Question 1

Which of the following consists of all the sensations, perceptions, memories, and feelings you are aware of at any instant?

Accepted Answer

A) alertness 
B) personality 
C) consciousness 
D) intelligence 
A) alertness 
B) personality 
C) consciousness 
D) intelligence C

Question 2

Deshawn is about to eat supper when suddenly he has an irresistible, sudden attack of sleepiness, which is accompanied by several minutes of muscle paralysis. When Deshawn awakens, he finds that he has fallen face first into his large plate of spaghetti. Deshawn's "nap attack" is characteristic of which sleep disorder?

Accepted Answer

A) insomnia 
B) narcolepsy 
C) sleep apnea 
D) night terrors 
A) insomnia 
B) narcolepsy 
C) sleep apnea 
D) night terrors B

Question 3

According to the research on nicotine and cigarette smoking, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A) In large doses, nicotine causes stomach pain, vomiting and diarrhea, cold sweats, dizziness, confusion, and muscle tremors. 
B) The use of smokeless tobacco, such as chewing tobacco and snuff, has not been shown to cause any cancers at this time. 
C) Smoking is the leading cause of preventable deaths worldwide. 
D) Secondary smoke causes about 7,300 lung cancer deaths and as many as 34,000 heart disease deaths each year in the United States. 
A) In large doses, nicotine causes stomach pain, vomiting and diarrhea, cold sweats, dizziness, confusion, and muscle tremors. 
B) The use of smokeless tobacco, such as chewing tobacco and snuff, has not been shown to cause any cancers at this time. 
C) Smoking is the leading cause of preventable deaths worldwide. 
D) Secondary smoke causes about 7,300 lung cancer deaths and as many as 34,000 heart disease deaths each year in the United States. B

Question 4

Regarding the abuse of drugs, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A) If a person merely feels briefly better after taking a drug, his or her drug taking will not become compulsive. 
B) Many drug abusers turn to drugs in a self-defeating attempt to cope with life. 
C) Antisocial behavior, school failure, and risky sexual behavior are commonly associated with drug abuse by adolescents. 
D) The combination of immediate pleasure and delayed punishment allow abusers to feel good on demand. 
A) If a person merely feels briefly better after taking a drug, his or her drug taking will not become compulsive. 
B) Many drug abusers turn to drugs in a self-defeating attempt to cope with life. 
C) Antisocial behavior, school failure, and risky sexual behavior are commonly associated with drug abuse by adolescents. 
D) The combination of immediate pleasure and delayed punishment allow abusers to feel good on demand.

Question 5

The most common way to alter human consciousness is

Accepted Answer

A) through meditation. 
B) through hypnosis. 
C) by administering a psychoactive drug. 
D) by experiencing sensory deprivation. 
A) through meditation. 
B) through hypnosis. 
C) by administering a psychoactive drug. 
D) by experiencing sensory deprivation.

Question 6

About an hour and a half after Hector's parents put him to bed, they find him in a total state of panic, sitting up in bed screaming, and drenched in sweat. They change his pajamas and put him back to bed. The next morning they ask him about what happened. Hector remembers very little about the night before. Hector was exhibiting the sleep disturbance known as a(n)__________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of About an hour and a half after...

Question 7

Concerning REM and NREM sleep, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A) NREM sleep is dream free about 90 percent of the time. 
B) Your first period of Stage 1 sleep usually lacks REMs and dreams. 
C) Brain areas associated with imagery and emotion become significantly less active during REM sleep. 
D) After studying for a long period, you may remember more if you go to sleep (and get more REM sleep)rather than pulling an all-nighter. 
A) NREM sleep is dream free about 90 percent of the time. 
B) Your first period of Stage 1 sleep usually lacks REMs and dreams. 
C) Brain areas associated with imagery and emotion become significantly less active during REM sleep. 
D) After studying for a long period, you may remember more if you go to sleep (and get more REM sleep)rather than pulling an all-nighter.

Question 8

Regarding addictive drugs, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A) Some psychologists define addiction as any any repetitively compulsive pattern. 
B) A psychological dependence on a drug is much less powerful than a physical addiction to a drug. 
C) Drugs most likely to lead to physical dependence are alcohol, amphetamines, barbiturates, cocaine, codeine, heroin, methadone, morphine, and nicotine. 
D) The use of most drugs can result in a psychological dependence. 
A) Some psychologists define addiction as any any repetitively compulsive pattern. 
B) A psychological dependence on a drug is much less powerful than a physical addiction to a drug. 
C) Drugs most likely to lead to physical dependence are alcohol, amphetamines, barbiturates, cocaine, codeine, heroin, methadone, morphine, and nicotine. 
D) The use of most drugs can result in a psychological dependence.

