Question 1

If drugs are considered necessary to maintain one's emotional well-being,then which of the following exists?

Accepted Answer

A)  a psychological dependence 
B)  a situational dependence 
C)  a physical dependence 
D)  drug withdrawal 
A)  a psychological dependence 
B)  a situational dependence 
C)  a physical dependence 
D)  drug withdrawal

Question 2

The Restricted Environmental Stimulation Therapy (REST)has shown promise as a way to

Accepted Answer

A)  quit smoking and lose weight. 
B)  improve performance in skilled sports, such as basketball. 
C)  stimulate creative thinking. 
D)  do all of these. 
A)  quit smoking and lose weight. 
B)  improve performance in skilled sports, such as basketball. 
C)  stimulate creative thinking. 
D)  do all of these.

Question 3

By suspending a person between two chairs,a stage hypnotist demonstrates his or her

Accepted Answer

A)  willingness to use deception to entertain. 
B)  use of the basic relaxation response. 
C)  ability to use hypnosis to suspend reality testing. 
D)  ability to induce unusual feats of strength. 
A)  willingness to use deception to entertain. 
B)  use of the basic relaxation response. 
C)  ability to use hypnosis to suspend reality testing. 
D)  ability to induce unusual feats of strength.

Question 4

Lapses in awareness,bizarre sensations,and perceptual distortions are all responses associated with

Accepted Answer

A)  perceptual enhancement. 
B)  perceptual fatigue. 
C)  sensory deprivation. 
D)  selective perception. 
A)  perceptual enhancement. 
B)  perceptual fatigue. 
C)  sensory deprivation. 
D)  selective perception.

Question 5

Which of the following is believed to prevent SIDS babies from changing positions and resuming breathing after an episode of apnea?

Accepted Answer

A)  weak arousal reflex 
B)  an absence of delta waves 
C)  an absence of REM sleep 
D)  lack of adequate motor control 
A)  weak arousal reflex 
B)  an absence of delta waves 
C)  an absence of REM sleep 
D)  lack of adequate motor control

Question 6

The drug sodium oxybate is used to treat which rare,hereditary sleep disorder?

Accepted Answer

A)  sleep apnea 
B)  narcolepsy 
C)  somnambulism 
D)  REM behavior disorder 
A)  sleep apnea 
B)  narcolepsy 
C)  somnambulism 
D)  REM behavior disorder

Question 7

Non-state theorists believe that hypnosis involves a blend of

Accepted Answer

A)  light sleep and waking consciousness. 
B)  heightened intuition and cognitive disassociation. 
C)  imagination, obedience and role-playing. 
D)  receptive meditation and sensory restriction. 
A)  light sleep and waking consciousness. 
B)  heightened intuition and cognitive disassociation. 
C)  imagination, obedience and role-playing. 
D)  receptive meditation and sensory restriction.

Question 8

Which of the following refers to how easily a person can become hypnotized and is measured by giving a series of suggestions and counting the number of times a person responds?

Accepted Answer

A)  ASC index 
B)  stimulus suggestibility level 
C)  hypnotic relaxation response 
D)  hypnotic susceptibility 
A)  ASC index 
B)  stimulus suggestibility level 
C)  hypnotic relaxation response 
D)  hypnotic susceptibility

Question 9

According to which theory of dreaming would a dream of a journey represent death or a dream about horseback riding or dancing represent sexual intercourse?

Accepted Answer

A)  activation-synthesis 
B)  Gestalt 
C)  psychodynamic 
D)  humanistic 
A)  activation-synthesis 
B)  Gestalt 
C)  psychodynamic 
D)  humanistic

Question 10

Regarding Freud's theory of dreams,which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  Freud proved that each dream has a single unambiguous meaning found in its lucid content. 
B)  Freud believed that dreams reflect a person's current wishes and conerns but in a symbolized form. 
C)  Freud realized that some dreams are trivial "day residues" or carryovers from ordinary waking events. 
D)  Freud's psychodynamic theory of dreaming emphasized internal conflicts and unconscious forces. 
A)  Freud proved that each dream has a single unambiguous meaning found in its lucid content. 
B)  Freud believed that dreams reflect a person's current wishes and conerns but in a symbolized form. 
C)  Freud realized that some dreams are trivial "day residues" or carryovers from ordinary waking events. 
D)  Freud's psychodynamic theory of dreaming emphasized internal conflicts and unconscious forces.

