Question 1

The deeper stages of NREM sleep are characterized by:

Accepted Answer

A)  slow, rolling eye movements. 
B)  highly vivid, unrealistic dreams. 
C)  slow brain waves called delta waves. 
D)  muscle paralysis. 
A)  slow, rolling eye movements. 
B)  highly vivid, unrealistic dreams. 
C)  slow brain waves called delta waves. 
D)  muscle paralysis.

Question 2

Margaret has started an outreach program for alcohol users in an area of her city where many people drink heavily every day. Margaret's goal is to get people into treatment before they experience organ damage. Margaret has limited resources so she is targeting _______ in her program because they can become susceptible to organ damage much more quickly than other groups.

Accepted Answer

A)  women 
B)  men 
C)  Eastern Europeans 
D)  East Asians 
A)  women 
B)  men 
C)  Eastern Europeans 
D)  East Asians

Question 3

Which of the following statements about hypnosis is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  Hypnotized people can be made to do things against their will. 
B)  Hypnosis increases the accuracy of memory. 
C)  Hypnosis can be used to produce age regression. 
D)  Hypnosis has been used successfully in anesthetizing women during childbirth. 
A)  Hypnotized people can be made to do things against their will. 
B)  Hypnosis increases the accuracy of memory. 
C)  Hypnosis can be used to produce age regression. 
D)  Hypnosis has been used successfully in anesthetizing women during childbirth.

Question 4

Delta waves occur during:

Accepted Answer

A)  REM sleep. 
B)  NREM sleep. 
C)  paradoxical sleep. 
D)  waking. 
A)  REM sleep. 
B)  NREM sleep. 
C)  paradoxical sleep. 
D)  waking.

Question 5

_______________ are the short bursts of rapid, high-peaking waves that the brain emits in the second stage of non-REM sleep.

Accepted Answer

A)  Alpha waves 
B)  Delta waves 
C)  Sleep spindles 
D)  Neuro spindles 
A)  Alpha waves 
B)  Delta waves 
C)  Sleep spindles 
D)  Neuro spindles

Question 6

Delta waves occur during:

Accepted Answer

A)  REM sleep. 
B)  NREM sleep. 
C)  paradoxical sleep. 
D)  waking. 
A)  REM sleep. 
B)  NREM sleep. 
C)  paradoxical sleep. 
D)  waking.

Question 7

According to your textbook, moderate alcohol consumption can:

Accepted Answer

A)  reduce risk of heart attack and stroke. 
B)  cause diabetes. 
C)  alleviate the retinal swelling caused by glaucoma. 
D)  improve mathematical ability. 
A)  reduce risk of heart attack and stroke. 
B)  cause diabetes. 
C)  alleviate the retinal swelling caused by glaucoma. 
D)  improve mathematical ability.

Question 8

Which of the following is an effect of depressants?

Accepted Answer

A)  reduced anxiety, guilt, and tension 
B)  increased energy 
C)  increased inhibitions 
D)  increased heart rate and respiratory rate 
A)  reduced anxiety, guilt, and tension 
B)  increased energy 
C)  increased inhibitions 
D)  increased heart rate and respiratory rate

Question 9

Melatonin is a hormone that:

Accepted Answer

A)  fluctuates on about a 90-minute cycle. 
B)  is secreted largely during hours of darkness. 
C)  is secreted largely during hours of daylight. 
D)  increases alertness and wakefulness. 
A)  fluctuates on about a 90-minute cycle. 
B)  is secreted largely during hours of darkness. 
C)  is secreted largely during hours of daylight. 
D)  increases alertness and wakefulness.

Question 10

The sociocognitive approach to hypnosis suggests that:

Accepted Answer

A)  the hypnotized person is unconsciously playing a role. 
B)  the hypnotized person is consciously faking or playing a role. 
C)  past-life regression may be a real phenomenon. 
D)  hypnosis is an interaction between the executive and imaginative functions of an individual's mind. 
A)  the hypnotized person is unconsciously playing a role. 
B)  the hypnotized person is consciously faking or playing a role. 
C)  past-life regression may be a real phenomenon. 
D)  hypnosis is an interaction between the executive and imaginative functions of an individual's mind.

The deeper stages of NREM sleep are characterized by:

Which of the following statements about hypnosis is true?

Delta waves occur during:

_______________ are the short bursts of rapid, high-peaking waves that the brain emits in the second stage of non-REM sleep.

Delta waves occur during:

According to your textbook, moderate alcohol consumption can:

Which of the following is an effect of depressants?

Melatonin is a hormone that:

The sociocognitive approach to hypnosis suggests that:

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Exam 5: Body Rhythms and Mental States

The deeper stages of NREM sleep are characterized by:

Which of the following statements about hypnosis is true?

Delta waves occur during:

_______________ are the short bursts of rapid, high-peaking waves that the brain emits in the second stage of non-REM sleep.

Delta waves occur during:

According to your textbook, moderate alcohol consumption can:

Which of the following is an effect of depressants?

Melatonin is a hormone that:

The sociocognitive approach to hypnosis suggests that:

What Is Psychology

How Psychologists Do Research

Genes, Evolution, and Environment

The Brain and Nervous System

Sensation and Perception

Learning and Conditioning

Behaviour in Social and Cultural Context

Thinking and Intelligence

Memory

Emotion, Stress, and Health

Motivation

Development Over the Life Span

Theories of Personality

Psychological Disorders

Approaches to Treatment and Therapy

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