Psych Quiz 8

Question 1

The five-stage sleep cycle provides an example of:
None of the listed answers are correct
serial processing.
sleep apnea.
dissociation.
latent content.
biological rhythms.

Answer 1

biological rhythms

Question 2

Which of the following psychoactive drugs produces the quickest and most powerful rush of euphoria?
  alcohol 
  barbiturates 
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  marijuana 
  cocaine 
  None of the listed answers are correct

Answer 2

Cocaine

Question 3

Which of the following sleep disorders is most strongly associated with obesity?
narcolepsy
insomnia
sleep apnea
None of the listed answers are correct
night terrors
All of the listed answers are correct

Answer 3

Sleep apnea

Question 4

The distinction between manifest content and latent content is central to ________ theory of dreams.
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All of the listed answers are correct
the memory consolidation
the activation-synthesis
Freud’s wish-fulfillment
Hilgard’s dissociation

Answer 4

Freud’s wish-fulfillment

Question 5

Bright light inhibits our feelings of sleepiness by influencing the production of:
THC.
dopamine.
All of the listed answers are correct
None of the listed answers are correct
MDMA.
melatonin.

Answer 5

Melatonin

Question 6

Recent studies indicate that sixth graders ________ their friends’ use of marijuana and college students ________ their classmates’ enthusiasm for alcohol.
underestimate; underestimate
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underestimate; overestimate
overestimate; overestimate
overestimate; underestimate

Answer 6

Overestimate; overestimate

Question 7

The activation-synthesis theory provides a physiological explanation for:
posthypnotic amnesia.
None of the listed answers are correct
narcolepsy.
All of the listed answers are correct
sleep apnea.
dreaming.

Answer 7

Dreaming

Question 8

Research most clearly disputes claims of:
hypnogogic sensations.
age regression.
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circadian rhythms.
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REM rebound.

Answer 8

age regression

Question 9

Those who are highly hypnotizable are especially at risk for:
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None of the listed answers are correct
narcolepsy.
drug abuse.
sleep apnea.
false memories.

Answer 9

False memories

Question 10

Sleepwalking is most likely to be associated with ________ sleep.
Stage 1
Stage 3
REM
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Stage 4
Stage 2

Answer 10

Stage 4

Question 11

An Austrian physician’s so-called “animal magnetism” best illustrated the dynamics of:
REM rebound.
biological rhythms.
narcolepsy.
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psychoactive drugs.
hypnosis.

Answer 11

Hypnosis

Question 12

The large, slow brain waves associated with Stage 4 sleep are called:
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delta waves.
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REMs.
alpha waves.
sleep spindles.

Answer 12

Delta waves

Question 13

Those who complain of insomnia typically _______ how long it actually takes them to fall asleep and ________ how long they actually slept.
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None of the listed answers are correct
underestimate; overestimate
overestimate; overestimate
underestimate; underestimate
overestimate; underestimate

Answer 13

Overestimate; underestimate

Question 14

Which sleep disorder is most likely to be accompanied by sleepwalking and sleeptalking?
None of the listed answers are correct
insomnia
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sleep apnea
night terrors
narcolepsy

Answer 14

Night terrors

Question 15

Cocaine is to \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ as marijuana is to \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_.
  All of the listed answers are correct 
  stimulants; depressants 
  hallucinogens; depressants 
  depressants; stimulants 
  stimulants; hallucinogens 
  None of the listed answers are correct

Answer 15

stimulants; hallucinogens

Question 16

Dissociation has been used as an explanation for:
the near-death experience.
narcolepsy.
hypnotic pain relief.
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paradoxical sleep.
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Answer 16

Pain relief

Question 17

Staying up especially late on weekends is most likely to have an influence on:
seasonal affective disorder.
sleep apnea.
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narcolepsy.
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the circadian rhythm.

Answer 17

the circadian rhythm

Question 18

The different brain wave patterns that accompany various sleep stages are recorded by means of a(n):
EMG.
EEG.
PET scan.
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None of the listed answers are correct
REM.

Answer 18

EEG

Question 19

A recurring sleep stage during which most vivid dreams commonly occur is known as ________ sleep.
Stage 3
Stage 4
Stage 1
Stage 2
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REM

Answer 19

R.E.M.

Question 20

If asked to press a button when they are tapped, people can respond in 1/10th of a second. This best illustrates the importance of:
subconscious information processing.
biological rhythms.
dissociation.
hypnogogic sensations.
None of the listed answers are correct
All of the listed answers are correct

Answer 20

subconscious information processing.

Question 21

Sleep is _______ by adenosine and _______ by serotonin.
inhibited; inhibited
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facilitated; facilitated
inhibited; facilitated
facilitated; inhibited

Answer 21

facilitated; facilitated

Question 22

In order to help patients control their undesired symptoms or unhealthy behaviors, clinicians would be most likely to make use of:
hypnogogic sensations.
REM rebound.
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dissociation.
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posthypnotic suggestion.

Answer 22

posthypnotic suggestion.