Question 1

Nearly everyone can be hypnotized.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Have you ever been aware that you are dreaming while you are dreaming? This conscious awareness is called and some people believe that it is a learnable skill.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Have you ever been aware that you...

Question 3

A woman has volunteered for an investigation of mental strategies.The experimenter asks her to express verbally what she is thinking as she works through some problems.What approach is the researcher likely taking?

Accepted Answer

A) introspecting. 
B) using the experience-sampling method. 
C) collecting think-aloud protocols. 
D) measuring nonconscious processes. 
A) introspecting. 
B) using the experience-sampling method. 
C) collecting think-aloud protocols. 
D) measuring nonconscious processes.

Question 4

In a classroom exercise,a student is recounting a dream in which she finds herself exploring a steamy tropical jungle,when suddenly she comes upon a group of monkeys dressed in tuxedos talking to one another.In terms of Freudian dream analysis,what is the student describing?

Accepted Answer

A) hostile yearnings. 
B) the latent content of the dream. 
C) the manifest content of the dream. 
D) her hidden desires. 
A) hostile yearnings. 
B) the latent content of the dream. 
C) the manifest content of the dream. 
D) her hidden desires.

Question 5

Paul practices meditation to achieve a deep state of tranquility.In achieving this state,Paul also achieves the primary goal of meditation.What is this goal?

Accepted Answer

A) focus consciousness on altruistic and pro-social behaviours. 
B) achieve a state of heightened bodily arousal but lowered awareness. 
C) help individuals feel physically relaxed and provide a time-out from tension. 
D) change consciousness to enhance self-knowledge and well-being. 
A) focus consciousness on altruistic and pro-social behaviours. 
B) achieve a state of heightened bodily arousal but lowered awareness. 
C) help individuals feel physically relaxed and provide a time-out from tension. 
D) change consciousness to enhance self-knowledge and well-being.

Question 6

Joyce was just offered a flight attendant's position that requires flying across multiple time zones.She's worried about suffering from jet lag.What will her physician most likely prescribe?

Accepted Answer

A) melatonin 
B) oxytocin 
C) sedatives 
D) anti-anxiety pills 
A) melatonin 
B) oxytocin 
C) sedatives 
D) anti-anxiety pills

Question 7

Although they may seek increased self-confidence,greater energy and euphoria,heavy users of this stimulant drug may experience hallucinations and paranoid delusions.What is it?

Accepted Answer

A) alcohol 
B) cocaine 
C) Valium 
D) Xanax 
A) alcohol 
B) cocaine 
C) Valium 
D) Xanax

Question 8

Sean was out with his friends the night before,and he doesn't remember anything after his first drink.His roommate tells him that he didn't even finish his drink before he fell asleep on the couch.He didn't even awaken when they put make-up on his face and pierced his ear.Which substance did Sean most likely consume?

Accepted Answer

A) one with the highest alcohol content 
B) one that produced an allergic reaction. 
C) roofies. 
D) cocaine. 
A) one with the highest alcohol content 
B) one that produced an allergic reaction. 
C) roofies. 
D) cocaine.

Question 9

What does dream researcher Stephen LaBerge believe about lucid dreaming?

Accepted Answer

A) It is more common in Western cultures. 
B) It enhances self-confidence for the individual. 
C) It distorts the natural process of dreaming. 
D) It is a trance state much like hypnosis. 
A) It is more common in Western cultures. 
B) It enhances self-confidence for the individual. 
C) It distorts the natural process of dreaming. 
D) It is a trance state much like hypnosis.

Question 10

What is one role of the restrictive function of consciousness?

Accepted Answer

A) To hide feelings of fear or anger. 
B) To decide if one can lift a heavy object without hurting oneself. 
C) To tell the difference between the odours of fish and coffee. 
D) To carry on a conversation at a noisy party. 
A) To hide feelings of fear or anger. 
B) To decide if one can lift a heavy object without hurting oneself. 
C) To tell the difference between the odours of fish and coffee. 
D) To carry on a conversation at a noisy party.

Question 11

The technical term for sleep disorders involving nightmares is somnambulism.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

After a great deal of long-distance travel,Kae experience fatigue,uncontrollable sleepiness,and a disruption of her sleep-wake schedule that continues for days.Which phenomenon is being described?

Accepted Answer

A) narcolepsy. 
B) jet lag. 
C) insomnia. 
D) sleep apnea. 
A) narcolepsy. 
B) jet lag. 
C) insomnia. 
D) sleep apnea.

Question 13

A tourist had never been to Paris before,and when she got off the train she was totally confused.People were everywhere and she was being swept along by the crowd.Suddenly,she was aware that someone was calling her name.What does this example illustrate?

Accepted Answer

A) the unconscious. 
B) preconscious memories. 
C) unattended information. 
D) nonconscious processes. 
A) the unconscious. 
B) preconscious memories. 
C) unattended information. 
D) nonconscious processes.

Question 14

When someone asks Tony who won the World Series last year,he has to think a moment before giving the correct answer.Psychologists who study consciousness would say that the information was one of his preconscious memories.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Wich idea is supported by the fact that individuals automatically use context to help decide between different meanings of ambiguous words in sentences?

