Question 1

Pragmatics are defined as ____________.

Accepted Answer

A) the practical aspects of communicating with others,or the social "niceties" of language 
B) the system of rules that governs how we combine words to form grammatical sentences 
C) the language rules that determine how sounds and words can be combined and used to communicate meaning within a language 
D) the language rules used to solve problems between people 
A) the practical aspects of communicating with others,or the social "niceties" of language 
B) the system of rules that governs how we combine words to form grammatical sentences 
C) the language rules that determine how sounds and words can be combined and used to communicate meaning within a language 
D) the language rules used to solve problems between people

Question 2

A student nurse looks at a patient's chart and does not understand the meaning of serious sleep apnea,so she asks the head nurse for assistance.How might the head nurse describe this condition?

Accepted Answer

A) The patient is mentally ill and tends to try to suffocate himself at times. 
B) The patient cannot sleep unless he has several pillows he uses to deaden sounds that might awaken him. 
C) The patient appears to awaken throughout the night and start walking,but he will not respond to commands. 
D) The patient has a potentially life-threatening condition in which air does not flow into or out of his nose or mouth for periods of time while he is asleep. 
A) The patient is mentally ill and tends to try to suffocate himself at times. 
B) The patient cannot sleep unless he has several pillows he uses to deaden sounds that might awaken him. 
C) The patient appears to awaken throughout the night and start walking,but he will not respond to commands. 
D) The patient has a potentially life-threatening condition in which air does not flow into or out of his nose or mouth for periods of time while he is asleep.

Question 3

A biological cycle,or rhythm,that is approximately 24 hours long is called a(n)________ cycle.

Accepted Answer

A) infradian 
B) circadian 
C) diurnal 
D) ultradian 
A) infradian 
B) circadian 
C) diurnal 
D) ultradian

Question 4

Concepts are ideas that represent ___________.

Accepted Answer

A) a class or category of objects,events,or activities 
B) patterns of behavior 
C) higher-order conditioning and secondary reinforcers 
D) none of these 
A) a class or category of objects,events,or activities 
B) patterns of behavior 
C) higher-order conditioning and secondary reinforcers 
D) none of these

Question 5

Consciousness is the __________.

Accepted Answer

A) state of arousal involving facial and bodily changes 
B) awareness of ourselves and the environment 
C) memory of personally experienced events 
D) intentional recollection of an item of information 
A) state of arousal involving facial and bodily changes 
B) awareness of ourselves and the environment 
C) memory of personally experienced events 
D) intentional recollection of an item of information

Question 6

If you are awakened from sleep and you feel as though you had not even been asleep,then you were most likely in which stage of sleep?

Accepted Answer

A) Stage 1 
B) Stage 2 
C) Stage 3 
D) Slow wave sleep 
A) Stage 1 
B) Stage 2 
C) Stage 3 
D) Slow wave sleep

Question 7

CPAP stands for ___________.

Accepted Answer

A) continuous positive airway pressure 
B) cancer prevention application procedure 
C) controlled pulmonary air pump 
D) correctable pointed airflow problem 
A) continuous positive airway pressure 
B) cancer prevention application procedure 
C) controlled pulmonary air pump 
D) correctable pointed airflow problem

Question 8

The __________ heuristic can be used to create and maintain stereotypes.

Accepted Answer

A) availability 
B) representative 
C) insight 
D) means-end analysis 
A) availability 
B) representative 
C) insight 
D) means-end analysis

Question 9

Most sleepwalking occurs during REM slee

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The sentences "The dog bit the boy" and "The boy was bitten by the dog" have the same meaning,but differ in ________.

Accepted Answer

A) syntax 
B) pragmatics 
C) semantics 
D) morphology 
A) syntax 
B) pragmatics 
C) semantics 
D) morphology

Question 11

When light begins to fade at the end of the day,the suprachiasmatic nucleus in the __________ signals the pineal gland to release __________.

Accepted Answer

A) hippocampus; melatonin. 
B) hippocampus; serotonin. 
C) hypothalamus; melatonin. 
D) hypothalamus; serotonin. 
A) hippocampus; melatonin. 
B) hippocampus; serotonin. 
C) hypothalamus; melatonin. 
D) hypothalamus; serotonin.

Question 12

In Kosslyn's "imaginary island" study,researchers found that it does take longer to view a mental image that ___________.

Accepted Answer

A) is larger or covers more distance than one that is smaller and more compact 
B) has more items in it 
C) has more colors in it 
D) contains living things as compared to nonliving items 
A) is larger or covers more distance than one that is smaller and more compact 
B) has more items in it 
C) has more colors in it 
D) contains living things as compared to nonliving items

Question 13

What term do psychologists use to describe our tendency to search for evidence that supports our belief and to ignore evidence that might disprove it?

Accepted Answer

A) confirmation bias 
B) convergent thinking 
C) availability heuristic 
D) representativeness heuristic 
A) confirmation bias 
B) convergent thinking 
C) availability heuristic 
D) representativeness heuristic

Question 14

Surgery to which organ in the body may relieve symptoms of apnea?

Accepted Answer

A) septum 
B) uvula 
C) olfactory membrane 
D) auditory canal 
A) septum 
B) uvula 
C) olfactory membrane 
D) auditory canal

Question 15

Children,in stage 4,sleep ___________.

