Exam 3: Consciousness and the Two-Track Mind

About ________ percent of women around the world currently smoke.

Amanda is 4 years old and is currently being tested for developmental delays.Her pediatrician holds up a spoon and asks Amanda to identify the object.What will help her to complete this task?

The psychological term for mental processes is

Sodium pentothal has sometimes been called a "truth serum" because it relaxes people and enables them to more freely disclose personally embarrassing experiences.It is most likely that sodium pentothal is a(n)

For both men and women,the ________ of dreams include an unpleasant event or emotion and the ________ of dreams involve sexual imagery.

Daniel has switched from cigarettes to e-cigarettes because he wants to reduce his risk of cancer.Which of the following would you say to Daniel?

During which sleep stage does your brain emit large,slow delta waves?

A visual perception track enables most people to recognize objects at nearly the same time that a visual action track enables them to avoid bumping into the objects.This best illustrates

While driving to work,John was so focused on his cell-phone conversation that he inadvertently drove through a red light and hit another vehicle.John's experience best illustrates the impact of

Near-death experiences are

You always dread the spring time change because you know you will lose an hour of sleep.With this sleep loss comes

Thomas works the third shift at a local factory.He tends to sleep most of the day and is awake most of the night.As a result,his 24-hour biological clock has been disrupted.This is referred to as

Which of the following psychoactive drugs produces the quickest and most powerful rush of euphoria?

Arlette often consumes up to six cocktails in a row before she experiences any noticeable symptoms of intoxication.This suggests that Arlette has developed

A decrease in the brain's production of endorphins has been associated with repeated use of

Having an identical rather than fraternal twin with alcohol use disorder puts one at an increased risk for alcohol problems.This indicates that alcohol use disorder

Marijuana use in America ________ between 2013 and 2016.

You suddenly become conscious that your own nose is in your line of vision when this is pointed out to you.This best illustrates the impact of

When Celeste was unable to obtain her regular supply of heroin,she began to develop pain and an intense craving for the drug.Celeste was experiencing symptoms of

Shawn works the third shift at a local factory.He often has trouble falling asleep and most days does not get enough rest.This increases the likelihood that he will develop all of the following EXCEPT