Question 1

Which of the following statements is correct?

Accepted Answer

A) Sleepwalking has never been used successfully as a murder defense. 
B) There have been cases in which sleepwalking was a successful murder defense. 
C) Sleepwalking in prisons is a common occurrence. 
D) A famous attorney reported that he tried a murder case while he was sleepwalking. 
A) Sleepwalking has never been used successfully as a murder defense. 
B) There have been cases in which sleepwalking was a successful murder defense. 
C) Sleepwalking in prisons is a common occurrence. 
D) A famous attorney reported that he tried a murder case while he was sleepwalking.

Question 2

Which of the following statements might help you determine if an individual has narcolepsy?

Accepted Answer

A) "I have difficulty getting to sleep." 
B) "I don't have an adverse reaction to sleeping pills." 
C) "I sometimes suddenly fall asleep in the middle of a conversation." 
D) "When I get up in the morning,I have the feeling that I had really bad nightmares." 
A) "I have difficulty getting to sleep." 
B) "I don't have an adverse reaction to sleeping pills." 
C) "I sometimes suddenly fall asleep in the middle of a conversation." 
D) "When I get up in the morning,I have the feeling that I had really bad nightmares."

Question 3

What aspect of circadian rhythms might explain why we tend to feel so tired at night?

Accepted Answer

A) Body temperature bottoms out on Monday mornings. 
B) The three biorhythm patterns converge at low points on Mondays. 
C) Heart rates typically increase at night. 
D) There is an organ in the brain sensitive to light changes,which then affects our sleepiness. 
A) Body temperature bottoms out on Monday mornings. 
B) The three biorhythm patterns converge at low points on Mondays. 
C) Heart rates typically increase at night. 
D) There is an organ in the brain sensitive to light changes,which then affects our sleepiness.

Question 4

A circadian cycle is about ______ hours long.

Accepted Answer

A) 1)5 
B) 12 
C) 6 
D) 24 
A) 1)5 
B) 12 
C) 6 
D) 24

Question 5

Daydreaming,meditation,intoxication,sleep,and hypnosis are all types of ________.

Accepted Answer

A) self-awareness 
B) self-absorption 
C) waking consciousness 
D) altered states of consciousness 
A) self-awareness 
B) self-absorption 
C) waking consciousness 
D) altered states of consciousness

Question 6

Nicotine is a stimulant.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

To treat your sleep problem you are told that you should not nap,you should set your alarm clock to wake up at the same time each day,and you should get out of bed if you cannot slee

Accepted Answer

A) enuresis 
B) narcolepsy 
C) insomnia 
D) REM sleep behavior disorder 
A) enuresis 
B) narcolepsy 
C) insomnia 
D) REM sleep behavior disorder

Question 8

The activation-synthesis hypothesis resulted from using ______________.

Accepted Answer

A) EEGs on college students while they were sleeping 
B) drugs while sleeping 
C) a combination of laser technology and X-ray 
D) PET scans 
A) EEGs on college students while they were sleeping 
B) drugs while sleeping 
C) a combination of laser technology and X-ray 
D) PET scans

Question 9

Compare and contrast two theories of dreams.Which one do you believe makes more sense and why? What is your theory of dreams?

Accepted Answer

There are many theories about dreams, bu

Question 10

Which of the following pairs belong together?

Accepted Answer

A) LSD;tetrahydrocannabinol 
B) marijuana;psilocybin 
C) MDMA;acetylcholine 
D) marijuana;tetrahydrocannabinol 
A) LSD;tetrahydrocannabinol 
B) marijuana;psilocybin 
C) MDMA;acetylcholine 
D) marijuana;tetrahydrocannabinol

Question 11

REM behavior disorder results from _________________.

Accepted Answer

A) too much sleep 
B) not enough sleep 
C) failure of the brain mechanisms to block brain signals to the muscles 
D) deterioration of the medial hypothalamus 
A) too much sleep 
B) not enough sleep 
C) failure of the brain mechanisms to block brain signals to the muscles 
D) deterioration of the medial hypothalamus

Question 12

According to research on sleep deprivation,a moderate amount of sleep loss _______.

Accepted Answer

A) is still a serious problem 
B) is not a problem at all 
C) only is a problem for women,not men 
D) does not affect people older than age 50 
A) is still a serious problem 
B) is not a problem at all 
C) only is a problem for women,not men 
D) does not affect people older than age 50

Question 13

A person will often take a barbiturate as a ________.

Accepted Answer

A) sleep aid 
B) vitamin supplement 
C) means of increasing behavioral arousal 
D) treatment for alcoholism 
A) sleep aid 
B) vitamin supplement 
C) means of increasing behavioral arousal 
D) treatment for alcoholism

Question 14

How does Ernest Hilgard explain pain reduction through hypnosis?

