Exam 6: Consciousness

The activation-synthesis hypothesis would explain the bizarre nature of dreams by explaining it is due to:

K-complexes are:

An average sleep cycle (from Stage N1 through REM):

Night terrors are:

Narcolepsy refers to a sleep disorder in which a person:

Ernest has trouble completing any projects that he starts because he is easily distracted.Based on this description, it would appear that Ernest may have:

Drugs that bind to endorphin receptors and alleviate pain are called:

Which of the following is a dangerous side effect resulting from the regular use of cocaine?

Seven-year-old Florence awoke crying in the middle of the night.Between sobs she told her parents that she dreamt six big dogs kept chasing her and chasing her, but she couldn't get away from them.She is afraid to go back to sleep because she thinks the dogs will come back.It is very likely that Florence just experienced:

The EEG pattern of a person who is awake shows:

Mescaline and psilocybin are two naturally occurring substances that can distort perception and produce hallucinations.

Raphael has suffered from hypersomnia for six months.It is affecting his work, and his boss has threatened to fire him if Raphael's job performance doesn't improve.Raphael sees his family physician and asks if something can be prescribed to alleviate his problem.If the doctor does prescribe something for Raphael, it would most likely be:

Stimulants, such as Ritalin, are used to treat:

LSD (lysergic acid diethylamide) produces its effects by:

Explain the two prominent theories that provide explanations of how hypnosis works, along with one research study supporting each theory.

Vigorous physical activity, especially late in the day, causes an increase in:

The term ____________________ refers to a sleep disorder in which a person stops breathing during sleep and then suddenly jerks awake, gasping for breath.

Rebecca is just learning to use her new graphing calculator.She needs to refer to the manual frequently and think about every step.As she becomes more familiar with the way in which her calculator functions, pressing the correct sequence of keys should become:

REM-rebound refers to:

Andrea had a dream in which she was riding a unicycle toward mountains that reached all the way to the sky and disappeared into clouds shaped like toadstools.Andrea is convinced the dream represents an unconscious desire to quit her current job.According to Freud, the unicycle and toadstool-shaped clouds would represent: