Question 1

When men sleep less than 4.5 hours and women sleep less than 3.5 hours per night,which of the following occurs?

Accepted Answer

A)  Their immune systems speed up. 
B)  Their death rates increase. 
C)  They are able to metabolize sugar more effectively. 
D)  none of these 
A)  Their immune systems speed up. 
B)  Their death rates increase. 
C)  They are able to metabolize sugar more effectively. 
D)  none of these

Question 2

One of the most dangerous reactions to PCP use is:

Accepted Answer

A)  rapid physical addiction. 
B)  overdose. 
C)  heart attack. 
D)  aggressive or violent behavior. 
A)  rapid physical addiction. 
B)  overdose. 
C)  heart attack. 
D)  aggressive or violent behavior.

Question 3

In the United States,when we lose an hour of sleep with the changing of the clocks in the spring,the rate of deaths due to injury increases.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Most of the conscious experience in dreams is:

Accepted Answer

A)  sexual. 
B)  auditory. 
C)  visual. 
D)  olfactory. 
A)  sexual. 
B)  auditory. 
C)  visual. 
D)  olfactory.

Question 5

Earlier in the day,you had an argument with your boyfriend and you failed your psychology exam.That night,as you dream,you see images of your boyfriend in psychology class lecturing on the role of neurotransmitters in the brain.These images are an example of:

Accepted Answer

A)  stimulus incorporation. 
B)  Freudian latent content. 
C)  day residue. 
D)  wishes and fantasies. 
A)  stimulus incorporation. 
B)  Freudian latent content. 
C)  day residue. 
D)  wishes and fantasies.

Question 6

Of the following,which is(are)most strongly associated with the use of inhalants?

Accepted Answer

A)  hallucinations 
B)  heart attack 
C)  brain damage 
D)  flashbacks 
A)  hallucinations 
B)  heart attack 
C)  brain damage 
D)  flashbacks

Question 7

Excessive relaxation of the throat muscles during sleep can cause ____________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Excessive relaxation of the throat muscles during...

Question 8

Xanax and Valium are ____________,a subcategory of depressants.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Xanax and Valium are ____________,a subcategory of...

Question 9

The drugs that most powerfully alter consciousness and typically alter perceptual experiences are ____________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The drugs that most powerfully alter consciousness...

Question 10

The process of focusing all of one's attention and breathing while gently blocking all other thoughts and feelings,subsequently reducing sympathetic autonomic arousal,is known as

Accepted Answer

A)  mindfulness. 
B)  meditation. 
C)  concentration. 
D)  subliminal relaxation. 
A)  mindfulness. 
B)  meditation. 
C)  concentration. 
D)  subliminal relaxation.

Question 11

Your mother is scolding you.At the same time,Ed McMahon shows up at your door and announces that you have just won 10 million dollars.You are riveted to Ed's words at the expense of your mother's.What happens to the information in your mother's scolding?

Accepted Answer

A)  You stopped attending to her words,and thus they are forever lost to you. 
B)  Her words can still affect your emotions,even if you don't remember any of her words. 
C)  Her words will immediately become associated with the good news,and you will always remember them. 
D)  Since you are unable to divide your consciousness,you will remember Ed's words but not your mother's words. 
A)  You stopped attending to her words,and thus they are forever lost to you. 
B)  Her words can still affect your emotions,even if you don't remember any of her words. 
C)  Her words will immediately become associated with the good news,and you will always remember them. 
D)  Since you are unable to divide your consciousness,you will remember Ed's words but not your mother's words.

Question 12

Ecstasy is an act-alike drug.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Psychologists define consciousness as:

Accepted Answer

A)  a state of awareness. 
B)  a period of intense brain wave activity. 
C)  automatic cognitive processing. 
D)  being in the waking state. 
A)  a state of awareness. 
B)  a period of intense brain wave activity. 
C)  automatic cognitive processing. 
D)  being in the waking state.

Question 14

Compared to REM dreams,non-REM dreams tend to be:

Accepted Answer

A)  longer. 
B)  filled with more negative emotions. 
C)  less bizarre. 
D)  more visual. 
A)  longer. 
B)  filled with more negative emotions. 
C)  less bizarre. 
D)  more visual.

Question 15

Marquis was sitting in psychology class,when he suddenly felt as though voices were much louder,things in the environment appeared to be moving faster,and that he was no longer a part of his surroundings.What would you advise Marquis to do?

Accepted Answer

A)  Make an appointment with Student Counseling Services immediately. 
B)  See if someone slipped something in his soda. 
C)  Limit his caffeine intake. 
D)  Nothing-such occurrences are not necessarily abnormal in young adults. 
A)  Make an appointment with Student Counseling Services immediately. 
B)  See if someone slipped something in his soda. 
C)  Limit his caffeine intake. 
D)  Nothing-such occurrences are not necessarily abnormal in young adults.

Question 16

Ernest Hilgard described divided consciousness as a split in conscious awareness between two tasks that both require conscious awareness.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

How do most sleep researchers distinguish among the four stages of non-REM sleep?

Accepted Answer

A)  changes in breathing,heart rate,and blood pressure 
B)  eye movement changes 
C)  changes in brain wave patterns 
D)  changes in muscle tone 
A)  changes in breathing,heart rate,and blood pressure 
B)  eye movement changes 
C)  changes in brain wave patterns 
D)  changes in muscle tone

Question 18

Which of the following is a true statement about group differences in drug abuse in the United States?

