Psychology Quiz 4

Question 1

Which area of the hypothalamus plays a significant role in setting our circadian rhythms?

A. the preoptic areas nucleus
B. the ventromedial nucleus
C. the suprachiasmatic nucleus
D. the lateral nucleus
E. the arcuate nucleus

Answer 1

C. the suprachiasmatic nucleus

Question 2

Which brainwave is most associated with the deepest level of sleep?

A. beta
B. gamma
C. delta
D. alpha
E. theta

Answer 2

C. delta

Question 3

The activation-synthesis hypothesis is a hypothesis about:

A. dreaming
B. consciousness
C. circadian rhythms
D. chronotypes
E. stages of sleep

Answer 3

A. dreaming

Question 4

Which of the following was not given as an example of sleep hygiene?

A. keep a sleep routine—go to bed and wake up at roughly the same time
B. sleep in clean sheets and bedding—wash sheets and bedding often
C. sleep in a room that is dark, quiet, and cool
D. allow natural light into your bedroom in the morning
E. avoid alcohol before going to sleep

Answer 4

B. sleep in clean sheets and bedding—wash sheets and bedding often

Question 5

Which of the following recreational drugs can interfere with REM sleep?

A. alcohol
B. opioids like heroin or oxycodone
C. cannabis
D. cocaine
E. All of the above are true.

Answer 5

E. All of the above are true.

Question 6

Addictive drugs increase _________ in the nucleus accumbens.

A. serotonin
B. norepinephrine
C. dopamine
D. glutamate
E. GABA

Answer 6

C. dopamine

Question 7

Psychological tolerance can be best understood by the mechanisms of:

A. theories of personality
B. theories of substance use disorder
C. theories of classical conditioning
D. theories of consciousness
E. theories of synaptic modification, reduction of receptors and production of endogenous opiates

Answer 7

C. theories of classical conditioning

Question 8

Hallucinogenic drugs increase the simultaneous activity of ___________ systems.

A. dopamine
B. serotonin
C. epinephrine
D. endogenous opiate
E. oxytocin

Answer 8

B. serotonin

Question 9

The Turing test is used for which purpose?

A. measure of sleep
B. a measure of substance use disorder
C. a measure of the affinity of opioids to bind to endogenous opiate receptors
D. a measure of different levels of consciousness for people with traumatic brain injury
E. a measure of artificial intelligence

Answer 9

E. a measure of artificial intelligence

Question 10

Which of the following is NOT a sleep disorder?

A. insomnia
B. sleep apnea
C. sleep paralysis
D. sleep paranoia
E. None of the above are true.

Answer 10

D. sleep paranoia