Question 1

Which of the following statements might help you determine if an individual has narcolepsy?

Accepted Answer

A)   "I have difficulty getting to sleep."
B)   "I don't have an adverse reaction to sleeping pills."
C)   "I sometimes suddenly fall asleep in the middle of a conversation."
D)   "When I get up in the morning, I have the feeling that I had really bad nightmares."
E)   "I don't know why, but I've recently started wetting my bed at night and I haven't done that since I was a child."F) A) and B)
G) D) and E)

Question 2

According to Freud, the manifest content of a dream refers to

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A)   the setting of the dream.
B)   the story line of the dream.
C)   whether the dream is in color or black and white.
D)   the emotional tone of the dream.
E)   the symbolic meaning of the dream.F) C) and E)
G) B) and D)

Question 3

Mescaline comes from

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A)   weeds.
B)   a cactus .
C)   a poppy plant.
D)   a virus.
E)   a laboratory.F) C) and D)
G) A) and B)

Question 4

A person who has experienced deprivation of ________ would be most impaired in studies of memory.

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A)   NREM sleep
B)   REM sleep
C)   Stage 2 sleep
D)   Stage 3 and 4 sleep
E)   Stage 1 sleepF) A) and E)
G) C) and E)

Question 5

What is the first sleep stage that most people enter each night when sleeping?

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Question 6

The deepest stage of sleep is ________ sleep.

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A)   Stage 1
B)   Stage 2
C)   Stage 3
D)   Stage 4
E)   REMF) B) and C)
G) C) and E)

Question 7

Morphine, heroin, and codeine are derived from

Accepted Answer

A)   the opium poppy.
B)   cannabis.
C)   peyote buttons.
D)   tea leaves.
E)   tobacco plants.F) B) and D)
G) All of the above

Question 8

Drugs that speed up the functioning of the nervous system are called

Accepted Answer

A)   stimulants.
B)   depressants.
C)   narcotics.
D)   psychogenics.
E)   hallucinogens.F) A) and B)
G) B) and E)

Question 9

Consciousness must process information _________, while nonconscious brain circuits can process many streams of information in _________.

Accepted Answer

A)   personally; parallel
B)   parallel; serial fashion
C)   parallel; parallel
D)   serially; serial fashion
E)   serially; parallelF) A) and E)
G) C) and D)

Question 10

Morphine and heroin duplicate the action of

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A)   endorphins
B)   alcohol
C)   cigarettes
D)   LSD
E)   nicotineF) A) and E)
G) C) and E)

Question 11

Illicit drug usage in the United States since the early 1990s has

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A)   increased for older adults.
B)   remained constant for all people.
C)   increased overall, but decreased for teens.
D)   increased for all people.
E)   declined overall.F) B) and D)
G) C) and D)

Question 12

Structuralism used the technique of ________ to study consciousness.

Accepted Answer

A)   psychoanalysis
B)   experimentation
C)   anima
D)   naturalistic observation
E)   introspectionF) A) and C)
G) A) and D)

Question 13

_________ is a sleep disorder featuring sudden daytime sleep attacks.

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Question 14

A person who fervently believes in the writings of John B. Watson would be expected to believe or do all of the following EXCEPT

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A)   emphasize the direct observation of behavior.
B)   focus solely on external behavior.
C)   dismiss introspection as unscientific.
D)   claim that consciousness is merely a by-product of behavior.
E)   attempt to search for the mental processes which cause behavior.F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 15

The psychoactive effect of smoking cannabis is due to the action of ________ on the brain.

Accepted Answer

A)   codeine
B)   THC
C)   Valium
D)   PCP
E)   opiumF) C) and D)
G) B) and E)

Question 16

Walking and chewing gum at the same time would, for most people, be _________ processes.

Accepted Answer

A)   preconscious.
B)   nonconscious.
C)   subconscious.
D)   semiconscious.
E)   conscious.F) B) and D)
G) A) and E)

Question 17

According to this theory, sleep is a product of adaptation.

Accepted Answer

A)   restorative theory
B)   evolutionary theory
C)   psychoanalytic theory
D)   dream theory
E)   activation-synthesis theoryF) B) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 18

________ involves controlled breathing while assuming certain body positions and minimizing external stimuli.

Accepted Answer

A)   Hypnosis
B)   Meditation
C)   Consciousness
D)   Dichotic listening
E)   CataplexyF) A) and B)
G) All of the above

Question 19

The sleep-wake cycle is ultimately controlled by the part of the brain called the __________.

Accepted Answer

A)   optical nerve
B)   frontal lobe
C)   hypothalamus
D)   median forebrain bundle
E)   putamenF) A) and D)
G) C) and D)

Question 20

Describe the evolutionary explanation of the function of sleep.

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Exam 8: States of Consciousness

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Which of the following statements might help you determine if an individual has narcolepsy?

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The deepest stage of sleep is ________ sleep.

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Morphine and heroin duplicate the action of

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_________ is a sleep disorder featuring sudden daytime sleep attacks.

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Structuralism used the technique of ________ to study consciousness.

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Consciousness must process information _________, while nonconscious brain circuits can process many streams of information in _________.

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What is the first sleep stage that most people enter each night when sleeping?

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According to this theory, sleep is a product of adaptation.

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