Question 1

Consciousness is the ________________.

Accepted Answer

A) state of arousal involving facial and bodily changes 
B) awareness of ourselves and the environment 
C) memory of personally experienced events 
D) intentional recollection of an item of information 
A) state of arousal involving facial and bodily changes 
B) awareness of ourselves and the environment 
C) memory of personally experienced events 
D) intentional recollection of an item of information

Question 2

How does the activation-synthesis hypothesis explain dreaming?

Accepted Answer

A) the surfacing of repressed sexual urges 
B) biological attempts to make recent memories more permanent 
C) the cortex making sense of signals from the brain stem 
D) the use of elaborate symbolism to disguise "unthinkable" topics 
A) the surfacing of repressed sexual urges 
B) biological attempts to make recent memories more permanent 
C) the cortex making sense of signals from the brain stem 
D) the use of elaborate symbolism to disguise "unthinkable" topics

Question 3

What is the primary difference between a hypnogogic and hypnopompic hallucination?

Accepted Answer

A) Hypnogogic hallucinations occur just after we've fallen asleep,while hypnopompic hallucinations occur between REM-sleep and waking up. 
B) Hypnogogic hallucinations occur in REM sleep,while hypnopompic hallucinations occur in NREM sleep. 
C) Hypnogogic hallucinations occur in NREM sleep,while hypnopompic hallucinations occur in REM sleep. 
D) Hypnopompic hallucinations occur just after we've fallen asleep,while hypnogogic hallucinations occur between REM-sleep and waking up. 
A) Hypnogogic hallucinations occur just after we've fallen asleep,while hypnopompic hallucinations occur between REM-sleep and waking up. 
B) Hypnogogic hallucinations occur in REM sleep,while hypnopompic hallucinations occur in NREM sleep. 
C) Hypnogogic hallucinations occur in NREM sleep,while hypnopompic hallucinations occur in REM sleep. 
D) Hypnopompic hallucinations occur just after we've fallen asleep,while hypnogogic hallucinations occur between REM-sleep and waking up.

Question 4

In comparing the dreams of men and women,researchers have found that generally ___________.

Accepted Answer

A) there is no difference between them 
B) men dream more about home and family than women do 
C) women dream more often about strangers than men do 
D) Men's dreams more often involve cars,weapons,tools,and sex 
A) there is no difference between them 
B) men dream more about home and family than women do 
C) women dream more often about strangers than men do 
D) Men's dreams more often involve cars,weapons,tools,and sex

Question 5

REM sleep refers to __________________.

Accepted Answer

A) dreamless sleep 
B) sleep induced by sleeping pills 
C) sleep periods in which sleepwalking is likely 
D) sleep periods in which a person's eyes move rapidly 
A) dreamless sleep 
B) sleep induced by sleeping pills 
C) sleep periods in which sleepwalking is likely 
D) sleep periods in which a person's eyes move rapidly

Question 6

Benzedrine,methedrine,and dexedrine are all ________________.

Accepted Answer

A) narcotics 
B) depressants 
C) illegal 
D) amphetamines 
A) narcotics 
B) depressants 
C) illegal 
D) amphetamines

Question 7

All of the following are signs of physical dependence related to cocaine EXCEPT __________.

Accepted Answer

A) compulsivity 
B) loss of control 
C) disregard for consequences of use 
D) obsessing about where to buy it 
A) compulsivity 
B) loss of control 
C) disregard for consequences of use 
D) obsessing about where to buy it

Question 8

What used to be called "the gentle tyrant"?

Accepted Answer

A) drugs 
B) dreams 
C) sleep 
D) meditation 
A) drugs 
B) dreams 
C) sleep 
D) meditation

Question 9

Which of the following statements accurately reflects the relationship of the total amount of sleep that an individual receives as a function of age?

Accepted Answer

A) We require more sleep as we age. 
B) As we age,we tend to get less sleep. 
C) We require much sleep during infancy and early childhood,less sleep in adolescence and early adulthood,and then more sleep in middle and older age. 
D) The amount of sleep we require solely depends on individual difference variables. 
A) We require more sleep as we age. 
B) As we age,we tend to get less sleep. 
C) We require much sleep during infancy and early childhood,less sleep in adolescence and early adulthood,and then more sleep in middle and older age. 
D) The amount of sleep we require solely depends on individual difference variables.

Question 10

According to this theory,sleep is necessary for growth and repair of the body.

Accepted Answer

A) restorative theory 
B) adaptive theory 
C) psychoanalytic theory 
D) dream theory 
A) restorative theory 
B) adaptive theory 
C) psychoanalytic theory 
D) dream theory

Question 11

Describe some dangers associated with stimulants.

Accepted Answer

Stimulants can be dangerous when misused

Question 12

If you are awakened from sleep and you feel as though you had not even been asleep,then you were most likely in which stage of sleep?

Accepted Answer

A) Stage 1 
B) Stage 2 
C) Stage 3 
D) Slow wave sleep 
A) Stage 1 
B) Stage 2 
C) Stage 3 
D) Slow wave sleep

Question 13

What would you expect to see on the EEG record of a person who is engaged in an episode of sleepwalking?

Accepted Answer

A) paradoxical sleep waves 
B) very large sleep spindles 
C) evidence of deep sleep (stage 4) 
D) a record that is virtually the same as a daydreaming person 
A) paradoxical sleep waves 
B) very large sleep spindles 
C) evidence of deep sleep (stage 4) 
D) a record that is virtually the same as a daydreaming person

Question 14

Sleepwalking occurs _________.

