Exam 4: Consciousness

Suppose the shapes in an advertisement subtly spell out a positive word, which most people do not notice.The advertisers are using

To be considered a stimulant, a drug must both mental and activity.

Frank Tong and colleagues superimposed a house onto a face and asked participants to make judgments about what they saw.What were the participants' brain responses?

While driving to a store, your mind wanders, and you are surprised to find that you have arrived.This experience supports the idea that

At what sleep stage does your breathing become more regular and your awareness of external stimulation decrease?

Occasionally, Jon will fall asleep while working with a customer.Jon is experiencing which sleep disorder?

Morgan is completely immersed in her favorite video game, to the extent that she loses track of time and accidentally misses her afternoon lecture.Morgan was most likely to be experiencing which of the following?

Which of the following statements is most accurate regarding consciousness?

The processing of information by sensory systems without conscious awareness is referred to as

Owen and colleagues found that when a comatose woman imagined playing tennis, her brain activity was similar to that of a normal individual imagining playing tennis.What does this finding say about the relationship between consciousness and awareness?

The SLEEPLESS gene regulates a protein that reduces in the brain.

Which of the following is NOT an effect of opioid drugs?

Which of the following people is most likely to experience insomnia?

Frontal lobe damage is associated with the long-term use of

Suppose that while a man is asking you for directions, a large framed picture is moved between the two of you.You are most likely to notice that he has now been swapped with a different man if he is

Which of the following statements concerning the adaptive nature of sleep is NOT true?

Compared to people who do not have depression, patients with depression are more likely to experience which of the following as a result of sleep deprivation?

Suppose a patient is fully conscious after waking from a coma, but is unable to move any part of her body except for her eyelids.This patient is experiencing

Sleep deprivation can increase the activation of receptors in the brain, which in turn can alleviate symptoms of .

Sleep spindles are indicative of which stage of sleep?