Question 1

Terry has not had a decent night's sleep in more than a week.If this sleep deprivation continues,he will become increasingly susceptible to

Accepted Answer

A)  viral infections. 
B)  sleep apnea. 
C)  insomnia. 
D)  night terrors.

Question 2

Who is most likely to have a dream containing sexual content?

Accepted Answer

A)  Sally,who watched a romantic comedy containing sexual scenes before going to bed 
B)  Michael,who is a musician and plays the drums 
C)  Stacey,who is undergoing play therapy 
D)  Brandon,who watched a scary movie before going to bed

Question 3

Which of the following is NOT a tobacco product?

Accepted Answer

A)  cigars 
B)  e-cigarettes 
C)  pipe tobacco 
D)  marijuana

Question 4

When light strikes the retina,it signals the suprachiasmatic nucleus to suppress the production of ________by the pineal gland.

Accepted Answer

A)  melatonin 
B)  serotonin 
C)  acetylcholine 
D)  dopamine

Question 5

Which drugs are most likely to be prescribed as tranquilizers?

Accepted Answer

A)  amphetamines 
B)  barbiturates 
C)  hallucinogens 
D)  opiates

Question 6

Which of the following drugs is most likely to interfere with immediate recall of information learned only a few minutes before?

Accepted Answer

A)  nicotine 
B)  methadone 
C)  marijuana 
D)  cocaine

Question 7

After Carlos had been asleep for about an hour and a half,his heart began to beat faster,his breathing became fast and irregular,and his closed eyes began to dart back and forth.Carlos was most likely experiencing

Accepted Answer

A)  N3 sleep. 
B)  sleep apnea. 
C)  narcolepsy. 
D)  REM (R)sleep.

Question 8

Drug tolerance refers to the

Accepted Answer

A)  absence of pain or anxiety following the use of a drug. 
B)  loss of social inhibitions following drug use. 
C)  discomfort and distress that follow the discontinued use of a drug. 
D)  reduced effect of a drug resulting from its regular use.

Question 9

A minute or two after falling asleep,Luke felt like he was being tossed up and down as if on a boat in rough seas.His experience best illustrates

Accepted Answer

A)  the circadian rhythm. 
B)  hypnagogic sensations. 
C)  sleep spindles. 
D)  narcolepsy.

Question 10

Freud called the remembered story line of a dream its ________ content.

Accepted Answer

A)  manifest 
B)  paradoxical 
C)  hypnagogic 
D)  circadian

Question 11

Which of the following is NOT a state of consciousness?

Accepted Answer

A)  daydreaming 
B)  dreaming 
C)  inattentional blindness 
D)  drowsiness

Question 12

Troy has taken a mild hallucinogen that amplifies his sensitivity to colors,sounds,tastes,and smells.What drug did he take?

Accepted Answer

A)  LSD 
B)  marijuana 
C)  alcohol 
D)  cocaine

Question 13

Five-year-old Brenda is learning how to ride her bicycle.Because this is something new to her,it will require

Accepted Answer

A)  sequential processing. 
B)  parallel processing. 
C)  dual processing. 
D)  blindsight processing.

Question 14

Prior to age 9,children's dreams seem more like a slide show and less like an active story in which the dreamer is an actor.This best illustrates that the content of dreams reflects

Accepted Answer

A)  latent content. 
B)  melatonin levels. 
C)  night terrors. 
D)  cognitive development.

Question 15

In one experiment,many of the research participants who were keeping track of basketball tosses between players failed to notice a gorilla-suited research assistant thumping his chest as he moved among the players.This best illustrated

Accepted Answer

A)  blindsight. 
B)  change blindness. 
C)  inattentional blindness. 
D)  the cocktail party effect.

Question 16

Daydreaming,drowsiness,and dreaming are all examples of

Accepted Answer

A)  states of consciousness. 
B)  selective attention. 
C)  the cocktail party effect. 
D)  inattentional blindness.

Question 17

Most college students are "owls," with performance ________ across the day.Most older adults are "larks," with performance ________ as the day progresses.

Accepted Answer

A)  improving;declining 
B)  declining;improving 
C)  declining;staying the same 
D)  staying the same;declining

Question 18

Prolonged and excessive drinking can shrink the brain most intensely in ________ who have ________ of a stomach enzyme that digests alcohol.

Accepted Answer

A)  men;more 
B)  women;more 
C)  men;less 
D)  women;less

Question 19

Particularly among men,sleep apnea is linked with

Accepted Answer

A)  night terrors. 
B)  sleepwalking. 
C)  narcolepsy. 
D)  obesity.

Question 20

Which of the following is NOT characteristic of REM (R)sleep?

Accepted Answer

A)  Heart and breathing rates increase. 
B)  The eyes move rapidly under closed lids. 
C)  Brain waves become more rapid. 
D)  Voluntary muscles tense and become more active.

Exam 3: Consciousness and the Two-Track Mind