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.   neuroadaptation.
B.   biological psychology.
C.   consciousness.
D.   neuroscience.
Question #2
Which of the following is a sleep-inducing hormone?
A.   serotonin
B.   epinephrine
C.   norepinephrine
D.   melatonin
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.   biological clock.
B.   sleep apnea.
C.   alpha wave pattern.
D.   hypnagogic sensations.
Question #4
After completing a full night of sleep, people are most likely to
A.   think more creatively.
B.   demonstrate apathy and loss of energy.
C.   experience REM rebound.
D.   show signs of sleep apnea.
Question #5
Sleep deprivation increases levels of the stress hormone ________, which stimulates the body to make ________.
A.   serotonin; endorphins
B.   dopamine; immune cells
C.   leptin; melatonin
D.   cortisol; fat
Question #6
To cure his insomnia, Mr. Ming takes a sleeping pill just before bedtime. Research suggests that this practice
A.   may actually make Mr. Ming's insomnia worse.
B.   has probably increased Mr. Ming's REM sleep.
C.   may help Mr. Ming permanently overcome his insomnia.
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.   drink an alcoholic beverage before bedtime
B.   relax and remind herself that her sleep patterns are normal
C.   take a sleeping pill every night
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.   narcolepsy
B.   night terrors
C.   sleepwalking
D.   insomnia
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.   sleep apnea.
B.   night terrors.
C.   insomnia.
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.   sleep apnea.
C.   sleep spindles.
D.   night terrors.
Question #11
According to Freud, people dream in order to
A.   give expression to personally threatening drives and wishes.
B.   prepare themselves for the challenges of the following day.
C.   accomplish all of these goals.
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.   rapid eye movements during a dream.
B.   hypnagogic sensations preceding a dream.
C.   underlying meaning of a dream.
D.   remembered story line of a dream.
Question #13
According to Freud, the personally threatening and censored meaning of a dream is its
A.   hallucinatory content.
B.   dissociated content.
C.   manifest content.
D.   latent 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.   dissociation.
B.   an increase in REM sleep.
C.   sleep apnea.
D.   insomnia.
Question #15
Advocates of the social influence theory of hypnosis are likely to argue that
A.   hypnotic susceptibility is positively correlated with alcohol use disorder.
B.   hypnotized people are simply enacting the role of “good hypnotic subjects.”
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.   paradoxical sleep.
B.   dissociation.
C.   hallucinations.
D.   narcolepsy.
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 cause loss of REM sleep.
D.   They are chemicals that change perceptions and mood.
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.   selective attention.
B.   blindsight.
C.   narcolepsy.
D.   neuroadaptation.
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.   narcolepsy.
B.   REM rebound.
C.   blindsight.
D.   inattentional blindness.
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.   hypnagogic sensations.
B.   dissociation.
C.   change blindness.
D.   neuroadaptation.
Question #21
The pattern of biological functioning that occurs on a roughly 24-hour cycle is called the
A.   dopamine reward system.
B.   neuroadaptation.
C.   circadian rhythm.
D.   REM rebound.
Question #22
Alpha waves are associated with
A.   NREM-3 sleep.
B.   NREM-2 sleep.
C.   REM 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.   sleep apnea.
C.   REM sleep.
D.   narcolepsy.
Question #24
Alcohol, marijuana, cocaine, and a wide variety of other chemical agents that alter perceptions and moods are called
A.   depressants.
B.   hallucinogens.
C.   stimulants.
D.   psychoactive drugs.
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.   tolerance.
B.   change blindness.
C.   withdrawal.
D.   dissociation.
Question #26
When Vincente first tried to quit smoking, he experienced anxiety, irritability, and difficulty sleeping. Vincente was experiencing
A.   withdrawal.
B.   dissociation.
C.   sleep apnea.
D.   REM rebound.
Question #27
People who use ________ are often able to discontinue their drug use without professional help.
A.   alcohol
B.   nicotine
C.   any of these drugs
D.   cocaine
Question #28
The three main categories of psychoactive drugs are depressants, stimulants, and
A.   endorphins.
B.   tranquilizers.
C.   amphetamines.
D.   hallucinogens.
Question #29
Drugs such as alcohol and opiates that calm neural activity and slow body functions are called
A.   depressants.
B.   endorphins.
C.   amphetamines.
D.   hallucinogens.
Question #30
Morphine and heroin are
A.   amphetamines.
B.   barbiturates
C.   opiates.
D.   hallucinogens.
Question #31
Alcohol consumption ________ sympathetic nervous system activity and ________ self-awareness.
A.   increases; increases
B.   decreases; decreases
C.   decreases; increases
D.   increases; decreases
Question #32
Nembutal, Seconal, and Amytal, drugs prescribed to reduce insomnia, are
A.   barbiturates.
B.   amphetamines.
C.   mild hallucinogens.
D.   opiates.
Question #33
Taking an overdose of ________ is likely to result in death.
A.   morphine
B.   any of these drugs
C.   barbiturates
D.   heroin
Question #34
Which of the following drugs is classified as a stimulant?
A.   nicotine
B.   alcohol
C.   marijuana
D.   morphine
Question #35
Which of the following drugs is most likely to produce a euphoric high and feelings of social intimacy?
A.   opium
B.   Seconal
C.   Ecstasy
D.   marijuana
Question #36
LSD is most likely to produce
A.   blindsight.
B.   dissociation.
C.   hallucinations.
D.   narcolepsy.
Question #37
Young adolescents are especially likely to begin smoking if they
A.   experience narcolepsy.
B.   are optimistic about their future.
C.   suffer high blood pressure.
D.   have friends and relatives who smoke.

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