Accepted Answer

A)  African Americans are more likely to abuse drugs than European Americans. 
B)  Wealthy people are more likely to abuse drugs than are poor people. 
C)  Men are more likely to abuse drugs than are women. 
D)  All of these are true statements. 
A)  African Americans are more likely to abuse drugs than European Americans. 
B)  Wealthy people are more likely to abuse drugs than are poor people. 
C)  Men are more likely to abuse drugs than are women. 
D)  All of these are true statements.

Question 19

Body temperature reaches its lowest point:

Accepted Answer

A)  at about four o'clock in the afternoon. 
B)  just before waking. 
C)  just before falling asleep. 
D)  midway through the sleep cycle. 
A)  at about four o'clock in the afternoon. 
B)  just before waking. 
C)  just before falling asleep. 
D)  midway through the sleep cycle.

Question 20

Which of the following is NOT considered to be a depressant?

Accepted Answer

A)  heroin 
B)  valium 
C)  LSD 
D)  morphine 
A)  heroin 
B)  valium 
C)  LSD 
D)  morphine

When men sleep less than 4.5 hours and women sleep less than 3.5 hours per night,which of the following occurs?

One of the most dangerous reactions to PCP use is:

In the United States,when we lose an hour of sleep with the changing of the clocks in the spring,the rate of deaths due to injury increases.

Most of the conscious experience in dreams is:

Earlier in the day,you had an argument with your boyfriend and you failed your psychology exam.That night,as you dream,you see images of your boyfriend in psychology class lecturing on the role of neurotransmitters in the brain.These images are an example of:

Of the following,which is(are)most strongly associated with the use of inhalants?

Excessive relaxation of the throat muscles during sleep can cause ____________.

Xanax and Valium are ____________,a subcategory of depressants.

The drugs that most powerfully alter consciousness and typically alter perceptual experiences are ____________.

The process of focusing all of one's attention and breathing while gently blocking all other thoughts and feelings,subsequently reducing sympathetic autonomic arousal,is known as

Your mother is scolding you.At the same time,Ed McMahon shows up at your door and announces that you have just won 10 million dollars.You are riveted to Ed's words at the expense of your mother's.What happens to the information in your mother's scolding?

Ecstasy is an act-alike drug.

Psychologists define consciousness as:

Compared to REM dreams,non-REM dreams tend to be:

Marquis was sitting in psychology class,when he suddenly felt as though voices were much louder,things in the environment appeared to be moving faster,and that he was no longer a part of his surroundings.What would you advise Marquis to do?

Ernest Hilgard described divided consciousness as a split in conscious awareness between two tasks that both require conscious awareness.

How do most sleep researchers distinguish among the four stages of non-REM sleep?

Which of the following is a true statement about group differences in drug abuse in the United States?

Body temperature reaches its lowest point:

Which of the following is NOT considered to be a depressant?

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Exam 6: States of Consciousness

When men sleep less than 4.5 hours and women sleep less than 3.5 hours per night,which of the following occurs?

One of the most dangerous reactions to PCP use is:

In the United States,when we lose an hour of sleep with the changing of the clocks in the spring,the rate of deaths due to injury increases.

Most of the conscious experience in dreams is:

Earlier in the day,you had an argument with your boyfriend and you failed your psychology exam.That night,as you dream,you see images of your boyfriend in psychology class lecturing on the role of neurotransmitters in the brain.These images are an example of:

Of the following,which is(are)most strongly associated with the use of inhalants?

Excessive relaxation of the throat muscles during sleep can cause ____________.

Xanax and Valium are ____________,a subcategory of depressants.

The drugs that most powerfully alter consciousness and typically alter perceptual experiences are ____________.

The process of focusing all of one's attention and breathing while gently blocking all other thoughts and feelings,subsequently reducing sympathetic autonomic arousal,is known as

Your mother is scolding you.At the same time,Ed McMahon shows up at your door and announces that you have just won 10 million dollars.You are riveted to Ed's words at the expense of your mother's.What happens to the information in your mother's scolding?

Ecstasy is an act-alike drug.

Psychologists define consciousness as:

Compared to REM dreams,non-REM dreams tend to be:

Marquis was sitting in psychology class,when he suddenly felt as though voices were much louder,things in the environment appeared to be moving faster,and that he was no longer a part of his surroundings.What would you advise Marquis to do?

Ernest Hilgard described divided consciousness as a split in conscious awareness between two tasks that both require conscious awareness.

How do most sleep researchers distinguish among the four stages of non-REM sleep?

Which of the following is a true statement about group differences in drug abuse in the United States?

Body temperature reaches its lowest point:

Which of the following is NOT considered to be a depressant?

Introduction to Psychology

Research Methods in Psychology

Biological Foundations in Behavior

The Interplay of Nature and Nurture

Sensation and Perception

Basic Principles of Learning

Memory

Cognition, Language, and Intelligence

Developmental Psychology

Motivation and Emotion

Personality Theories and Assessment

Stress and Health

Abnormal Behavior

Therapies

Social Psychology

Psychology Applied to Business and Other Professions

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