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Some neuroscientists believe that synchronized activity across different regions of the brain is a sign of |
conscious awareness. |
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A teenager focused on texting while crossing the street is not likely to notice a car rounding the corner and about to cross her path. This best illustrates the impact of |
selective attention. |
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In one experiment, many of the research participants who were keeping track of basketball tosses between players failed to notice a gorilla-suited research assistant thumping his chest as he moved among the players. This best illustrated |
inattentional blindness |
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A skilled tennis player's brain and body respond automatically to an oncoming serve before becoming consciously aware of the ball's trajectory. This best illustrates our capacity for |
dual processing. |
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The simultaneous processing of information on many parallel tracks is most closely associated with |
unconscious mental activity. |
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Staying up especially late on weekends is most likely to have an influence on |
the circadian rhythm. |
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A recurring sleep stage during which most vivid dreams commonly occur is known as ________ sleep. |
REM |
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Alpha waves are associated with |
a relaxed but awake state. |
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Bright light inhibits our feelings of sleepiness by influencing the production of |
melatonin |
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Sleep deprivation increases levels of the hunger-arousing hormone |
ghrelin |
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Which of the following sleep disorders is most strongly associated with obesity? |
sleep apnea |
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Sleepwalking is most likely to be associated with ________ sleep. |
NREM-3 |
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The distinction between manifest content and latent content is central to ________ theory of dreams. |
Freud's wish-fulfillment |
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As drug users experience neuroadaptation, they demonstrate signs of |
tolerance |
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Felix can't remember the conversation he had with his girlfriend yesterday when he was intoxicated with alcohol. His memory failure is most likely a result of the way alcohol |
suppresses REM sleep. |
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Nicotine triggers a(n) ________ in anxiety and a(n) ________ in mental alertness. |
decrease; increase |
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The experience of vivid geometric images and dreamlike scenes is most likely to be triggered by |
LSD |
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To prevent or reduce marijuana use, young people should be educated about |
the long-term costs of regular marijuana use. |