Deck 6: C: Consciousness and Cognition

Question 1

Which of the following statements are true about language?

A)It is symbolic.
B)It can be written,spoken,or signed.
C)It is capable of an infinite set of meaningful utterances.
D)all of these

Answer 1

all of these

Question 2

Mental activities that differ noticeably from normal waking consciousness are known as______.

A)hyperconsciousness
B)unconscious states
C)relaxed wakefulness
D)altered states of consciousness

Answer 2

altered states of consciousness

Question 3

How long does the average circadian rhythm last?

A)1 hour
B)8 hours
C)12 hours
D)24 hours

Answer 3

24 hours

Question 4

What problem-solving strategies don't guarantee solutions but make efficient use of time?

A)heuristics
B)algorithms
C)mnemonic devices
D)cognitive shortcuts

Question 5

What are mental categories representing activities,objects,qualities,or situations that share some common characteristics?

A)classes
B)concepts
C)attributes
D)classifications

Question 6

Your friend has experienced excessive daytime sleepiness.He is laughing with you and suddenly falls to the ground.Your friend is probably suffering from ____________.

A)narcolepsy
B)parasomnia
C)REM rebound
D)sleep apnea

Question 7

This early researcher did a study that seemed to suggest that people deprived of REM sleep would become paranoid,seemingly mentally ill,from lack of this one stage of slee

A)Freud
B)Dement
C)Jung
D)James

Question 8

At the current time,which statement is true about our knowledge of whether animals can use humanlike language?

A)It has been clearly shown that animals cannot use humanlike language.
B)All animal communication is instinctual and,thus,is not language.
C)Only primates,like monkey and chimps,show any sign of language-like behavior.
D)It is still unclear if animals can show humanlike language at any level of development.

Question 9

The tendency to perceive and approach problems in the same ways that have worked in the past is called ______.

A)mental set
B)means-end analysis
C)noncompensatory modeling
D)prototypical idealization

Question 10

Which of the following sleep disorders refers to urinating while asleep in bed?

A)hypersomnia
B)somnambulism
C)enuresis
D)narcolepsy