Accepted Answer

A) Hypnosis increases dopamine levels in the body. 
B) People merely play the role of the hypnotized person and attempt to ignore the pain. 
C) Hypnotized individuals dissociate the experience so part of the mind is unaware of the pain. 
D) Hypnosis results in an altered state of consciousness that alters brain waves in regions of the brain responsible for the perception of pain. 
A) Hypnosis increases dopamine levels in the body. 
B) People merely play the role of the hypnotized person and attempt to ignore the pain. 
C) Hypnotized individuals dissociate the experience so part of the mind is unaware of the pain. 
D) Hypnosis results in an altered state of consciousness that alters brain waves in regions of the brain responsible for the perception of pain.

Question 15

Which of the following statements is TRUE?

Accepted Answer

A) Night terrors are a rare disorder. 
B) Nightmares,but not night terrors,suggest some psychological problems. 
C) Night terrors,but not nightmares,suggest some psychological problems. 
D) Both nightmares and night terrors suggest psychological problems. 
A) Night terrors are a rare disorder. 
B) Nightmares,but not night terrors,suggest some psychological problems. 
C) Night terrors,but not nightmares,suggest some psychological problems. 
D) Both nightmares and night terrors suggest psychological problems.

Question 16

Which of the following conditions would you least like the pilot flying your airplane to have?

Accepted Answer

A) enuresis 
B) narcolepsy 
C) sleep terror 
D) daytime insomnia 
A) enuresis 
B) narcolepsy 
C) sleep terror 
D) daytime insomnia

Question 17

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Sid is taking part in research on the effects of sleep deprivation;he has been without sleep for 75 hours.Right now researchers have asked him to sit in front of a computer screen and hit a button each time he sees the letter S on the screen.A few days ago,Sid was a whiz at this task;however,he is doing very poorly today.How are sleep researchers likely to explain Sid's poor performance?

Accepted Answer

A) Due to the sleep deprivation,Sid does not understand the task. 
B) Microsleeps are occurring due to the sleep deprivation and he is asleep for brief periods of time. 
C) He is determined to ruin the research because of the suffering he is enduring at the hands of the researchers. 
D) He is probably dreaming that he is somewhere else and has no interest in responding to the "here and now." 
A) Due to the sleep deprivation,Sid does not understand the task. 
B) Microsleeps are occurring due to the sleep deprivation and he is asleep for brief periods of time. 
C) He is determined to ruin the research because of the suffering he is enduring at the hands of the researchers. 
D) He is probably dreaming that he is somewhere else and has no interest in responding to the "here and now."

Question 19

If your physician says you need a treatment called a CPAP device,you are suffering from ________.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 20

Which of the following statements is correct concerning what hypnosis can do?

Accepted Answer

A) Hypnosis can create amnesia. 
B) Hypnosis can give a person superhuman strength. 
C) Hypnosis can improve intelligence. 
D) Hypnosis can improve memory. 
A) Hypnosis can create amnesia. 
B) Hypnosis can give a person superhuman strength. 
C) Hypnosis can improve intelligence. 
D) Hypnosis can improve memory.

Which of the following statements is correct?

Which of the following statements might help you determine if an individual has narcolepsy?

What aspect of circadian rhythms might explain why we tend to feel so tired at night?

A circadian cycle is about ______ hours long.

Daydreaming,meditation,intoxication,sleep,and hypnosis are all types of ________.

Nicotine is a stimulant.

To treat your sleep problem you are told that you should not nap,you should set your alarm clock to wake up at the same time each day,and you should get out of bed if you cannot slee

The activation-synthesis hypothesis resulted from using ______________.

Compare and contrast two theories of dreams.Which one do you believe makes more sense and why? What is your theory of dreams?

Which of the following pairs belong together?

REM behavior disorder results from _________________.

According to research on sleep deprivation,a moderate amount of sleep loss _______.

A person will often take a barbiturate as a ________.

How does Ernest Hilgard explain pain reduction through hypnosis?

Which of the following statements is TRUE?

Which of the following conditions would you least like the pilot flying your airplane to have?

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

If your physician says you need a treatment called a CPAP device,you are suffering from ________.

Which of the following statements is correct concerning what hypnosis can do?

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Which of the following statements is correct?

Which of the following statements might help you determine if an individual has narcolepsy?

What aspect of circadian rhythms might explain why we tend to feel so tired at night?

A circadian cycle is about ______ hours long.

Daydreaming,meditation,intoxication,sleep,and hypnosis are all types of ________.

Nicotine is a stimulant.

To treat your sleep problem you are told that you should not nap,you should set your alarm clock to wake up at the same time each day,and you should get out of bed if you cannot slee

The activation-synthesis hypothesis resulted from using ______________.

Compare and contrast two theories of dreams.Which one do you believe makes more sense and why? What is your theory of dreams?

Which of the following pairs belong together?

REM behavior disorder results from _________________.

According to research on sleep deprivation,a moderate amount of sleep loss _______.

A person will often take a barbiturate as a ________.

How does Ernest Hilgard explain pain reduction through hypnosis?

Which of the following statements is TRUE?

Which of the following conditions would you least like the pilot flying your airplane to have?

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

If your physician says you need a treatment called a CPAP device,you are suffering from ________.

Which of the following statements is correct concerning what hypnosis can do?

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

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