Question 9

Tara just spent an hour in a flotation tank where stimuli were restricted. As a result, she is most likely experiencing

Accepted Answer

A) hallucinations. 
B) deep relaxation. 
C) imagery rehearsal. 
D) tryptophanic images. 
A) hallucinations. 
B) deep relaxation. 
C) imagery rehearsal. 
D) tryptophanic images.

Question 10

You tie a short length of string to a small ring and hold this ring at eye level, about a foot from your face. By focusing on the ring, you are able to make the ring swing back and forth. You are surprised by this movement. You most likely have experienced

Accepted Answer

A) autosuggestion. 
B) mindfulness. 
C) a physical phenomenon involving the gravitational pull of the earth. 
D) a fraudulent gadget used by stage hypnotists. 
A) autosuggestion. 
B) mindfulness. 
C) a physical phenomenon involving the gravitational pull of the earth. 
D) a fraudulent gadget used by stage hypnotists.

Question 11

Regarding sleep, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A) Humans are unable to respond to environmental cues when asleep since sleep involves a complete loss of consciousness. 
B) Not all animals sleep. 
C) Dolphins are able to voluntarily breathe air and sleep without drowning by sleeping on just one side of the brain at a time. 
D) Sleep is an innate biological rhythm. 
A) Humans are unable to respond to environmental cues when asleep since sleep involves a complete loss of consciousness. 
B) Not all animals sleep. 
C) Dolphins are able to voluntarily breathe air and sleep without drowning by sleeping on just one side of the brain at a time. 
D) Sleep is an innate biological rhythm.

Question 12

As of 2017, cannabis is labeled by the U.S. government as which schedule of prohibited substance?

Accepted Answer

A) Schedule 1 
B) Schedule 2 
C) Schedule 3 
D) Schedule 4 
A) Schedule 1 
B) Schedule 2 
C) Schedule 3 
D) Schedule 4

Question 13

Greg has been abusing a drug that is commonly called "horse" or "dope," which is the highly addictive opioid called

Accepted Answer

A) heroin. 
B) hashish. 
C) GHB. 
D) Haldol. 
A) heroin. 
B) hashish. 
C) GHB. 
D) Haldol.

Question 14

Which of the following has NOT been found helpful in eliminating nightmares?

Accepted Answer

A) writing down the nightmare 
B) changing the dream the way you wish 
C) mentally rehearsing the dream you want 
D) decreasing your amount of sleep time 
A) writing down the nightmare 
B) changing the dream the way you wish 
C) mentally rehearsing the dream you want 
D) decreasing your amount of sleep time

Question 15

The theory that relates dream content to motor commands in the brain, which are made but not carried out during sleep, is called the

Accepted Answer

A) psychodynamic theory. 
B) dual process hypothesis. 
C) activation-synthesis hypothesis. 
D) neurocognitive dream theory. 
A) psychodynamic theory. 
B) dual process hypothesis. 
C) activation-synthesis hypothesis. 
D) neurocognitive dream theory.

Question 16

Which sleep researcher awakened volunteers each time they entered REM sleep and discovered the effect known as REM rebound?.

Accepted Answer

A) Stephen LaBerge 
B) Ernest Hartmann 
C) William Dement 
D) Robert McCarley 
A) Stephen LaBerge 
B) Ernest Hartmann 
C) William Dement 
D) Robert McCarley

Question 17

Regarding the approaches used to quit smoking, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A) Nicotine patches or nicotine gum and medications, such as bupropion, can help people get through the withdrawal period. 
B) The "cold turkey" approach is still considered the most effective approach in producing permanent nonsmokers. 
C) In recent years, e-cigarettes have become popular as a way to simulate smoking either with or without delivering any nicotine. 
D) The gradual approach to quitting smoking allows the smoker to not feel like a "failure" if they smoke one cigarette. 
A) Nicotine patches or nicotine gum and medications, such as bupropion, can help people get through the withdrawal period. 
B) The "cold turkey" approach is still considered the most effective approach in producing permanent nonsmokers. 
C) In recent years, e-cigarettes have become popular as a way to simulate smoking either with or without delivering any nicotine. 
D) The gradual approach to quitting smoking allows the smoker to not feel like a "failure" if they smoke one cigarette.

Question 18

The hidden, symbolic meaning is called the __________content.

