Question 1

Which mentioned drug below is correctly matched with its class?

Accepted Answer

A)  Cocaine - depressant 
B)  Caffeine - stimulant 
C)  Marijuana - depressant 
D)  Heroin - hallucinogen 
A)  Cocaine - depressant 
B)  Caffeine - stimulant 
C)  Marijuana - depressant 
D)  Heroin - hallucinogen

Question 2

Which of the following figures most closely approximates the percentage of high school seniors who have tried an illegal drug during the past year?

Accepted Answer

A)  15% 
B)  23% 
C)  41% 
D)  67% 
A)  15% 
B)  23% 
C)  41% 
D)  67%

Question 3

_____ is a trancelike state of heightened susceptibility to the suggestions of others.

Accepted Answer

A)  Animal magnetism 
B)  Spiritualism 
C)  Hypnosis 
D)  Paralysis 
A)  Animal magnetism 
B)  Spiritualism 
C)  Hypnosis 
D)  Paralysis

Question 4

Adults spend about _____% of their sleep in stage 2,and approximately _____% is spent in REM sleep.

Accepted Answer

A)  25;20 
B)  25;50 
C)  50;20 
D)  50;35 
A)  25;20 
B)  25;50 
C)  50;20 
D)  50;35

Question 5

Which of the following best approximates the proportion of college students who have had an alcoholic drink within the past month?

Accepted Answer

A)  35% 
B)  50% 
C)  75% 
D)  60% 
A)  35% 
B)  50% 
C)  75% 
D)  60%

Question 6

Stimulants are drugs that:

Accepted Answer

A)  cause incapacitation and inability to resist sexual assault. 
B)  have an arousal effect on the central nervous system,causing a rise in heart rate,blood pressure,and muscular tension. 
C)  slow down the nervous system. 
D)  increase relaxation and relieve pain and anxiety. 
A)  cause incapacitation and inability to resist sexual assault. 
B)  have an arousal effect on the central nervous system,causing a rise in heart rate,blood pressure,and muscular tension. 
C)  slow down the nervous system. 
D)  increase relaxation and relieve pain and anxiety.

Question 7

_____ is a learned technique for refocusing attention that brings about an altered state of consciousness.

Accepted Answer

A)  Mysticism 
B)  Hypnosis 
C)  Mesmerism 
D)  Meditation 
A)  Mysticism 
B)  Hypnosis 
C)  Mesmerism 
D)  Meditation

Question 8

_____ is the state of transition between wakefulness and sleep,characterized by relatively rapid,low-amplitude brain waves.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 9

Which of the following is NOT a recommended solution if one has trouble sleeping?

Accepted Answer

A)  Drinking warm milk 
B)  Taking sleeping pills 
C)  Exercising during the day 
D)  Avoiding caffeine 
A)  Drinking warm milk 
B)  Taking sleeping pills 
C)  Exercising during the day 
D)  Avoiding caffeine

Question 10

Voluntary motor behavior becomes affected when one's blood alcohol content level reaches:

Accepted Answer

A)  .05. 
B)  .08. 
C)  .10. 
D)  .20. 
A)  .05. 
B)  .08. 
C)  .10. 
D)  .20.

Question 11

Esther dreams that she is flying in an airplane.Esther's psychoanalyst suggests that such a dream represents a hidden desire for sexual intercourse.Which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  Flying is a symbol. 
B)  Flying is the latent content. 
C)  Flying is the manifest content. 
D)  Flying is the true subject of the dream. 
A)  Flying is a symbol. 
B)  Flying is the latent content. 
C)  Flying is the manifest content. 
D)  Flying is the true subject of the dream.

Question 12

Jordan is a Caucasian child raised by his birth parents in the United States.Adia was born in Africa.She lives with her adoptive parents in the United States Hua is a Vietnamese boy living with his biological parents in a tight-knit community of recent Vietnamese immigrants in an American city.All else being equal,what might we predict regarding the relative likelihood of these three children developing a problem with alcohol later in life?

Accepted Answer

A)  The three children are equally likely to develop a problem with alcohol.Ethnic differences in alcohol abuse are negligible. 
B)  Jordan and Adia are more likely to develop a problem with alcohol than is Hua. 
C)  Hua is more likely to develop a problem with alcohol than are either Jordan or Adia. 
D)  Jordan is less likely to develop a problem with alcohol than are either Adia or Hua. 
A)  The three children are equally likely to develop a problem with alcohol.Ethnic differences in alcohol abuse are negligible. 
B)  Jordan and Adia are more likely to develop a problem with alcohol than is Hua. 
C)  Hua is more likely to develop a problem with alcohol than are either Jordan or Adia. 
D)  Jordan is less likely to develop a problem with alcohol than are either Adia or Hua.

Question 13

According to Hobson's theory,dreams begin in random neural activity.

Accepted Answer

activation

Question 14

For men,binge drinking is defined as having _____ drinks in one sitting .

Accepted Answer

A)  one to two 
B)  two to three 
C)  three to four 
D)  five or more 
A)  one to two 
B)  two to three 
C)  three to four 
D)  five or more

Question 15

The most common hallucinogen in widespread use today is _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  lysergic acid diethylamide 
B)  marijuana 
C)  MDMA 
D)  heroin 
A)  lysergic acid diethylamide 
B)  marijuana 
C)  MDMA 
D)  heroin

Question 16

Hallucinogens are drugs that:

Accepted Answer

A)  are capable of producing changes in the perceptual process. 
B)  have an arousal effect on the central nervous system,causing a rise in heart rate,blood pressure,and muscular tension. 
C)  slow down the nervous system. 
D)  reduce appetite. 
A)  are capable of producing changes in the perceptual process. 
B)  have an arousal effect on the central nervous system,causing a rise in heart rate,blood pressure,and muscular tension. 
C)  slow down the nervous system. 
D)  reduce appetite.

