Exam 4: Consciousness and the Two-Track Mind

Thinking is sharpest and memory is most accurate when people are at their daily peak in

Narcolepsy is associated with a relative absence of a hypothalamic neural center that produces

Compulsive craving of drugs or certain behaviors despite known adverse consequences is an indication of

When Celeste was unable to obtain her regular supply of heroin,she began to develop pain and an intense craving for the drug.Celeste was experiencing symptoms of

The ability to pay attention to only one voice at a time is called

Simultaneously assessing the taste,texture,and temperature of food in your mouth best illustrates

Narcolepsy is a disorder in which a person

June's correct solution of a novel arithmetic problem was simultaneously facilitated by unconscious inferences and the conscious application of mathematical principles.This best illustrates the value of

After drinking three cans of beer,Akiva felt less guilty about the way he mistreated his wife and children.Akiva's reduced guilt most likely resulted from the fact that his alcohol consumption has

A need to take larger and larger doses of sleeping pills to avoid insomnia is an indication of

In one experiment,many of the research participants who were keeping track of basketball tosses between players failed to notice a gorilla-suited research assistant thumping his chest as he moved among the players.This best illustrated

Sleep is best defined as

University men were shown an erotic movie clip.Compared with those who thought they had recently consumed a nonalcoholic beverage,men who believed they had recently consumed an alcoholic beverage were

Bed-wetting is most likely to occur at the end of ________ sleep.

Which of the following animals tend to sleep the least?

A capacity to monitor simultaneously the color,shape,and motion of a flying kite best illustrates

Which theory suggests that dreams are mental responses to random bursts of neural stimulation?

An air pump that keeps the sleeper's airway open and breathing regular is often prescribed for serious cases of

By triggering the release of epinephrine and norepinephrine,________ boosts alertness and diminishes appetite.

Among older adults,more frequently disrupted sleep also disrupts