Accepted Answer

A) manifest 
B) latent 
C) lucid 
D) actualized 
A) manifest 
B) latent 
C) lucid 
D) actualized

Question 19

In one study, a group of college students who received 90 minutes of training in the relaxation response experienced

Accepted Answer

A) no benefit from the training. 
B) a slight increase in their stress levels. 
C) greatly reduced stress levels. 
D) significantly improved grades and increased socialization. 
A) no benefit from the training. 
B) a slight increase in their stress levels. 
C) greatly reduced stress levels. 
D) significantly improved grades and increased socialization.

Question 20

Regarding episodes that occur during sleep paralysis, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A) During these episodes, some people who have sleep-related hallucinations believe they have been abducted by space aliens or sexually abused. 
B) Earlier in history, people interpreted the hallucinated intruders in these episodes as angels, demons, or witches. 
C) A person who experiences the hallucinations, bizarre suffocating, or "out-of-body" experiences while in sleep paralysis have a condition known as REM behavior disorder. 
A) During these episodes, some people who have sleep-related hallucinations believe they have been abducted by space aliens or sexually abused. 
B) Earlier in history, people interpreted the hallucinated intruders in these episodes as angels, demons, or witches. 
C) A person who experiences the hallucinations, bizarre suffocating, or "out-of-body" experiences while in sleep paralysis have a condition known as REM behavior disorder.

Which of the following consists of all the sensations, perceptions, memories, and feelings you are aware of at any instant?

According to the research on nicotine and cigarette smoking, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Regarding the abuse of drugs, which of the following statements is FALSE?

The most common way to alter human consciousness is

Concerning REM and NREM sleep, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Regarding addictive drugs, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Tara just spent an hour in a flotation tank where stimuli were restricted. As a result, she is most likely experiencing

You tie a short length of string to a small ring and hold this ring at eye level, about a foot from your face. By focusing on the ring, you are able to make the ring swing back and forth. You are surprised by this movement. You most likely have experienced

Regarding sleep, which of the following statements is FALSE?

As of 2017, cannabis is labeled by the U.S. government as which schedule of prohibited substance?

Greg has been abusing a drug that is commonly called "horse" or "dope," which is the highly addictive opioid called

Which of the following has NOT been found helpful in eliminating nightmares?

The theory that relates dream content to motor commands in the brain, which are made but not carried out during sleep, is called the

Which sleep researcher awakened volunteers each time they entered REM sleep and discovered the effect known as REM rebound?.

Regarding the approaches used to quit smoking, which of the following statements is FALSE?

The hidden, symbolic meaning is called the __________content.

In one study, a group of college students who received 90 minutes of training in the relaxation response experienced

Regarding episodes that occur during sleep paralysis, which of the following statements is FALSE?

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Exam 5: States of Consciousness

Which of the following consists of all the sensations, perceptions, memories, and feelings you are aware of at any instant?

According to the research on nicotine and cigarette smoking, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Regarding the abuse of drugs, which of the following statements is FALSE?

The most common way to alter human consciousness is

Concerning REM and NREM sleep, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Regarding addictive drugs, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Tara just spent an hour in a flotation tank where stimuli were restricted. As a result, she is most likely experiencing

You tie a short length of string to a small ring and hold this ring at eye level, about a foot from your face. By focusing on the ring, you are able to make the ring swing back and forth. You are surprised by this movement. You most likely have experienced

Regarding sleep, which of the following statements is FALSE?

As of 2017, cannabis is labeled by the U.S. government as which schedule of prohibited substance?

Greg has been abusing a drug that is commonly called "horse" or "dope," which is the highly addictive opioid called

Which of the following has NOT been found helpful in eliminating nightmares?

The theory that relates dream content to motor commands in the brain, which are made but not carried out during sleep, is called the

Which sleep researcher awakened volunteers each time they entered REM sleep and discovered the effect known as REM rebound?.

Regarding the approaches used to quit smoking, which of the following statements is FALSE?

The hidden, symbolic meaning is called the __________content.

In one study, a group of college students who received 90 minutes of training in the relaxation response experienced

Regarding episodes that occur during sleep paralysis, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Psychology, Critical Thinking, and Science

Brain and Behavior

Human Development

Sensation and Perception

Conditioning and Learning

Memory

Cognition, Language, and Creativity

Intelligence

Motivation and Emotion

Sex, Gender, and Sexuality

Personality

Health, Stress, and Coping

Psychological Disorders

Therapies

Social Thinking and Social Influence

Prosocial and Antisocial Behavior

Maximizing Learning through Reflective Processing and Active Thinking

Applied Psychology

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