Question 1

A researcher wishes to investigate the length of the sleep-wake cycle that is regulated by a subject's biological clock.The researcher can do this by:

Accepted Answer

A)  letting the subject eat and sleep whenever he or she feels like it 
B)  asking the subject to estimate the time at certain intervals without the use of a clock 
C)  removing all cues to time and measuring when the subject sleeps and wakes 
D)  analyzing the cycle produced by brain-wave patterns 
A)  letting the subject eat and sleep whenever he or she feels like it 
B)  asking the subject to estimate the time at certain intervals without the use of a clock 
C)  removing all cues to time and measuring when the subject sleeps and wakes 
D)  analyzing the cycle produced by brain-wave patterns

Question 2

According to Module Seven,light therapy has been recently used to treat:

Accepted Answer

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

Question 3

The typical dream is likely to include themes or characteristics of:

Accepted Answer

A)  sexual encounters, black and white, and take place outside 
B)  recurrent themes of being threatened and our intentions 
C)  several characters, visual sensations, and motion-like walking 
D)  one character, pain sensations, and joy 
A)  sexual encounters, black and white, and take place outside 
B)  recurrent themes of being threatened and our intentions 
C)  several characters, visual sensations, and motion-like walking 
D)  one character, pain sensations, and joy

Question 4

We can describe nondeclarative memories.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Everyday our circadian clock gets reset by about:

Accepted Answer

A)  3 minutes 
B)  18 minutes 
C)  1 hour 
D)  3 hours 
A)  3 minutes 
B)  18 minutes 
C)  1 hour 
D)  3 hours

Question 6

Consider the following dream description: I am riding on a train that is going much too fast.We enter a tunnel and suddenly everything goes dark.I wait and wait,but we never come out of the tunnel.There is no light at the end of it.At the height of my concern,I wake up.Which of the following may represent a Freudian analysis of the above dream?

Accepted Answer

A)  the person is very anxious about a trip that he must take 
B)  the person has had a very stressful day at work and wished to escape the pressure quickly 
C)  the train entering the tunnel represents intercourse and the concern expressed is indicative of sexual problems 
D)  the person may be a design engineer who has designed something that may not work and he is anxious about it 
A)  the person is very anxious about a trip that he must take 
B)  the person has had a very stressful day at work and wished to escape the pressure quickly 
C)  the train entering the tunnel represents intercourse and the concern expressed is indicative of sexual problems 
D)  the person may be a design engineer who has designed something that may not work and he is anxious about it

Question 7

A hard blow to the head can produce a temporary state of:

Accepted Answer

A)  cognitive unconscious 
B)  euphoria 
C)  sleep 
D)  unconsciousness 
A)  cognitive unconscious 
B)  euphoria 
C)  sleep 
D)  unconsciousness

Question 8

Sleep deprivation appears to negatively affect:

Accepted Answer

A)  blood pressure 
B)  heart rate 
C)  immune system functioning 
D)  hormone secretions 
A)  blood pressure 
B)  heart rate 
C)  immune system functioning 
D)  hormone secretions

Question 9

If George's hypothalamus is damaged and he shows severe disruption in his circadian rhythms,what specific part of his hypothalamus is malfunctioning?

Accepted Answer

A)  lateral hypothalamus 
B)  ventrolateral preoptic nucleus 
C)  pons 
D)  reticular formation 
A)  lateral hypothalamus 
B)  ventrolateral preoptic nucleus 
C)  pons 
D)  reticular formation

Question 10

Controlled process is to automatic process as ____ is to ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  suprachiasmatic nucleus; basal ganglia 
B)  absolute threshold; JND 
C)  daydreaming; night dreaming 
D)  full awareness; little awareness 
A)  suprachiasmatic nucleus; basal ganglia 
B)  absolute threshold; JND 
C)  daydreaming; night dreaming 
D)  full awareness; little awareness

Question 11

Describe the effects of sleep deprivation on the immune system.

Accepted Answer

Sleep deprivation can have a significant

A researcher wishes to investigate the length of the sleep-wake cycle that is regulated by a subject's biological clock.The researcher can do this by:

According to Module Seven,light therapy has been recently used to treat:

The typical dream is likely to include themes or characteristics of:

We can describe nondeclarative memories.

Everyday our circadian clock gets reset by about:

A hard blow to the head can produce a temporary state of:

Sleep deprivation appears to negatively affect:

If George's hypothalamus is damaged and he shows severe disruption in his circadian rhythms,what specific part of his hypothalamus is malfunctioning?

Controlled process is to automatic process as is to .

Describe the effects of sleep deprivation on the immune system.

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Exam 7: Sleep and Dreams

A researcher wishes to investigate the length of the sleep-wake cycle that is regulated by a subject's biological clock.The researcher can do this by:

According to Module Seven,light therapy has been recently used to treat:

The typical dream is likely to include themes or characteristics of:

We can describe nondeclarative memories.

Everyday our circadian clock gets reset by about:

A hard blow to the head can produce a temporary state of:

Sleep deprivation appears to negatively affect:

If George's hypothalamus is damaged and he shows severe disruption in his circadian rhythms,what specific part of his hypothalamus is malfunctioning?

Controlled process is to automatic process as ____ is to ____.

Describe the effects of sleep deprivation on the immune system.

Discovering Psychology

Psychology and Science

Brains Building Blocks

Incredible Nervous System

Sensation

Perception

Hypnosis and Drugs

Classical Conditioning

Operant and Cognitive Approaches

Types of Memory

Remembering and Forgetting

Intelligence

Thought and Language

Motivation

Emotion

Infancy Childhood

Infancy Childhood Part II

Adolescence and Adulthood

Psychoanalytic and Humanistic Theories

Social and Cognitive and Trait Theories

Health,stress and Coping

Assessment and Anxiety Disorders

Mood Disorders and Schizophrenia

Therapies

Social Psychology

Extenssion: Social Cognition and Behavior

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Controlled process is to automatic process as is to .