Exam 6: A: Mind,consciousness,and Alternate States

Participants in a research study are asked to report what they are thinking about when a pager signals at different times during the day.What procedure is the researcher using?

A man has difficulty sleeping.He rarely falls asleep quickly,is frequently aroused during sleep,and wakens too early in the morning.Which sleep disorder is most likely being described?

Individuals are most likely to be dreaming when in NREM sleep.

Who wrote,The Interpretation of Dreams?

Which statement about dream content is accurate?

Technically,a person can experience psychological dependence and craving for a drug without developing addiction.

A lab assistant is monitoring the EEG recordings of a patient in a sleep laboratory.The patient's brain waves change from about 14 cycles per second (cps)to 8-12 cps and then to 3-7 cps.What changes,if any,have likely occurred in the patient?

How many periods of REM sleep do most individuals achieve per night?

The EEG pattern during REM sleep resembles that of a person who is awake.

Discuss how an individual becomes dependent on a drug.Include changes over time in the effect of the drug from the first time of use to the repeated use.What is the difference between physical and psychological dependence?

A think-aloud protocol could be used to document the mental strategies and representations of knowledge that participants employ while engaged in a task.

When she first started taking drugs,an addict found that they markedly affected her perceptions.Now,however,she finds that greater dosages are required to achieve the same effects.Which term best reflects this experience?

An individual suffers from somnambulism.What type of behaviour will most likely be exhibited?

Blake is a neuropsychologist who knows too well how growing older is associated with a thinning of the cerebral cortex.If he wanted to minimize this natural consequence of aging,what should he do?

Marvelous Marvin is hypnotizing some audience members for a comedy show.What is the purpose of his hypnotic induction?

In his classic text written in 1892,how did William James define psychology?

Conscious processes are often affected by

Research suggests that hypnosis may be a valuable aid to pain reduction.

Marc showed the greatest increase in REM sleep when he was a participant in the experiment conducted at Trent University (Smith et al.,2004).What else can likely be said about Marc's experience?

Nick stops breathing hundreds of times during the course of the night.From which condition does Nick likely suffer?