Chapter 3 Quiz

Question 1

TRUE or FALSE: Use of marijuana impairs motor coordination, perception, reaction time, and memory.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

During NREM-3 sleep, the brain emits large, slow, _______________ waves.

Answer 2

Delta

Question 3

In interpreting dreams, Freud was most interested in their:

Answer 3

latent content, or hidden meaning

Question 4

Which of the following is NOT one of the reasons that have been proposed to explain why we need sleep?

Answer 4

Sleep rests the eyes

Question 5

Our body temperature tends to rise and fall in sync with a biological clock, which is referred to as:

Answer 5

circadian rhythm

Question 6

After continued use of a psychoactive drug, the drug user needs to take larger doses to get the desired effect. This is referred to as:

Answer 6

Tolerance

Question 7

Depressants include alcohol, barbiturates,

Answer 7

and opiates

Question 8

An important psychological contributor of drug use is:

Answer 8

the feeling that life is meaningless and directionless

Question 9

Long-term use of Ecstasy can:

Answer 9

deplete serotinin-producing neurons

Question 10

We devote deliberate attention to stimuli using ____________________ processing, while we register and react to stimuli outside of our awareness through ____________________ processing.

Answer 10

conscious; unconscious