Quiz Questions (4-5)

Front 1

When we abruptly lose consciousness and fall asleep, our brain enters

Back 1

the NREM state.

Front 2

According to Kolb’s model of drug use,

Back 2

people who take drugs to enhance a positive mood are less likely to become abusers than people who take them to alleviate a negative mood.

Front 3

The first REM period occurs about 90 minutes after we fall asleep. This may signal the ‘switching’ from _____ hemispheric functioning to the start of ______ hemispheric functioning and the beginning of dreams that are more fantasy/intuitive in character.

Back 3

left; right

Front 4

Which of the following biological temperaments of individuals is associated with a likely use of stimulants in an attempt to combat their ‘chronic state of underarousal’?

Back 4

activity temperament

Front 5

Greater activity in the _______ suggests that subjects who are sleep-deprived have more trouble attending/organizing a list of words in order to memorize them than subjects who are not sleep-deprived.

Back 5

prefrontal cortex

Front 6

It has been found that it is very difficult to make animals addicts. This line of research suggests, among other things, that

Back 6

psychological and social needs play a role in addiction.

Front 7

For Hartmann, emotional or stressful events become integrated into our life experience during REM through the

Back 7

dissipation of the emotion by making new and strengthening weak connections.

Front 8

Sleepwalking is least likely to occur during

Back 8

REM sleep.

Front 9

In order to give up addictions, such as a heroin addiction, people need to

Back 9

decide they have a choice.

learn how to manage negative emotions.

identify activities that can be satisfying.

Front 10

The socially adverse behavioral effects of alcohol (e.g., aggression) appear to be caused by

Back 10

expectations.

Front 11

According to Hobson, during REM sleep the brain operates free of external stimulation and internal inhibition. Freedom from internal inhibition is brought about by

Back 11

the shutting down of aminergic cells.

Front 12

The rhythmical fluctuations in the output of epinephrine suggest that the biological clock that controls our circadian rhythm is located in the

Back 12

hypothalamus.

Front 13

Introverts

Back 13

have a higher body temperature in the morning.

Front 14

Reduced sleep regimens produce

Back 14

feelings of sleepiness and fatigue.

Front 15

Evidence suggests that the effects of sleep loss are greater on

Back 15

tasks that are complex and that demand sustained attention.

Front 16

Which of the following most closely approximates the ‘traditional definition’ of aggression?

Back 16

behavior that involves the intention to physically harm another person

Front 17

An important function of emotions is to

Back 17

reward, punish, and sustain.

Front 18

The idea that the intent to commit ‘psychological harm’ is a form of aggression is most closely associated with

Back 18

the newer concept of aggression.

Front 19

The difference between ‘affective’ and ‘instrumental’ aggesssion is

Back 19

affective aggression is characterized by emotion while instrumental aggression is characterized by goal-directed behavior.

Front 20

In order to account for individual variation in the persistence of goal-directed behavior, it became necessary to consider the role of

Back 20

emotions.

Front 21

Which of the following systems instigates aggression?

Back 21

Both the Fight-Flight System and the Behavioral Activation System

Front 22

A major factor that determines whether a person interprets a potential stressor

Back 22

perceived controllability.

Front 23

From a biological perspective, individual differences in trait aggression can be explained in terms of

Back 23

differences in the threshold for activating each of the underlying systems for aggression.

Front 24

When people evaluate a situation as threatening,

Back 24

their attention tends to focus on their emotions rather than the problem.

they experience a negative emotion.

they tend to view the situation as uncontrollable.

Front 25

People normally do not strike out indiscriminately when frustrated. This can be explained by

Back 25

the principles of generalization and inhibition.

Front 26

Elderly individuals given more control in their lives

Back 26

were healthier, experienced less stress, and lived longer.

Front 27

It is thought that exercise often moderates the effects of stress because it

Back 27

reduces negative mood.

Front 28

Which of the following suggests that testosterone may mediate goal-directed behaviors in the service of the need to control other people?

Back 28

that testosterone rises when boys are socially challenged and is linked to social dominance

Front 29

According to LeDoux, impulsivity and antisocial behavior are often the result of

Back 29

acting without complete information.

Front 30

According to Berkowitz, blind rage can best be conceptualized as

Back 30

a failure to differentiate emotions.