Question 1

Tammy and Maureen enjoy a glass of wine with dinner. After the meal, each woman has a cigarette with a cup of coffee. How many psychoactive drugs did the women consume?

Accepted Answer

A) 0 
B) 1 
C) 2 
D) 3

Question 2

There is little evidence that hypnosis induces changes in brain activity.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Ariel is drinking a can of beer. Barry is smoking a cigarette. Cord is smoking a marijuana cigarette. Who is using a psychoactive drug?

Accepted Answer

A) Only Cord is using a psychoactive drug. 
B) Only Ariel and Cord are using psychoactive drugs. 
C) Only Barry and Cord are using psychoactive drugs. 
D) All these people are using psychoactive drugs.

Question 4

Each of these is a psychoactive drug EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A) cocaine. 
B) curare. 
C) alcohol. 
D) nicotine.

Question 5

Which correlation coefficient is a researcher MOST likely to find between the frequency of insomnia among shift workers and the workers' scores on a measure of depressive symptoms, where higher scores indicate more severe depression?

Accepted Answer

A) -.35 
B) .05 
C) .30 
D) .90

Question 6

One of the MOST noted hypnosis researchers is _____.He believed that _____.

Accepted Answer

A) Hilgard; hypnosis causes a division of consciousness 
B) Hilgard; hypnosis is really no different than waking consciousness 
C) Hobson; hypnosis causes a division of consciousness 
D) Hobson; hypnosis is really no different than waking consciousness

Question 7

Emmie is throwing up beside the dumpster behind a nightclub. Her blood alcohol content is probably approaching 0.15%.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

REM sleep is paradoxical because:

Accepted Answer

A) the brain is active, but the major skeletal muscles are paralyzed. 
B) the skeletal muscles remain active, but the brain is inactive. 
C) the brain is less active than it is during other sleep stages. 
D) both the brain and the body are inactive.

Question 9

Caffeine and nicotine are in the same broad class of drugs as cocaine and methamphetamine.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

"A pattern of maladaptive substance use that persists for at least 12 months" is a(n) _____ definition of substance abuse.

Accepted Answer

A) conceptual 
B) experimental 
C) operational 
D) procedural

Question 11

Rosalie's doctor prescribes a drug to limit her nausea during chemotherapy. This drug is probably ketamine.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Define consciousness. How has its status as an object of study varied during psychology's history? Make reference to specific psychologists and perspectives in your response. Identify one barrier to the scientific study of consciousness.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Define consciousness. How has its status as...

Question 13

Sigmund Freud is associated with the _____ theory of dreams.

Accepted Answer

A) consolidation 
B) activation-synthesis 
C) wish fulfillment 
D) neurocognitive

Question 14

Many everyday behaviors are supported by automatic processing.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Occasionally, after having been asleep, Jane sits upright in bed. Eyes open and face blank, she begins speaking gibberish. Ted sometimes acts out violent dreams; he has even injured himself once or twice. Jane experiences a disorder of _____ sleep. Ted experiences a disturbance of _____ sleep.

Accepted Answer

A) non-REM; non-REM 
B) non-REM; REM 
C) REM; non-REM 
D) REM; REM

Question 16

Imagine a graph displaying the function relating age in years to the mean number of hours of sleep per night. How would the function look?

Accepted Answer

A) It would be a positively sloped line. 
B) It would be a negatively sloped line. 
C) It would be a U-shaped curve. 
D) It would be an inverted-U-shaped curve.

Question 17

Every morning, Janna almost falls asleep in the shower. Lamont is no good until he's had several cups of coffee, or until 11 A.M.-whichever comes later. Janna is probably a(n) _____. Lamont is probably a(n) _____.

Accepted Answer

A) lark; lark 
B) lark; owl 
C) owl; lark 
D) owl; owl

Question 18

Each morning, Emilio arises wide-awake five minutes before the alarm sounds; he is an "owl."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Which class of drugs is correctly matched with its function?

Accepted Answer

A) stimulant - reduces nervous system activity 
B) hallucinogen - increases nervous system activity 
C) depressant - alters perceptual experience and mood 
D) None of these is correctly matched.

Question 20

Alcohol is the MOST commonly used psychoactive drug in the United States.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 4: Sensation and Perception

Tammy and Maureen enjoy a glass of wine with dinner. After the meal, each woman has a cigarette with a cup of coffee. How many psychoactive drugs did the women consume?

There is little evidence that hypnosis induces changes in brain activity.

Ariel is drinking a can of beer. Barry is smoking a cigarette. Cord is smoking a marijuana cigarette. Who is using a psychoactive drug?

Each of these is a psychoactive drug EXCEPT:

Which correlation coefficient is a researcher MOST likely to find between the frequency of insomnia among shift workers and the workers' scores on a measure of depressive symptoms, where higher scores indicate more severe depression?

One of the MOST noted hypnosis researchers is _.He believed that _.

Emmie is throwing up beside the dumpster behind a nightclub. Her blood alcohol content is probably approaching 0.15%.

REM sleep is paradoxical because:

Caffeine and nicotine are in the same broad class of drugs as cocaine and methamphetamine.

"A pattern of maladaptive substance use that persists for at least 12 months" is a(n) _____ definition of substance abuse.

Rosalie's doctor prescribes a drug to limit her nausea during chemotherapy. This drug is probably ketamine.

Define consciousness. How has its status as an object of study varied during psychology's history? Make reference to specific psychologists and perspectives in your response. Identify one barrier to the scientific study of consciousness.

Sigmund Freud is associated with the _____ theory of dreams.

Many everyday behaviors are supported by automatic processing.

Occasionally, after having been asleep, Jane sits upright in bed. Eyes open and face blank, she begins speaking gibberish. Ted sometimes acts out violent dreams; he has even injured himself once or twice. Jane experiences a disorder of _ sleep. Ted experiences a disturbance of _ sleep.

Imagine a graph displaying the function relating age in years to the mean number of hours of sleep per night. How would the function look?

Every morning, Janna almost falls asleep in the shower. Lamont is no good until he's had several cups of coffee, or until 11 A.M.-whichever comes later. Janna is probably a(n) _. Lamont is probably a(n) _.

Each morning, Emilio arises wide-awake five minutes before the alarm sounds; he is an "owl."

Which class of drugs is correctly matched with its function?

Alcohol is the MOST commonly used psychoactive drug in the United States.