Exam 4: Sensation and Perception

The majority of a typical night's sleep is spent in REM sleep.

Which is NOT a barrier to the scientific study of consciousness?

Dr. Keane investigates problem-solving strategies; she is therefore a cognitive psychologist.

Tolerance is a sign of psychological dependence.

Birds are acting on a circadian rhythm when they fly south in the winter.

Anya pulled all-nighters both last night and the night before. Tonight, finally, she anticipates going to bed at her usual time. Which alternative accurately describes and identifies what Anya is likely to experience?

Four-year-old DeMarcus falls asleep shortly after his 8:30 P.M. bedtime. At about 9:45, he suddenly sits up in bed, breathing rapidly and appearing to be in a state of sheer panic. DeMarcus is experiencing:

Distinguish between physiological and psychological dependence. Define tolerance and withdrawal and provide an example of each.

Which of these physiological cycles exemplifies a circadian rhythm?

Hypnotized patients' suggestibility is positively associated with the quality of their relationship with their hypnotist.

In the middle of an unsettling dream, Tremaine becomes aware that he is, in fact, dreaming. Such an experience is called a _____ dream; about _____% of us have had such a dream.

After lunch, Katya drinks a cup of coffee and smokes a cigarette. Katya consumes two:

Scotty is demonstrating tolerance when he uses progressively larger doses of cocaine in an attempt to duplicate his first high.

Which of these early psychologists believed that psychology should study observable behavior, not consciousness?

While reading a friend's status update on a social networking site, Cory ignores the scrolling newsfeed and the changing advertisements on the right-hand side of the screen. Cory is demonstrating:

Caffeine blocks the action of a neurotransmitter called:

Worldwide, the leading cause of premature death is:

Giacomo uses cocaine. He finds that he needs a line or two to recreate the original effects of a "bump." Which is the MOST specific term describing Giacomo's experience?

Of the theories of the function of dreaming mentioned in the text, the activation-synthesis theory is probably the MOST:

As a psychodynamic psychologist, Dr. Flaherty adheres to Freud's wish-fulfillment theory of the function of dreams. Which piece of evidence is potentially consistent with his theory?