic connections with areas in the spinal cord.

Question 6

​Sleep apnea refers to which problem?

Accepted Answer

A) Suddenly falling asleep during the middle of the day 
B) ​Prolonged periods of vigorous kicking while asleep 
C) ​Periods of failing to breathe while asleep 
D) ​Walking and talking during sleep 
A) Suddenly falling asleep during the middle of the day 
B) ​Prolonged periods of vigorous kicking while asleep 
C) ​Periods of failing to breathe while asleep 
D) ​Walking and talking during sleep

Question 7

What is characteristic of someone in a coma?

Accepted Answer

A) No brain activity and no response to any stimulus 
B) Low, steady brain activity and no response to any stimulus 
C) Limited responsiveness, such as increased heart rate in response to pain 
D) Brief periods of purposeful actions and speech comprehension 
A) No brain activity and no response to any stimulus 
B) Low, steady brain activity and no response to any stimulus 
C) Limited responsiveness, such as increased heart rate in response to pain 
D) Brief periods of purposeful actions and speech comprehension

Question 8

Why do "morning people" tend to get better grades in school than "evening people"?

Accepted Answer

A) "Morning people" tend to be more intelligent, on average. 
B) ​"Morning people" tend to be more motivated, on average. 
C) More classes and tests are scheduled in the morning than in the evening. 
D) "Morning people" tend to have a more active social life. 
A) "Morning people" tend to be more intelligent, on average. 
B) ​"Morning people" tend to be more motivated, on average. 
C) More classes and tests are scheduled in the morning than in the evening. 
D) "Morning people" tend to have a more active social life.

Question 9

What is a major difference between dreaming and other thinking?

Accepted Answer

A) Dreaming takes place independently of any brain activity. 
B) Nearly all dreams feature good luck and happy emotions. 
C) Dreaming has less sensory input and less voluntary control. 
D) Dreaming more accurately predicts future events. 
A) Dreaming takes place independently of any brain activity. 
B) Nearly all dreams feature good luck and happy emotions. 
C) Dreaming has less sensory input and less voluntary control. 
D) Dreaming more accurately predicts future events.

Question 10

People remembered and reported the time when they decided to flex the wrist.Researchers compared that report to the time when activity began increasing in the premotor cortex.What was the theoretical importance of the results?

Accepted Answer

A) They suggest that the conscious mind is separate from brain activity. 
B) They suggest that conscious thought depends mainly on the right hemisphere. 
C) They suggest that conscious thought overrules unconscious processes. 
D) They suggest that conscious thought does not control our actions. 
A) They suggest that the conscious mind is separate from brain activity. 
B) They suggest that conscious thought depends mainly on the right hemisphere. 
C) They suggest that conscious thought overrules unconscious processes. 
D) They suggest that conscious thought does not control our actions.

Question 11

A high school student,Randy Gardner,stayed awake 11 days for a science fair project.What was the result?​

Accepted Answer

A) He suffered no serious physical or psychological problems. 
B) ​He suffered from severe insomnia for the rest of his life. 
C) ​He suffered hallucinations and delusions for years afterward. 
D) ​He suffered memory impairments for about a month afterward. 
A) He suffered no serious physical or psychological problems. 
B) ​He suffered from severe insomnia for the rest of his life. 
C) ​He suffered hallucinations and delusions for years afterward. 
D) ​He suffered memory impairments for about a month afterward.

Question 12

How does memory change during the day for young and old adults?

Accepted Answer

A) Young people do equally well all day, and old people do best late in the day. 
B) ​Young people do best early in the day, and old people do equally well all day. 
C) Young people do best early in the day, and old people do best later. 
D) Young people do best later in the day, and old people do best early. 
A) Young people do equally well all day, and old people do best late in the day. 
B) ​Young people do best early in the day, and old people do equally well all day. 
C) Young people do best early in the day, and old people do best later. 
D) Young people do best later in the day, and old people do best early.

Question 13

Stages 3 and 4 of sleep are most common during which part of a night's sleep?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 14

​Which of the following is true of most dreams by college students?

Accepted Answer

A) Most dreams include bizarre imagery unlike anything in daily life. 
B) ​Most dreams deal with good luck and happy times. 
C) ​Most dreams deal with unpleasant or threatening matters. 
D) ​Most dreams deal with matters of little or no interest to the dreamer. 
A) Most dreams include bizarre imagery unlike anything in daily life. 
B) ​Most dreams deal with good luck and happy times. 
C) ​Most dreams deal with unpleasant or threatening matters. 
D) ​Most dreams deal with matters of little or no interest to the dreamer.

Question 15

What type of memory,if any,does hypnosis improve?​

Accepted Answer

A) It improves memory of past lives. 
B) ​It improves memory of unpleasant experiences. 
C) ​It improves memory of recent events. 
D) ​It does not improve memory. 
A) It improves memory of past lives. 
B) ​It improves memory of unpleasant experiences. 
C) ​It improves memory of recent events. 
D) ​It does not improve memory.

