Question 1 4 out of 4 points
Alternate states of consciousness can be achieved in which of the following ways?
Selected Answer: all of these options
Correct Answer: all of these options
Question 2 4 out of 4 points
Chronic use of _____ can produce lasting damage to serotonin-releasing neurotransmitters.
Selected Answer: MDMA
Correct Answer: MDMA
Question 3 0 out of 4 points
Which of the following is FALSE about sleep apnea?
Selected Answer:
It is characterized by periods of 10 seconds or less without breathing during sleep
Correct Answer:
all of these options are true
Question 4 4 out of 4 points
You just awoke from a startling dream in which you were very frightened, but could not move. How would the activation-synthesis theory of dreaming explain your dream?
Selected Answer:
Your amygdala was randomly stimulated, but REM-stage paralysis kept you from moving.
Correct Answer:
Your amygdala was randomly stimulated, but REM-stage paralysis kept you from moving.
Question 5 4 out of 4 points
Your text reports that the suspected cause of sleep apnea is _____.
Selected Answer:
an airway blockage or the brain's failure to signal the diaphragm
Correct Answer: an airway blockage or the brain's failure to signal the
diaphragm
Question 6 4 out of 4 points
Psychoactive drugs can _____.
Selected Answer: all of these options
Correct Answer: all of these options
Question 7 4 out of 4 points
Durango was very angry with his stepmother, and wished she were dead. That night Durango dreamed that he pushed her off a cliff. According to Freud, the latent content of Durango's dream would be _____, while the manifest content would be _____.
Selected Answer: wishing she were dead; pushing her off the cliff
Correct Answer: wishing she were dead; pushing her off the cliff
Question 8 4 out of 4 points
When repeated drug use causes changes in the body that require continued drug use to prevent withdrawal symptoms, a state of _____ has been reached.
Selected Answer: physical dependence
Correct Answer: physical dependence
Question 9 4 out of 4 points
According to your text, accounts of alien abduction are associated with characteristics found in this stage of sleep.
Selected Answer: hypnogogic
Correct Answer: hypnogogic
Question 10 4 out of 4 points
Dieting, surgery, dental appliances, and tennis balls are all recommended treatments for _____.
Selected Answer: sleep apnea
Correct Answer: sleep apnea
Question 11 4 out of 4 points
Which of the following lists contain ONLY psychoactive drugs?
Selected Answer: caffeine, nicotine, and alcohol
Correct Answer: caffeine, nicotine, and alcohol
Question 12 4 out of 4 points
LSD _____.
Selected Answer: all of these options
Correct Answer: all of these options
Question 13 4 out of 4 points
Physical dependence occurs when a person needs to use a drug to prevent _____.
Selected Answer: withdrawal symptoms
Correct Answer: withdrawal symptoms
Question 14 4 out of 4 points
Drugs that change conscious awareness or perception are called _____.
Selected Answer: psychoactive
Correct Answer: psychoactive
Question 15 4 out of 4 points
This is NOT a parasomnia.
Selected Answer: sleep apnea
Correct Answer: sleep apnea
Question 16 4 out of 4 points
Discomfort and distress, including physical pain and intense cravings after stopping the use of an addictive drug is called _____.
Selected Answer: withdrawal
Correct Answer: withdrawal
Question 17 4 out of 4 points
Consciousness is defined in your text as _____.
Selected Answer: an awareness of one's self and one's surroundings
Correct Answer: an awareness of one's self and one's surroundings
Question 18 0 out of 4 points
The altered-state theory of hypnosis suggests that _____.
Selected Answer:
hypnotic effects are the result of a combination of role-playing and an altered state of relaxation
Correct Answer:
hypnotic effects result from a special altered state of consciousness
Question 19 4 out of 4 points
_____ is (are) BEST defined as our awareness of our environments and ourselves.
Selected Answer: Consciousness
Correct Answer: Consciousness
Question 20 4 out of 4 points
_____ is a group of techniques designed to focus attention and produce an altered state of consciousness.
Selected Answer: Meditation
Correct Answer: Meditation
Question 21 4 out of 4 points
Research shows that this drug can impair memory, impair lung functioning and immune response, interfere with proper reproductive functioning, and can adversely affect the brain.
Selected Answer: marijuana
Correct Answer: marijuana
Question 22 4 out of 4 points
If you foolishly cram before final exams, missing several nights sleep, what is MOST likely to happen to your sleep cycles the first time you get uninterrupted sleep? You will _____.
Selected Answer: have more than the usual amount of non-REM sleep.
Correct Answer: have more than the usual amount of non-REM sleep.
Question 23 4 out of 4 points
A mental state other than an ordinary waking state, in which there are distinct changes in perception, emotion, memory, thinking, etc. is called alternate _____.
Selected Answer: states of consciousness
Correct Answer: states of consciousness
Question 24 4 out of 4 points
A nightmare occurs during _____.
Selected Answer: REM sleep
Correct Answer: REM sleep
Question 25 4 out of 4 points
Scientists study sleep in sleep labs using _____.
Selected Answer: EEG recordings
Correct Answer: EEG recordings
Question 1 4 out of 4 points
The relaxation/role-playing theory of hypnosis suggests that _____.
