Question 1

Katie craves alcohol and its effects. Katie is definitely experiencing

Accepted Answer

A)  physiological dependence. 
B)  alcohol intolerance. 
C)  psychological dependence to alcohol. 
D)  hallucinations. 
E)  addiction. 
A)  physiological dependence. 
B)  alcohol intolerance. 
C)  psychological dependence to alcohol. 
D)  hallucinations. 
E)  addiction.

Question 2

If you sleep in a dark room without interruption, we would expect you to sleep ________ hours per night.

Accepted Answer

A)  8.5 
B)  5 
C)  10 
D)  11 
E)  14 
A)  8.5 
B)  5 
C)  10 
D)  11 
E)  14

Question 3

The most severe cases of "jet lag" occur when we travel

Accepted Answer

A)  west. 
B)  north. 
C)  east. 
D)  south. 
E)  short distances. 
A)  west. 
B)  north. 
C)  east. 
D)  south. 
E)  short distances.

Question 4

Each of the following is a sleep disorder EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  narcolepsy 
B)  REM rebound 
C)  insomnia 
D)  night terrors 
E)  sleep apnea 
A)  narcolepsy 
B)  REM rebound 
C)  insomnia 
D)  night terrors 
E)  sleep apnea

Question 5

________ drugs inhibit the central nervous system and thus slow mental and physical activity.

Accepted Answer

A)  Depressant 
B)  Stimulant 
C)  Opiate 
D)  Hallucinogenic 
E)  Amphetamine-like 
A)  Depressant 
B)  Stimulant 
C)  Opiate 
D)  Hallucinogenic 
E)  Amphetamine-like

Question 6

According to this theory, sleep is necessary for growth and repair of the body.

Accepted Answer

A)  restorative theory 
B)  adaptive theory 
C)  psychoanalytic theory 
D)  dream theory 
E)  activation-synthesis 
A)  restorative theory 
B)  adaptive theory 
C)  psychoanalytic theory 
D)  dream theory 
E)  activation-synthesis

Question 7

The use of cannabis causes

Accepted Answer

A)  memory failure. 
B)  improved driving reaction times. 
C)  nausea and projectile vomiting. 
D)  reduced appetite. 
E)  new growth of cortical neurons. 
A)  memory failure. 
B)  improved driving reaction times. 
C)  nausea and projectile vomiting. 
D)  reduced appetite. 
E)  new growth of cortical neurons.

Question 8

You are watching sleep researchers monitor the sleep of a normal adult. The participant is hooked up to an EEG. What brain waves would you observe as the person becomes drowsy and then enters the first stage of sleep?

Accepted Answer

A)  alpha eventually replaced by delta 
B)  delta eventually replaced by theta 
C)  alpha eventually replaced by theta 
D)  delta eventually replaced by beta 
E)  beta replaced by spindles 
A)  alpha eventually replaced by delta 
B)  delta eventually replaced by theta 
C)  alpha eventually replaced by theta 
D)  delta eventually replaced by beta 
E)  beta replaced by spindles

Question 9

You are telling a joke to your friend who is laughing uproariously and then suddenly collapses to the floor. You are not surprised to later learn that he has a sleep disorder known as

Accepted Answer

A)  enuresis. 
B)  narcolepsy. 
C)  sleep terror. 
D)  daytime insomnia. 
E)  encopresis. 
A)  enuresis. 
B)  narcolepsy. 
C)  sleep terror. 
D)  daytime insomnia. 
E)  encopresis.

Question 10

The deepest point in the sleep cycle, when brain waves activity is the slowest, occurs in

Accepted Answer

A)  Stage 1, about three hours after falling asleep. 
B)  REM sleep, about one hour after falling asleep. 
C)  Stage 4, about a half hour after falling asleep. 
D)  Stage 4, about two hours before waking up. 
E)  REM sleep, about one hour before waking up. 
A)  Stage 1, about three hours after falling asleep. 
B)  REM sleep, about one hour after falling asleep. 
C)  Stage 4, about a half hour after falling asleep. 
D)  Stage 4, about two hours before waking up. 
E)  REM sleep, about one hour before waking up.

Question 11

A client tells his therapist about a dream in which he drives his wife to the airport where she boards a plane. As the plane takes off, he is smiling. The therapist says the dream suggests a desire for a divorce. The therapist's interpretation represents what Sigmund Freud called the dream's

Accepted Answer

A)  deep content. 
B)  latent content. 
C)  manifest content. 
D)  subliminal content. 
E)  supraliminal content. 
A)  deep content. 
B)  latent content. 
C)  manifest content. 
D)  subliminal content. 
E)  supraliminal content.

Question 12

A therapist who analyzes your dreams is most likely to have been trained according to the ________ school of psychology.

Accepted Answer

A)  behaviorism 
B)  cognitive 
C)  humanistic 
D)  psychoanalytic 
E)  neuroscience 
A)  behaviorism 
B)  cognitive 
C)  humanistic 
D)  psychoanalytic 
E)  neuroscience

Question 13

The two most important symptoms of substance dependence are

Accepted Answer

A)  tolerance and failing to attend important occasions due substance use. 
B)  withdrawal and substance abuse. 
C)  tolerance and withdrawal. 
D)  intolerance of most anything and withdrawal. 
E)  the development of narcoleptic spells and an increase in night terror episodes. 
A)  tolerance and failing to attend important occasions due substance use. 
B)  withdrawal and substance abuse. 
C)  tolerance and withdrawal. 
D)  intolerance of most anything and withdrawal. 
E)  the development of narcoleptic spells and an increase in night terror episodes.

Question 14

Which of the following is NOT true of daydreams?

Accepted Answer

A)  They are more vivid than our most colorful night dreams. 
B)  They help us to creatively confront and solve problems. 
C)  They are under our control. 
D)  They are most common in young adults. 
E)  They serve valuable, healthy functions. 
A)  They are more vivid than our most colorful night dreams. 
B)  They help us to creatively confront and solve problems. 
C)  They are under our control. 
D)  They are most common in young adults. 
E)  They serve valuable, healthy functions.

Question 15

________ is(are) the leading cause of preventable disease.

Accepted Answer

A)  Smoking 
B)  Alcohol abuse 
C)  Risky sexual practices 
D)  Barbiturate overdose 
E)  Morphine addiction 
A)  Smoking 
B)  Alcohol abuse 
C)  Risky sexual practices 
D)  Barbiturate overdose 
E)  Morphine addiction

Question 16

If the EEG record reveals evidence of very small and very fast waves, you are likely to conclude that the sleeping person is ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  really not sleeping and is awake 
B)  in Stage 2 
C)  in Stage 3 
D)  in Stage 4 
E)  in REM sleep 
A)  really not sleeping and is awake 
B)  in Stage 2 
C)  in Stage 3 
D)  in Stage 4 
E)  in REM sleep

Question 17

What metaphor did Freud use for consciousness?

Accepted Answer

An iceberg - the unc

Question 18

The positive effects of cannabis, such as sedation, mild euphoria, altered perception, pain relief, and distortions of space and time, have been found by recent research to be similar in some respects to that of

Accepted Answer

A)  tranquilizers. 
B)  heroin. 
C)  alcohol. 
D)  cocaine. 
E)  daydreams. 
A)  tranquilizers. 
B)  heroin. 
C)  alcohol. 
D)  cocaine. 
E)  daydreams.

Question 19

The psychoactive effect of THC may reflect the capacity of THC to cause the release of

Accepted Answer

A)  serotonin. 
B)  endorphins. 
C)  benzodiazepines. 
D)  dopamine. 
E)  GABA. 
A)  serotonin. 
B)  endorphins. 
C)  benzodiazepines. 
D)  dopamine. 
E)  GABA.

Question 20

A child who spins around until feeling dizzy is attempting to

Accepted Answer

A)  alter consciousness. 
B)  daydream. 
C)  perform dichotic movement. 
D)  create emergent interaction. 
E)  experience cataplexy. 
A)  alter consciousness. 
B)  daydream. 
C)  perform dichotic movement. 
D)  create emergent interaction. 
E)  experience cataplexy.

Katie craves alcohol and its effects. Katie is definitely experiencing

If you sleep in a dark room without interruption, we would expect you to sleep ________ hours per night.

The most severe cases of "jet lag" occur when we travel

Each of the following is a sleep disorder EXCEPT

________ drugs inhibit the central nervous system and thus slow mental and physical activity.

According to this theory, sleep is necessary for growth and repair of the body.

The use of cannabis causes

You are watching sleep researchers monitor the sleep of a normal adult. The participant is hooked up to an EEG. What brain waves would you observe as the person becomes drowsy and then enters the first stage of sleep?

You are telling a joke to your friend who is laughing uproariously and then suddenly collapses to the floor. You are not surprised to later learn that he has a sleep disorder known as

The deepest point in the sleep cycle, when brain waves activity is the slowest, occurs in

A client tells his therapist about a dream in which he drives his wife to the airport where she boards a plane. As the plane takes off, he is smiling. The therapist says the dream suggests a desire for a divorce. The therapist's interpretation represents what Sigmund Freud called the dream's

A therapist who analyzes your dreams is most likely to have been trained according to the ________ school of psychology.

The two most important symptoms of substance dependence are

Which of the following is NOT true of daydreams?

________ is(are) the leading cause of preventable disease.

If the EEG record reveals evidence of very small and very fast waves, you are likely to conclude that the sleeping person is ________.

What metaphor did Freud use for consciousness?

The positive effects of cannabis, such as sedation, mild euphoria, altered perception, pain relief, and distortions of space and time, have been found by recent research to be similar in some respects to that of

The psychoactive effect of THC may reflect the capacity of THC to cause the release of

A child who spins around until feeling dizzy is attempting to

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Exam 8: States of Consciousness

Katie craves alcohol and its effects. Katie is definitely experiencing

If you sleep in a dark room without interruption, we would expect you to sleep ________ hours per night.

The most severe cases of "jet lag" occur when we travel

Each of the following is a sleep disorder EXCEPT

________ drugs inhibit the central nervous system and thus slow mental and physical activity.

According to this theory, sleep is necessary for growth and repair of the body.

The use of cannabis causes

You are watching sleep researchers monitor the sleep of a normal adult. The participant is hooked up to an EEG. What brain waves would you observe as the person becomes drowsy and then enters the first stage of sleep?

You are telling a joke to your friend who is laughing uproariously and then suddenly collapses to the floor. You are not surprised to later learn that he has a sleep disorder known as

The deepest point in the sleep cycle, when brain waves activity is the slowest, occurs in

A client tells his therapist about a dream in which he drives his wife to the airport where she boards a plane. As the plane takes off, he is smiling. The therapist says the dream suggests a desire for a divorce. The therapist's interpretation represents what Sigmund Freud called the dream's

A therapist who analyzes your dreams is most likely to have been trained according to the ________ school of psychology.

The two most important symptoms of substance dependence are

Which of the following is NOT true of daydreams?

________ is(are) the leading cause of preventable disease.

If the EEG record reveals evidence of very small and very fast waves, you are likely to conclude that the sleeping person is ________.

What metaphor did Freud use for consciousness?

The positive effects of cannabis, such as sedation, mild euphoria, altered perception, pain relief, and distortions of space and time, have been found by recent research to be similar in some respects to that of

The psychoactive effect of THC may reflect the capacity of THC to cause the release of

A child who spins around until feeling dizzy is attempting to

Mind, Behavior, and Psychological Science

Biopsychology, Neuroscience, and Human Nature

Sensation and Perception

Learning and Human Nurture

Memory

Thinking and Intelligence

Development Over the Lifespan

Emotion and Motivation

Personality: Theories of the Whole Person

Social Psychology

Psychological Disorders

Therapies for Psychological Disorders

From Stress to Health and Well-Being

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