Question 11

Brief periods of sensory deprivation often produce

Accepted Answer

A)  cataplectic images. 
B)  the relaxation response. 
C)  tryptophanic images. 
D)  REM symbolizations. 
A)  cataplectic images. 
B)  the relaxation response. 
C)  tryptophanic images. 
D)  REM symbolizations.

Question 12

The EEG brain wave patterns of a person who is hypnotized

Accepted Answer

A)  consist of Stage 2 sleep waves with numerous sleep spindles. 
B)  resemble those of a person in a very deep sleep. 
C)  resemble those of a person pretending to be hypnotized. 
D)  are different from any of these patterns. 
A)  consist of Stage 2 sleep waves with numerous sleep spindles. 
B)  resemble those of a person in a very deep sleep. 
C)  resemble those of a person pretending to be hypnotized. 
D)  are different from any of these patterns.

Question 13

Most people who stop using drugs often say that they quit because they

Accepted Answer

A)  had solved their life's problems as they got older and no longer required the escape. 
B)  had found better prescription drugs to help cope with their life stresses. 
C)  found that the drawbacks to drug use were exceeding the benefits. 
D)  found drugs harder to buy or obtain as they got older. 
A)  had solved their life's problems as they got older and no longer required the escape. 
B)  had found better prescription drugs to help cope with their life stresses. 
C)  found that the drawbacks to drug use were exceeding the benefits. 
D)  found drugs harder to buy or obtain as they got older.

Question 14

Although eight out ot ten people can be hypnotized to some degree,how many people out of ten would be considered good hypnotic subjects?

Accepted Answer

A)  one 
B)  three 
C)  four 
D)  six 
A)  one 
B)  three 
C)  four 
D)  six

Question 15

Which sleep researcher awakened volunteers each time they entered REM sleep and discovered the effect known as REM rebound?.

Accepted Answer

A)  Stephen LaBerge 
B)  Ernest Hartmann 
C)  William Dement 
D)  Robert McCarley 
A)  Stephen LaBerge 
B)  Ernest Hartmann 
C)  William Dement 
D)  Robert McCarley

Question 16

The obvious and visible aspects of a dream comprise its

Accepted Answer

A)  manifest content. 
B)  lucid content. 
C)  conscious core. 
D)  latent content. 
A)  manifest content. 
B)  lucid content. 
C)  conscious core. 
D)  latent content.

Question 17

Having a bizarre dream in which you are flying through the air like a bird lends support to which dream theory?

Accepted Answer

A)  Gestalt dream theory 
B)  neurocognitive theory 
C)  activation-synthesis hypothesis 
D)  psychodynamic theory 
A)  Gestalt dream theory 
B)  neurocognitive theory 
C)  activation-synthesis hypothesis 
D)  psychodynamic theory

Question 18

Regarding psychoactive drugs,which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  Nearly 22 million Americans are currently illicit drug users. 
B)  Most psychoactive drugs can be placed on a scale ranging from stimulation to depression. 
C)  Caffeine, alcohol, and nicotine are not considered psychoactive drugs. 
D)  Drugs that ease pain, induce sleep, or end depression have a high potential for abuse. 
A)  Nearly 22 million Americans are currently illicit drug users. 
B)  Most psychoactive drugs can be placed on a scale ranging from stimulation to depression. 
C)  Caffeine, alcohol, and nicotine are not considered psychoactive drugs. 
D)  Drugs that ease pain, induce sleep, or end depression have a high potential for abuse.

