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37 Cards in this Set
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Our awareness of various mental processes, such as making decisions, daydreaming, reflecting and concentrating, is called _______. |
Consciousness. |
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What aspect of circadian rhythms might explain why we tend to feel so tired at night? |
There is an organ in the brain sensitive to light changes, which then affects our sleepiness. |
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Which of the following can be an emotional symptom of sleep deprivation? |
C) Depression |
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According to this theory, sleep is a product of evolution. |
Adaptive Theory |
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The restorative theory views sleep as ______. |
Helping the body repair the wear and tear of the day's events. |
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Which of the following statements accurately reflects the relationship of the total amount of sleep that an individual receives as a function of age? |
B) As we age we tend to get less sleep. |
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Periods of REM sleep alternate with periods of non-REM sleep in a cycle that recurs every ____ minutes |
90 |
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The deepest stage of sleep is _____. |
Stage 4 |
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REM behavior disorder results from _______. |
Failure of the brain mechanisms to block brain signals to the muscles. |
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Judith is startled when her 6-year old daughter, Laura sleepwalks into the family room. Its most likely that Laura is experiencing the _________ stage of the sleep cycle. |
Fourth |
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If you have been walking up too early for several weeks, you are probably suffering from ________. |
Insomnia |
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To treat your sleep problem you are told that you should not nap you should set your alarm clock to wake up at the same time each day, and you should get out of bed if you cannot sleep. What sleep disorder are you experiencing? |
Insomnia |
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Jim is 56 years old and slightly overweight. His wife reports that he snores loudly. What sleep disorder seems to fit Jim's symptoms? |
Sleep Apnea |
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Your friend has experienced excessive daytime sleepiness. He is laughing with you and suddenly falls to the ground. Your friend is probably suffering from _______. |
Narcolepsy |
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A newspaper advertisement describes a book that offers interpretations of dreams in attempting to tell readers the meaning of symbols in their dreams, the author intends to describe the ________. |
Latent Content |
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How does the activation-synthesis hypothesis explain dreaming? |
The cortex making sense of signals from the brain stem. |
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Which of the following statements is correct concerning the concept of gender and dreams? |
C) Research reports that men an women differ in the things they dream about. |
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The key to hypnotic induction seem to be related to ________. |
state of suggestibility |
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Which of the following statements is correct concerning hypnosis? |
D) A person who is under hypnosis is really in control of his or her behavior. |
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Which of the following statements is correct concerning what hypnosis can do? |
A) Hypnosis can create amnesia |
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Which of the following people will be helped by hypnosis? |
D) Carlos who wants to stop thinking about his foot pain. |
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Chemicals that can alter thinking perception and memory are called ______. |
Psychoactive drugs |
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The two most important symptoms of substance dependence are _______ and ________. |
Tolerance and withdraw |
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After taking a drug for several years, Bruce decides to quit taking the drug. He begins to experience a variety of physical symptoms, psychological symptoms such as irritability and a strong craving for the substance. What term is used to describe what Bruce is feeling? |
Withdrawal |
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The need to take a drug in order to avoid withdrawal symptoms is called |
Physical dependence |
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Selma notices that as her supply of marijuana decreases she starts thinking of where she can get another supply as well as feeling nervous and anxious. This is an example of ________. |
Psychological dependence |
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If Frank is using a drug that causes addiction in nearly 75% of those who use it, he is probably ingesting ________. |
Crack |
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One major danger of barbituates is __________. |
Drug Interaction |
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Jane is experiencing loss of equilibrium, decreased sensory and motor capabilities and double vision. How many drinks is Jane likely to have had? |
8-10 |
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Morphine and heroine duplicate the action of ________. |
endorphin's |
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Which statement is correct concerning marijuana? |
D) Marijuana usage can lead to psychological dependence |
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Lusia jas just drifted off to sleep on the sofa and is almost immediatly awakened by her mother who urges her to go to bed. Louisa insists that she was not sleeping but is now terrified by the ghost she is sure she has seen. Louisa is probably experiencing a(n) __________. |
hypnogogic hallucination |
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Learning is said to be relatively permanent change in behavior beacuse ____________. |
C) it is thought that when learning occurs some part of the brain physically changes |
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As an infant, Stephanie recieved many pencillin injections from the doctor. When she later saw a photographer in a white coat, she started to cry. This is an example of _________. |
Classical conditioning |
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Normally, when food is placed in the mouth of any animal, the salivary glands start releasing saliva to help with chewing and digestion. In terms of Pavlovs analysis of learning salivation would be referred to as _________. |
An unconditioned response |
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Which of the following events most intrigued Pavlov and led to his discoveries? |
D) The dogs started to salivate when they saw Pavlov's assistant and before they got the food. |
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In a conditioning experiment a sound is paired with a brief puff of air to the eye of the rabbit. After several pairings, the rabbit ultimately blinks its eye when it hears the sound. Which of the following is true? |
B) The puff of air serves as the unconditioned stimulus. |