Exam 6: Consciousness

The actual psychological effects that each individual experiences when psychoactive drugs are used:

Marie is drowsy and her eyes are closed.She has not yet begun Stage N1 sleep, but she is extremely relaxed.If Marie were connected to an EEG, the recording would most likely show the presence of:

The ____________________ waves are the high-amplitude, slow waves that are associated with being in a relaxed, drowsy state.

Automaticity involves:

When a drug tolerance develops, an individual:

The attentional problem that is associated with easy distractibility and impulsivity is:

Patricia and Michael were in a small plane that went down in a desert just north of Mexico.While they waited for a rescue plan to find them, they cut into some cactus plants and ate them for both food and fluids.Sometime later they both started to experience strange colors and sounds and they seemed to lose touch with reality.It is likely that:

Solomon used to experience occasional bouts of insomnia.Recently he started taking sleeping pills to help him overcome the insomnia.Now he finds that he cannot get to sleep unless he takes a sleeping pill.This would suggest that Solomon:

Phillip's doctor prescribed a strong opiate to dull the severe back pain Phillip suffered after an accident.When he stopped taking the drug, Phillip suffered from nausea and chills.These were symptoms of:

Brain structures that schedule rhythmic variations in bodily functions by triggering them at the appropriate times are called:

Alcohol stimulates the release of dopamine, which acts as a natural reinforcer and, at low doses, produces a general stimulatory effect.

Which of the following is NOT a depressant?

The view of dreaming associated with ____________________ is that dreaming is a psychological mechanism for wish fulfillment.

According to Freud, the actual symbols and events experienced in a dream form the ____________________ content.

Explain what is meant by circadian rhythms.How are these rhythms set and adjusted?

Amphetamines produce their effects by:

Theta waves are:

Which of the following types of drugs is most likely to produce symptoms of synesthesia, the blending of perceptions from different sensory receptors?

The drug Ecstasy (also called MDMA) is classified as which of the following?

Jake's brain is producing delta waves, and his roommate suddenly shakes him awake to see the meteor shower going on outside the dorm.Since his brain is producing delta activity, you would expect Jake to be: