Question 1

Which of the following people will be helped by hypnosis?

Accepted Answer

A)  Jeff, who would like to run faster. 
B)  Celia, who wants a better memory. 
C)  Kiesha, who wants to remember what happened to her when she was 4 years old. 
D)  Carlos, who wants to stop thinking about his foot pain. 
E)  	Mathilda, who wants to stop stammering. 
A)  Jeff, who would like to run faster. 
B)  Celia, who wants a better memory. 
C)  Kiesha, who wants to remember what happened to her when she was 4 years old. 
D)  Carlos, who wants to stop thinking about his foot pain. 
E)  	Mathilda, who wants to stop stammering.

Question 2

During the last sleep cycle of the night, you might spend as long as ________ minutes in REM sleep.

Accepted Answer

A)  10 
B)  30 
C)  60 
D)  90 
E)  150 
A)  10 
B)  30 
C)  60 
D)  90 
E)  150

Question 3

Your brain waves are being monitored in a sleep laboratory. If you are in deep sleep less than an hour after falling asleep, what brain waves will be detected?

Accepted Answer

A)  beta 
B)  alpha 
C)  theta 
D)  delta 
E)  tau 
A)  beta 
B)  alpha 
C)  theta 
D)  delta 
E)  tau

Question 4

A cognitive neuroscientist would be most likely to have subjects ________ to determine which brain areas are active during different mental tasks.

Accepted Answer

A)  discuss their most recent dreams 
B)  utilize a technique called "priming" 
C)  undergo fMRI, PET, or EEG testing 
D)  take psychoactive drugs 
E)  report on their ideas by using introspection 
A)  discuss their most recent dreams 
B)  utilize a technique called "priming" 
C)  undergo fMRI, PET, or EEG testing 
D)  take psychoactive drugs 
E)  report on their ideas by using introspection

Question 5

Circadian rhythms are NOT disrupted by

Accepted Answer

A)  shifting work schedules. 
B)  sleep and wake routines. 
C)  eating regular meals. 
D)  flying from west to east. 
E)  changes in the light-dark cycle. 
A)  shifting work schedules. 
B)  sleep and wake routines. 
C)  eating regular meals. 
D)  flying from west to east. 
E)  changes in the light-dark cycle.

Question 6

__________ refers to the condition in which a person's response to a drug is reduced due to repeated usage.

Accepted Answer

The answer of __________ refers to the condition in which...

Question 7

Which of the following is classified as a depressant?

Accepted Answer

A)  cocaine 
B)  alcohol 
C)  heroin 
D)  marijuana 
E)  methamphetamine 
A)  cocaine 
B)  alcohol 
C)  heroin 
D)  marijuana 
E)  methamphetamine

Question 8

Preconscious memories are thought to

Accepted Answer

A)  function in the background until they are needed. 
B)  detect changes in biological functioning and regulate them without conscious awareness. 
C)  involve automatic cognitive processing of information. 
D)  stem from the need to repress traumatic memories or taboo desires. 
E)  cannot be brought to conscious memory because they are "buried" too deep. 
A)  function in the background until they are needed. 
B)  detect changes in biological functioning and regulate them without conscious awareness. 
C)  involve automatic cognitive processing of information. 
D)  stem from the need to repress traumatic memories or taboo desires. 
E)  cannot be brought to conscious memory because they are "buried" too deep.

Question 9

The capacity of morphine and codeine to provide excellent pain relief occurs because these drugs

Accepted Answer

A)  inhibit the uptake of serotonin. 
B)  cause the loss of physical sensation. 
C)  exert analgesic properties that resemble those of the body's endorphins. 
D)  increase central nervous system activity. 
E)  cause temporary failure within the cerebrum. 
A)  inhibit the uptake of serotonin. 
B)  cause the loss of physical sensation. 
C)  exert analgesic properties that resemble those of the body's endorphins. 
D)  increase central nervous system activity. 
E)  cause temporary failure within the cerebrum.

Question 10

The ________ argues that we sleep in order to conserve energy.

Accepted Answer

A)  clinical psychology view 
B)  Freudian view 
C)  evolutionary theory 
D)  activation-synthesis theory 
E)  homeostatic 
A)  clinical psychology view 
B)  Freudian view 
C)  evolutionary theory 
D)  activation-synthesis theory 
E)  homeostatic

Question 11

Up until the 1960s, the ________ view was the dominant popular approach to psychology.

Accepted Answer

A)  psychodynamic 
B)  behavioristic 
C)  humanistic 
D)  sociocultural 
E)  deterministic 
A)  psychodynamic 
B)  behavioristic 
C)  humanistic 
D)  sociocultural 
E)  deterministic

Question 12

Psychoactive drugs are

Accepted Answer

A)  drugs that speed up activity in the central nervous system. 
B)  drugs capable of influencing mental processes and behavior. 
C)  drugs that slow down activity in the central nervous system. 
D)  drugs derived from the opium poppy that relieve pain and produce euphoria. 
E)  drugs that are capable of inhibiting the endocrine system functions. 
A)  drugs that speed up activity in the central nervous system. 
B)  drugs capable of influencing mental processes and behavior. 
C)  drugs that slow down activity in the central nervous system. 
D)  drugs derived from the opium poppy that relieve pain and produce euphoria. 
E)  drugs that are capable of inhibiting the endocrine system functions.

Question 13

A client tells his therapist about a dream of riding on a train with his boss. At the end of the journey, the boss gets off the train at a terminal. The therapist suggests that the "terminal" in the dream indicates an unconscious desire by the client to "terminate" his boss. This desire to terminate the boss, if it exists, would reflect what Freud called the ________ content of the dream.

Accepted Answer

A)  primary 
B)  manifest 
C)  secondary 
D)  latent 
E)  tertiary 
A)  primary 
B)  manifest 
C)  secondary 
D)  latent 
E)  tertiary

Question 14

After binging on alcohol the entire week of spring break, Virginia is trembling, nauseous, perspiring, and begging for alcohol. Virginia is probably suffering from

Accepted Answer

A)  alcohol intolerance. 
B)  a painful illusion. 
C)  sensory deprivation. 
D)  withdrawal symptoms. 
E)  cataplexy analgesia. 
A)  alcohol intolerance. 
B)  a painful illusion. 
C)  sensory deprivation. 
D)  withdrawal symptoms. 
E)  cataplexy analgesia.

Question 15

Russell needs more of the drug he has been using to get the normal high he got when he first started. Russell is experiencing

Accepted Answer

A)  	drug tolerance 
B)  	drug detoxification 
C)  	withdrawal 
D)  	overdrawal 
E)  	a syngergistic reaction 
A)  	drug tolerance 
B)  	drug detoxification 
C)  	withdrawal 
D)  	overdrawal 
E)  	a syngergistic reaction

Question 16

A newspaper advertisement describes a book that offers interpretations of dreams. In attempting to tell readers the meaning of the symbols of their dreams, the author intends to describe the

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 17

Which of the following indicators reflects the possibility of physical dependence?

Accepted Answer

A)  obsessing about a drug 
B)  getting caught with a drug 
C)  abusing a drug 
D)  drug tolerance 
E)  psychosis 
A)  obsessing about a drug 
B)  getting caught with a drug 
C)  abusing a drug 
D)  drug tolerance 
E)  psychosis

Question 18

The concept of the unconscious is most associated with the writings of

Accepted Answer

A)  Roger Sperry. 
B)  Sigmund Freud. 
C)  Michael Gazzaniga. 
D)  Rene Descartes. 
E)  Robert Ross. 
A)  Roger Sperry. 
B)  Sigmund Freud. 
C)  Michael Gazzaniga. 
D)  Rene Descartes. 
E)  Robert Ross.

