Question 1

Ursula is learning how to focus on her thoughts and feelings without attaching herself to them and without judging them.For instance,she feels a pang of guilt as she recalls eating the last piece of cheesecake,but she allows that guilt to float away as if it doesn't belong to her.What kind of meditation technique is Ursula practicing?

Accepted Answer

A)   mindfulness
B)   opening-up
C)   mantra
D)   concentrative A

Question 2

Which of the following people is using the opening-up technique to meditate?

Accepted Answer

A)   Faiz is imagining that he is an astronaut floating in outer space.
B)   Airi is sitting cross-legged with her back straight and eyes closed.
C)   Breeda is sitting quietly and repeating the word 'om' over and over again.
D)   Brody is listening to rainforest sounds while lying in his bed. A

Question 3

According to your text,approximately ___ of the Canadian population displays addiction in any given year.

Accepted Answer

A)   1%
B)   5%
C)   10%
D)   15% A

Question 4

What areas of the thalamus play the role of a conductor on a subway line,routing messages along the appropriate neural network?

Accepted Answer

A)   neurons and axons
B)   midline nuclei and intralaminar nuclei
C)   neurons and midline nuclei
D)   axons and intralaminar nuclei

Question 5

William has been diagnosed with blindsight because of damage to his visual cortex and is trying to navigate his way down a street that contains lampposts and people walking on the sidewalk.How will William do at this task?

Accepted Answer

A)   He will report that he can't see anything, and he will bump into the lampposts and people.
B)   He will report that he can see everything, but he will bump into the lampposts and people.
C)   He will report that he can't see anything, and he will bump into stationary objects only, such as lampposts, but not moving objects, like walking people.
D)   He will report that he can't see anything, and he will navigate correctly around the lampposts and people.

Question 6

Heather has a great deal of trouble falling asleep at night.While her roommate is consistently asleep within 10 minutes of light's out,Heather often lays there for hours until she falls asleep.What sleep disorder could Heather have?

Accepted Answer

A)   narcolepsy
B)   sleep apnea
C)   REM rebound
D)   insomnia

Question 7

Substances taken from the sap of the opium poppy,such as heroin and morphine are known as ___.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Substances taken from the sap of the...

Question 8

Which neurotransmitter plays a key role in the reward learning pathway?

Accepted Answer

A)   norepinephrine
B)   serotonin
C)   dopamine
D)   GABA

Question 9

Unlike popular claims made in movies like Lucy starring Scarlett Johansson,we do not typically use 10% of our brains.According to Kolb and Whishaw,we use

Accepted Answer

A)   just a small portion of our brain at any one time.
B)   one hemisphere at a time.
C)   most of our brain all the time.
D)   one brain region at a time.

Question 10

Aaden quit smoking a week ago.He finds that he is feeling irritable,dizzy,and tired but he is also having trouble sleeping.It is likely that Aaden is experiencing ___ due to ___ dependence on the nicotine.

Accepted Answer

A)   tolerance; physical dependence
B)   tolerance; psychological dependence
C)   withdrawal; physical dependence
D)   withdrawal; psychological dependence

Question 11

Which theory of sleep argues that sleep serves the purpose of self-preservation from predators that are more active at night?

Accepted Answer

A)   adaptive theory
B)   restorative theory
C)   information-processing theory
D)   activation-synthesis model

Question 12

What happens to a vertebrate animal if it is prevented from sleeping for a long period of time?

Accepted Answer

The answer of What happens to a vertebrate animal if...

Question 13

Jackie has undergone hypnosis as a method to manage chronic back pain.In this example,the effect of reduced pain could be due to

Accepted Answer

A)   positive hypnosis.
B)   a positive hypnotic hallucination.
C)   negative hypnosis.
D)   a negative hypnotic hallucination.

Question 14

No consensus exists within the scientific community as to why sleep is necessary.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Jane was not thinking about her mother.However,when asked her mother's first name Jane was easily able to retrieve the correct response,"Claire," from memory.Freud would argue that Jane's mother's name was in Jane's unconscious.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

What is the difference in the meditation experience between novice meditators and experienced meditators,according to recent findings?

Accepted Answer

A)   Novice meditators use more of their brain than experienced meditators.
B)   Novice meditators experience a sleep-like type of relaxation effect while experienced meditators don't become sleepy.
C)   Novice meditators don't know how to get themselves out of a meditative state while experienced meditators can easily slip in or out of a meditative state.
D)   Novice meditators have greater voluntary control of their attention and awareness than experienced meditators.

Question 17

Dr.Pham is studying the brain of people who abuse drugs,and he is focused on the reward learning pathway.Upon close examination of the activity in this pathway,what is Dr.Pham likely to find is different between drug addicts and non-addicts?

Accepted Answer

A)   The reward learning pathway is overactive in non-addicts.
B)   The reward learning pathway is overactive in addicts.
C)   The reward learning pathway responds to faster in addicts.
D)   The reward learning pathway is not activated by normal events in addicts.

Question 18

The idea that sleep is the evolutionary outcome of self-preservation describes the ___ theory of sleep.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The idea that sleep is the evolutionary...

Question 19

Peta is being hypnotized to help her remember the last thing her father told her about where he buried his treasure.What is her hypnosis session likely to reveal?

Accepted Answer

A)   the true hiding place of the buried treasure
B)   her unconscious feelings for her father
C)   the locations of all the items she has ever lost
D)   made up directions to the buried treasure

Question 20

Dr.Schumacher is a psychodynamic psychologist.Dr.Turner is a mainstream experimental psychologist.To what extent is each of these psychologists likely to endorse Hilgard's divided consciousness theory of hypnosis?

Accepted Answer

A)   Dr. Schumacher is more likely to endorse Hilgard's theory than is Dr. Turner.
B)   Dr. Turner is more likely to endorse Hilgard's theory than is Dr. Schumacher.
C)   Both of these psychologists are equally likely to endorse Hilgard's theory.
D)   Neither of these psychologists is likely to endorse Hilgard's theory.

Exam 6: Consciousness