Selected Answer:
deeply relaxed suggestible people will allow a hypnotist to direct their fantasies and behavior
Correct Answer:
deeply relaxed suggestible people will allow a hypnotist to direct their fantasies and behavior
Question 2 4 out of 4 points
Durango was very angry with his stepmother, and wished she were dead. That night Durango dreamed that he pushed her off a cliff. According to Freud, the latent content of Durango's dream would be _____, while the manifest content would be _____.
Selected Answer: wishing she were dead; pushing her off the cliff
Correct Answer: wishing she were dead; pushing her off the cliff
Question 3 4 out of 4 points
A mental state other than an ordinary waking state, in which there are distinct changes in perception, emotion, memory, thinking, etc. is called alternate _____.
Selected Answer: states of consciousness
Correct Answer: states of consciousness
Question 4 4 out of 4 points
Freud believed that dreams were the "royal road to the _____."
Selected Answer: unconscious
Correct Answer: unconscious
Question 5 4 out of 4 points
Which of the following is NOT characteristic of Stage 2 sleep?
Selected Answer: sleep apnea
Correct Answer: sleep apnea
Question 6 4 out of 4 points
Mental activities that require focused attention are called _____.
Selected Answer: controlled processes
Correct Answer: controlled processes
Question 7 4 out of 4 points
Which of the following is INCORRECTLY matched?
Selected Answer:
non-REM: paradoxical sleep, paralysis, irregular respirations
Correct Answer: non-REM: paradoxical sleep, paralysis, irregular respirations
Question 8 4 out of 4 points
The role of glutamate in addiction appears to be that it _____.
Selected Answer:
creates lasting memories of the drug's effects by changing the connections between neurons
Correct Answer:
creates lasting memories of the drug's effects by changing the connections between neurons
Question 9 4 out of 4 points
Long-term drug addicts who received _____ reported significantly fewer cravings and less drug-seeking behavior.
Selected Answer: a glutamate antagonist
Correct Answer: a glutamate antagonist
Question 10 0 out of 4 points
The repair/restoration theory of sleep says that sleep serves _____.
Selected Answer:
all of these options
Correct Answer:
a recuperative function, following depletion of key brain and body resources
Question 11 4 out of 4 points
Singh finds that he has to drink several more beers to get the same buzz he used to get with one or two. It is likely that Singh has developed _____.
Selected Answer: a tolerance to alcohol
Correct Answer: a tolerance to alcohol
Question 12 4 out of 4 points
A drug that blocks the action of the neurotransmitter is called _____.
Selected Answer: an antagonist
Correct Answer: an antagonist
Question 13 4 out of 4 points
According to your text, accounts of alien abduction are associated with characteristics found in this stage of sleep.
Selected Answer: hypnogogic
Correct Answer: hypnogogic
Question 14 4 out of 4 points
Which of the following is FALSE about sleep apnea?
Selected Answer: all of these options are true
Correct Answer: all of these options are true
Question 15 4 out of 4 points
You just awoke from a startling dream in which you were very frightened, but could not move. How would the activation-synthesis theory of dreaming explain your dream?
Selected Answer:
Your amygdala was randomly stimulated, but REM-stage paralysis kept you from moving.
Correct Answer:
Your amygdala was randomly stimulated, but REM-stage paralysis kept you from moving.
Question 16 4 out of 4 points
Research on drugs and neurotransmitters suggests that a _____ could be helpful in reducing cravings and drug-seeking behavior in long-term addicts.
Selected Answer: glutamate antagonist
Correct Answer: glutamate antagonist
Question 17 4 out of 4 points
Which of the following is associated with the use of cocaine?
Selected Answer: all of these options
Correct Answer: all of these options
Question 18 4 out of 4 points
_____ act on the nervous system to increase its overall activity and general responsiveness.
Selected Answer: Stimulants
Correct Answer: Stimulants
Question 19 4 out of 4 points
Physical dependence occurs when a person needs to use a drug to prevent _____.
Selected Answer: withdrawal symptoms
Correct Answer: withdrawal symptoms
Question 20 4 out of 4 points
LSD _____.
Selected Answer: all of these options
Correct Answer: all of these options
Question 21 4 out of 4 points
If you foolishly cram before final exams, missing several nights sleep, what is MOST likely to happen to your sleep cycles the first time you get uninterrupted sleep? You will _____.
Selected Answer: have more than the usual amount of non-REM sleep.
Correct Answer: have more than the usual amount of non-REM sleep.
Question 22 4 out of 4 points
Leilani finds that she perspires, breathes rapidly, and has muscle twitches and tremors when she tries to quit using illegal opiates. This suggests that she has developed _____.
Selected Answer: withdrawal symptoms
Correct Answer: withdrawal symptoms
Question 23 4 out of 4 points
Chronic use of _____ can produce lasting damage to serotonin-releasing neurotransmitters.
Selected Answer: MDMA
Correct Answer: MDMA
Question 24 4 out of 4 points
Melatonin influences _____.
Selected Answer: sleep
Correct Answer: sleep
Question 25 4 out of 4 points
Just before sleep, brain waves move from _____ waves, indicating normal wakefulness, to _____ waves associated with drowsy relaxation.
Selected Answer: beta; alpha
Correct Answer: beta; alpha
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