Psychology 002 - Biological Psychology » Spring 2022 » States of Consciousness Quiz

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Question #1
Consciousness can best be described as:
A.   the times in which a person in not asleep
B.   a state of calm and peace
C.   A state of awareness of the self and of the environment
D.   a state of meditation in which a person focuses on the self
Question #2
Jabari disliked Donny when he first met him. Later, Jabari realized that he had been feeling ill, was in a bad mood, and that this had colored his view of Donny, who turned out to be nice. Jabari's change of opinion is an example of __________.
A.   the Flexible Correction Model
B.   emotion-based judgment
C.   the Information Processing Model
D.   implicit associations
Question #3
Which of the following best describes the Flexible Correction Model?
A.   the way a person can use high awareness to change opinions formed in low awareness conditions
B.   the way a person can use low awareness states to support his high awareness opinions
C.   the way a person can change her opinion if her friends change their opinions
D.   the way a person can change her opinion up to three times on a topic
Question #4
Darcy is in a relaxed state with decreased self-consciousness. In this state she is open to suggestion. Which state is Darcy in?
A.   high awareness
B.   mindfulness
C.   hypnosis
D.   priming
Question #5
Which of the following is an example of "dissociation"?
A.   getting a divorce
B.   sleeping
C.   changing your opinion on a political topic
D.   daydreaming while driving
Question #6
Which of the following is the best definition of hypnosis?
A.   a form of subliminal priming in which people fall asleep
B.   a form of entertainment where people pretend to be suggestible
C.   a form of mind control in which a hypnotist becomes the "master" of others
D.   a form of relaxation in which focus is diminished and suggestibility is increased
Question #7
Kia went to a hypnotherapist for treatment. Which of her problems might hypnotherapy be most helpful for?
A.   quitting smoking
B.   deciding which graduate school to attend
C.   depression
D.   fighting with her wife
Question #8
Which of the following is characteristic of people in a trance?
A.   the inability to be killed
B.   the ability to remember every detail experienced during the trance
C.   the inability to eat
D.   a lack of voluntary control
Question #9
Dr.Reddy wants to examine potential prejudice against women. He shows participants images of men and women and has them rate each picture as "competent" or "incompetent," and measures the time it takes to create these judgments. He is using __________.
A.   survey-judgment methodology
B.   the Implicit Associations Test (IAT)
C.   inferential statistics
D.   the Remote Associations Test (RAT)
Question #10
Which of the following is a major advantage of the Implicit Associations Test (IAT)?
A.   It is difficult to fake.
B.   It is inexpensive.
C.   It measures associations in standard units.
D.   It is updated annually.
Question #11
If you and a friend had a chat next to an advertisement for a restaurant and then felt hungry and wanted to go to that restaurant, which of the following best explains this phenomenon?
A.   This is an example of high awareness, because a low influence raises up into actual decision making and behavior.
B.   This would only be possible if the friends noticed the advertisement and spoke about it.
C.   This is an example of low awareness because it does not use effortful conscious processing.
D.   This would only be possible if you were hungry already.
Question #12
Which is the best definition of mindfulness?
A.   a state of heightened conscious awareness
B.   the ability to recall memories quickly and accurately
C.   a Buddhist state of meditation
D.   a state of daydreaming or fantasy
Question #13
Which of the following is NOT an example of low awareness?
A.   sleep
B.   daydreaming
C.   brushing your teeth
D.   studying
Question #14
Simon was driving erratically after drinking and was stopped by the police. They administered a "breathalyzer" test intended to measure Simon's _________.
A.   blood alcohol level
B.   standardized sobriety score (SSS)
C.   judgment-balance ratio
D.   breath alcohol level
Question #15
Stimulants such as cocaine produce euphoria because they ______.
A.   block the production of dopamine in the brain
B.   block the re-uptake of melatonin in the brain
C.   block the production of melatonin in the brain
D.   block the re-uptake of dopamine in the brain
Question #16
Each night at 10 pm, Jiao becomes very sleepy. This is most likely because _________.
A.   she works so hard during the day, she simply has no energy left
B.   she has learned to associate the number 10 with going to bed
C.   she experiences an increase in melatonin production
D.   she experiences a decrease in melatonin production
Question #17
Which type of brain activity is associated with wakeful states?
A.   theta waves
B.   alpha waves
C.   delta waves
D.   beta waves
Question #18
Which of the following is NOT a theory to explain dreams?
A.   Dreams are sometimes seen as predictions of the future.
B.   Dreams are suppressed memories from childhood.
C.   Dreams represent the mind's attempt to make sense of daily experience.
D.   Dreams represent troublesome wishes or desires.
Question #19
If Janet were to fly from Toronto to London, she might have difficulty adjusting to the new time. This is likely because _______.
A.   she suffers from insomnia
B.   modern planes fly faster than the Earth rotates
C.   she suffers from a chronic melatonin-production disorder
D.   her circadian rhythms are adjusted to the time in Toronto
Question #20
Which of the following is associated with dreaming?
A.   rapid eye movement
B.   beta waves
C.   sleep that, in terms of brain waves, is deep and relaxed
D.   daydreaming

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