Question 1

​About how long does a circadian rhythm last?

Accepted Answer

A) A year 
B) ​A day 
C) ​An hour 
D) ​A few minutes 
A) A year 
B) ​A day 
C) ​An hour 
D) ​A few minutes

Question 2

How does brain activity change while you are asleep?​

Accepted Answer

A) Neurons in most of the brain cease all activity. 
B) ​Inhibitory synapses block the spread of any message in the brain. 
C) ​Action potentials continue, but they no longer release neurotransmitters. 
D) ​Neurons are more active than usual, but their activities are out of synchrony. 
A) Neurons in most of the brain cease all activity. 
B) ​Inhibitory synapses block the spread of any message in the brain. 
C) ​Action potentials continue, but they no longer release neurotransmitters. 
D) ​Neurons are more active than usual, but their activities are out of synchrony.

Question 3

​If you have traveled six time zones east and you are trying to get to sleep at the appropriate time,which pill might help?

Accepted Answer

A) Ritalin 
B) ​Melatonin 
C) ​L-dopa 
D) ​Haldol 
A) Ritalin 
B) ​Melatonin 
C) ​L-dopa 
D) ​Haldol

Question 4

​How does memory improve after sleep?

Accepted Answer

A) Certain synapses strengthen during learning, and others weaken during sleep. 
B) ​Increased blood flow to the brain during sleep develops new neurons. 
C) ​Action potentials slow down during the day and increase velocity during sleep. 
D) ​The brain increases its ratio of excitatory transmitters to inhibitory transmitters. 
A) Certain synapses strengthen during learning, and others weaken during sleep. 
B) ​Increased blood flow to the brain during sleep develops new neurons. 
C) ​Action potentials slow down during the day and increase velocity during sleep. 
D) ​The brain increases its ratio of excitatory transmitters to inhibitory transmitters.

Question 5

Several methods enable researchers to present a stimulus that reaches the eyes without the person seeing the stimulus consciously.Which of the following is NOT one of those methods?

Accepted Answer

A) Binocular rivalry 
B) Flash suppression 
C) Backward masking 
D) Functional magnetic resonance imaging 
A) Binocular rivalry 
B) Flash suppression 
C) Backward masking 
D) Functional magnetic resonance imaging

Question 6

The neurocognitive theory compares dreaming to which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) Predictions 
B) Sexual repression 
C) Semantic memory 
D) Mind wandering 
A) Predictions 
B) Sexual repression 
C) Semantic memory 
D) Mind wandering

Question 7

Why do cats sleep more than horses?​

Accepted Answer

A) Cats are in less danger while they sleep. 
B) ​Cats have greater need to consolidate their memories. 
C) ​Cats eat a diet that is less rich in calories. 
D) ​Cats have a larger brain, relative to their body size. 
A) Cats are in less danger while they sleep. 
B) ​Cats have greater need to consolidate their memories. 
C) ​Cats eat a diet that is less rich in calories. 
D) ​Cats have a larger brain, relative to their body size.

Question 8

Why do we feel wakeful and sleepy on a 24-hour schedule?​

Accepted Answer

A) The body responds to changes in the temperature and lighting of the environment. 
B) ​An area in the brain generates this rhythm. 
C) ​Muscular activity produces lactate, which leads to sleepiness. 
D) ​A feedback cycle among several endocrine organs generates this rhythm. 
A) The body responds to changes in the temperature and lighting of the environment. 
B) ​An area in the brain generates this rhythm. 
C) ​Muscular activity produces lactate, which leads to sleepiness. 
D) ​A feedback cycle among several endocrine organs generates this rhythm.

Question 9

Which of these is FALSE about hypnosis?

Accepted Answer

A) A nonhypnotized person can mimic most of the effects of hypnosis. 
B) A posthypnotic suggestion can cause a thought to "pop into mind" later. 
C) Some people can relieve pain with hypnosis instead of drugs. 
D) Hypnosis can greatly increase someone's physical strength. 
A) A nonhypnotized person can mimic most of the effects of hypnosis. 
B) A posthypnotic suggestion can cause a thought to "pop into mind" later. 
C) Some people can relieve pain with hypnosis instead of drugs. 
D) Hypnosis can greatly increase someone's physical strength.

