Exam 3: Consciousness

One way to achieve an altered state of consciousness is by focusing your attention on one thing,like your pattern of breathing.A deep sense of tranquility can be achieved through this process of ________ meditation.

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

Three of the following people are practicing meditation to achieve an altered state of consciousness.Which person is NOT practicing one of the various forms of meditation?

Kate's brain has suffered damage to its right hemisphere.Which of the following tasks is LEAST likely to be affected?

Which of the following is NOT a psychoactive drug that alters consciousness?

After playing a difficult soccer match that wore his body out,Jon slept for an extra four hours.Jon's extra sleep is best explained by ________ theory.

Becky,a 35-year-old mother,sleeps whenever her six-month-old baby does.Even though Becky and her infant get the same amount of sleep,according to consolidation theory,Becky will spend ________ time in ________ sleep compared with her baby.

Which of the following is most likely an example of a controlled process?

Circadian rhythms can best be described as

You tell your friend Betty about a dream in which you were a giant cupcake.Betty says it means that you have an unconscious desire to drop out of college and become a baker.Betty's statement is describing the ________ content of the dream.

At what sleep stage does your breathing become more regular and your awareness of external stimulation decrease?

Your child wakes up during the first hour or two after going to bed and walks around his room with a glassy-eyed look.Based on this information,your child most likely has a sleep disorder called

Which of the following is NOT an example of consciousness?

To be considered a hallucinogenic,a drug must

Four people of different ages volunteer to take part in a sleep study that monitors their brain waves.The volunteer who will likely spend the most time in REM sleep is a

Gina got drunk last night,which made her feel disinhibited and relaxed because alcohol is a(n)

In a research study,participants were shown images with houses superimposed on faces and asked whether they saw a house or a face.When researchers looked at the participants' brain responses during this task,what did they find?

Sleeping people who show theta waves on their EEGs are most likely in ________ sleep.

A) Explain what it means to have a split-brain condition. B) If visual information is presented to the left hemisphere of a split-brain person,how can that person respond?

Occasionally,Jessie will fall asleep at inappropriate times,for example,in the middle of talking to a customer at work.Based on this information,Jessie might be experiencing