Exam 4: The Mind and Consciousness

John believes that the mind is governed by a different set of structures and rules than the physical body. Based on this belief, one could conclude that John is a:

Why do humans sleep at night instead of during the day?

A social interaction during which a person responds to suggestions to experience changes in memory, perception, and voluntary action is also called:

Which of the following is NOT typically associated with an altered state of consciousness?

Gerdie volunteers for a demonstration on hypnosis. The hypnotist makes a series of suggestions to her, and she appears to enter a hypnotic state. The hypnotist then asks her to perform a series of silly behaviours, and she appears to willingly engage in these. The hypnotist then tells her to forget all that she did on stage. Later, she appears to have forgotten. Her forgetting is due to the effects of:

Which of the following disorders may be helped by sleep deprivation?

What other part of the brain has the capability of processing visual stimuli besides the visual cortex?

According to research on patient outcomes following split-brain surgery, which of the following tasks is likely to improve with time?

Which of the following does NOT provide evidence supporting the dissociation theory of hypnosis?

The difference between physical dependence and psychological dependence is that:

Cora has blindsight. She should be unable to see ____________, but still can identify ____________ at higher-than-chance levels.

Your friend is taking an over-the-counter medication. He claims that it is not a psychoactive drug, but you claim it is. What characteristic of the drug would most likely support your argument?

Following damage to the visual cortex, a rare occurrence may cause you to be unable to see anything, yet other parts of the brain recognize what you claim not to see. This phenomenon is known as:

DeMarco has been diagnosed as being in a minimally conscious state. Which of the following behaviours is DeMarco most likely to exhibit?

Which of the following is NOT a stimulant drug?

Research on addiction suggests that a person may be more likely to become addicted to drugs if they:

Which are the four factors that may affect the gender difference in alcohol consumption in a specific culture?

Which of the following is NOT a likely contributor to the development of addiction?

Ecstacy differs from amphetamines in that it ____________ and ____________.

Which of the following is LEAST likely to be an unconscious action?