Chapter 5 Quiz

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Chapter 5 Quiz

• Variations in Consciousness

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piece of paper to grade when youre done!

• 1. As you are reading this question, you are
  probably not thinking about what you ate for
  lunch. The memory of what you ate for lunch is
  most likely in your
• a) nonconscious
• b) preconscious
• c) unconsciousness
• d) sensory memory

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• 2. Traveling in a jet plane from California to
  New York is most likely to
• a) disrupt your circadian rhythms
• b) prevent the onset of REM sleep
• c) stimulate your parasympathetic nervous
  system
• d) induce delta brain waves

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• 3. According to psychodynamic psychologists, the
  unconscious
• a) processes information of which you are
  unaware
• b) includes unacceptable feelings, wishes,
  and thoughts
• c) is characterized by loss of
  responsiveness to the environment
• d) is synonymous with the preconscious

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• 4. Which of the following two sleep disorders
  occur most commonly?
• a) insomnia and narcolepsy
• b) apnea and narcolepsy
• c) somnabulism and night terrors
• d) insomnia and apnea

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• 5. Humans developed a unique waking-sleep cycle
  that maximized our chances of survival, is a
  statement most typical of
• a) developmental psychologists
• b) physiological psychologists
• c) sociologists
• d) evolutionary psychologists

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• 6. Which has enabled psychologists to learn the
  most about sleep processes over the last 50
  years?
• a) psychopharmacology
• b) lesions
• c) EEGs
• d) CT scans

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• 7. Which stage of sleep is characterized by
  brain waves with sleep spindles?
• a) stage 1
• b) stage 2
• c) stage 3
• d) stage 4

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• 8. Nightmares most frequently occur during
• a) stage 2
• b) stage 3
• c) stage 4
• d) REM

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• 9. During paradoxical sleep, muscles seem
  paralyzed and
• a) eyes dart about in various directions
• b) breathing slow and shallow
• c) night terrors are likely
• d) sleepwalking occurs

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• 10. Consciousness includes awareness of
• a) external events only
• b) internal sensations only
• c) self only
• d) external events, internal sensations, and
  self

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• 11. Opiates such as morphine and heroin have a
  capacity to
• a) alleviate pain
• b) improve memory
• c) enhance sensory awareness
• d) do all of these things

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• 12. Which of the following does NOT belong with
  the other three?
• a) omega
• b) theta
• c) alpha
• d) delta

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• 13. Of the following, which pair of psychoactive
  drugs shares the most similar effects on the
  brain?
• a) alcoholmarijuana
• b) caffeinemorphine
• c) nicotineheroine
• d) amphetaminescocaine

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• 14. Meditation has its roots in
• a) early Christianity
• b) Eastern religions
• c) transcendental psychology
• d) the scientific study of the relaxation
  response

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• 15. According to recent research, we are MOST
  likely to fall asleep
• a) as our body temperature begins to drop
• b) when it gets dark
• c) when our body temperature stabilized at
  normal
• d) as our body temperature begins to climb

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Chapter 5 Answer Key

• 1. B
• 2. A
• 3. B
• 4. D
• 5. D
• 6. C
• 7. B
• 8. D
• 9. A
• 10. D

• 11. A
• 12. A
• 13. D
• 14. B
• 15. A

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Essay Question Possibilities!!

• One of the following essay questions will appear
  on your test, be familiar with all of them!!

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Essay Question 1

• Compare REM and NREM sleep with respect to EEG
  activity, muscular activity, and cognitive
  activity.

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Essay Question 3

• Describe the effects of complete, partial, and
  selective sleep deprivation. What, if anything,
  do these effects tell us about why we sleep?

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Essay Question 3

• What do people tend to dream about, and what
  theories have been proposed to explain why people
  dream at all?

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Essay Question 4

• Compare and contrast the role-playing and
  altered state views of hypnosis.

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Good Luck!

• Make sure to double check all of your answers and
  study them for the upcoming exam. Remember, AT
  LEAST FIVE of the questions from this quiz will
  make some sort of appearance on the chapter test
  along with one of the essay questions.
• Take advantage of this study guide and good luck
  on your test!