AP Psych Modules 16 - 19
How is the hypothalamus involved in sleep?
In response to decreasing light, the hypothalamus' suprachiasmatic nucleus causes the pineal gland to increase production of melatonin, leading you to sleep.
At 3 o'clock in the morning, John has already slept for 4 hours. As long as his sleep continues, we can expect an increasing occurrence of
REM sleep
Nightmares are to _________ as night terrors are to __________
REM sleep; NREM-3 sleep
Paradoxical sleep is to slow-wave sleep as ________ sleep is to ________ sleep.
REM; NREM-3
Alpha waves are associated with
a relaxed but awake state
Compulsive craving for and use of a drug is an indication of
addiction
Until reading this question, you were unaware that your shoes are pressing against your feet. This focusing of your conscious attention, or selective attention, illustrates that
conscious awareness is one part of the dual processing that occurs in our two-track minds
The large, slow brain waves associated with deep sleep are called
delta waves
Sleep deprivation has been shown to
diminish immunity to disease
The divided-consciousness theory of hypnosis states that hypnosis involves
dissociation
One plausible theory suggests that hypnosis relieves pain by
distracting attention
Hypnosis involves a state of
heightened openness to suggestion
Ernest Hilgard suggested that participants felt little pain when their arms were lowered into ice baths because
hypnosis dissociates the pain sensation from the emotional suffering that people expect from the pain
Layla has difficulty going to sleep and staying asleep. Layla is most likely suffering from
insomnia
According to Freud, the personally threatening and censored meaning of a dream is its
latent content
Freud called the remembered story-line of a dream its ________ content
manifest
The change in brain chemistry that offsets the effects of a psychoactive drug is called
neuroadaptation
Which of the following drugs is classified as a stimulant
nicotine
Chronic sleep dept is most likely to promote
obesity
Research indicates that memories retrieved during hypnosis are
often a combination of fact and fiction
REM sleep is called paradoxical sleep because
our nervous system is highly active, while our voluntary muscles hardly move.
Chemical substances that alter perceptions and moods are called _________ drugs
psychoactive
Although Crystal never experiences caffeine withdrawal symptoms, she feels that she needs coffee every morning as part of her daily routine. Crystal best illustrates
psychological dependence
The rhythmic bursts of brain activity that occur during NREM-2 sleep are called
sleep spindles
Compared with when they were only 20 years old, 60-year-olds
spend less time in deep sleep
People are particularly responsive to hypnosis if they
strongly expect that they can be hypnotized
The need to take larger and larger doses of a drug in order to experience its effects is an indication of
tolerance
The discomfort and distress that follow the discontinued use of certain drugs is called
withdrawal