Accepted Answer

A) dream all the time 
B) are harder to wake up during this stage than adults 
C) are easier to wake up during this stage than adults 
D) hallucinate 
A) dream all the time 
B) are harder to wake up during this stage than adults 
C) are easier to wake up during this stage than adults 
D) hallucinate

Question 16

On a popular quiz show,contestants are asked to match the audience in naming certain items.One contestant,when asked to "name a type of vehicle," replied "elevator!" The audience groaned,because they knew that the contestant was pretty far off the mark.The contestant should have picked a vehicle that was closer to a __________ for vehicles to match the audience's response.

Accepted Answer

A) formal concept 
B) natural concept 
C) fuzzy concept 
D) prototype 
A) formal concept 
B) natural concept 
C) fuzzy concept 
D) prototype

Question 17

John will likely experience REM rebound tonight if he:

Accepted Answer

A) takes a sleeping pill before bed tonight. 
B) drinks too much caffeine prior to sleeping. 
C) did not sleep much last night. 
D) slept more than 8 hours last night. 
A) takes a sleeping pill before bed tonight. 
B) drinks too much caffeine prior to sleeping. 
C) did not sleep much last night. 
D) slept more than 8 hours last night.

Question 18

An advantage of algorithms over heuristics is _________.

Accepted Answer

A) algorithms are much faster 
B) algorithms guarantee a correct answer 
C) algorithms are short-cuts 
D) algorithms use rules-of-thumb 
A) algorithms are much faster 
B) algorithms guarantee a correct answer 
C) algorithms are short-cuts 
D) algorithms use rules-of-thumb

Question 19

In school,you may have learned the rule of how to determine the area of a circle.The formula was $\pi$R2.This formula always guarantees a solution and that you will be able to determine the area.Thus,the formula is an example of an algorithm.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

According to famed linguist Noam Chomsky,humans have an innate ability to understand and produce language through a device he called

Accepted Answer

A) Syntax Synthesizer (SS) 
B) Grammar Grabber (GG) 
C) Language Acquisition Device (LA
D)  
D) Language Learning System (LLS) 
A) Syntax Synthesizer (SS) 
B) Grammar Grabber (GG) 
C) Language Acquisition Device (LA
D)  
D) Language Learning System (LLS)

Pragmatics are defined as ____________.

A student nurse looks at a patient's chart and does not understand the meaning of serious sleep apnea,so she asks the head nurse for assistance.How might the head nurse describe this condition?

A biological cycle,or rhythm,that is approximately 24 hours long is called a(n)________ cycle.

Concepts are ideas that represent ___________.

Consciousness is the __________.

If you are awakened from sleep and you feel as though you had not even been asleep,then you were most likely in which stage of sleep?

CPAP stands for ___________.

The __________ heuristic can be used to create and maintain stereotypes.

Most sleepwalking occurs during REM slee

The sentences "The dog bit the boy" and "The boy was bitten by the dog" have the same meaning,but differ in ________.

When light begins to fade at the end of the day,the suprachiasmatic nucleus in the signals the pineal gland to release .

In Kosslyn's "imaginary island" study,researchers found that it does take longer to view a mental image that ___________.

What term do psychologists use to describe our tendency to search for evidence that supports our belief and to ignore evidence that might disprove it?

Surgery to which organ in the body may relieve symptoms of apnea?

Children,in stage 4,sleep ___________.

John will likely experience REM rebound tonight if he:

An advantage of algorithms over heuristics is _________.

In school,you may have learned the rule of how to determine the area of a circle.The formula was $\pi$ R².This formula always guarantees a solution and that you will be able to determine the area.Thus,the formula is an example of an algorithm.

According to famed linguist Noam Chomsky,humans have an innate ability to understand and produce language through a device he called

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Exam 6: Consciousness and Cognition

Pragmatics are defined as ____________.

A student nurse looks at a patient's chart and does not understand the meaning of serious sleep apnea,so she asks the head nurse for assistance.How might the head nurse describe this condition?

A biological cycle,or rhythm,that is approximately 24 hours long is called a(n)________ cycle.

Concepts are ideas that represent ___________.

Consciousness is the __________.

If you are awakened from sleep and you feel as though you had not even been asleep,then you were most likely in which stage of sleep?

CPAP stands for ___________.

The __________ heuristic can be used to create and maintain stereotypes.

Most sleepwalking occurs during REM slee

The sentences "The dog bit the boy" and "The boy was bitten by the dog" have the same meaning,but differ in ________.

When light begins to fade at the end of the day,the suprachiasmatic nucleus in the __________ signals the pineal gland to release __________.

In Kosslyn's "imaginary island" study,researchers found that it does take longer to view a mental image that ___________.

What term do psychologists use to describe our tendency to search for evidence that supports our belief and to ignore evidence that might disprove it?

Surgery to which organ in the body may relieve symptoms of apnea?

Children,in stage 4,sleep ___________.

John will likely experience REM rebound tonight if he:

An advantage of algorithms over heuristics is _________.

In school,you may have learned the rule of how to determine the area of a circle.The formula was π\piπ R2.This formula always guarantees a solution and that you will be able to determine the area.Thus,the formula is an example of an algorithm.

According to famed linguist Noam Chomsky,humans have an innate ability to understand and produce language through a device he called

The Science of Psychology

The Biological Perspective

Sensation and Perception

Learning

Memory

Development Across the Life Span

Motivation and Emotion

Stress and Health

Social Psychology

Theories of Personality and Intelligence

Psychological Disorders

Psychological Therapies

Filters

When light begins to fade at the end of the day,the suprachiasmatic nucleus in the signals the pineal gland to release .

In school,you may have learned the rule of how to determine the area of a circle.The formula was $\pi$ R².This formula always guarantees a solution and that you will be able to determine the area.Thus,the formula is an example of an algorithm.