Psychology 001 - General Psychology » Fall 2020 » Module 3 Exam

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Question #1
Our awareness of ourselves and our environment is called
A.   neuroscience.
B.   biological psychology.
C.   neuroadaptation.
D.   consciousness.
Question #2
Which of the following is a sleep-inducing hormone?
A.   serotonin
B.   melatonin
C.   epinephrine
D.   norepinephrine
Question #3
After four years of working nights, Raymond is now beginning to work days. His present difficulty in getting to sleep at night is most likely due to a disruption of his
A.   hypnagogic sensations.
B.   sleep apnea.
C.   biological clock.
D.   alpha wave pattern.
Question #4
After completing a full night of sleep, people are most likely to
A.   demonstrate apathy and loss of energy.
B.   show signs of sleep apnea.
C.   experience REM rebound.
D.   think more creatively.
Question #5
Sleep deprivation increases levels of the stress hormone ________, which stimulates the body to make ________.
A.   leptin; melatonin
B.   cortisol; fat
C.   dopamine; immune cells
D.   serotonin; endorphins
Question #6
To cure his insomnia, Mr. Ming takes a sleeping pill just before bedtime. Research suggests that this practice
A.   may help Mr. Ming permanently overcome his insomnia.
B.   has probably increased Mr. Ming's REM sleep.
C.   may actually make Mr. Ming's insomnia worse.
D.   may make Mr. Ming more vulnerable to sleep apnea.
Question #7
Eighty-year-old Mrs. West feels she has trouble falling asleep at night. She typically gets about 6 or 7 hours of sleep every 24 hours. What should she do about this?
A.   relax and remind herself that her sleep patterns are normal
B.   take a sleeping pill every night
C.   drink an alcoholic beverage before bedtime
D.   sleep with the bedroom lights on
Question #8
Which of the following sleep disorders would be the most incapacitating for a commercial bus driver?
A.   sleepwalking
B.   insomnia
C.   narcolepsy
D.   night terrors
Question #9
Mr. Dayton occasionally stops breathing while sleeping. He wakes up to snort air for a few seconds before falling back to sleep. Mrs. Dayton complains that her husband snores. Clearly, Mr. Dayton suffers from
A.   night terrors.
B.   insomnia.
C.   sleep apnea.
D.   narcolepsy.
Question #10
About three hours after he falls asleep, Bobby often sits up in bed screaming incoherently. His mother tries to awaken him, but with no success. The next morning, he remembers nothing. It appears that Bobby suffers from
A.   narcolepsy.
B.   night terrors.
C.   sleep spindles.
D.   sleep apnea.
Question #11
According to Freud, people dream in order to
A.   give expression to personally threatening drives and wishes.
B.   accomplish all of these goals.
C.   prepare themselves for the challenges of the following day.
D.   strengthen their memories of the preceding day's events.
Question #12
According to Freud, the manifest content of a dream refers to the
A.   remembered story line of a dream.
B.   hypnagogic sensations preceding a dream.
C.   rapid eye movements during a dream.
D.   underlying meaning of a dream.
Question #13
According to Freud, the personally threatening and censored meaning of a dream is its
A.   dissociated content.
B.   latent content.
C.   manifest content.
D.   hallucinatory content.
Question #14
As a participant in a sleep-research study for the past three nights, Tim has been repeatedly disturbed during REM sleep. Tonight, when allowed to sleep undisturbed, Tim will likely experience
A.   sleep apnea.
B.   insomnia.
C.   an increase in REM sleep.
D.   dissociation.
Question #15
Advocates of the social influence theory of hypnosis are likely to argue that
A.   hypnotized people are simply enacting the role of “good hypnotic subjects.”
B.   hypnotic susceptibility is positively correlated with alcohol use disorder.
C.   hypnosis is a unique state of consciousness.
D.   most hypnotized people are consciously faking hypnosis.
Question #16
People hypnotized for pain relief may show activity in brain areas that receive pain sensations but not in brain areas that make us consciously aware of the pain. This most directly supports the theory that hypnosis involves
A.   narcolepsy.
B.   paradoxical sleep.
C.   hallucinations.
D.   dissociation.
Question #17
Which of the following is true of psychoactive drugs?
