Exam 5: Consciousness

Delta waves occur more than 50 per cent of the time in stage ________ sleep.

The textbook authors identified ________ as the most widely used and abused drug.

Having important life events replay quickly, and being in a tunnel moving towards a bright light, are common themes in

Young Marita has periods during her sleep when she will appear to wake up and will scream, kick and thrash. She appears to be in significant distress as she breathes faster and faster. Which of the following statements best explains what is happening?

________, a hormone that triggers feelings of sleepiness, is released at higher levels when you are in dark surroundings.

One research finding that has challenged Freud's concept of dreams as wish fulfilment is the fact that approximately ________ percent of dreams do not seem disguised, but rather are straightforward descriptions of everyday events and problems.

What theory of hypnosis would be best able to account for research findings that suggest that an individual can be consciously telling a researcher that placing one's hand in ice-cold water isn't painful while unconsciously tapping a button that indicates they are experiencing pain?

Franky is at the fair. He is inside the house of mirrors. Which drug may duplicate the images he is seeing?

The positive effects that have been noted when using hypnosis have been explained in a number of ways. One suggestion is that the relaxed state that accompanies a "hypnotic trance" is uniquely responsible for all of the effects. This reminds us of which principle of critical thinking from your book?

Joaquin frequently experiences difficulty staying asleep through the night. He has no problem falling asleep initially, but recently, after receiving a new promotion at work approximately three weeks ago, he has experienced problems with waking up and then having trouble returning to sleep. Joaquin is most likely to be diagnosed as suffering from

Sigmund Freud suggested that dreams represent the fulfilment of wishes, yet research suggests that quite a few dreams that people experience do not have positive themes or content. Which principle of critical thinking is involved in this apparent contradiction?

Using tobacco produces physiological changes, including reported increases in alertness as well as increases in heart rate and blood pressure. It is most correct, therefore, to label tobacco as a ________.

Which of the following types of physical activation have been found to occur during REM sleep?

Design an intervention to help a person who is complaining of insomnia.

The ________ theory rejects claims that hypnosis is a true altered state of consciousness by demonstrating, through empirical research, that hypnotised behaviour is largely a function of one's expectancies.

What is the biggest difference between the different stages of the sleep cycle?

Crystal is trying to study for her biology exam tomorrow. She is exhausted but knows that she has to pass that test. What drug is she likely to turn to?

The treatment for ________ usually involves wearing a facemask device that forces air into the lungs during sleep.

The ________ theory of dreaming might suggest that your dog, Barker, dreams about his favourite bone.

Even though sleep research suggests that most college students require approximately ________ hours of sleep nightly, they often get only ________ hours.