Accepted Answer

A) primarily during REM sleep 
B) primarily during NREM Stage 4 sleep 
C) equally as often in REM and NREM sleep 
D) only in REM sleep 
A) primarily during REM sleep 
B) primarily during NREM Stage 4 sleep 
C) equally as often in REM and NREM sleep 
D) only in REM sleep

Question 15

A sleep disorder that may require the use of a machine to force air gently into the nasal passages is called ______________.

Accepted Answer

A) sleep apnea 
B) insomnia 
C) narcolepsy 
D) cataplexy 
A) sleep apnea 
B) insomnia 
C) narcolepsy 
D) cataplexy

Question 16

Which of the following statements is correct concerning what hypnosis can NOT do?

Accepted Answer

A) Hypnosis cannot create amnesia. 
B) Hypnosis cannot give a person superhuman strength. 
C) Hypnosis cannot relieve pain. 
D) Hypnosis cannot improve memory. 
A) Hypnosis cannot create amnesia. 
B) Hypnosis cannot give a person superhuman strength. 
C) Hypnosis cannot relieve pain. 
D) Hypnosis cannot improve memory.

Question 17

Sigmund Freud would agree with all of the following EXCEPT _______________.

Accepted Answer

A) dreams represent the unconscious 
B) early memories could be found in dreams 
C) the key to analyzing a dream will be found in the latent content 
D) Freud never really believed that dreams represented the unconscious 
A) dreams represent the unconscious 
B) early memories could be found in dreams 
C) the key to analyzing a dream will be found in the latent content 
D) Freud never really believed that dreams represented the unconscious

Question 18

The two most important symptoms of substance dependence are:

Accepted Answer

A) tolerance and failing to attend important occasions due substance use. 
B) withdrawal and substance abuse. 
C) tolerance and withdrawal. 
D) intolerance of most anything and withdrawal. 
A) tolerance and failing to attend important occasions due substance use. 
B) withdrawal and substance abuse. 
C) tolerance and withdrawal. 
D) intolerance of most anything and withdrawal.

Question 19

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

Accepted Answer

A) concentration 
B) meditation 
C) daydreaming 
D) intoxication 
A) concentration 
B) meditation 
C) daydreaming 
D) intoxication

Question 20

The activation-information-mode model suggests _______________.

Accepted Answer

A) events that occur during waking hours may influence dreams 
B) nothing influences dreams 
C) the activation-synthesis hypothesis is all wrong 
D) dreams have more latent content than once thought 
A) events that occur during waking hours may influence dreams 
B) nothing influences dreams 
C) the activation-synthesis hypothesis is all wrong 
D) dreams have more latent content than once thought

Consciousness is the ________________.

How does the activation-synthesis hypothesis explain dreaming?

What is the primary difference between a hypnogogic and hypnopompic hallucination?

In comparing the dreams of men and women,researchers have found that generally ___________.

REM sleep refers to __________________.

Benzedrine,methedrine,and dexedrine are all ________________.

All of the following are signs of physical dependence related to cocaine EXCEPT __________.

What used to be called "the gentle tyrant"?

Which of the following statements accurately reflects the relationship of the total amount of sleep that an individual receives as a function of age?

According to this theory,sleep is necessary for growth and repair of the body.

Describe some dangers associated with stimulants.

If you are awakened from sleep and you feel as though you had not even been asleep,then you were most likely in which stage of sleep?

What would you expect to see on the EEG record of a person who is engaged in an episode of sleepwalking?

Sleepwalking occurs _________.

A sleep disorder that may require the use of a machine to force air gently into the nasal passages is called ______________.

Which of the following statements is correct concerning what hypnosis can NOT do?

Sigmund Freud would agree with all of the following EXCEPT _______________.

The two most important symptoms of substance dependence are:

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

The activation-information-mode model suggests _______________.

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Consciousness is the ________________.

How does the activation-synthesis hypothesis explain dreaming?

What is the primary difference between a hypnogogic and hypnopompic hallucination?

In comparing the dreams of men and women,researchers have found that generally ___________.

REM sleep refers to __________________.

Benzedrine,methedrine,and dexedrine are all ________________.

All of the following are signs of physical dependence related to cocaine EXCEPT __________.

What used to be called "the gentle tyrant"?

Which of the following statements accurately reflects the relationship of the total amount of sleep that an individual receives as a function of age?

According to this theory,sleep is necessary for growth and repair of the body.

Describe some dangers associated with stimulants.

If you are awakened from sleep and you feel as though you had not even been asleep,then you were most likely in which stage of sleep?

What would you expect to see on the EEG record of a person who is engaged in an episode of sleepwalking?

Sleepwalking occurs _________.

A sleep disorder that may require the use of a machine to force air gently into the nasal passages is called ______________.

Which of the following statements is correct concerning what hypnosis can NOT do?

Sigmund Freud would agree with all of the following EXCEPT _______________.

The two most important symptoms of substance dependence are:

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

The activation-information-mode model suggests _______________.

The Science of Psychology

Biological Perspective

Sensation and Perception

Learning

Memory

Cognition: Thinking, Intelligence, and Language

Development Across the Life Span

Motivation and Emotion

Sexuality and Gender

Stress and Health

Social Psychology

Theories of Personality

Psychological Disorders

Psychological Therapies

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