Question 1

Cocaine is a(n) __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  opiate 
B)  stimulant 
C)  barbiturate 
D)  hallucinogen

Question 2

A circadian cycle is approximately how many hours long?

Accepted Answer

A)  1.5 
B)  12 
C)  6 
D)  24

Question 3

What is the activation-information-mode (AIM) model of dreaming?

Accepted Answer

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Question 4

After watching television while surfing the Internet on your tablet, you find yourself having trouble falling asleep at night. According to what we know about the biology of sleep, what is the most likely cause of your sleep problem?

Accepted Answer

A)  The bright light from the TV and tablet is causing your pineal gland to release too little melatonin. 
B)  The TV shows are probably too exciting, making it difficult to calm down for sleep. 
C)  Surfing the Internet while watching television is too much for your brain, leading to poor sleep. 
D)  The bright light from the TV and tablet is causing your pineal gland to release too much melatonin.

Question 5

Which of the following statements is CORRECT concerning hypnosis?

Accepted Answer

A)  The hypnotist is always in control. 
B)  A hypnotized person is in an involuntary condition of suggestion. 
C)  People will do things while under hypnosis that they would not ordinarily do. 
D)  A person who is under hypnosis is really in control of his or her behavior.

Question 6

Which researcher stated in his book, Finding Meaning in Dreams, that the nature of a person's dreams may be influenced by the "personality" of their culture?

Accepted Answer

A)  McCarley 
B)  Freud 
C)  Hobson 
D)  Domhoff

Question 7

People in stage N3 sleep __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  dream all the time 
B)  are hard to wake up 
C)  are easy to wake up 
D)  hallucinate

Question 8

Which early researcher did a study that seemed to suggest that people deprived of REM sleep would become paranoid, seemingly mentally ill, from lack of this one stage of sleep?

Accepted Answer

A)  Freud 
B)  Dement 
C)  Jung 
D)  James

Question 9

The active ingredient in marijuana is __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  PCB 
B)  THC 
C)  LSD 
D)  PCP

Question 10

Both MDMA (or ecstasy) and PCP have recently been reclassified as __________ hallucinogenic drugs.

Accepted Answer

A)  depressogenic 
B)  stimulatory 
C)  psychedelic 
D)  manufactured

Question 11

A biological cycle, or rhythm, that is approximately 24 hours long is called a(n) __________ cycle.

Accepted Answer

A)  infradian 
B)  circadian 
C)  diurnal 
D)  ultradian

Question 12

Explain the concept of manifest content of a dream.

Accepted Answer

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Question 13

What term do sleep researchers use to designate stages N1-N3 of sleep?

Accepted Answer

A)  REM (or R) sleep 
B)  non-REM (NREM, or N) sleep 
C)  REMN sleep 
D)  paradoxical sleep

Question 14

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

Accepted Answer

A)  thinking 
B)  conscience 
C)  cognition 
D)  consciousness

Question 15

Night terrors are really a dramatic extension of nightmares.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Which theory states that sleep is a product of evolution?

Accepted Answer

A)  adaptive theory 
B)  restorative theory 
C)  reactive theory 
D)  REM theory

Question 17

Sleepwalking occurs in stage __________ sleep, whereas nightmares occur in stage __________ sleep.

Accepted Answer

A)  N3, R 
B)  N1, N2 
C)  R, N3 
D)  N2, N1

Question 18

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?

Accepted Answer

A)  alpha eventually replaced by delta 
B)  delta eventually replaced by theta 
C)  beta eventually replaced by alpha 
D)  delta eventually replaced by beta

Question 19

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

Accepted Answer

A)  thinking 
B)  cognition 
C)  conscience 
D)  consciousness

Question 20

Which of the following statements is TRUE concerning cocaine?

Accepted Answer

A)  Cocaine has the same kind of physical withdrawal symptoms as alcohol. 
B)  At one time, cocaine was an ingredient in Coca-Cola. 
C)  Cocaine was used by early Greek philosophers. 
D)  One of the powerful addictive ingredients in cocaine is heroin.

Exam 4: Consciousness

Cocaine is a(n) __________.

A circadian cycle is approximately how many hours long?

What is the activation-information-mode (AIM) model of dreaming?

After watching television while surfing the Internet on your tablet, you find yourself having trouble falling asleep at night. According to what we know about the biology of sleep, what is the most likely cause of your sleep problem?

Which of the following statements is CORRECT concerning hypnosis?

Which researcher stated in his book, Finding Meaning in Dreams, that the nature of a person's dreams may be influenced by the "personality" of their culture?

People in stage N3 sleep __________.

Which early researcher did a study that seemed to suggest that people deprived of REM sleep would become paranoid, seemingly mentally ill, from lack of this one stage of sleep?

The active ingredient in marijuana is __________.

Both MDMA (or ecstasy) and PCP have recently been reclassified as __________ hallucinogenic drugs.

A biological cycle, or rhythm, that is approximately 24 hours long is called a(n) __________ cycle.

Explain the concept of manifest content of a dream.

What term do sleep researchers use to designate stages N1-N3 of sleep?

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

Night terrors are really a dramatic extension of nightmares.

Which theory states that sleep is a product of evolution?

Sleepwalking occurs in stage sleep, whereas nightmares occur in stage sleep.

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?

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

Which of the following statements is TRUE concerning cocaine?