Question 10

What is one reason to be skeptical of reports that hypnotized people can remember past lives?

Accepted Answer

A) Too many people report past lives that were impoverished and unpleasant. 
B) In most cases their reports describe events far different from their current lives. 
C) When they report something that could be checked, they are wrong. 
D) They state their memories in vague terms with no confidence. 
A) Too many people report past lives that were impoverished and unpleasant. 
B) In most cases their reports describe events far different from their current lives. 
C) When they report something that could be checked, they are wrong. 
D) They state their memories in vague terms with no confidence.

Question 11

If an EEG indicates that a sleeper has been in REM for most of the last hour,what is most likely?

Accepted Answer

A) The sleeper has already been asleep for several hours. 
B) The sleeper has just begun to go to sleep. 
C) The sleeper is near the middle of the night's sleep. 
D) The sleeper is having unpleasant dreams. 
A) The sleeper has already been asleep for several hours. 
B) The sleeper has just begun to go to sleep. 
C) The sleeper is near the middle of the night's sleep. 
D) The sleeper is having unpleasant dreams.

Question 12

Why are the terms light sleep and deep sleep not very useful?​

Accepted Answer

A) Even sleep that is interrupted repeatedly can be restful. 
B) ​REM sleep is deep in some ways and light in others. 
C) ​Periods of light sleep often lead into periods of deep sleep. 
D) ​Many animal species have little or no REM sleep. 
A) Even sleep that is interrupted repeatedly can be restful. 
B) ​REM sleep is deep in some ways and light in others. 
C) ​Periods of light sleep often lead into periods of deep sleep. 
D) ​Many animal species have little or no REM sleep.

Question 13

When researchers measured brain activity during a binocular rivalry task,what did they find?

Accepted Answer

A) One stimulus activated the left hemisphere, and the other activated the right hemisphere. 
B) Whichever stimulus became conscious activated the right hemisphere. 
C) Whichever stimulus became conscious activated the left hemisphere. 
D) Whichever stimulus became conscious activated wide areas of both hemispheres. 
A) One stimulus activated the left hemisphere, and the other activated the right hemisphere. 
B) Whichever stimulus became conscious activated the right hemisphere. 
C) Whichever stimulus became conscious activated the left hemisphere. 
D) Whichever stimulus became conscious activated wide areas of both hemispheres.

Question 14

Emma is deeply hypnotized,not pretending.A hypnotist says that her sister is sitting in the chair,and Emma claims to see her.When the sister actually enters the room,what will Emma probably say?​

Accepted Answer

A) My sister is in the chair in front of me. 
B) ​My sister has just entered the room. 
C) ​My sister is in two places at the same time. 
D) ​I don't see my sister anywhere. 
A) My sister is in the chair in front of me. 
B) ​My sister has just entered the room. 
C) ​My sister is in two places at the same time. 
D) ​I don't see my sister anywhere.

Question 15

What question should you ask to decide whether you have narcolepsy?​

Accepted Answer

A) Do you have sudden attacks of sleepiness during the day? 
B) ​Do you get as much sleep as most other people your age? 
C) ​Do you awaken from sleep gasping for breath? 
D) ​Do you frequently awaken with bad dreams? 
A) Do you have sudden attacks of sleepiness during the day? 
B) ​Do you get as much sleep as most other people your age? 
C) ​Do you awaken from sleep gasping for breath? 
D) ​Do you frequently awaken with bad dreams?

Question 16

What question should you ask to decide whether you have sleep apnea?​

Accepted Answer

A) Do you have sudden attacks of sleepiness during the day? 
B) ​Do you get as much sleep as most other people your age? 
C) ​Do you awaken from sleep gasping for breath? 
D) ​Do you frequently awaken with bad dreams? 
A) Do you have sudden attacks of sleepiness during the day? 
B) ​Do you get as much sleep as most other people your age? 
C) ​Do you awaken from sleep gasping for breath? 
D) ​Do you frequently awaken with bad dreams?

