Deck 5: Web Quiz 1

Question 1

The difficulty we have in perceiving the consciousness of others is called the:

A)problem of consciousness.
B)problem of other minds.
C)mind-body problem.
D)cocktail-party phenomenon.

Answer 1

problem of other minds.

Question 2

Troy's wife often observes him walking around their house in the middle of the night while still asleep.This scenario BEST illustrates:

A)night terrors.
B)insomnia.
C)sleep paralysis.
D)somnambulism.

Answer 2

somnambulism.

Question 3

Which statement is TRUE of drug tolerance?

A)With continued use,lesser amounts of a drug are needed to produce the same effect.
B)Discontinuing drug use produces physical sickness.
C)With continued use,the same dose of a drug has less of an effect.
D)With continued use,a person begins to crave the drug less.

Answer 3

With continued use,the same dose of a drug has less of an effect.

Question 4

Which statement is a reason why people do not usually act out their dreams during sleep?

A)The amygdala,which restricts movement,shows increased activity during dreaming.
B)Spinal neurons in the brain stem inhibit movement during dreaming.
C)The prefrontal area of the brain is inactivated during dreaming.
D)The visual perception area of the brain is not activated during dreaming.

Question 5

A mother wakes up in the middle of the night when she hears her 2-year-old daughter crying in the adjacent bedroom.In the morning,she does not have any memory of having woken up the previous night.Which leves of consciousness is illustrated in this scenario?

A)minimal consciousness
B)full consciousness
C)dynamic unconsciousness
D)REM consciousness

Question 6

Which factor is NOT associated with REM sleep?

A)delta-wave activity
B)increased pulse and blood pressure
C)dreaming
D)sexual arousal

Question 7

_____ excite the central nervous system,resulting in heightened arousal and activity levels.

A)Depressants
B)Sedatives
C)Stimulants
D)Carcinogens

Question 8

According to Freud,repression:

A)drives people to actively fulfil their unconscious desires.
B)removes unacceptable thoughts and desires from consciousness and keeps them in the unconscious.
C)allows people to experience unconscious desires and impulses without feeling ashamed.
D)creates new memories based on previous experiences.

Question 9

After Ginger fell on stage during her dance recital,she actively tried not to think about it.According to the rebound effect of thought suppression,this would _____ the chances of the thought of falling on stage returning to Ginger's consciousness.

A)decrease
B)increase
C)eliminate
D)not affect

Question 10

_____ is a person's subjective experience of the world and the mind.

A)Consciousness
B)Hypnosis
C)Insomnia
D)Somnambulism

Question 11

Who among the following individuals belongs to the demographic with a higher risk of experiencing sleep apnea?

A)Ariel,a teenager with few friends
B)Michael,a relatively inactive 25-year-old man
C)Jocelyn,a middle-aged widow
D)Mark,an overweight 55-year-old man

Question 12

A well-established effect of hypnosis is that some people who are susceptible to hypnosis can experience a reduction of pain,which is more effective than many anesthetics.This phenomenon is known as:

A)hypnagogic nociception.
B)hypnotic suggestion.
C)posthypnotic amnesia.
D)hypnotic analgesia.

Question 13

Consciousness can be described as consisting of four basic properties,which are:

A)unity,selectivity,syllogism,and transience.
B)intentionality,unity,selectivity,and transience.
C)selectivity,transience,syllogism,and dreams.
D)intentionality,unity,selectivity,and dreams.

Question 14

Which factor is NOT common in dream consciousness?

A)feeling some kind of intense emotion
B)uncritical acceptance of illogical things
C)difficulty in remembering the dream after it ends
D)sensing pain during nightmares

Question 15

A few hours of sleep deprivation each night can:

A)build up over time and increase the risk of accidents and injury.
B)increase mental acuity but otherwise have no effect on the body.
C)improve memory by interrupting the consolidation process.
D)result in physical fatigue but have no effect on mental processes.