Exam 5: Consciousness-Part C

Most cocaine abusers became addicted the very first time they tried the drug.

Experiencing the sensation of pain is common during nightmares.

The prefrontal cortex is activated during REM sleep.

According to Freud,the dynamic unconsciousness controls well-learned behaviors,freeing your conscious mind to focus on more difficult tasks.

The most commonly experienced sleep disorder is insomnia.

Alcohol is classified as both a stimulant and a depressant.

People remain minimally conscious,even while asleep.

Mind wandering is especially likely when we are engaging in tasks demanding of our attention.

If allowed,rats will self-administer cocaine to the point of severely damaging their health,including overdose and death.

Ironic processes of mental control usually interfere with effective mental processing.

Sleepers awakened during REM sleep report having dreams much more often than those awakened during non-REM periods.

The prevalence of nightmares is not related to age.

LSD was discovered by Timothy Leary.

Psychologists distinguish among different levels of consciousness based solely on differences in brain activity.

Beyond aspects of the immediate environment,research has shown that sexual thoughts dominate the consciousness of college students.

Sigmund Freud was extremely talented at being able to make accurate predictions about what types of verbal slips his patients would make.

Sigmund Freud proposed the activation-synthesis theory of dreaming.

It is impossible to prove or disprove that your neighbor is conscious.

The majority of persons aged 12 and older in the United States have tried marijuana at least once.

Over the course of a lifetime,humans require about 2 hours of sleep for every 1 hour awake.