Question 17

Under what circumstance do old people perform best on memory and cognition?​

Accepted Answer

A) Test in late afternoon or evening. 
B) ​Test early in the morning. 
C) ​Test when heart rate and breathing rate are low. 
D) ​Test with music in the background. 
A) Test in late afternoon or evening. 
B) ​Test early in the morning. 
C) ​Test when heart rate and breathing rate are low. 
D) ​Test with music in the background.

Question 18

In binocular rivalry,you see an image in one eye and an incompatible image in the other.What do you perceive?

Accepted Answer

A) Something halfway between the two images 
B) Alternation between one image and the other 
C) One image on top of the other 
D) Something different from both images 
A) Something halfway between the two images 
B) Alternation between one image and the other 
C) One image on top of the other 
D) Something different from both images

Question 19

What happens if someone stays awake for several days?

Accepted Answer

A) Alertness decreases steadily throughout the period of wakefulness. 
B) Alertness decreases for the first day and then remains steady. 
C) Alertness is better in the morning than it was during the previous night. 
D) Alertness increases and decreases on an irregular, unpredictable basis. 
A) Alertness decreases steadily throughout the period of wakefulness. 
B) Alertness decreases for the first day and then remains steady. 
C) Alertness is better in the morning than it was during the previous night. 
D) Alertness increases and decreases on an irregular, unpredictable basis.

Question 20

How does alertness vary when people go without sleep for several days?

Accepted Answer

A) It decreases steadily with each passing hour. 
B) In general it decreases, but it is better each morning than the night before. 
C) It decreases for about 24 hours and then remains constant. 
D) It decreases for about 90 minutes, then increases for 90 minutes, and so forth. 
A) It decreases steadily with each passing hour. 
B) In general it decreases, but it is better each morning than the night before. 
C) It decreases for about 24 hours and then remains constant. 
D) It decreases for about 90 minutes, then increases for 90 minutes, and so forth.

Exam 10: Consciousnessconsciousness

​About how long does a circadian rhythm last?

How does brain activity change while you are asleep?​

​If you have traveled six time zones east and you are trying to get to sleep at the appropriate time,which pill might help?

​How does memory improve after sleep?

Several methods enable researchers to present a stimulus that reaches the eyes without the person seeing the stimulus consciously.Which of the following is NOT one of those methods?

The neurocognitive theory compares dreaming to which of the following?

Why do cats sleep more than horses?​

Why do we feel wakeful and sleepy on a 24-hour schedule?​

Which of these is FALSE about hypnosis?

What is one reason to be skeptical of reports that hypnotized people can remember past lives?

If an EEG indicates that a sleeper has been in REM for most of the last hour,what is most likely?

Why are the terms light sleep and deep sleep not very useful?​

When researchers measured brain activity during a binocular rivalry task,what did they find?

Emma is deeply hypnotized,not pretending.A hypnotist says that her sister is sitting in the chair,and Emma claims to see her.When the sister actually enters the room,what will Emma probably say?​

What question should you ask to decide whether you have narcolepsy?​

What question should you ask to decide whether you have sleep apnea?​

Under what circumstance do old people perform best on memory and cognition?​

In binocular rivalry,you see an image in one eye and an incompatible image in the other.What do you perceive?

What happens if someone stays awake for several days?

How does alertness vary when people go without sleep for several days?

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About how long does a circadian rhythm last?

How does brain activity change while you are asleep?

If you have traveled six time zones east and you are trying to get to sleep at the appropriate time,which pill might help?

How does memory improve after sleep?

Why do cats sleep more than horses?

Why do we feel wakeful and sleepy on a 24-hour schedule?

Why are the terms light sleep and deep sleep not very useful?

Emma is deeply hypnotized,not pretending.A hypnotist says that her sister is sitting in the chair,and Emma claims to see her.When the sister actually enters the room,what will Emma probably say?

What question should you ask to decide whether you have narcolepsy?

What question should you ask to decide whether you have sleep apnea?

Under what circumstance do old people perform best on memory and cognition?