Exam 4: Consciousness

The active ingredient in marijuana is ________.

________, a hormone involved in the regulation of circadian rhythms, is secreted by the pineal gland.

Which of the following is NOT an altered state of consciousness?

Both MDMA (or Ecstasy) and PCP have recently been reclassified as ________ hallucinogenic drugs.

The need to take a drug in order to avoid withdrawal symptoms is called ________.

Despite popular mythology, studies have continually found that there are no harmful effects associated with smoking marijuana, even over an extended period of time.

You are watching sleep researchers monitor the sleep of a normal adult. The participant is hooked up to an EEG. What brain waves would you observe as the person becomes drowsy and then enters the first stage of sleep?

A client tells his therapist about a dream of riding on a train with his boss. At the end of the journey, the boss gets off the train at a terminal. The content of this dream, as related by the client to the therapist, is what Freud called its ________.

Our sleep-wake cycle follows a(n) ________rhythm.

The BEST adjectives associated with the activation-synthesis hypothesis are ________.

Which of these individuals has the highest risk of sleep apnea?

The most frequently used drug in Western societies is ________.

Stage 3 sleep is marked by ________ waves.

Each of the following is a sleep disorder EXCEPT ________.

How does Ernest Hilgard explain hypnosis?

Russell needs more of the drug he has been using to get the normal high he got when he first started. Russell is experiencing ________.

A circadian cycle is about ________ hours long.

Which of the following is classified as a depressant?

What term do psychologists use to designate our personal awareness of feelings, sensations, and thoughts?

Amphetamines are ________.