Accepted Answer

A) Freud's concept of repression is valid. 
B) language processes are not capable of being consciously influenced. 
C) processes that operate below the level of consciousness can affect behaviour. 
D) rational beings have considerable access to the activities of their own minds. 
A) Freud's concept of repression is valid. 
B) language processes are not capable of being consciously influenced. 
C) processes that operate below the level of consciousness can affect behaviour. 
D) rational beings have considerable access to the activities of their own minds.

Question 16

What type of electrical activity indicates a transition from Stage 1 to Stage 2 sleep?

Accepted Answer

A) delta waves. 
B) beta waves. 
C) sleep spindles. 
D) alpha waves. 
A) delta waves. 
B) beta waves. 
C) sleep spindles. 
D) alpha waves.

Question 17

Caffeine and alcohol are two widely-used drugs that are classified as stimulants.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Chemicals in nicotine stimulate receptors that make you feel good whenever you have done something right.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Which statement most closely represents J.Allan Hobson and Robert McCarley's activation-synthesis model of dreaming?

Accepted Answer

A) Dreams originate with an unconscious wish or motive. 
B) Dreams result from neural signals in the brain stem that stimulate areas of the brain's cortex. 
C) A dream occurs when a person has an unresolved conflict or problem. 
D) Latent content is often more important than manifest content in the interpretation of dreams. 
A) Dreams originate with an unconscious wish or motive. 
B) Dreams result from neural signals in the brain stem that stimulate areas of the brain's cortex. 
C) A dream occurs when a person has an unresolved conflict or problem. 
D) Latent content is often more important than manifest content in the interpretation of dreams.

Question 20

Although Jason was not thinking about what he had for dinner the night before,when his friend asked him about the meal,it sparked the recollection of his visit to a local restaurant and a very tasty spaghetti dish.Which term best reflects Jason's recollection of the dinner?

Accepted Answer

A) nonconscious processes. 
B) preconscious memories. 
C) unattended information. 
D) the unconscious. 
A) nonconscious processes. 
B) preconscious memories. 
C) unattended information. 
D) the unconscious.

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

Nearly everyone can be hypnotized.

Have you ever been aware that you are dreaming while you are dreaming? This conscious awareness is called and some people believe that it is a learnable skill.

A woman has volunteered for an investigation of mental strategies.The experimenter asks her to express verbally what she is thinking as she works through some problems.What approach is the researcher likely taking?

In a classroom exercise,a student is recounting a dream in which she finds herself exploring a steamy tropical jungle,when suddenly she comes upon a group of monkeys dressed in tuxedos talking to one another.In terms of Freudian dream analysis,what is the student describing?

Paul practices meditation to achieve a deep state of tranquility.In achieving this state,Paul also achieves the primary goal of meditation.What is this goal?

Joyce was just offered a flight attendant's position that requires flying across multiple time zones.She's worried about suffering from jet lag.What will her physician most likely prescribe?

Although they may seek increased self-confidence,greater energy and euphoria,heavy users of this stimulant drug may experience hallucinations and paranoid delusions.What is it?

What does dream researcher Stephen LaBerge believe about lucid dreaming?

What is one role of the restrictive function of consciousness?

The technical term for sleep disorders involving nightmares is somnambulism.

After a great deal of long-distance travel,Kae experience fatigue,uncontrollable sleepiness,and a disruption of her sleep-wake schedule that continues for days.Which phenomenon is being described?

A tourist had never been to Paris before,and when she got off the train she was totally confused.People were everywhere and she was being swept along by the crowd.Suddenly,she was aware that someone was calling her name.What does this example illustrate?

When someone asks Tony who won the World Series last year,he has to think a moment before giving the correct answer.Psychologists who study consciousness would say that the information was one of his preconscious memories.

Wich idea is supported by the fact that individuals automatically use context to help decide between different meanings of ambiguous words in sentences?

What type of electrical activity indicates a transition from Stage 1 to Stage 2 sleep?

Caffeine and alcohol are two widely-used drugs that are classified as stimulants.

Chemicals in nicotine stimulate receptors that make you feel good whenever you have done something right.

Which statement most closely represents J.Allan Hobson and Robert McCarley's activation-synthesis model of dreaming?

Although Jason was not thinking about what he had for dinner the night before,when his friend asked him about the meal,it sparked the recollection of his visit to a local restaurant and a very tasty spaghetti dish.Which term best reflects Jason's recollection of the dinner?

Psychology and Life

A: Psychology and Life

Research Methods in Psychology

A: Research Methods in Psychology

The Biological Bases of Behaviour

A: Evolutionary Psychology

Sensation and Perception

A: the Biological Bases of Behaviour

Mind,consciousness,and Alternate States

A: Sensation and Perception

Learning and Bahaviour Analysis

Memory

A: Learning and Bahaviour Analysis

Cognitive Processes

A: Memory

Intelligence and Intelligence Assessment

A: Cognitive Processes

Human Development Across the Life Span

A: Intelligence and Intelligence Assessment

Motivation

A: Human Development Across the Life Span

Emotion,stress,and Health

A: Emotion,stress,and Health

Understanding Human Personality

A: Understanding Human Personality

Psychological Disorders

A: Psychological Disorders

Social Psychology

A: Social Psychology

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