Question 19

Jorge and Sietta's three-month-old baby is very small and has a high-pitched cry.The baby has been showing signs of a cold and cough,has been breathing through his mouth,and has been waking up frequently during the night.Jorge and Sietta's baby should be monitored to prevent

Accepted Answer

A)  narcolepsy. 
B)  night terrors. 
C)  cataplexy. 
D)  SIDS. 
A)  narcolepsy. 
B)  night terrors. 
C)  cataplexy. 
D)  SIDS.

Question 20

The presence of a drug tolerance and withdrawal symptoms is indicative of

Accepted Answer

A)  polydrug abuse. 
B)  a physical dependence. 
C)  an emotional dependence. 
D)  a psychological dependence. 
A)  polydrug abuse. 
B)  a physical dependence. 
C)  an emotional dependence. 
D)  a psychological dependence.

Exam 5: B: States of Consciousness

If drugs are considered necessary to maintain one's emotional well-being,then which of the following exists?

The Restricted Environmental Stimulation Therapy (REST)has shown promise as a way to

By suspending a person between two chairs,a stage hypnotist demonstrates his or her

Lapses in awareness,bizarre sensations,and perceptual distortions are all responses associated with

Which of the following is believed to prevent SIDS babies from changing positions and resuming breathing after an episode of apnea?

The drug sodium oxybate is used to treat which rare,hereditary sleep disorder?

Non-state theorists believe that hypnosis involves a blend of

Which of the following refers to how easily a person can become hypnotized and is measured by giving a series of suggestions and counting the number of times a person responds?

According to which theory of dreaming would a dream of a journey represent death or a dream about horseback riding or dancing represent sexual intercourse?

Regarding Freud's theory of dreams,which of the following statements is FALSE?

Brief periods of sensory deprivation often produce

The EEG brain wave patterns of a person who is hypnotized

Most people who stop using drugs often say that they quit because they

Although eight out ot ten people can be hypnotized to some degree,how many people out of ten would be considered good hypnotic subjects?

Which sleep researcher awakened volunteers each time they entered REM sleep and discovered the effect known as REM rebound?.

The obvious and visible aspects of a dream comprise its

Having a bizarre dream in which you are flying through the air like a bird lends support to which dream theory?

Regarding psychoactive drugs,which of the following statements is FALSE?

Jorge and Sietta's three-month-old baby is very small and has a high-pitched cry.The baby has been showing signs of a cold and cough,has been breathing through his mouth,and has been waking up frequently during the night.Jorge and Sietta's baby should be monitored to prevent

The presence of a drug tolerance and withdrawal symptoms is indicative of

A: Introduction to Psychology and Research Methods

B: Introduction to Psychology and Research Methods

C: Introduction to Psychology and Research Methods

A: Brain and Behavior

C: Brain and Behavior

A: Human Development

B: Human Development

C: Human Development

D: Human Development

A: Sensation and Perception

B: Sensation and Perception

C: Sensation and Perception

D: Sensation and Perception

A: States of Consciousness

C: States of Consciousness

D: States of Consciousness

A: Conditioning and Learning

B: Conditioning and Learning

C: Conditioning and Learning

D: Conditioning and Learning

A: Memory

B: Memory

C: Memory

A: Cognition,language,and Creativity

B: Cognition,language,and Creativity

C: Cognition,language,and Creativity

A: Intelligence

B: Intelligence

C: Intelligence

A: Motivation and Emotion

B: Motivation and Emotion

C: Motivation and Emotion

D: Motivation and Emotion

A: Gender and Sexuality

B: Gender and Sexuality

C: Gender and Sexuality

D: Gender and Sexuality Completion

A: Personality

B: Personality

C: Personality

D: Personality

A: Health,stress,and Coping

B: Health,stress,and Coping

C: Health,stress,and Coping

A: Psychological Disorders

B: Psychological Disorders

C: Psychological Disorders

D: Psychological Disorders

A: Therapies

B: Therapies

C: Therapies

D: Therapies

A: Social Thinking and Social Influence

B: Social Thinking and Social Influence

C: Social Thinking and Social Influence

A: Prosocial and Antisocial Behavior

B: Prosocial and Antisocial Behavior

C: Prosocial and Antisocial Behavior

A: Applied Psychology