Question 17

Spotting an advertisement touting hypnosis as a way to quit smoking cigarettes,your friend denounces hypnosis as quackery.Defend the practice of hypnosis by citing three successful applications of the technique.

Accepted Answer

Students' answers may vary.
Three of the

Question 18

Assessment of the D.A.R.E. program has revealed that:

Accepted Answer

A)   the program is highly successful in reducing drug use over the longer term. 
B)   the program is not popular with school officials, parents, and politicians. 
C)   D.A.R.E. graduates were more likely to use marijuana than was a comparison group of nongraduates. 
D)   D.A.R.E. is the only drug reduction program whose effectiveness has not been questioned. 
A)   the program is highly successful in reducing drug use over the longer term. 
B)   the program is not popular with school officials, parents, and politicians. 
C)   D.A.R.E. graduates were more likely to use marijuana than was a comparison group of nongraduates. 
D)   D.A.R.E. is the only drug reduction program whose effectiveness has not been questioned.

Question 19

Based on your reading of the text,the D.A.R.E.program is used in approximately _____ of the school districts in the United States.

Accepted Answer

A)  80% 
B)  60% 
C)  50% 
D)  40% 
A)  80% 
B)  60% 
C)  50% 
D)  40%

Question 20

Contrast NREM and REM sleep.Why is there a "paradox" in REM sleep? Discuss dreams in REM vs.NREM sleep.

Accepted Answer

Several times a night,when sleepers have

Which mentioned drug below is correctly matched with its class?

Which of the following figures most closely approximates the percentage of high school seniors who have tried an illegal drug during the past year?

_____ is a trancelike state of heightened susceptibility to the suggestions of others.

Adults spend about _% of their sleep in stage 2,and approximately _% is spent in REM sleep.

Which of the following best approximates the proportion of college students who have had an alcoholic drink within the past month?

Stimulants are drugs that:

_____ is a learned technique for refocusing attention that brings about an altered state of consciousness.

_____ is the state of transition between wakefulness and sleep,characterized by relatively rapid,low-amplitude brain waves.

Which of the following is NOT a recommended solution if one has trouble sleeping?

Voluntary motor behavior becomes affected when one's blood alcohol content level reaches:

Esther dreams that she is flying in an airplane.Esther's psychoanalyst suggests that such a dream represents a hidden desire for sexual intercourse.Which of the following statements is FALSE?

According to Hobson's theory,dreams begin in random neural activity.

For men,binge drinking is defined as having _____ drinks in one sitting .

The most common hallucinogen in widespread use today is _____.

Hallucinogens are drugs that:

Spotting an advertisement touting hypnosis as a way to quit smoking cigarettes,your friend denounces hypnosis as quackery.Defend the practice of hypnosis by citing three successful applications of the technique.

Assessment of the D.A.R.E. program has revealed that:

Based on your reading of the text,the D.A.R.E.program is used in approximately _____ of the school districts in the United States.

Contrast NREM and REM sleep.Why is there a "paradox" in REM sleep? Discuss dreams in REM vs.NREM sleep.

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Which mentioned drug below is correctly matched with its class?

Which of the following figures most closely approximates the percentage of high school seniors who have tried an illegal drug during the past year?

_____ is a trancelike state of heightened susceptibility to the suggestions of others.

Adults spend about _____% of their sleep in stage 2,and approximately _____% is spent in REM sleep.

Which of the following best approximates the proportion of college students who have had an alcoholic drink within the past month?

Stimulants are drugs that:

_____ is a learned technique for refocusing attention that brings about an altered state of consciousness.

_____ is the state of transition between wakefulness and sleep,characterized by relatively rapid,low-amplitude brain waves.

Which of the following is NOT a recommended solution if one has trouble sleeping?

Voluntary motor behavior becomes affected when one's blood alcohol content level reaches:

Esther dreams that she is flying in an airplane.Esther's psychoanalyst suggests that such a dream represents a hidden desire for sexual intercourse.Which of the following statements is FALSE?

According to Hobson's theory,dreams begin in random neural activity.

For men,binge drinking is defined as having _____ drinks in one sitting .

The most common hallucinogen in widespread use today is _____.

Hallucinogens are drugs that:

Spotting an advertisement touting hypnosis as a way to quit smoking cigarettes,your friend denounces hypnosis as quackery.Defend the practice of hypnosis by citing three successful applications of the technique.

Assessment of the D.A.R.E. program has revealed that:

Based on your reading of the text,the D.A.R.E.program is used in approximately _____ of the school districts in the United States.

Contrast NREM and REM sleep.Why is there a "paradox" in REM sleep? Discuss dreams in REM vs.NREM sleep.

Introduction to Psychology

Neuroscience and Behavior

Sensation and Perception

Learning

Memory

Thinking, Language, and Intelligence

Motivation and Emotion

Development

Personality

Health Psychology: Stress, Coping, and Well-Being

Psychological Disorders

Treatment of Psychological Disorders

Social Psychology

Filters

Adults spend about _% of their sleep in stage 2,and approximately _% is spent in REM sleep.