Exam 3: Consciousness and the Two-Track Mind

The need to take larger and larger doses of a drug in order to experience its effects is an indication of

Sleep deprivation increases levels of the hunger-arousing hormone _______ and decreases levels of the hunger-suppressing hormone ________.

An evolutionary psychologist would be likely to suggest that human preferences for sweet-tasting foods

Signal reception is to ________ as signal transmission is to ________.

Suppose that unhypnotized adults who are encouraged to behave like children act just as genuinely childlike as hypnotized adults who are encouraged to act in a childlike manner. This fact would most clearly support

Sleep spindles are characteristic of ________ sleep.

Dreams often involve sudden emotional reactions and surprising changes in scene. This best serves to support the theory that dreams

Reduced immune system functioning is most likely to accompany long-term repeated use of

Research studies of the content of dreams indicate that

In terms of evolutionary development, the oldest regions of the brain are those that regulate

Hypnotized people are no more likely to perform dangerous acts than those who are asked to simulate hypnosis. This fact is most consistent with

A periodic, natural loss of consciousness that involves distinct stages is known as

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

A person who requires increasing amounts of a drug in order to feel its effect is said to have developed

Sensory neurons transmit signals to

Alcohol consumption is likely to ________ attention to an arousing provocation and ________ attention to normal inhibitions.

The thread-like structures that contain genes are called

Compared with nonsmokers, smokers experience

Morphine and heroin are

People who heard unusual phrases prior to sleep were awakened each time they began REM sleep. The fact that they remembered less the next morning provides support for the ________ theory of dreaming.