Question 1

Disrupting circadian rhythms,abusing alcohol or sedatives,and having medical problems or chronic pain are all physiological causes of

Accepted Answer

A)  sleep apnea 
B)  insomnia 
C)  night terrors 
D)  narcolepsy 
A)  sleep apnea 
B)  insomnia 
C)  night terrors 
D)  narcolepsy B

Question 2

A four-year-old has night terrors on a regular basis.In what stage of sleep is this most likely to occur?

Accepted Answer

A)  Stage 1 
B)  Stage 2 
C)  Stage 3 
D)  Stage 4 
A)  Stage 1 
B)  Stage 2 
C)  Stage 3 
D)  Stage 4 D

Question 3

The ____ argues that activities during the day deplete key factors in our brain that must be replenished by sleeping.

Accepted Answer

A)  adaptive theory 
B)  repair theory 
C)  deprivation theory 
D)  activation-synthesis theory 
A)  adaptive theory 
B)  repair theory 
C)  deprivation theory 
D)  activation-synthesis theory B

Question 4

The primary goal of all non-drug treatments for insomnia is to:

Accepted Answer

A)  help the person to dream 
B)  is to focus on all of the good things in the person's life 
C)  stop the person from worrying and to reduce tension 
D)  help the person to develop some solutions to whatever is bothering them 
A)  help the person to dream 
B)  is to focus on all of the good things in the person's life 
C)  stop the person from worrying and to reduce tension 
D)  help the person to develop some solutions to whatever is bothering them

Question 5

Mary Joy is in her sixties and is in good health.In her twenties,she was most like an evening person.What is her most likely status right now?

Accepted Answer

A)  Mary Joy remains an evening person 
B)  She is a combination-an afternoon person 
C)  She is a morning person 
D)  Mary Joy has no strong preference either way 
A)  Mary Joy remains an evening person 
B)  She is a combination-an afternoon person 
C)  She is a morning person 
D)  Mary Joy has no strong preference either way

Question 6

Tim believes that sleep is one continuous state of consciousness.Is Tim right?

Accepted Answer

A)  Yes-sleep is made up of non-REM consciousness 
B)  Yes-sleep is made up of REM consciousness 
C)  No-sleep is made up of five different REM and non-REM stages 
D)  No-sleep is made up of two different REM states 
A)  Yes-sleep is made up of non-REM consciousness 
B)  Yes-sleep is made up of REM consciousness 
C)  No-sleep is made up of five different REM and non-REM stages 
D)  No-sleep is made up of two different REM states

Question 7

According to Freud,we place threatening wishes or desires into the conscious.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Freud's interpretation of dreams was based on the assumption that:

Accepted Answer

A)  dream content was a continuation of the events in our daily lives 
B)  dream content reflected what worried us in our waking state 
C)  the content of dreams had to be considered symbolic 
D)  dreams were similar to the hallucinations experienced by schizophrenics 
A)  dream content was a continuation of the events in our daily lives 
B)  dream content reflected what worried us in our waking state 
C)  the content of dreams had to be considered symbolic 
D)  dreams were similar to the hallucinations experienced by schizophrenics

Question 9

In a recent study,researchers found that when subjects dreamt about a plane crash,their anxiety

Accepted Answer

A)  was higher than just thinking about a plane crash 
B)  was lower than just thinking about a plane crash 
C)  randomly increased and decreased with no clear pattern 
D)  was repressed 
A)  was higher than just thinking about a plane crash 
B)  was lower than just thinking about a plane crash 
C)  randomly increased and decreased with no clear pattern 
D)  was repressed

Question 10

Denise is watching Greg sleep.Denise notices that Greg's eyes are rapidly moving back-and-forth behind his closed eyelids.She also notes that his arms lack muscle tension.These suggest that Greg is:

Accepted Answer

A)  experiencing sleep spindles 
B)  dreaming 
C)  in gamma sleep 
D)  emitting theta waves 
A)  experiencing sleep spindles 
B)  dreaming 
C)  in gamma sleep 
D)  emitting theta waves

Question 11

Meditation or sleep deprivation can create an altered state of consciousness.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Which substances seem to be influenced by a reduction in sunlight in the fall?

Accepted Answer

A)  serotonin and melatonin 
B)  dopamine and acetylcholine 
C)  nitric oxide and anandamide 
D)  epinephrine and endorphins 
A)  serotonin and melatonin 
B)  dopamine and acetylcholine 
C)  nitric oxide and anandamide 
D)  epinephrine and endorphins

Question 13

Andy is learning how to juggle three balls.He is not very good at it,and he keeps dropping them.You can plainly see the concentration on his face.Juggling for Andy is a(n):

Accepted Answer

A)  automatic process 
B)  controlled process 
C)  attentional process 
D)  introspective process 
A)  automatic process 
B)  controlled process 
C)  attentional process 
D)  introspective process

Question 14

What is the literal meaning of circadian?

Accepted Answer

A)  "the mind's clock" 
B)  "about a day" 
C)  "the mind's day" 
D)  "time has no end" 
A)  "the mind's clock" 
B)  "about a day" 
C)  "the mind's day" 
D)  "time has no end"

Question 15

The individual most associated with the concept of the unconscious is:

Accepted Answer

A)  B. F. Skinner 
B)  Wilhelm Wundt 
C)  Sigmund Freud 
D)  Stephen LaBerge 
A)  B. F. Skinner 
B)  Wilhelm Wundt 
C)  Sigmund Freud 
D)  Stephen LaBerge

Question 16

Answering this question correctly is an example of a(n)____,since it requires concentration and your full attention.

Accepted Answer

A)  controlled process 
B)  conscious process 
C)  introspective process 
D)  automatic process 
A)  controlled process 
B)  conscious process 
C)  introspective process 
D)  automatic process

Question 17

Heidi wants to be an astronaut.As part of her medical exam,she is hooked to an electroencephalograph.This device is being used to monitor Heidi's:

Accepted Answer

A)  hypnotic susceptibility 
B)  blood alcohol level 
C)  hypothalamic activity in sleep 
D)  brain waves 
A)  hypnotic susceptibility 
B)  blood alcohol level 
C)  hypothalamic activity in sleep 
D)  brain waves

Question 18

What tends to happen to people as they age with regard to circadian preference?

Accepted Answer

A)  People's tendency for circadian preference remains unchanged until the late 70's. 
B)  People tend to become more like evening persons after reaching middle adulthood. 
C)  People tend to become more like afternoon persons after reaching middle adulthood. 
D)  People tend to become more like morning persons after reaching middle adulthood. 
A)  People's tendency for circadian preference remains unchanged until the late 70's. 
B)  People tend to become more like evening persons after reaching middle adulthood. 
C)  People tend to become more like afternoon persons after reaching middle adulthood. 
D)  People tend to become more like morning persons after reaching middle adulthood.

Question 19

If your circadian rhythm becomes out of step with clock time when you travel,you experience a phenomenon known as:

Accepted Answer

A)  sleep spindles 
B)  activation-synthesis 
C)  paradoxical sleep 
D)  jet lag 
A)  sleep spindles 
B)  activation-synthesis 
C)  paradoxical sleep 
D)  jet lag

Question 20

You have internal timing devices set for hours,a single day,and for many days.These are:

Accepted Answer

A)  biological clocks 
B)  lunar clocks 
C)  biorhythms 
D)  circadian rhythms 
A)  biological clocks 
B)  lunar clocks 
C)  biorhythms 
D)  circadian rhythms

Exam 7: Sleep and Dreams

Disrupting circadian rhythms,abusing alcohol or sedatives,and having medical problems or chronic pain are all physiological causes of

A four-year-old has night terrors on a regular basis.In what stage of sleep is this most likely to occur?

The ____ argues that activities during the day deplete key factors in our brain that must be replenished by sleeping.

The primary goal of all non-drug treatments for insomnia is to:

Mary Joy is in her sixties and is in good health.In her twenties,she was most like an evening person.What is her most likely status right now?

Tim believes that sleep is one continuous state of consciousness.Is Tim right?

According to Freud,we place threatening wishes or desires into the conscious.

Freud's interpretation of dreams was based on the assumption that:

In a recent study,researchers found that when subjects dreamt about a plane crash,their anxiety

Denise is watching Greg sleep.Denise notices that Greg's eyes are rapidly moving back-and-forth behind his closed eyelids.She also notes that his arms lack muscle tension.These suggest that Greg is:

Meditation or sleep deprivation can create an altered state of consciousness.

Which substances seem to be influenced by a reduction in sunlight in the fall?

Andy is learning how to juggle three balls.He is not very good at it,and he keeps dropping them.You can plainly see the concentration on his face.Juggling for Andy is a(n):

What is the literal meaning of circadian?

The individual most associated with the concept of the unconscious is:

Answering this question correctly is an example of a(n)____,since it requires concentration and your full attention.

Heidi wants to be an astronaut.As part of her medical exam,she is hooked to an electroencephalograph.This device is being used to monitor Heidi's:

What tends to happen to people as they age with regard to circadian preference?

If your circadian rhythm becomes out of step with clock time when you travel,you experience a phenomenon known as:

You have internal timing devices set for hours,a single day,and for many days.These are:

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