Question 19

Widely abused illegal drugs such as cocaine, heroin, and amphetamines are attractive to users because

Accepted Answer

A)  they stimulate the brain's "reward circuits." 
B)  they helped our ancestors survive and reproduce. 
C)  they suppress REM sleep. 
D)  they slow down mental and physical activity. 
E)  they produce hallucinations and delusions. 
A)  they stimulate the brain's "reward circuits." 
B)  they helped our ancestors survive and reproduce. 
C)  they suppress REM sleep. 
D)  they slow down mental and physical activity. 
E)  they produce hallucinations and delusions.

Question 20

According to Freud, the latent content of a dream refers to

Accepted Answer

A)  the setting of the dream. 
B)  the story line of the dream. 
C)  whether the dream is in color or black and white. 
D)  the emotional tone of the dream. 
E)  the symbolic meaning of the dream. 
A)  the setting of the dream. 
B)  the story line of the dream. 
C)  whether the dream is in color or black and white. 
D)  the emotional tone of the dream. 
E)  the symbolic meaning of the dream.

Which of the following people will be helped by hypnosis?

During the last sleep cycle of the night, you might spend as long as ________ minutes in REM sleep.

Your brain waves are being monitored in a sleep laboratory. If you are in deep sleep less than an hour after falling asleep, what brain waves will be detected?

A cognitive neuroscientist would be most likely to have subjects ________ to determine which brain areas are active during different mental tasks.

Circadian rhythms are NOT disrupted by

__________ refers to the condition in which a person's response to a drug is reduced due to repeated usage.

Which of the following is classified as a depressant?

Preconscious memories are thought to

The capacity of morphine and codeine to provide excellent pain relief occurs because these drugs

The ________ argues that we sleep in order to conserve energy.

Up until the 1960s, the ________ view was the dominant popular approach to psychology.

Psychoactive drugs are

After binging on alcohol the entire week of spring break, Virginia is trembling, nauseous, perspiring, and begging for alcohol. Virginia is probably suffering from

Russell needs more of the drug he has been using to get the normal high he got when he first started. Russell is experiencing

A newspaper advertisement describes a book that offers interpretations of dreams. In attempting to tell readers the meaning of the symbols of their dreams, the author intends to describe the

Which of the following indicators reflects the possibility of physical dependence?

The concept of the unconscious is most associated with the writings of

Widely abused illegal drugs such as cocaine, heroin, and amphetamines are attractive to users because

According to Freud, the latent content of a dream refers 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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Exam 8: States of Consciousness

Which of the following people will be helped by hypnosis?

During the last sleep cycle of the night, you might spend as long as ________ minutes in REM sleep.

Your brain waves are being monitored in a sleep laboratory. If you are in deep sleep less than an hour after falling asleep, what brain waves will be detected?

A cognitive neuroscientist would be most likely to have subjects ________ to determine which brain areas are active during different mental tasks.

Circadian rhythms are NOT disrupted by

__________ refers to the condition in which a person's response to a drug is reduced due to repeated usage.

Which of the following is classified as a depressant?

Preconscious memories are thought to

The capacity of morphine and codeine to provide excellent pain relief occurs because these drugs

The ________ argues that we sleep in order to conserve energy.

Up until the 1960s, the ________ view was the dominant popular approach to psychology.

Psychoactive drugs are

After binging on alcohol the entire week of spring break, Virginia is trembling, nauseous, perspiring, and begging for alcohol. Virginia is probably suffering from

Russell needs more of the drug he has been using to get the normal high he got when he first started. Russell is experiencing

A newspaper advertisement describes a book that offers interpretations of dreams. In attempting to tell readers the meaning of the symbols of their dreams, the author intends to describe the

Which of the following indicators reflects the possibility of physical dependence?

The concept of the unconscious is most associated with the writings of

Widely abused illegal drugs such as cocaine, heroin, and amphetamines are attractive to users because

According to Freud, the latent content of a dream refers 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

Filters