A.   They are responsible for a split between different levels of consciousness.
B.   They produce narcolepsy because of the lack of orexin in the body.
C.   They are chemicals that change perceptions and mood.
D.   They cause loss of REM sleep.
Question #18
Because she was listening to the news on the radio, Mrs. Schultz didn't perceive a word her husband was saying. Her experience best illustrates
A.   neuroadaptation.
B.   narcolepsy.
C.   selective attention.
D.   blindsight.
Question #19
Standing in the checkout line at the grocery store, Jerry kept looking at his watch to see the time. As a result, he failed to see that a store employee was being robbed by a person just in front of him. Jerry most clearly suffered
A.   inattentional blindness.
B.   blindsight.
C.   REM rebound.
D.   narcolepsy.
Question #20
When Jason briefly turned to summon the waiter, his wife quickly switched her glass of red wine with his glass of white wine. Jason's failure to notice that his chosen wine had been replaced best illustrates
A.   dissociation.
B.   hypnagogic sensations.
C.   neuroadaptation.
D.   change blindness.
Question #21
The pattern of biological functioning that occurs on a roughly 24-hour cycle is called the
A.   REM rebound.
B.   circadian rhythm.
C.   dopamine reward system.
D.   neuroadaptation.
Question #22
Alpha waves are associated with
A.   REM sleep.
B.   NREM-2 sleep.
C.   NREM-3 sleep.
D.   a relaxed but awake state.
Question #23
After Carlos had been asleep for about an hour and a half, his heart began to beat faster, his breathing became fast and irregular, and his closed eyes began to dart back and forth. Carlos was most likely experiencing
A.   NREM-3 sleep.
B.   REM sleep.
C.   narcolepsy.
D.   sleep apnea.
Question #24
Alcohol, marijuana, cocaine, and a wide variety of other chemical agents that alter perceptions and moods are called
A.   stimulants.
B.   depressants.
C.   psychoactive drugs.
D.   hallucinogens.
Question #25
Jana developed a habit of drinking several beers after work each day. Her diminishing feeling of intoxication from the drinks is indicative of
A.   withdrawal.
B.   change blindness.
C.   dissociation.
D.   tolerance.
Question #26
When Vincente first tried to quit smoking, he experienced anxiety, irritability, and difficulty sleeping. Vincente was experiencing
A.   sleep apnea.
B.   REM rebound.
C.   dissociation.
D.   withdrawal.
Question #27
People who use ________ are often able to discontinue their drug use without professional help.
A.   any of these drugs
B.   alcohol
C.   cocaine
D.   nicotine
Question #28
The three main categories of psychoactive drugs are depressants, stimulants, and
A.   tranquilizers.
B.   amphetamines.
C.   hallucinogens.
D.   endorphins.
Question #29
Drugs such as alcohol and opiates that calm neural activity and slow body functions are called
A.   hallucinogens.
B.   endorphins.
C.   amphetamines.
D.   depressants.
Question #30
Morphine and heroin are
A.   hallucinogens.
B.   barbiturates
C.   amphetamines.
D.   opiates.
Question #31
Alcohol consumption ________ sympathetic nervous system activity and ________ self-awareness.
A.   decreases; increases
B.   increases; increases
C.   decreases; decreases
D.   increases; decreases
Question #32
Nembutal, Seconal, and Amytal, drugs prescribed to reduce insomnia, are
A.   opiates.
B.   barbiturates.
C.   amphetamines.
D.   mild hallucinogens.
Question #33
Taking an overdose of ________ is likely to result in death.
A.   heroin
B.   morphine
C.   any of these drugs
D.   barbiturates
Question #34
Which of the following drugs is classified as a stimulant?
A.   marijuana
B.   nicotine
C.   alcohol
D.   morphine
Question #35
Which of the following drugs is most likely to produce a euphoric high and feelings of social intimacy?
A.   Seconal
B.   Ecstasy
C.   opium
D.   marijuana
Question #36
LSD is most likely to produce
A.   hallucinations.
B.   narcolepsy.
C.   dissociation.
D.   blindsight.
Question #37
Young adolescents are especially likely to begin smoking if they
A.   are optimistic about their future.
B.   have friends and relatives who smoke.
C.   experience narcolepsy.
D.   suffer high blood pressure.

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