Question 16

A researcher asked hypnotized people and nonhypnotized people to put their hand into a vat of concentrated acid and then to throw the acid into another person's face.Who,if anyone,obeyed?​

Accepted Answer

A) No one 
B) ​Some in both groups 
C) ​Only some of the hypnotized people 
D) ​Only some of the nonhypnotized people 
A) No one 
B) ​Some in both groups 
C) ​Only some of the hypnotized people 
D) ​Only some of the nonhypnotized people

Question 17

Which type of people are more likely than average to be "morning people"?​

Accepted Answer

A) Left-handed women 
B) ​Redheads and blondes 
C) ​People over age 65 
D) ​People ages 20 to 30 
A) Left-handed women 
B) ​Redheads and blondes 
C) ​People over age 65 
D) ​People ages 20 to 30

Question 18

Hypnotists insist that you would never to do anything under hypnosis that you would refuse to do ordinarily.What makes this claim difficult to test?​

Accepted Answer

A) Even nonhypnotized people will follow orders to do dangerous acts. 
B) ​Although hypnotists have frequently tested this claim, they did not publish their results. 
C) ​All of the attempts to test this claim were conducted on hypnotized mental patients. 
D) ​All of the attempts to test this claim were conducted on people who were only lightly hypnotized. 
A) Even nonhypnotized people will follow orders to do dangerous acts. 
B) ​Although hypnotists have frequently tested this claim, they did not publish their results. 
C) ​All of the attempts to test this claim were conducted on hypnotized mental patients. 
D) ​All of the attempts to test this claim were conducted on people who were only lightly hypnotized.

Question 19

Hypnosis does NOT produce which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) Increased physical strength 
B) Decreased response to pain 
C) Capacity to respond to a posthypnotic suggestion 
D) Increased suggestibility 
A) Increased physical strength 
B) Decreased response to pain 
C) Capacity to respond to a posthypnotic suggestion 
D) Increased suggestibility

Question 20

​Which of these would be good advice for someone with sleep apnea?

Accepted Answer

A) Drink some alcohol just before bedtime. 
B) ​Try to lose weight. 
C) ​Try to come to grips with your repressed memories. 
D) ​Ask a therapist to help analyze your dreams. 
A) Drink some alcohol just before bedtime. 
B) ​Try to lose weight. 
C) ​Try to come to grips with your repressed memories. 
D) ​Ask a therapist to help analyze your dreams.

Exam 10: Consciousnessconsciousness

On average,what advantage do "morning people" have over "evening people"?​

Research suggests that brain activity preparing for a movement starts before the conscious decision to make the movement.Which uncertainty is a possible problem with this research?

​Why would sleepwalking probably not occur during REM sleep?

​Shifting to daylight saving time in spring (awakening earlier)produces temporary symptoms similar to which of the following?

If you learn a difficult new skill,what will happen to the brain circuits responsible for that skill while you sleep?

​Sleep apnea refers to which problem?

What is characteristic of someone in a coma?

Why do "morning people" tend to get better grades in school than "evening people"?

What is a major difference between dreaming and other thinking?

People remembered and reported the time when they decided to flex the wrist.Researchers compared that report to the time when activity began increasing in the premotor cortex.What was the theoretical importance of the results?

A high school student,Randy Gardner,stayed awake 11 days for a science fair project.What was the result?​

How does memory change during the day for young and old adults?

Stages 3 and 4 of sleep are most common during which part of a night's sleep?

​Which of the following is true of most dreams by college students?

What type of memory,if any,does hypnosis improve?​

A researcher asked hypnotized people and nonhypnotized people to put their hand into a vat of concentrated acid and then to throw the acid into another person's face.Who,if anyone,obeyed?​

Which type of people are more likely than average to be "morning people"?​

Hypnotists insist that you would never to do anything under hypnosis that you would refuse to do ordinarily.What makes this claim difficult to test?​

Hypnosis does NOT produce which of the following?

​Which of these would be good advice for someone with sleep apnea?

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On average,what advantage do "morning people" have over "evening people"?

Why would sleepwalking probably not occur during REM sleep?

Shifting to daylight saving time in spring (awakening earlier)produces temporary symptoms similar to which of the following?

Sleep apnea refers to which problem?

A high school student,Randy Gardner,stayed awake 11 days for a science fair project.What was the result?

Which of the following is true of most dreams by college students?

What type of memory,if any,does hypnosis improve?

A researcher asked hypnotized people and nonhypnotized people to put their hand into a vat of concentrated acid and then to throw the acid into another person's face.Who,if anyone,obeyed?

Which type of people are more likely than average to be "morning people"?

Hypnotists insist that you would never to do anything under hypnosis that you would refuse to do ordinarily.What makes this claim difficult to test?

Which of these would be good advice for someone with sleep apnea?