Multiple Choice
Identify the
choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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A change in mental pattern to one that seems different to the person
experiencing it is called a(n)
a. | dissociated consciousness. | c. | introspective
episode. | b. | altered state of consciousness. | d. | perceptual
illusion. |
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Early psychologists came to reject an emphasis on consciousness because
a. | it could not be proven that consciousness existed. | b. | the study of
consciousness should be left to the philosophers and theologians. | c. | it was discovered
that consciousness was not all that differentiated man from animals. | d. | consciousness is not
objective and is very difficult to measure. |
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While taking this test, you may be unaware of classmates, but if another student
sneezes, you will notice. This illustrates that
a. | consciousness causes us to attend to all stimuli. | b. | consciousness
focuses our attention on changes in stimulation. | c. | consciousness primarily initiates and
terminates cognitive activity. | d. | control and planning are affected by altered
states of consciousness. |
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One of the primary functions of consciousness is to allow us to assess future
possibilities, make choices and initiate appropriate activities. This is the _____ function of
consciousness.
a. | controlling | c. | introspecting | b. | monitoring | d. | mental
coordination |
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The term for memories and thoughts that are not part of our current awareness,
but which can be brought into awareness when needed, is
a. | unconscious. | c. | preconscious. | b. | repressed. | d. | conscious. |
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Freud's theory uses the term _____ to describe consciously experienced
events that are driven out of consciousness and forgotten.
a. | dissociated | c. | slips of the tongue | b. | unconscious | d. | repressed |
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When certain thoughts or actions become habitual, they seem to split off from
the rest of consciousness. They are said to be
a. | repressed. | c. | unconscious. | b. | dissociated. | d. | preconscious. |
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An electroencephalogram (EEG) is a record of
a. | activity of individual neurons. | b. | sleep cycles recorded in
humans. | c. | rhythms of waves. | d. | average electrical activity of cortical
neurons. |
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As you close your eyes and enter a state of quiet resting, your brain would
register a relatively low frequency wave known as a(n) _____ wave.
a. | alpha | c. | delta | b. | beta | d. | theta |
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During stage 2 sleep, we periodically produce a sharp rise and fall in the wave
pattern called
a. | K-complexes. | c. | alpha waves. | b. | REM activity. | d. | NREM activity. |
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As one moves from stage 1 sleep to stage 4 sleep, one becomes
a. | less easily awakened. | b. | more easily awakened. | c. | likely to
dream. | d. | more physiologically aroused because one is getting closer to REM
sleep. |
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Beth claims to never dream when she sleeps. We could easily prove her wrong by
awakening her
a. | each time her eyes dart back and forth under her eyelids. | b. | soon after she falls
asleep. | c. | when she is relaxed and showing delta waves. | d. | when she shows sleep
spindles. |
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During REM sleep,
a. | the heart rate is increased and the brain produces delta waves. | b. | both the brain and
muscles are relaxed. | c. | the brain is very active, but the postural
muscles are virtually paralyzed. | d. | the muscles are active, but the brain waves are
slow. |
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Dan goes to bed at the same time each night. His sleep cycles would be
considered to be what kind of rhythm?
a. | circannual | c. | circalunar | b. | crepuscular | d. | circadian |
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Insomnia is characterized by
a. | an inability to wake up quickly. | b. | a perception of the inability to sleep at
night. | c. | mood swings as a result of sleep deprivation. | d. | all of the
above |
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A professor who falls asleep while lecturing probably has
a. | epilepsy. | c. | sleep apnea. | b. | narcolepsy. | d. | damage in the
amygdala. |
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The physiological effects of meditation include
a. | increased heart rate. | c. | more variable blood pressure. | b. | reduced
arousal. | d. | increased ability
to consume oxygen. |
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The inability to remember what took place during hypnosis is called
a. | posthypnotic suggestion. | c. | posthypnotic
amnesia. | b. | a negative hallucination. | d. | suggestible amnesia. |
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Drugs that affect behavior, consciousness, or mood are called
a. | hallucinogens. | c. | psychotropic. | b. | psychoactive. | d. | narcotics. |
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Alcohol initially makes the user more sociable by
a. | suppressing certain brain areas. | b. | activating certain brain
areas. | c. | suppressing the body's ability to create endorphins. | d. | inhibiting the
inhibitory synapses and activating the excitatory synapses. |
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